EXHIBITION: 6 – 28 MAY, 2017
DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY
Devonport Regional Gallery presents the community exhibition, PORTAL, featuring 62 photographs from residents and visitors in Tasmania’s North West captured on Saturday 8 April 2017.
The community photography project captures 24 hours of coastal living through the lenses of people across the North West. Participants were encouraged to register their involvement through the Gallery’s website prior to Capture Day on 8 April – of which 88 registrations were collected. Participants were then asked to capture any moment from their day on Saturday 8 April from across the North West. Photographs were received from Temma to Squeaking Point and at various times across the 24 hour period.
“PORTAL provides us with a glimpse of life in this small corner of the world and celebrates the things and experiences we enjoy, cherish and love. Above all, PORTAL is a project about place – the places we inhabit and the places we explore. Place is integral to our identity and these photographs which have captured fleeting ordinary moments in our day, provide an insight into our identity through the places we call home and the places that lure us in.” – Dianne Sheehan, Education & Public Programs Officer, Devonport Regional Gallery
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2017 Submissions
 | Kerry Forrest, 5.50, Burnie |
 | Lissie Rustage, 6.33, Doctors Rocks Waiting for the sun to rise over the farm with Oscar and Bella |
 | Chris-Brier-Mills, Quoiba |
 | Ashleigh Butler, 8.30, Devonport Architecture over Jetty Hopeful Promise: This image captures a moment that reflects my journey and relationship to the town of Devonport that I now call my home. I am always finding something new, interesting and beautiful in this town that inspires me both personally and artistically to see the world in new ways and stay positive as there is always a hopeful promise of sunshine. |
 | Ian Foster, 7.00, Ulverstone Ulverstone wharf, showing the Leven River and glowing Ulverstone bridge before the rains came. |
 | Craig Soward, 8.50, Forthside |
 | Judy O'Neil, Devonport |
 | Stephanie Tuckett, 8.56, Hawley Beach |
 | Kelly Slater, 8.05, Railton |
 | Dana Sallese, 10.00, Acacia Hills My 5-year-old daughter Gabi getting ready for dance class, and then a 1st Birthday party (she was very excited)! |
 | Shane Warren, 9.00, East Devonport Shades of Grey We were waiting for the Spirit to depart as we had friends on board. |
 | Ineke Davis, 9.00, Ambleside Beautiful Flower |
 | Katerina Papas, 10.30, Devonport Getting kids off technology can be difficult, even more so on a grey, rainy day! |
 | Georgie McKie, 14.00, Spreyton Watching the Davis Cup doubles match |
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 | Madeline Aulich, 10.00, Lillico |
 | Jasmine Peterson, 9.00, Devonport |
 | Cory Clarke, 12:35, Latrobe |
 | Judi Rustage, 11.53 Wynyard |
 | Louise Murfet, 11.30, Spreyton Inside/ Outside, Reflection of an Autumn Day. |
 | Josh Arnott, 11.30, Burnie It was a really moody day so I decided to amplify this feeling using my Canon DSLR in conjunction with a soft grad ND filter. |
 | Cheryl Sims, 13.00, Tarleton |
 | Marnie Horton, 13.30, Hellyer Gorge Walking Through the Beginnings of Autumn |
 | Lucy Milne, 13.00, Devonport Afternoon Snuggles before work |
 | Lesley Proctor, Ambleside A bicycle from the TROLL Shop at Spreyton, given to me by my husband to be used as a piece of garden art. |
 | Sue Horton, 13.30, Forth This is my two-year-old grandson Alex wanting to play nerf guns with his big brothers. He is still in his pyjamas as he didn’t want to miss too much of the action. |
 | Tammy Milne, 13.09, Devonport |
 | Wendy Cameron, 14.00, Don |
 | Sophia Brown, 14.00, Devonport A rainbow over the Mersey I saw on the way home from ballet |
 | Vicki Hefferon, 13.48, Inglis River |
 | Vicki Griffiths, 14.00, Ulverstone At the Ulverstone Wharf, in between showers, my daughter Vienna is taking our border collie for a walk on the way to Eco Fest. |
 | Leanne Stott, 14.12, Wynyard Catholic Church Wynyard |
 | Rachel Carden, 14.53, Penguin |
 | Ruby Madeleine Quarry, 15.00, Don Heads My friend and I found a little orange starfish under some rocks on our walk at Don Heads. |
 | Barbara Lea, 15.00, Squeaking Point |
 | Kristin Johnson, 13.45, Burnie It was raining and I was returning home. I saw a car sitting awkwardly in the middle of the road. |
 | Elizabeth Ettlin, 14.52, Smithton Cattle Yards in the Back Paddock |
 | Peggy Hanlon, 15.35, Squeaking Point |
 | Julie Argent, 15.15, Devonport My daughter Tess has designed a dress. After cutting out her own pattern, and measuring/cutting the fabric, she is now sewing the fabric. |
 | Rodney Stagg, Don The Devonport Lapidary Club has a workshop every Saturday morning which I usually attend and polish gemstones. The Agates are small chips and broken pieces but they still polish up very nicely. |
 | Ella Morse 15:05, Latrobe |
 | Setina Dale, 18.07, Port Sorell Before the Storm The jetty is a popular fishing spot. The dark and moody clouds are what I was attracted to on the day. I love a good storm, but this evening it was just the contrast and perception of a moody day. |
 | Grant Wells, 16.15, Burnie A work in progress. The end of day clean up. |
 | Lars Brown, 17.00, Squeaking Point Our two dogs on the mudflats |
 | Deb Clune, 15.20, Port Sorell Outside with the Dogs |
 | Richard Colbeck, Devonport Remnants of Summer Lunch at Drift. |
 | Heather Warner, 17.00, Forth Cattle raised by my family on the farm I grew up on, 60 years on. |
 | Annie Thurlow, 17.00, Devonport A busy day on the Mersey I had just got in my car to drive home when I heard a toot and there was the British Navigator departing Devonport along with the pilot boat and a tug. |
 | Jackson Matthews, 17.43, Devils Gate Dam I decided to go on an adventure on some back roads towards Lower Barrington, when this backdrop caught my eye. I couldn't drive past it, so I pulled over and ran across to the other side of the road. I'm big on car photography I had to have mine in there, I think it adds to the shot as it's the reason I was out there in the first place. |
 | Hannah Free, 17.30, Coles Beach I must get to the sea; mandatory beach visits no matter the temperature. |
 | Cheryl Anne Purton, 16.00, North Motton Harry, our beautiful kelpie |
 | Brent Scales, 18.00, Burnie Having a quick break before the last part or our trip home to Smithton. |
 | Alayna Whiteside, 17.30, Wynyard |
 | Michelle Miller, 17.40, Latrobe Catching the last of the setting sun coming down the main street of Latrobe. |
 | Marli Capriles, 18.30, East Devonport Sunset at the Beach Starting a new life living in Devonport, I'm a young woman from Venezuela, who rescued a beautiful naughty dog from the kennel, where every day we enjoy walking and playing at the beach together. |
 | Jo Johnstone, 17.43, Latrobe Sunset We took the opportunity to go for a walk when the rain stopped around sunset and it was well worth it. The sky was a palette of colour - so beautiful. |
 | Eunice Atkins, 18.04, Temma Fiery clouds as the sun dips into sea |
 | Rodney Morse, 18.00, Horse Head Creek Looking back towards Kelcey Tier |
 | Louise Daniels, 18.28, Ulverstone I was taking a break from painting and am lucky to have this view from my studio. It is the view across Ulverstone to the Dial Range with the setting sun. The town and vehicle lights are on. I enjoy looking out at this time of day. |
 | Ian Bonde, Ulverstone |
 | Geoff Blackburn, 19.30, Gawler Gawler Store after sun-set During the day, the Gawler store seems very much part of its surroundings; At night - it becomes more like a beacon, to locals, and for those that pass by. |
 | Lilly Jenkins, 21.53, Latrobe The street light was shining on the wet ground and the raindrops on my lens were creating orbs in the photographs. |
