The Art of Whisky - Tas Whisky Week 2024

Name: The Art of Whisky - Tas Whisky Week 2024
Start: 2024-08-08T18:00:00+10:00
End: 2024-08-08T19:30:00+10:00
Location: 34 Murray Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Tasmania 7000

Schedule

Thu Aug 08 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

34 Murray Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia, Tasmania 7000 | Hobart, TS

Get ready to swirl, sip and savour as we discuss the fine art of whisky-making and the complexities of visual arts inside the Hadley’s Art Prize gallery.
taswhiskyweek.com/the-art-of-whisky/
Dr. Amy Jackett (Curator of Hadley's Art Prize*) and MC Mark Nicholson (Distillery School and Tasmania’s foremost whisky intellectual) will moderate an expert panel of artists and distillers.
Hear some of this year’s Hadley's Art Prize finalists talk about their artwork, featuring:
Megan Walch
Wayne Brookes
Elizabeth Hunn (painter and distillery owner)
The distilleries are represented by the illustrious and passionate distillers, slash scientists, and storytellers:
Maan Al-Manaseer (Belgrove Distillery)
Bill McHenry (McHenry Distillery)
David Hunn (Hunnington Distillery)
Mark Direen (Dog Tag Whiskey)
Delve deep into two of life’s greatest pleasures and raise a glass to a spirited dialogue with your favourite artists and distillers while they discuss the processes, tribulations and time it takes to create their masterpieces.
They all have a story to tell – bound to leave you intrigued and connected to the art on the wall and the whisky in the glass.
Ticket price includes:
Welcome drink upon arrival (Jansz sparkling or Tasmanian beer)
Whisky tastings from the participating distilleries
Roving canapes
Hadley’s Art Prize Exhibition
Special whisky offers
Program:
6pm – welcome drink, whisky nips and canapes
Mingle with the artists and distillers inside the Gallery
6.30pm – Panel Discussions
Artists and Distillers
7.30pm – Post-Debate
Mingle with artist and distillers - special whisky offers
7.45pm – Hadleys Orient Bar
Whisky flights with paired snacks and meals
*Presented by Hadley’s Orient Hotel, the Hadley’s Art Prize, Hobart is an acquisitive Australian landscape prize, which offers $100,000 to the winning entry.