Assembly 197

05/06/2026

We're thrilled to introduce the SITUATE 26/27: Young Worlds artists. This iteration of our program places children and young people at the centre of the creative journey.

✦ Sophie Ambler (Lutruwita/Kaurna Country) is an experimental artist and producer whose work spans participatory, site-responsive and socially engaged forms, from cult variety shows to immersive comedy to large-scale public art.

✦ Delia Breen (Lutruwita) is an emerging theatre maker drawn to feminist encounters of ordinary life, site-specific work, and non-linear creative experiences that centre youthful perspectives.

✦ Bernadette Lewis (recently relocated to Lutruwita from Boorloo/Perth) is a contemporary dance artist, choreographer and educator deeply curious about transformation, adaptation, and the interconnectivity of the individual and collective.

✦ Lila Meleisea (Beaumaris, Lutruwita) is a Samoan-Tasmanian multi-instrumentalist and community-engaged artist whose practice weaves sound, video, performance and ancestral knowledge across her two island homes.

Welcome to Young Worlds. We can't wait to see what you make.

SITUATE 26/27 is supported by Creative Australia and Arts Tasmania.

🔗 situate.org.au/situate-26-27-artists

04/06/2026

This could be you!

Calling all Tasmanian dancers aged 17 to 26! Applications are closing soon for the Annie Greig Dance Scholarship 🩰

The scholarship supports Tasmanian dancers travel nationally or internationally to undertake professional development activities. One scholarship of $28,500 will be awarded in this round.

Applications close Monday 15 June 2026. Learn more and apply at https://bit.ly/4stNgSu

📸 Image: Annie Greig Dance Scholarship 2024 recipient Lily Alcock presented a Flow Community Movement Workshop at GASP. Photo by Laura Purcell

01/06/2026

Casual classes are back on tonight!

Sarah is kicking off the week with Contemporary Technique on Monday at 6:30pm–7:30pm 🌟

More classes coming up on Thursday 👇

5:30pm – 6:30pm
Prime Collective — collective dance making with movers of all ages.

6:45pm – 7:45pm
Adult Ballet — Beginner friendly ballet. Strength, technique, artistry, and fun!

All classes are casual and open to movers of all experience levels. 👏

Head to tasdance.com.au/casual-classes to register!

📸 by Melanie Kate Creative of Sarah at DANCEWEEKENDER 2025!

31/05/2026

Thank you.

To every person who donated, shared, commented, and championed this campaign, from Tasmania and far beyond, we are so grateful.

Your generosity puts professional artists to work with young Tasmanians in regional and remote communities, in schools, and in places where this kind of creative opportunity is rare. That is what you made possible.

From everyone at Assembly 197, thank you.

https://www.assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-futures

30/05/2026

We are nearly there.

We have secured $20,935 of our $25,000 target and need just $4,065 more. Every dollar donated by 31 May is matched by Creative Australia's Plus1 program, so your gift goes twice as far.

Donate here or link in bio: https://www.assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-futures

28/05/2026

All ready for the final two shows of the Northwest Tour of DOUBLE SLINK!

Today at Stanley Town Hall, come see Lily Alcock and Izzy Lockett in their professional duet alongside the talented young people of Stanley Primary School.

Two shows.
Hundreds of Slinkys.
Don’t miss it.

📍 WHERE: Stanley Town Hall
🕜 WHEN: 1:30PM & 6:00PM
🎟 COST: $10 | Under 16 FREE

BUY TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/double-slink-stanley-2026

DONATE TO OUR PLUS1 PROGRAM: https://www.assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-futures

28/05/2026

Two days left.

We have secured $20,285 of our $25,000 target. We need $4,715 more, and every dollar donated by 31 May is matched by Creative Australia's Plus1 program.

If you have been thinking about giving, today is the day. If you have already donated, THANK YOU!

Link in bio to donate, or click here: https://www.assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-futures

27/05/2026

Two programs. One campaign. Real, tangible impact on the lives of young Tasmanians.

ARTERY brings professional artists into schools and communities across Tasmania, including young people in some of our most marginalised settings. Your donation funds the practical stuff that makes it possible: $20 covers costumes for kids who have never performed before. $50 puts learning resources in a rural teacher's hands. $100 puts a professional dance artist in a Grade 3 class.

SITUATE is our artist development program, a platform for emerging and mid-career Tasmanian artists to develop new work alongside leading professional practitioners. Here, careers are built and new Tasmanian work gets made. $100 puts creative materials in the hands of an artist in development. $200 funds a mentor for two hours and sometimes two hours is all it takes to shift the direction of someone's practice entirely.

We have secured $20,060 of our $25,000 target. Every dollar donated by 31 May is matched by Creative Australia's Plus1 program, doubling your impact before it lands.

If you've been meaning to give, this is the week.

Donate here or link in bio: https://www.assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-futures

25/05/2026

We are nearly there - this is our final week!

We have secured $20,060 toward our $25,000 target. That leaves just $4,940. Every dollar donated by 31 May is matched through Creative Australia's Plus1 program, which means your gift is doubled before it even lands.

This campaign funds professional artists to travel to regional and remote communities across Tasmania, as well as deliver the of kind of creative work that changes how young people see their place in the world.

If you have been thinking about giving, this is the week. Donate by 31 May to double your impact.

Donate here or link in bio: https://www.assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-futures