Significance of the arts in environmental advocacy: panel presentation
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 22nd of November, 2025
Time: 2pm-4pm
Cost: Free, seating limited
Location: Bett Gallery
Level 1/65 Murray Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000
