Hobart Airport Exhibition July-August 2012

           

COLLECT on the Fly

Tasmanian art is reaching for the sky with Hobart Airport and arts@work joining forces to help promote Tasmanian artists.
The Hobart Airport and arts@work recently launched the COLLECT on the Fly program that will see a changing exhibition program of Tasmanian art from galleries participating in the COLLECT Art Purchase Scheme.
The Hobart Airport has over 1.8 million travellers that pass through the terminal every year and the exhibition space provides an opportunity to present Tasmanian artwork outside of a traditional gallery environment.
The exhibition space is on either side of the check-in area and will be seen by thousands of travellers every week.
The first exhibition includes works by Tasmanian artists Stephanie Tabram and Paul Snell, who are represented by the Colville Gallery.
The exhibitions also offer an opportunity to promote the COLLECT scheme which has been offering interest-free loans to Australian residents for nearly four years and has assisted in the purchase of over 1 000 artworks by Tasmanian artists. Currently about 27 per cent of the artwork purchased through the COLLECT scheme is to interstate travellers providing an economic boost to the local arts industry.
The Hobart Airport’s decision to showcase Tasmania’s creative community in such a high profile way is welcomed.
The exhibitions will last approximately eight weeks each and will rotate between Colville Gallery, Bett Gallery, Gallery Salamanca and Despard Gallery.
Image Credit: Bass Strait Drift, acrylic on linen, by Stephanie Tabram

http://www.arts.tas.gov.au/news_articles/collect_on_the_fly