Our small, self-reliant and vibrant community draws creatives from near and far and has an active core of artists and craft practitioners whose work strongly reflects the Island’s culture and landscape.
King Island Cultural Centre
Call out for 2024 Exhibitions Now Open
If you are interested in exhibiting at the Cultural Centre in 2024, please follow this link and email your completed form to arts@kingisland.tas.gov.au by 9 October 2023.
For more information about exhibiting at the Cultural Centre, click here.
Please be aware that we are currently shifting the name of the Cultural Centre to King Island gallery, some of the documentation may already reflect this.
You’re guaranteed a warm welcome at this thriving Arts and Cultural Centre, which is located in the picturesque Currie Wharf precinct. With artists often at work and both large and small pieces for sale, it offers a glimpse into our incredibly creative community.
Address
Edward Street, Currie TAS 7256
Contact
(03) 6462 9000
Opening Hours
Our opening hours can vary but are kept updated on our Cultural Centre Facebook page.
Visits outside prescribed hours may be arranged with prior notice by calling Council’s offices on 03 6462 9000.
Check out the Cultural Centre Facebook page for details of upcoming events, workshops and artists in residence.
Artists in Residence Program
The natural beauty, relaxed lifestyle and relative isolation of King Island appeals to artists seeking an idyllic, dramatic environment in which to work and has inspired those with a wide range of arts practices.
King Island Council welcomes applications for it’s 2024 calendar of Artist Residencies, with residencies of two to five weeks offered between 20 January and 20 December 2024. All Australia-based artists working in any artform and at any stage of their career are eligible to apply.
Applications will open on Friday 1 September 2023 and must be submitted before midnight on Sunday 1 October 2023. All applications will be reviewed and considered by a panel including representatives from Council, the King Island Arts & Culture Advisory Committee, a local artist and an industry peer. Successful candidates will be notified by mid-November 2023.
The residency includes free accommodation and access to a vehicle and studio while on the island.
Applying For a Residency
We are pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 King Island Artist in Residency Program are now Open.
To find out more about the application process, including downloading relevant documents and lodging your application, click here.
The following artists’ applications were successful in 2022:
- Xenia Hanusiak – writer, music, performer (ACT)
- Annaliese Rees – visual artist (TAS)
- Billie Raffin – multi discipline, music, moving image (VIC) (2021 recipient)
- Gina Mercer – poet/writer (TAS) (2021 recipient)
- Shelley O’Reilly – writer (TAS)
- Barbie Kjar – printmaker (VIC)
- Kirstie Rea – glass and photography (NSW)
- Gabrielle Nankivell and Harrison Elliott – dance, performance, writing (QLD)