Exhibitions in 2026
Men with Heart
A Paul Hoelen and TasMen Exhibition
at Bright Art Gallery and Cultural Centre, 28 Mountbatten Avenue, Bright VIC 3741
Exhibition Dates :
Thursday 24 September – Monday 2 November 2026
10:00am – 4:00pm Thursday to Sunday
• Artist Talk by Grand Master of Photography Paul Hoelen - Saturday 26 September between 12:30 and 1:30pm
• Heart Circle - Saturday 26 September between 2 and 3:30pm
As part of the interactive Men with Heart Exhibition, Tasmen and the Bright Gallery are hosting an experiential Heart Circle experience. Heart Circles offer a warm, shared environment of listening and acknowledgment – and an opportunity to reflect on and process any thoughts, feelings or conversations the exhibition may inspire. Paul Hoelen is an experienced Tasmen facilitator. This free to all adults session provides a safe, confidential and welcoming space to connect with others to share and listen in an open, supportive and nurturing space. No need to register beforehand.’
Men with Heart
A Paul Hoelen and TasMen Exhibition
at Hive, Level 1, 50 Main Street, Ulverstone Tasmania
Exhibition Dates :
Saturday 9 May – Saturday 25 July 2026
10:00am – 4:00pm daily
Shot in complete confidentiality over more than two decades, this powerfully moving and intimate multi-media interactive exhibition has won multiple awards for its impact on exploring what defines and challenges healthy masculinity in Australian culture today.
Exhibitions in 2025
Muntrikawripa - Takayna
Theresa Sainty + Andrew Phipps + Paul Hoelen + Luke Tscharke
Exhibition Dates :
Friday 28 November – Monday 8 December 2025
10:00am – 5:00pm daily
Muntrikawripa – Takayna was a celebration of a remote and ancient landscape, situated in the northwest of Tasmania, that holds immense cultural and ecological significance. Through media and written word, this exhibition sought to honour the enduring connection between Palawa people and their Country and amplify the call for its protection.
Southern Nights
Andrew Phipps + Luke Tscharke + Paul Hoelen + Benjamin Aldridge
Exhibition Dates
8 August - 18 August 2025
The Science & Beauty of Aurora Australis
A contemplative visual collaboration between art and science showcasing Tasmania’s unique connection to the southern lights, where award-winning photography reveals the awe-inspiring beauty of this natural phenomenon during the 2025 solar maximum.
A powerful photographic journey revealing Tasmania’s unique connection to the southern lights. During the 2025 solar maximum, this exhibition showcases award-winning photography that captures one of nature’s most elusive phenomena, the aurora australis, as it illuminates Tasmania’s night skies. The collection celebrates our island’s position as Australia’s best aurora viewing location, presenting the southern lights as both an artistic subject with remarkable visual impact and a scientific phenomenon demonstrating interactions between solar activity and Earth’s atmosphere.
Sky Dreaming
Paul Hoelen + Tom Polacheck
Exhibition Dates
14 February - 25 February 2025
An exhibition of abstract aerial landscape imagery from remote regions of Australia and around the globe evoking figurative, symbolic and emotional interpretations