Arts & Crafts

Mark Bishop joins elite art group

For young Smithton man Mark Bishop, the success of his application to to enter the Canberra School of Art has put him into an elite category.

Article by Sue Cartledge, published in The Advocate, February 26, 1985.

Women share a common bond

Tasmania is noted as a home for superlative craftspeople in many disciplines - woodwok, ceramics, glassblowing, leatherwork and needlework, to name just a few.

Article by Sue Cartledge, published in The Advocate Weekender, October 19, 1985.

Artist loves Tas. wildlife

A latter-day John Gould has been photographing and painting Tasmanian wildlife in its natural surroundings, and the resulting finely detailed and lyrical watercolours have taken Tasmania by storm.

Article by Sue Cartledge, published in The Advocate Weekender, September 30, 1989.

Gillespie: dedication honoured

One of Tasmania’s best known and loved ballet masters received a high international honour early this year. In June, Kenneth Gillespie of Launceston was dubbed a knight of the order of St John of Malta and Rhodes.

Article by Sue Cartledge, published in The Advocate Weekender, November 25, 1989.

Artist’s love affair with Tas.

“It’s an exotic experience for me, and I want to show Tasmanians what you’ve got here, before it’s too late.”

Article by Sue Cartledge, published in The Advocate Weekender, September 28, 1991

10 years of dance

“Sing the past”… in a place like Tasmania where the past is just below the surface of every community, the phrase can conjure up a myriad of images and memories.

Article by Sue Cartledge, published in The Advocate Weekender, October 19, 1991.