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May 2013

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Looking at Landscape: An exhibition of Glover Prize Winners

Looking at Landscape: An exhibition of Glover Prize Winners

Location

  • 2 Wellington Street

    Royal Park

    Launceston, Tasmania, 7250

Enquiry

  • Ph 03 6323 3777
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Event Date

  • (Annual)

Opening Times

Entry Fee

Free Entry

    Disability Access

    • Contact operator for further details.

    The Glover Prize celebrates the contribution that colonial artist John Glover (1767–1849) made to Australian art. After a successful career in England, Glover arrived in Van Diemen’s Land in 1831 at the ag e of 64. He settled south of Evandale, painting the Aboriginal people as he imagined them bef ore their dispossession and capturing the intense light and strange vegetation he encountered. The Glover Prize encourages artists to channel Glover’s capacity to face new challenges. It is awarded for a work judged the best contemporary landscape painting of Tasmania. The aim is to stimulate conversations about the infinite meanings and possibilities expressed in the words ‘landscape’, ‘painting’ and ‘Tasmania’.

    What Is On

    19 May, Hobart
    Three lengths for runners, walkers, and for kids under 12 years with a 2.7km stage. First held on 22 July 1973, is now a firm date on the calendar.
    18 - 19 May, Liawenee
    The event is a must for angling enthusiasts but suitable for the whole family, and its all for free. Make it a day out with the family or a weekend away.
    1 - 31 May, Hobart
    Not just a must see for art lovers, the program is diverse and provides fantastic events from walks, tours and open homes, through to fairs, displays, talks and more.
    1 - 2 June, Hobart
    Vignerons and wine makers come together to showcase their superb range of reds from a variety of vintages for you to try.