Audience gathered around a glowing art installation in a weathered Tasmanian shearing shed, 2019.

Our Story

Ten Days on the Island exists to enrich the lives of Tasmanians by connecting people to this island and each other through extraordinary art. We believe art has the power to transform communities, strengthen identity, and create positive change.

Our biennial statewide festival presents Lutruwita/Tasmania in a global exchange of arts and culture, deeply connected to place. We commission bold new works by Tasmanian artists and bring extraordinary art from across the globe, transforming familiar and unexpected places into sites of connection and celebration.

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The Ten Days on the Island festival team in matching black t-shirts, arms raised and beaming, photographed from above on a polished timber dancefloor inside a grand ornate ballroom. Robyn Archer leads the charge front and centre with arms flung wide, and absolutely nobody is playing it cool. Circa 2005.

Our History

Since 2001 Ten Days on the Island has brought artists and audiences together across Lutruwita/Tasmania. From the first festival to the most recent in 2025, the program has reached every corner of the state, in city venues and small halls, at dawn gatherings on the beach, and in the spaces between.

Our History

FROM THE JOURNAL

OUR TEAM

Vernon Guest, CEO of Ten Days on the Island.

Vernon Guest

CEO

 Marnie Karmelita, Artistic Director of Ten Days on the Island.

Marnie Karmelita

Artistic Director

 Stephanie Finn, Executive Services and Head of Partnerships at Ten Days on the Island.

Stephanie Finn

Executive Services and Head of Partnerships

 Christian Storan, Head of Production at Ten Days on the Island.

Christian Storan

Head of Production

 Caro Watson, Head of Marketing and Brand at Ten Days on the Island.

Caro Watson

Head of Marketing and Brand

Newton & Henry – Finance and Accounting Partners
Futago – Design Partners

OUR BOARD

Kerry Sarten, Chair of Ten Days on the Island, smiling warmly, long hair, pearl necklace, looking exactly like someone who chairs a board with both authority and grace.

Kerry Sarten

Chair

 Michelle Dracoulis, Board Director at Ten Days on the Island.

Michelle Dracoulis

Board Director

 Angela Driver, Board Director at Ten Days on the Island.

Angela Driver

Board Director

 Kirsten Galliott smiling broadly in a lace top, fringe perfectly placed, bringing excellent energy to a striped background.

Kirsten Galliott

Board Director

 Bella Kateros, Board Director at Ten Days on the Island.

Bella Kateros

Board Director

 Jono Perry in a suit jacket, broad smile, the kind of photo that says he is genuinely pleased to be here.

Jono Perry

Board Director

 Vanessa Pigrum smiling outdoors with curly hair and drop earrings, tall grasses behind her suggesting she is equally at home in a boardroom or a paddock.

Vanessa Pigrum

Board Director

 Isaac Poole in glasses and a suit and tie, measured expression, looking like someone who reads the fine print and finds things in it.

Isaac Poole

Board Director