Hunter Island Press

Reel Heroes – Safe Beaches Opening

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

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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