Selected from the KI Gallery’s call out for a local artist EOI, this is a retrospective exhibition of artworks by Nubar Ghazarian created on King Island over the past twelve years. Through photography, mIxed-media and paintings, Nubar explores his journey to get in touch with the figments of his imagination and the ghosts from the past that inhabit the island and appear in abstracted and dream-like forms, both natural and supernatural.

Celebrating the King Island Artist Residency Program

Time Place Space is an exhibition of artworks seeded through ten artists’ residencies under the King Island Council Artist Residency Program.

Based at the King Island Gallery and Airport, this major project opens on Sunday 1 September. A six-week salon style exhibition and installation with works spanning across contemporary painting, printmaking, photography, video, mixed media, textile and poetry.

This is a special opportunity for the community and visitors to the island to experience a wide range of current Australian contemporary arts practice with works that reflect the artists’ experiences of King Island.

The painting workshop will give insights into Anne’s fluid painting processes, then participants will experiment and explore these processes in their own way. Please to bring some organic material; sea-weed, leaves, grasses or sea sponges etc, as a springboard and possible inspiration for a few playful painting experiments.

A paw-tastic exhibition for the whole family, Dogs of King Island Exhibition opens 8 June at 2 pm with a doggy photo booth, sausage sizzle, prizes, activities, entertainment and more! This is a fun, artistic celebration of our beloved furry friends! So bring your pup and come along! As part of the exhibition, King Islanders of all ages are invited to submit artworks for our Dogs of King Island Art Prize open to all ages and art forms.

As part of DOKI, you are invited to participate in a free dog clay modelling workshop on Sunday 19th May from 2-4pm.This workshop is open to all ages and will be led by local artist Alison Milsom and Artist in Residence and Ceramic artist Mel Robson from Alice Springs. Participants models will be included in the Dogs of King Island exhibition. No experience necessary. Free Workshop. All Ages!

An exciting collaboration with King Island Landcare, Birds is an exhibition that celebrates the beauty and fragility of birds, with a special focus on the endangered and migratory birds of King Island. Artworks include an exhibition by four local artists, Wall of Wings - a large-scale installation by Kate Gorringe Smith, stunning photography from the 2023 BirdLife Australia Bird Photographer of the Year award, and bird-themed works by local creatives in the gallery shop.

Designed for young people with a keen interest in art, our Young Artist Workshops explore new art forms, mediums, and methods, guided by professional artists and simplified for beginners!

These workshops are for young people, ages 10-20, those who especially enjoy art class or doing art at home and are looking for more opportunities to practice and develop their creative skills. Free workshop. All art materials, snacks and drinks provided.

An interactive audio-visual medley and celebration of King Island stories! Come and hear stories from islanders about cultural life on King Island, told through recordings, video, transcripts and supplemented with cultural artefacts, including the Museum’s King Island Quilt wall hanging.

Herbarium, the first Exhibition of its kind on King Island and the third in Tasmania. Presented by King Island Landcare. A small presentation of native species chosen out of a much larger collection, which includes both natives and invasive species. For the Exhibition opening, the 28 plates will be accompanied with fresh flora samples as well as a collection of King Island Landcare Group Flora and Fauna books.

Free video editing workshop using DaVinci Resolve, presented by Video Installation Artist and Artist in Residence, Dr Noelene Lucas

Exploring the intricate and incredible creations of Julie Ryder during her 2023 Artist Residency.

Expressive drawing workshops with charcoal for all experience levels, presented by Artist in Residence, George Kennedy.

Getting the Drift - is composed of four video which are the result of attempting to get a sense of what King Island was for Noelene during her September 2023 residency.

In her own words… “During my residency in a house near the Curry lighthouse, I came to realize that the most dominant, overriding issue for me on the island was the weather, which initially I saw as a problem. I thought daily and constantly about the weather. I embraced this unexpected challenge, and it became the theme and my inspiration of the residency.

The house below the lighthouse provided me with the perfect opportunity to see skyscapes, all the time! The experience has re-newed my love of clouds. For decades clouds have had a prominent place in my work. Here on the Island, I remembered another enduring interest, the work of the 19C English painter John Constable, particularly his cloud studies, which became the starting point for my work here on King Island.

I hope that the work captures some of the vastness and drama of the weather conditions on the edge of this beautiful Island.”