BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML Sandhills Development\, LLC//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Fe eds v3.8.2//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Threshold X-WR-CALDESC:Salamanca Arts Centre X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Hobart BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Hobart BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 DTSTART:20250405T160000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Hobart BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 DTSTART:20250405T160000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Threshold DESCRIPTION:Robyn Harman + Jill Crawford\n\n\n\nOpening Event:Thursday 3 1 July 2025\, 5:30pm – 7:30pmExhibition to be opened by \;Raymond Arnold\n\n\n\nOpening Hours:10:00am – 4:00pm daily\n\n\n\nAn exhibitio n by two Tasmanian landscape painters\, each in the thrall of the natura l world. Robyn Harman and Jill Crawford examine changing and challen ging ecological conditions\, from distant horizons to close and envelopi ng images of forest floors.\n\n\n\nJill Crawford \;has created a ser ies of works which communicate her growing interest in an area of bushla nd that exists along the boundary of the college where she works. Exit t he oval\, traverse the apron and enter the bush. Stand still for a momen t and listen. It’s hard to remember that a shopping centre exists to t he west. An ecologist recently opened Jill’s eyes to the importance of this tract of land. She talked of what once was and her vision of what could be again. The forest floor\, once blanketed with native flowers su ch as orchids\, chocolate lilies and yellow stars\, has changed vastly.\ n\n\n\nIn pursuit of establishing gardens where the grass was soft under foot and the environment was far less prickly and harsh\, land was clear ed and alien species introduced. Heavy feet trod\, seeds were dropped\, and grass clippings smothered all things delicate underneath.  \;\n\ n\n\nJill Crawford examines the diversity of flora that she finds within a small\, defined quadrat of the forest floor. The sharp\, the spiky\, the barbed\, scratchy plants to be found there are photographed\, drawn and then translated into a series of monochromatic acrylic paintings on canvas. \;\n\n\n\nRobyn Harman \;continues her exploration of Ta smania’s wild coastlines and islands\, the passage of time\, of the ex change between the human and the natural\, seascapes and their embodimen t of our dreams and stories.\n\n\n\nIn this exhibition she focuses on th e challenging environment endured by ecological systems. Rocky outcrops stand mute and resolute in steadfast solitude\, bracing against the stor ms of surrounding oceans. They are signifiers of isolation but also prot ection and shelter for many species. The constant movement of wind and w ater\, the gradual erosion of stone\, changing climate\, all of which te st their capacity to resist and survive.\n\n\n\nRocks and islands provid e ecological niches\, protection from the wind\, rain and churning sea. The forest floor\, refugia persisting in an urbanised environment\, carr ies its richly biodiverse lineage despite the pressure of invasion.\n\n\ n\nThese are sanctuaries\; a haven for a myriad of animals\, birds and i nsects and home to a diverse range of endangered plants.\n\n\n\n\n\nAcce ssibility\n\n\n\nAccessible ToiletRegistered Assistance Animals welcomeW heelchair AccessibleCompanion Card URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sac.org.au/events/threshold/ UID:urn:uuid:0fdc347e-504b-4917-81ca-11d16755d58c STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260416T184541Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250810 LOCATION:Salamanca Arts Centre END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR