An eclectic mix of paintings, sculpture, textiles, installations, poetry and live performance, Windows on Deloraine is a project by Arts Deloraine.

The project includes:

A street gallery in shop windows of Emu Bay Rd.
Showcasing works by local Meander Valley professional and emerging artists. The trail extends from the bottom to the top round-a-bout on the main street of Deloraine. We invite you take in the art, stop along the way at any of the cafes and pubs and join in the creativity by adding to our footpath art. Chalks provided along the way. Catch Shuttle Bus B at the Community Complex (Venue 5) or any stop-offs in Emu Bay Rd.

The team:

Artistic Director: Niecy Brown. Project Lead Artists: Tara Ulbrich – knitting and bread, Claire Badcock -stamps, Nate Austen - graffiti, Norma Lataveer - dance, Jacqui and Michael Thomson – flags and ducks, Anne Young – Giant Steps, Libby Beyerle – arts health liaison and the Arts Deloraine committee.

Our partners: We thank all participating artists (300+), Deloraine and District Hospital, Retail Traders of Emu Bay Rd, Medical Centres in Meander Valley, Giant Steps, Deloraine High School, Deloraine Primary School, Round the Bend Art Gallery, Deloraine On the Move and special thanks to our major partner and supporter The Rotary Club of Deloraine.

Director’s statement:

“Windows On Deloraine has been a joy to work, create and play with the amazing artists and business people who live in the district. We pride ourselves in being a creative community and over the years Deloraine’s strength has come shining through in so many ways. The arts have the capacity to build a community’s strength by being inclusive and brave in the way we go about our daily business, creating opportunities to imagine, dream and manifest healthy outcomes socially, culturally and economically – building community. I hope you enjoy Windows on Deloraine 2011."
- Niecy Brown

Windows On Deloraine is an Arts Deloraine initiative and proudly supported by: The Regional Arts Fund, The Tasmanian Community Fund and The Department of Health and Aging.

Keep an eye out for the results of community workshops:

Knitting for Patience - A Bridge Scarf, lead artist Tara Ulbrich and 250 knitters: Deloraine yarn-bombed like it's never been done before. Local alpacas and sheep have offered up their fleece, local craftsmen, women and children have dyed the fibres, and spinners have taken to the wheel... people have been seen knitting in doctor's waiting rooms, bedside in the hospital and in studios and delis about town. Our scarf will be a warm invitation to cross the bridge... clickety clack. Tara Ulbrich: textile artist and radical homemaker collaborated with around 250 knitters to produce the 56m+ Bridge Scarf that will change each day on the town’s bridge from November 4-7.

Youth graffiti – Street Art, lead Artist Meander Valley Youth Worker Nate Austen: Three very different groups of young people from the Baptist Youth Group, Stepping Stones Camp and Ashley Youth Detention Centre have created stencil and freehand graffiti on plastic sheeting, old venetian blinds and car ‘bits’ to explore concepts of community, spirit and wealth.

A Giant Step – lead artist Anne Young: Nine students aged between six and 18 and their five carers from The Giant Steps School for Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders have been on a quest to create The Giant with recycled textile materials, much love and care.

Flags on Meander – lead arists Jacqui and Michael Thomson: Initiated in 2009 by the Rotary Club of Deloraine with artist Sean Manners and schoolchildren throughout Tasmania, the flags have been added to by local children and the beautiful 2011 additions will fly with the original ones in the main street this year.

Meander Valley Stamps – lead artist Claire Badcock: Grades 5 and 6 children at Deloraine Primary School are at work with Meander Valley artist Claire Badcock producing designs for postage stamps based on what they like about living in Meander Valley. The finished designs will be on show in the windows of the Deloraine Post Office.

Statue Tableaux: Deloraine High School dance students, led by Norma Laterveer, will present a series of tableau/mime performances based around historical events on Saturday and Sunday of the Craft Fair plus impromptu spots over the four days:

1. Horse Racing History – Malua, Melbourne Cup winner bred at Calstock. Place: outside The Visitor Centre, home of Yarns Artwork in Silk. Time 11am.
2. The Canon Tree a stopping place for country people coming into town from the 1800s til present. Place: just up from the Deloraine Deli. Time: 2.15pm.
3. Afternoon Tea at Willowdale Inter-regional Cricket Match. Place: The Harris shop window. Time: 3pm
4. Life on the Dairy, featuring The Cow. Place: The quarry block next to the Golden Grain Bakery. Time: 12pm

Nine lives: Acoustic quartet playing in the street on Saturday November 5 to warm you up for the full non-acoustic line-up of Nine Lives Rock 'n Soul Revue at the Deloraine Hotel 7pm til late.
Deloraine Concert Band: 30-piece swing and dance band performing in the main street on Sunday November 6 at 3.30pm. Kick your shoes off!

Buskers Galore and Supersillyus Circus: To amuse and entertain on Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Emu Bay Road, Deloraine.