
People and Animals Portrait Competition and Exhibition 2025
People and Animals Portrait Competition and Exhibition 2025
October 31st to November 16th
Daily – 10:00am – 4:00pm
9A Mary Street, Cygnet TAS 7112
(Between Vinnies and Mitre 10)

People and Animals Portrait Competition and Exhibition 2025
October 31st to November 16th
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
9A Mary Street, Cygnet TAS 7112
(Between Vinnies and Mitre 10)
Artist Caryl Plant
‘Show & Tell’
Retrospective
New exhibition from Doug Wakefield coming in August at the Lovett Gallery.
Local artist Mary Anne Tandy interviewed on ABC Hobart.
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..
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.
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.
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
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 December 2025Paul Thomas AM, Maree Prickett PM 1 | 02 December 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Carol Murphy PM 2 | 03 December 2025Anne Brown AM, Gill Miles PM 3 | 04 December 2025Jacqui Cousins AM, Jessica Miller PM 4 | 05 December 2025Lisa Tannock AM & PM 5 | 06 December 2025Jacqui Cousins AM, Lance Beuganey PM 6 | 07 December 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Patricia Holland PM 7 |
08 December 2025MaryAnn Tandy AM, Paul Thomas PM 8 | 09 December 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Patricia Holland PM 9 | 10 December 2025Barbara Tassell AM, Libby Dyer PM 10 | 11 December 2025Donna Kelly AM, Jessica Miller PM 11 | 12 December 2025Jen Beith AM, Patricia Holland PM 12 | 13 December 2025Maree Prickett AM, Maxine & Paul Blackaby PM 13 | 14 December 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Patricia Holland PM, 14 |
15 December 2025Paul Thomas AM, Maureen Coad PM 15 | 16 December 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Patricia Holland PM 16 | 17 December 2025Anne Brown AM, Carol Murphy PM 17 | 18 December 2025Maree Prickett AM, Helen Murray PM 18 | 19 December 2025Lisa Tannock AM & PM 19 | 20 December 2025Jo Bateman AM, Gay Brench PM 20 | 21 December 2025Jen Beith AM, Patricia Holland PM 21 |
22 December 2025Paul Thomas AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM 22 | 23 December 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Patricia Holland PM 23 | 24 December 2025Barbara Tassell AM, Libby Dyer PM 24 | 25 | 26 December 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Janice Laud PM 26 | 27 December 2025Maree Prickett AM, Lance Beuganey PM 27 | 28 December 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Su Hussey PM 28 |
29 December 2025Paul Thomas AM, Maree Prickett PM 29 | 30 December 2025Sarah Nyberg AM, Patricia Holland PM 30 | 31 December 2025Anne Brown AM, Gill Miles PM 31 |
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 02 January 2026Lisa Tannock AM & PM 2 | 03 January 2026Jacqui Cousins AM, Lance Beuganey PM 3 | 04 January 2026Sarah Nyberg AM, Su Hussey PM 4 | |||
05 January 2026Paul Thomas AM, Susie Collis PM 5 | 06 January 2026Sarah Nyberg AM, Patricia Holland PM 6 | 07 January 2026Barbara Tassell AM, Anne LeFevre PM 7 | 08 January 2026Donna Kelly AM, 8 | 09 January 2026Mahdi Chandler AM, 9 | 10 January 2026Maxine & Paul Blackaby AM, Gay Brench PM 10 | 11 January 2026Sarah Nyberg AM, Nicole Hutchins PM 11 |
12 January 2026Paul Thomas AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM 12 | 13 January 2026Sarah Nyberg AM, Patricia Holland PM 13 | 14 January 2026Anne Brown AM, Gill Miles PM 14 | 15 January 2026Robin Winter AM, 15 | 16 January 2026Lisa Tannock AM & PM 16 | 17 January 2026Jacqui Cousins AM, Lance Beuganey PM 17 | 18 January 2026Maree Prickett AM, Janice Laud PM 18 |
19 January 2026Paul Thomas AM, 19 | 20 January 2026Sarah Nyberg AM, Patricia Holland PM 20 | 21 January 2026Barbara Tassell AM, Libby Dyer PM 21 | 22 January 2026Donna Kelly AM, Helen Murray PM 22 | 23 January 2026Robin Winter AM, 23 | 24 January 2026Maree Prickett AM, Gay Brench PM 24 | 25 January 2026Sarah Nyberg AM, 25 |
26 January 2026Paul Thomas AM, MaryAnn Tandy PM 26 | 27 January 2026Sarah Nyberg AM, Patricia Holland PM 27 | 28 January 2026Anne Brown AM, Gill Miles PM 28 | 29 January 2026Jo Bateman AM, 29 | 30 January 2026Lisa Tannock AM & PM 30 | 31 January 2026Lance Beuganey PM 31 |
If this form gives you grief, please email your sitting request to info@haeg.org.au
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.

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.