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Opening hours

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

(Between Vinnies and Mitre 10)

Huon Art Awards 2025

The Huon Art Awards entries are now closed for 2025. Opening Night 6:30pm Friday 7th March 2025 at the Cygnet Town Hall Exhibition Duration Saturday

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The Huon Art Awards entries are now open 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

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Doug Wakefield exhibition at Lovett Gallery

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

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Mary Anne Tandy interviewed on ABC

Local artist Mary Anne Tandy interviewed on ABC Hobart.

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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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01 March 2025Maree Prickett AM, Lance Beuganey PM
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02 March 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Su Hussey PM
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03 March 2025Paul Thomas AM, Janice Laud PM
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04 March 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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05 March 2025Barbara Tassell AM, Mahdi Chandler PM
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06 March 2025 Maree Prickett AM, Jessica Miller PM
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07 March 2025Lisa Tannock AM & PM
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08 March 2025Darryl Murray AM, Gay Brench PM
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09 March 2025Sarah Nyberg AM & PM
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10 March 2025Paul Thomas AM, Maree Prickett PM
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11 March 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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12 March 2025Anne Brown AM, Gill Miles PM
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13 March 2025Donna Kelly AM, Jessica Miller PM
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14 March 2025Libby Dyer AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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15 March 2025Darryl Murray AM, Lance Beuganey PM
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16 March 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Maree Prickett PM
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17 March 2025Paul Thomas AM, Maureen Coad PM
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18 March 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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19 March 2025Barbara Tassell AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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20 March 2025 Maree Prickett AM, Annick Ansselin PM
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21 March 2025Lisa Tannock AM & PM
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22 March 2025 Darryl Murray AM, Gay Brench PM
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23 March 2025Su Hussey AM & PM
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24 March 2025Paul Thomas AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM
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25 March 2025Sarah Nyberg AM & PM
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26 March 2025Anne Brown AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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27 March 2025Donna Kelly AM, Lois Alexander PM
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28 March 2025Sandra Shepherd AM & PM
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29 March 2025Maree Prickett AM, Lance Beuganey PM
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30 March 2025 Sarah Nyberg AM, Annick Ansselin PM
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31 March 2025Maree Prickett AM, Janice Laud PM
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April 2025
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01 April 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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02 April 2025Anne Brown AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM
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03 April 2025 Maree Prickett AM, Jessica Miller PM
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04 April 2025Lisa Tannock AM & PM
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05 April 2025Lance Beuganey PM
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06 April 2025Maree Prickett AM, Su Hussey PM
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07 April 2025Paul Thomas AM, Mahdi Chandler PM
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08 April 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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09 April 2025Barbara Tassell AM, Susan Freund PM
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10 April 2025Donna Kelly AM, Jessica Miller PM
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11 April 2025Sandra Shepherd AM & PM
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13 April 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Jen Beith PM
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14 April 2025Paul Thomas AM,Janice Laud PM
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15 April 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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16 April 2025Anne Brown AM, Mahdi Chandler PM
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17 April 2025Maree Prickett AM, Jessica Miller PM
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18 April 2025Lisa Tannock AM & PM
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19 April 2025Lance Beuganey PM
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20 April 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Gay Brench PM
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21 April 2025Paul Thomas AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM
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22 April 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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23 April 2025Barbara Tassell AM, Gill Miles PM
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24 April 2025Donna Kelly AM, Jessica Miller PM
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26 April 2025Maree Prickett AM, Gay Brench PM
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27 April 2025Sarah Nyberg AM,
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28 April 2025Paul Thomas AM,Maureen Coad PM
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29 April 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Yvonne Morin PM
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30 April 2025Anne Brown AM,
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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.