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In October 1999, an ABC television studio in Nipaluna/Hobart hosted an unusual exercise in collective imagination. The program, broadcast ahead of the Tasmanian Government’s Tasmania Together consultation process, invited panellists to speak as if from the year 2020, to describe what the state had become. The audience that night had…
The 2025 visual identity for Ten Days on the Island has been awarded the Grand Diemen at the 12th annual Diemen Awards, Tasmania’s premier recognition of design excellence. Futago, the Festival’s design partner, also took home awards for Art Direction and Illustration. The identity was built around Tasmania’s natural phenomena:…
Ten Days on the Island is delighted to announce the appointment of Kirsten Galliott as a Board Director. Kirsten brings more than 25 years’ experience as a journalist, editor and content leader. She is currently Head of Content, Travel, Business and Membership at Medium Rare Content Agency, overseeing content strategies…
Ten Days on the Island welcomes a future–focused approach to arts, culture and creativity in Tasmania Ten Days on the Island welcomes the Premier’s announcement in his State of the State Address to bring together Tourism, Events and Creative Tasmania into a single entity, supporting a connected approach intended to amplify the consequential impact…
It often begins quietly, perhaps over coffee with Marnie Karmelita, our Artistic Director, in a Tasmanian café. An idea is shared, a challenge is set, and an artist is invited to create something new for Ten Days on the Island. From that first conversation, sometimes years pass before you see…
In Shorewell Park, a suburb of Burnie too often defined by outsiders for its deficits rather than its many assets, the answer has been connection, confidence, and a creative legacy that continues to resonate. A long table dinner under the stars In 2019, Ten Days on the Island joined forces…
Ten Days on the Island is delighted to announce the appointment of Kerry Sarten as the new Chair of our Board. The unanimous Board decision to appoint Kerry marks the beginning of a new chapter focused on leveraging the successful history of the festival by way of continuing to provide…
Last week, Lutruwita/Tasmania lost one of its most dedicated advocates and benefactors of the arts: Sir Guy Green AC KBE CVO. Sir Guy’s life and public service touched many across our island home, including those of us here at Ten Days on the Island. His legacy with Ten Days on…
In this episode of Starter for Ten, Artistic Director Marnie Karmelita talks with Trawlwoolway artist Nunami Sculthorpe-Green about her creative practice and the new work she’s developing with Ten Days on the Island. A conversation about process, Country, and what happens when an artist is given the time and space…
In this episode of Starter for Ten, Jane Longhurst sits down with Artistic Director Marnie Karmelita to trace the path that led her to Ten Days on the Island. From Perth Festival to Brisbane Powerhouse to Aotearoa New Zealand, Marnie talks about what she’s learned from twenty-five years of making…
The very first thing I want to do in my final blog is to congratulate my fabulous successor Marnie Karmelita on her well-deserved appointment. I’ve known Marnie for many years, we worked together at Perth Festival, and we’ve crossed paths many times since, in her roles at Brisbane Powerhouse and…
A major coup for Lutruwita/Tasmania, Ten Days on the Island appoints highly acclaimed new Artistic Director. Acclaimed festival director Marnie Karmelita will become the next Artistic Director of the biennial statewide arts festival, Ten Days on the Island. Chair of Ten Days on the Island, Mr Craig Perkins said that…