It is fitting that Launceston artist Edna Broad's fourth entry into the Glover Prize is the location where her artistic career began almost five decades ago.
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Her 2023 entry, titled Tin Town, is an acrylic on canvas of the infamous Tasmanian town of Rossarden.
Rossarden has a checkered history; originally an old mining town in the state's North-East, the town came into being primarily as a result of the tin mining operations of Aberfoyle Tin Mining, which created a demand for employees.
When the mine closed in 1982, many residents left in a mass exodus, but it was before this, in its heyday, that Ms Broad remembers.
"I moved from Victoria to Rossarden many years ago. The magnificent ranges were a stark contrast against the very flat landscape of Melbourne," she said.
"During this time, I started painting, and I haven't really stopped since. The Rossarden I once knew is no longer. Gone are the large poppet head and the tin mining operations I remember, as are the locals who made the town what it was."
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Stephanie Dalton
The Examiner journalist and Launceston local covering health and court reporting in Northern Tasmania. Do you have a story? Contact me at Stephanie.Dalton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
The Examiner journalist and Launceston local covering health and court reporting in Northern Tasmania. Do you have a story? Contact me at Stephanie.Dalton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
