| Events | Type | Dates | Session Times | Location | Price |
| Ice in the Rigging | Exhibition | Friday 10 - Monday 13 | 0900-1700 daily | Maritime Museum of Tasmania | See below for entry prices |
| Custodian by Andrew Wilson | Exhibition | Exhibition: 1-28 February Artist in Attendance: Friday 10 - Monday 13 | 1000-1600 daily | IXL Henry Jones Art Hotel, Packing Room | Free, No Ticket Required |
| Women and Whaling | Exhibition | Daily: Friday 10 - Monday 13 | 1000-1600 daily | Narryna - The Merchant's House | See below for entry pricing |
| Waterways | Exhibition | Friday 10 - Sunday 19 February | 1000-1700 daily | Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre | Free, No Ticket Required |
| The Lady Nelson Art Exhibition | Exhibition | Friday 10 - Monday 13 | 1000-1600 daily | City Hall | Free, No Ticket Required |
| Women Who Sail Australia (WWSA) | Presentations & Demonstrations | Saturday 11 | 1000-1100 | Founders Room, Salamanca Arts Centre | Free, Limited Capacity, Registration Required |
| Meet the Authors | Book Launches, Presentations & Talks | Saturday 11 | 1000-1600 | Marina Room, Hobart Function & Conference Centre | Free, No Ticket Required, Detailed Schedule Here |
| Meet the Authors | Book Launches, Presentations & Talks | Sunday 12 | 1000-1600 | Marina Room, Hobart Function & Conference Centre | Free, No Ticket Required, Detailed Schedule Here |
| Trading out of Hobart (Garry Kerr) | Film + Q&A | Sunday 12 | 1000-1110 | Peacock Theatre | Free, No Ticket Required |
| The Last Cape Horners (Garry Kerr) | Film + Q&A | Sunday 12 | 1130-1245 | Peacock Theatre | Free, No Ticket Required |
| Two Men in a Punt (Garry Kerr) | Film + Q&A | Sunday 12 | 1300-1440 | Peacock Theatre | Free, No Ticket Required |
| The Recovery of the Clipper Ship | Film | Sunday 12 | 1500-1540 | Peacock Theatre | Free, No Ticket Required |
| We, The Voyagers: Our Vaka | Film | Sunday 12 | 1600-1700 | Peacock Theatre | Free, No Ticket Required |
EXHIBITIONS
Ice in the Rigging
Maritime Museum of Tasmania
Feel your toes and fingers icing up as you enjoy ‘Ice in the Rigging’, the Maritime Museum’s exhibition of ship models, art and photographs that celebrate nearly two hundred years of Hobart’s role as the Gateway to the Antarctic.
Elsewhere in the museum wood and boats abound throughout new exhibitions. Come along and immerse yourself in Tasmania’s rich maritime heritage. What’s not to love?
Dates: Friday 10 - Monday 13 February
Times: 9am - 5pm daily
Price: $14 adults, $12 concession, free for children under 12 years.
Custodian Exhibition by Andrew Wilson
IXL Henry Jones Art Hotel - The Packing Room
All artworks available for purchase
Collect Art Scheme endorsed
Dates & Times:
Andrew Wilson Solo Exhibition | 1st - 28th Feb, 2023
Artist in attendance | 10am - 4pm | During the Festival
Price: Free
Women and Whaling
Narryna - The Merchant's House
Tasmania’s colonial whaling enterprises brought great wealth to Hobart and helped shaped the character of the city and its port. Drawn from both Narryna’s own collection and private collections, this exhibition includes a stunning display of scrimshaw, depictions of women from all walks of life, and an extensive array of functional domestic items typically associated with women’s work. The exhibition also explores how whaling products were used in the fashion industry and as an essential ingredient in perfumes and cosmetics.
Dates: Friday 10 - Monday 13 February and additional dates until April (see Narryna website)
Times: 10am - 4pm
Price: $10 adult, $8 concession, $5 children under 18 years.
Water Ways
Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre
The Art Society of Tasmania Inc. presents the ever-popular Water Ways art exhibition, where dozens of Tasmanian artists explore the theme of Water using a variety of media.
*Painting above by 2021 Water Ways winner Roger Imms
Dates: Friday 10 - Sunday 19 February
Times: 10am - 5pm daily
Price: Free
The Lady Nelson Art Exhibition presented by TasPorts & ASMA
City Hall
Presented by TasPorts and The Australian Society of Marine Artists (ASMA). Ten leading Australian marine artists will sail the Tasmanian coastline, and create artworks inspired by the natural, physical and cultural marine environments on the journey. Artists from TAS, SA, NSW, QLD & Norfolk Island will offer an exciting mix of traditional & contemporary painting, sculpture & printmaking. All work will be available for sale.
Dates: Friday 10 - Monday 13 February
Times: 10am - 4pm daily
Price: Free
FILMS
Garry Kerr Productions
Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre
A triple feature by Australia’s premier maritime history documentarian. Watch just one film or stay for all three, and enjoy a 10 minute Q&A with Garry after each film.
Date: Sunday 12 February
Films & Times
10:00am - Trading out of Hobart (67mins)
11:30am - The Last Cape Horners (73mins)
1:00pm - Two Men in a Punt (96mins)
Price: Free
The Recovery of the Clipper Ship City of Adelaide
Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre
Launched in 1864, the City of Adelaide is the older of only 2 surviving composite clipper ships. The other is the world famous Cutty Sark.
The derelict vessel faced being broken up in Scotland when in 2000 an Adelaide group of volunteers started a campaign to save it.
This professionally made film shows the engineering task of designing how to lift the ship, its actual move from Scottish soil and its relocation to Port Adelaide.
Date: Sunday 12 February
Time: 3:00pm
Duration: 35 minutes
Price: Free
We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka
Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre
''We are the crew of Lata, the Polynesian culture-hero who built the first vaka (oceanic voyaging canoe) and navigated across the Pacific. We use only the ancient designs, materials, and methods of Lata, and from Lataʻs story we learn how to avoid making big mistakes. We invite everyone to reconnect with ancestors and sustainable lifeways. Join us in the real Moana!''
Date: Sunday 12 February
Time: 4:00pm
Duration: 57 minutes
Price: Free
OTHER EVENTS
Meet the Authors
Hobart Function & Conference Centre
Head on over to the Hobart Function & Conference Centre for a series of book launches by notable authors specialising in maritime literature. Or, drop by for a casual meet and greet with the authors in the Symposium foyer at the Dechaineux Theatre.
Dates: Saturday 11 to Monday 13 February
Times: Various times
Price: Free