22-23 August

Theatre Royal

Adapted by playwright Julian Larnach from Favel Parrett’s award-winning debut novel and directed by Ben Winspear, Past the Shallows sees the roiling sea beyond the shoreline becoming a metaphor for the turmoil that accompanies incalculable loss.

23 - 25 August

PressWEST, Queenstown

Join Tasmanian artists Penny Mason and David Marsden for a multimedia/ printing/ painting workshop as part of the 2024 PressWEST program in Queenstown in Tasmania’s wild west coast.

All workshops $250. Register your interest and book with Helena: presswesttas@gmail.com or phone Raymond on 0407 527 330.

Experience Tasmania’s unique rock formations from the sea in custom-built yellow boats which are ideal for viewing the spectacular coastline and wildlife.

Just a short walk from Hadley’s where Mawson first met the members of his Australasian Antarctic Expedition, visit the Mawson’s Huts Replica Museum and see how the men lived in Antarctica.

22 - 25 August

This Festival is a time to celebrate the work of the Antarctic community and the huge contribution it makes to the social fabric and working economy of Tasmania.

15 August

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra returns to The Odeon with the second Obscura concert of 2024, Clothed In Words featuring the TSO Chorus. In this thought-provoking performance of choral works, words are sung, chanted, whispered, jumbled – even worn and projected. It’s the perfect thing to do with your friends or someone you care about, before dinner, before the night sets in.

Bett Gallery, Hobart

In this exhibition, Neil Haddon delves into his personal biography, exploring the legacy of his migration to lutruwita/Tasmania and encounters with artworks that have marked his journey from the UK, through Spain and New York, to Tasmania.

Bett Galley, Hobart

An exhibition of work by 2021 winner of the Hadley’s Art Prize, David Stephenson

Despard Gallery, Hobart

A suite of paintings capturing the unique terrain of the Gordon River, located in the remote mountainous area of loinnekumme, south-west lutruwita / Tasmaina. Bowe’s work responds to the experience of navigating this terrain first-hand, using paint to recall the magnitude of these spaces and the ethereal experiences they can elicit.