join our honour roll

You are invited to contribute to a new ‘art shed’ being constructed in northeastern Tasmania!

This is part of an exciting new venture which will not only provide studio and exhibition space for artist Rita Summers, but will also be made available to other artists for artist residencies. In addition, Rita will offer workshops and exhibitions as special events in this purpose-built space through her business, Gone Rustic, which has operated for 23 years so far. For almost 20 of those years she ran a gallery/studio space in a historic building which Ian renovated (2nd last photo).

The setting is stunning. With views of Mt Elephant, St Patrick’s Head and South Sister, it cannot fail to be a place of inspiration and treasured moments. The property, covering 21 acres, is registered as Land for Wildlife which means that birds, animals and plants are protected during the owners’ lifetime.

Registered owner builder is Rita’s husband Ian, who also built the house shown here (last photo). Ian is ably assisted by local builder Ken for the art shed project. So far, the building costs have come out of Ian and Rita’s own funds.

You might not know that Ian is also a qualified and experienced art teacher, and one of his skills is lettering! Previous commissions include honour boards at our local hospital and sports centre, school certificates, certificates for community events and more.

When you make your contribution, he will add your name* to a page for our honour roll in beautiful handwritten script, as a valued part of this project. This will then be scanned and emailed to you so that you can print it out and have a keepsake to commemorate your generosity.

When the art shed is completed, the original pages will be made into a hand bound book (in chronological order) by Rita, who has made many beautiful artist books over the years. It will be on permanent display in the completed art shed.

Your contribution will help to support artists from around the world to develop their arts practice and encourage them to build their skills in quiet and beautiful surroundings.

Thank you in anticipation!