Opening hours

Daily – 10:00am – 4:00pm
9A Mary Street, Cygnet TAS 7112

(Between Vinnies and Mitre 10)

The Huon Art Awards is now over for 2025

Details about this years exhibition & competition can be found here.

The Huon Art Awards exhibition last year was a great success!

Details about this years winning entries, opening night pics and more can be found here.

Our New Home - Cygnet Gallery
Open daily

 This is an exciting time for the Huon Art Exhibitions Group (HAEG)

We have moved our gallery into the main street! As from 7 June 2023 our gallery operates from 9A Mary St, Cygnet (next door to Vinnies).

HAEG – supporting the Arts in Southern Tasmania

The Cygnet Gallery is open

Daily

10:00am – 4:00pm

9A Mary Street, Cygnet TAS 7112

(Between Vinnies and Mitre 10)

Artist Caryl Plant ‘Show & Tell’ Retrospective

Artist Caryl Plant
‘Show & Tell’
Retrospective

Read more

Doug Wakefield exhibition at Lovett Gallery

New exhibition from Doug Wakefield coming in August at the Lovett Gallery.

Read more

Mary Anne Tandy interviewed on ABC

Local artist Mary Anne Tandy interviewed on ABC Hobart.

Read more

En Plein Air Competition 2023

The 2023 HAEG En Plein Air Competition is now over

 
It is the Entrant’s responsibility to collect any unsold artwork between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday 7th May 2023 or by arrangement with HAEG.
 

Huon Art Awards 2023

Huon Art Awards 2023

Huon Art Awards 2023 People's Choice Award Winner announced

The winner of the 2023 Southern Swan People's Choice Award is Rachel Harris for her artwork "Wedge-tailed eagle"

Rachel Harris: Wedge-tailed eagle
John Reed (Southern Swan), Rachel Harris (2023 People's Choice Award Winner), Anne Le Fevre (HAEG Treasurer and Life Member)

Huon Art Awards 2023 Winner announced

The winner of the 2023 Port Cygnet Cannery Huon Art Award is Joanna Lawton for her artwork "Dover Bay"

Loanna Lawton

Port Cygnet Cannery

2023 Huon Art Award

Joanna Lawton: Dover Bay

Cygnet Gallery ONLINE Sitting Roster

The roster for the current and following months is now available online below.

Paul Thomas manages the roster so please take a look at the sitting calendar, see what slot you can take, and use the form below the calendar to book your slot.

Paul will respond to you to confirm your booking.

The sitting calendar and booking form is available online here.

It’s that time of the year again – your HAEG annual membership fee is now due.

Please pay here online, or over the counter at the Cygnet Gallery during normal gallery hours..

Lovett Gallery
Lovett Gallery - Interior

The Huon Art Exhibitions Group (HAEG) has been formed to facilitate a series of artwork exhibitions and competitions to be held regularly each year.

The aim is to cultivate artistic and cultural life in Southern Tasmania’s rural areas and to foster young and emerging artists.

HAEG events give local artists of all abilities a venue to show their work, and an opportunity to meet with artists in the region.

HAEG members operate the Cygnet Gallery at 9A Mary Street,  Cygnet every day 10am-4pm, and usually on public holidays too.

The work of members is available for purchase from the Cygnet Gallery at very reasonable rates. Works can also be purchased by contacting a committee member.

Lovett Gallery - Cards
Lovett Gallery - Interior

The Cygnet Gallery is open 10am-4pm

Daily – all year round.

9A Mary Street, Cygnet TAS 7112

(Between Vinnies and Mitre 10)
(03) 6297 7191

Fill out this form to book a gallery sitting

Cygnet Gallery Sitters

Gallery Closed
All day free
All day taken
AM taken, PM free
AM free, PM taken
11am-2pm free
11am-2pm taken
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October 1, 2026Patricia Holland PM
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October 2, 2026Jacqui Cousins AM, Paul Thomas PM
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October 3, 2026Maxine & Paul Blackaby AM, Lance Beuganey PM
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October 4, 2026Maree Prickett AM, Su Hussey PM
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October 5, 2026Michael Small AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM
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October 6, 2026Melanie Stanger AM & PM
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October 7, 2026Anne Brown AM, Robin Winter PM
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October 8, 2026Donna Kelly AM, Patricia Holland PM
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October 9, 2026Mahdi Chandler AM, Wendy Koolhof PM
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October 10, 2026Maree Prickett AM, Robin Winter PM
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October 11, 2026Lisa Romero AM, Lois Alexander PM
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October 12, 2026Michael Small AM, Janice Laud PM
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October 13, 2026Robin Winter AM,Susan Freund PM
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October 14, 2026Barbara Tassell AM, Gill Miles PM
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October 15, 2026Lisa Romero AM, Patricia Holland PM
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October 16, 2026Jacqui Cousins AM, Wendy Koolhof PM
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October 17, 2026Maree Prickett AM, Lance Beuganey PM
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October 18, 2026Jen Beith PM
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October 19, 2026Robin Winter, MaryAnn Tandy PM
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October 20, 2026Barbara Tassell AM, Michael Small PM,
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October 21, 2026Anne Brown AM, Maureen Coad PM
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October 22, 2026Donna Kelly AM, Patricia Holland PM
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October 23, 2026Mahdi Chandler AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM
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October 24, 2026Maree Prickett AM, Anne Brown PM
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October 26, 2026Jessica Miller AM, Janice Laud PM
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October 27, 2026Jo Bateman AM,
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October 28, 2026Lisa Romero AM, Gill Miles PM
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October 29, 2026Lisa Romero AM, Patricia Holland PM
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October 30, 2026Jacqui Cousins AM, Paul & Maxine Blackaby PM
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October 31, 2026Maree Prickett AM, Lance Beuganey PM
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November 2026
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November 1, 2026Su Hussey PM
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November 2, 2026Jessica Miller AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM
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November 3, 2026Michael Small PM
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November 4, 2026Anne Brown AM, Robin Winter PM
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November 5, 2026Lisa Romero AM, Patricia Holland PM
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November 6, 2026Michael Small PM
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November 7, 2026Lance Beuganey PM
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November 8, 2026Maree Prickett AM,
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November 9, 2026Jessica Miller AM, Janice Laud PM
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November 10, 2026Mahdi Chandler AM, Michael Small PM
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November 11, 2026Barbara Tassell AM, Gill Miles PM
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November 12, 2026Donna Kelly AM, Patricia Holland PM
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November 13, 2026Jacqui Cousins AM,
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November 15, 2026Maree Prickett AM,
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November 16, 2026Jessica Miller AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM
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November 17, 2026Jo Bateman AM,
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November 18, 2026Anne Brown AM, Robin Winter PM
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November 19, 2026Lisa Romero AM, Patricia Holland PM
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November 20, 2026Michael Small PM
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November 21, 2026Maree Prickett AM, Lance Beuganey PM
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November 23, 2026Jessica Miller AM, Janice Laud PM
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November 24, 2026Mahdi Chandler AM,
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November 25, 2026Barbara Tassell AM, Gill Miles PM
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November 26, 2026Donna Kelly AM, Patricia Holland PM
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November 27, 2026Jacqui Cousins AM, Wendy Koolhof PM
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November 28, 2026Maree Prickett AM,
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November 29, 2026 Paul & Maxine Blackaby PM
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November 30, 2026Jessica Miller AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM
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If this form gives you grief, please email your sitting request to info@haeg.org.au

Our sponsors

The Huon Art Awards can only take place with the valued sponsorship of local businesses and patrons.

HAEG gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship of the following businesses along with other businesses and individuals who requested to remain anonymous.

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Bendigo Bank
Huon Valley Community Bank Branches

The Bacon Family

George and Miller

Sarah Gunnersen-Dempsey

Silver Sponsors

Commercial Hotel Cygnet
First Dog on the Moon Institute
First Dog on the Moon Institute

Bronze Sponsors

Di Evans

David O'Byrne MHA

Rosalie Woodruff MHA

Donors

CWA Cygnet

Julie Collins MHR Federal Member for Franklin

Nic Street MHA

Dean Winter MHA

Winsor Dobbin gourmetontheroad.blogspot.com

HAEG runs the annual “Huon Art Awards” in the Cygnet Town Hall, starting on the first Friday of March every year.

The major sponsor for this years Huon Art Award is Community Bank Huon Valley

The Huon Art Awards is an annual judged art competition and exhibition open to all. Young artists (18 and under) are judged separately.

There is one judged “Huon Art Award” ($2,000), two acquisitive awards ($1,000), three judged awards for each artwork category, two judged overall “Young Artist” awards ($750 and $250), and one “People’s Choice Award” ($1,000).

All information regarding the Huon Art Awards can be found here.