Highlights

Sculptures of the Great Western Tiers
 
The environmental beauty of the Great Western Tiers area provides a powerful attraction to crafts people, visual artists, writers and musicians from around the world – enriching cultural and economic life, and establishing Deloraine as one of Tasmania’s most important regional art and craft centres.
 
The sculptures of the Great Western Tiers and Deloraine offer visitors a unique encounter with the creativity of the region, its diverse culture and community, and rich natural and historic heritage.
 
 The Sculpture Trail was commenced in 1997 as an initiative of the Deloraine Rotary Club.  The Great Western Tiers and Deloraine Sculpture trail was commissioned in 2001 as a Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) Interpretation project.  In 2002, a series of aluminum sculptures were created by Deloraine artists, enriching the town’s streetscape.
 
The Great Western Tiers Sculpture Trail (funded by the RFA) builds significantly on the arts reputation of the region.  15 artists were selected from more than 70 applicants.  Seven sculptures are located at key regional attractions including Marakoopa Cave, King Solomons Cave, Alum Cliffs, Devils Gullet and the Great Western Tiers Visitor Centre. Others are located along the banks of the Meander River in Deloraine and one sculpture in Mole Creek’s main street was developed as a community project.
 
The Deloraine Streetscape Sculptures project was and still is an initiative of Arts Deloraine, and Deloraine on the Move, a partnership promoting arts and the town’s businesses.  The sculptures are highly varied in subject and style seeking to offer a reflection of the identity of each person who lives here. These sculptures are positioned along Emu Bay Road, the main street of Deloraine. 
 
Four sculptures produced by the Deloraine Rotary Club are located at the Deloraine Tip, Ashgrove Cheese Farm and at the Deloraine Community Complex.