Over three hundred people attended a packed Moonah Arts Centre, to view the breathtaking paintings and hear the poetry read by the authors themselves. There is still time to view the works, with the exhibition continuing at the Moonah Arts Centre until mid-August before moving back to the Bett Gallery. All works can also now be viewed online at the Bett Gallery website.
The exhibition has been accompanied by the publication of the book Poets and Painters – Celebrating The Big Punchbowl, designed by Lynda Warner, which was in hot demand both on opening night and at the poetry readings the following day. The book will be officially launched at the Melbourne Writers Festival on 3 September at 11.30 am, and will feature as part of the Tasmanian Readers and Writers Festival.
Don’t miss out on this exquisite collaboration between art and nature.
Exhibition dates
28 July to 19 August – Moonah Arts Centre, 23-27 Albert Rd, Moonah
31 August to 18 September – Bett Gallery, 369 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart
Poetry readings
29 July, 3pm – Moonah Arts Centre
The Poets and Painters – Celebrating The Big Punchbowl book is available in Hobart from Fullers Bookshop, Hobart Bookshop, Dymocks, State Cinema Bookstore and Poet Tea Store, and in Petrarch’s Bookshop in Launceston.
Curated by Carol Bett and Pete Hay, Poets and Painters features the work of the following artists: Greg Lehman and Imants Tillers Sarah Day and Raymond Arnold Ben Walter and Richard Wastell Adrienne Eberhard and Sue Lovegrove James Charlton and Joan Ross Lyn Reeves and Megan Walch Louise Oxley and Thornton Walker Edith Speers and David Keeling Jan Colville and Lucienne Rickard
