Significance of the arts in environmental advocacy
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A panel conversation:Art has long been a powerful catalyst for igniting public dialogue and inspiring community engagement on environmental issues. With the backdrop of Lynne Uptin's exhibition "The Ancients" as a catalyst, please join an outstanding panel of writers and visual artists whose work invites audiences to engage with issues not just intellectually but emotionally. Does their work help foster a deeper commitment to environmental responsibility? What are the issues being faced here and what can we do?
Lynne Uptin: internationally acclaimed botanical artist
Philip Wolfhagen: leading Australian contemporary painter
Andrew Darby: prize winning nature writer, author of " The Ancients: Discovering the world’s oldest surviving trees in wild Tasmania".
Tabatha Badger: MP, author and wilderness photographer
Date
Saturday 22 November 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (UTC+11)Location
Bett Gallery
1/65 Murray Street, Hobart TAS 7000