Hunter Island Press

Reel Heroes - Safe Beaches Opening

Monday, April 30th, 2007

The Moonah exhibition of Reel heroes - Safe Beaches was opened on Friday night by John Ingleton who has worked tirelessly to present the collection of work from 5 printmaking studios from around Australia.

Jeremy Rockciff had opened the Tasmanian touring exhibition officially on the 11th of March in Burnie. In John’s opening speech he mentioned Jeremy Rockcliff “…as the Tasmaniain Ambassador for the 2007 Year of the Surf Lifesaver…” and that ”…he spoke of the way that the iconography of the surf lifesaver has become integral to our concept of ourselves as Australian.”

Jeremy Rockcliff opens the exhibition in Burnie

The idea of an exhibition which celebrated the 100 years of surf lifesaving in Australia through print was generated from the Impress Printmakers Studio in Brisbane where Debra Russell co-ordinated exchange and exhibition details.

Opening night in the Moonah Arts Centre

John Ingleton delivers his opening speech

Following the exhibition in Moonah, which finishes on the 3rd of May, the exhibition will be toured around Tasmania by Tasmanian Regional Arts who have been an essential support for the project, along with Surf Lifesaving Tasmania.

The Moonah Arts Centre is located at 65 Hopkins Street, Moonah.

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Reel Heroes - Safe Beaches Exhibition

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

The Hunter Island Press exhibition of prints in the Reel Heroes - Safe Beaches traveling collection is about to fill the Moonah Arts Centre. This is a fabulous collaborative exhibtion (read more) with work from five printmaking groups from around Australia. The work celebrates the Year of the Lifesaver and the tremendous effort the men and women who volunteer for the job of patrolling our beaches make.

The exhibition opens on Friday evening (27th April) at 6pm and will continue until the 3rd of May. The Moonah Arts Centre is located at 55 Hopkins Street, Moonah. The exhibition will be open from 12.30pm to 5pm on weekdays (except Wednesday 25th), 10am - 2pm weekends and there will be members of Hunter Island Press sitting the gallery if you are interested in meeting the artists! Surf Life Saving Tasmania will also have a display and information about their activities and representatives will be available to answer questions on some days.

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