Your Art Trails Tasmania Resources
Here you’ll be able to find a growing range of useful and accessible resources to help you live a more creative life.
For some quick links around the site:
The Art Trails Tasmania blog has the full range of skills sharing, member’s event news and profile stories for you.
The What’s On directory pages celebrate our current members.
How to become a member is easy at the Member’s Hub.
You can join our email newsletter and receive a membership 10% discount coupon code.
Learn about this year’s Art Trails Tasmania Art Exhibition and the online entry form.
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Latest Skills Sharing for Artists Posts
How an Art Group Supports Artists, Makers and Creative Growth – Part 1
Explore how an Art Group and Society can support artists and makers, creative growth and thrive with engaging and popular events in Part 1 of our series.
Why Art Commissions Are a Powerful Income Stream for Artists – Part 1
Art commissions provide artists with reliable income, creative focus & loyal clients. Learn why commissions work & how to manage them successfully in our 2 part series.
Why Time Management & Workflow are Creative Enablers Part 1
Time management empowers artists. Learn why workflow reduces overwhelm, builds clarity, protects creative energy & supports sustainable creative business success.
Why Feedback and Critique for Artists Are Vital for Growth – Part 1
Discover why art feedback and critique for artists accelerates growth, sharpens skills, and builds confidence in your creative practice.
Why Every Artist Needs a Facebook and Instagram Business Page – Part 1
Discover why every artist should have a Facebook and Instagram business page. Learn how Meta values business accounts, the benefits & how it works for you.
Why a Creative Business is Essential for Artists & Makers Part 1
Discover why building a creative business with multiple income streams is vital for artists & makers in this 2 part series. Learn how to grow & sustain your creativity.
Latest Members Only Content
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How to Promote and Grow Your Art Group Effectively – Part 2
In part 2 on how series on how to grow and promote a thriving art group and society we share a PDF Checklist and a host of very practical tips.
How to Build a Sustainable Income Stream with Art Commissions – Part 2
This is part 2 of our art commissions series, covering how artists can promote, price & manage commissions professionally & build a sustainable income stream.
10 Ways for Creative Workflow and Time Management to be Easy and Practical Part 2
Time management for creative small businesses. Practical studio planning, batching tasks & routines that support making, marketing, rest & sustainable growth.
How to Give and Receive Feedback and Critique for Artists Effectively – Part 2
Learn practical ways to give and receive art feedback and critique for artists, with 10 tips to improve skills and nurture creative growth.
How to Make to Your Facebook and Instagram Business Pages Succeed – Part 2
Learn how to make your Facebook and Instagram business pages thrive. Get 8 practical tips for each platform to grow thrive, & promote your creative business.
12 Strategies to Grow Your Creative Business Successfully – Part 2
In Part 2 of our series on what is involved in having a thriving Creative Business we dive into 12 practical strategies to help you grow purposefully & with clarity.
Latest Event News Stories by Our Members
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Members’ Reward: Workshop Call Out
Be part of our inaugural Members’ Workshop Call Out as we prepare to launch an entire season of workshops!
Be Part of the Launceston Art Society Open Studio Days
Open studio sessions with the Launceston Art Society invite beginners and creatives to explore, create, and connect in a relaxed, welcoming space each month.
Creative Play with Acrylics Workshop
Be part of this Creative Play with Acrylics Workshop with Annette Fuller.
Coloured Pencil Workshop with Marilyn Theisel
Discover the joys of creating in the beautiful medium of coloured pencils in this workshop with Marilyn Theisel that has a strong focus on developing skills.
The West Tamar Art Group 6×4 Exhibition
It’s time to explore the West Tamar Art Group exhibition 6×4 for a delightful and healthy dose of creative inspiration!
The Poatina Tree Gallery Presents “Journey” Exhibition
A new exhibition at Poatina Tree Art Gallery, Journey: Places of stillness and contemplation reveals Dorothy Knox’s atmospheric watercolours.
Latest Artist Profile by Our Members
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Emma Smith Trickett Walks with Trees Through Relational Ecological Art
Emma Smith Trickett creates art inspired by forests and ecosystems, exploring the relational experience of being among trees, shifting perspectives, and place.
How Amanda Berryman Creates Healing Through Art and Nature
Amanda Berryman shares how intuitive painting, meditation and Tasmania’s natural rhythms bring joy, healing and deep presence to her art practice.
Peter Ellyard Crafts Living Art from Steel, Glass and Light
Peter Ellyard creates art where steel meets colour and sunlight, crafting lasting pieces influenced by Tasmania’s landscape and shifting skies.
Meet Colourist Robyn Malcolm
Meet Robyn Malcolm, a colourist whose expressive use of colour, pastel and oil reveals a lifelong creative journey from textiles to painting.
Emma Pilgrim Reveals Charity Collaboration as Artist Supports Wildlife Conservation
Charity collaboration has shaped Tasmanian artist Emma Pilgrim’s return to painting, driven by wildlife care, creativity & a deep commitment to meaningful impact.
Art, Flow & Purpose: Meg Shaw’s Creative Journey
Meg Shaw shares how art brings her joy, purpose and freedom. Inspired by Tasmania’s beauty, she finds creative flow and self-expression through painting.
Latest Creativity Calendar Stories
It’s time to explore your creativity with Art Trails Tasmania!
12 Gentle and Helpful Ways to Let Nature Guide Your Creative Practice – Part 2
Here are 12 gentle and practical ways to explore your creativity as you let nature guide your creative practice in Part 2 of our series.
How Nature Shapes the Way You See, Feel and Imagine Part 1
Explore your creativity with Nature as your muse, letting it gently shape the way you see, feel and imagine in Part 1 of our series.
12 Practices to Explore Your Creativity with Intentional Joyful Constraints – Part 2
Explore your creativity through thoughtful constraints that reduce overwhelm, build focus and gently support a joyful, sustainable creative practice.
Explore Your Creativity Through Boundaries That Strengthen Your Creative Practice – Part 1
Explore your creativity by embracing limits as creative catalysts. Learn how constraints support focus and creative voice in part one of this series.
10 Small Daily Practices to See Life Through a Creative Lens Part 2
These 10 small daily practices help you build a creative life through observation, journaling, movement, & play, transforming everyday routines into artful joy.
Every Day Creativity & What It Means to Live Creatively Outside of Art Part 1
Discover every day creativity beyond art and craft. Learn how living creatively transforms daily life for artists, makers, designers, and curious minds.
Latest Book Reviews
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Book Review Inspiration: 10 Creative Books for Makers, Artists and Nature Lovers
In this latest book review it is a delight to bring you 10 inspiring creative books for Makers, Artists and Nature Lovers to explore your creativity!
7 Books for Creative Growth Book Review
In our latest book review we take an immersive journey through creative inspiration and growth for makers and art lovers.
Explore Creative Laneways with 7 Art Lover Books
Escape into hours of arty joy as you explore new creative laneways with these 7 books for art lovers in our latest book reviews and learn something new!
9 Fabulous Books for Makers
In our latest book review we dive into nine fabulous books to give loads of creative joy for makers with Art Trails Tasmania!
Discover 7 Arts and Crafts Books to Immerse In
Discover 7 inspiring and practical arts & crafts treasures in our book reviews series, from patterns to sketching nature to a successful artist career and more.
7 Inspiring Books to Ignite Your Creative Imagination
In this latest Book Review story we explore 7 inspiring books to ignite your creative imagination, from watercolour to fabric, sketching to colour theory & more!