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Pilgrim Artists
A small festival of art, music, and words in Tasmania's Huon Valley
Come enjoy our 8th small festival of art in the Christian tradition. All are welcome.
This year's event-packed festival runs for ten days at the Huon Valley Hub and the Ranelagh Soldiers Memorial Hall – from Friday, 5 September to Sunday, 14 September 2025.
Our theme: Remember
If you would like to make a submission to the 2025 Pilgrim Artists Festival, see details here.
Events and Activities
Check back as events are updated and added.
Festival Details
- Exhibition entry:
- 10am - 4pm, daily
- Friday, 5 September to Sunday, 14 September
- Adult pieces — Huon Valley Hub
- Youth pieces — Ranelagh Soldiers Memorial Hall
- Enjoy previous festival winners at the Huonville Library during library opening hours.
- Weekend happenings:
- Live art
- Workshops in writing, music, craft, and art
- People's choice voting on your favourite adult and youth submissions
You are welcome to join our workshops, whatever your background. Please note that Pilgrim Hill does not assume responsibility for children who attend the workshops: all participants under 18 remain the responsibility of their parents, and participants under 13 need to have a parent or guardian present throughout the workshop.
Feel free to contact our team via email, chat, or phone if you have any questions.
Saturday, 6 September
- Secrets of Prose Style for Fiction Authors
@The Huon Hub — 10am to 11am — FREE — Adults + Teens (13+)
- Join historical fantasy author Suzannah Rowntree as she discusses the tools and rules of effective fiction prose. Learn how to find, develop, and vary your authorial voice, how to structure your sentences for maximum impact, and much more. Recommended for teens and up.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited
- The Secrets of Antique Quilts
@The Huon Hub — 12:30pm to 1:30pm — FREE — Adults + Teens (13+)
- Unpack the secrets of quilts. Margaret Sonnemann shares her significant private collection of North American quilts from the late 1700s through the Depression. Discover how quilts serve as a tactile, deeply personal record of shared history. Come see the rich heritage sewn into quilts, one patch and stitch at a time, by thrifty self-sufficient women and families. Enjoy this legacy of the art of quilting, passed on from generation to generation.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited
- Children's Paper Story Quilts
@The Huon Hub — 1:45pm to 2:45pm — FREE — Children ages 5+
- For our young people, come learn from Miriam Kewley the craft of paper story quilting, a simple and beautiful way to reclaim favourite images from torn and worn beloved storybooks. Participants under 13 need to have a responsible adult present throughout the workshop.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited
- Origami Paperfolding — Beginner to Intermediate
@The Huon Hub — 3pm to 4pm — $3 — Adults + Children ages 7+
- Avid enthusiasts Peirce and Evelyn Baehr, a father-daughter duo, teach a variety of orgami models to suit your skill level. Whether you're yet to craft your first crane or you've masted all the basic forms and want something new, you are welcome to join. Participants under 13 need to have a responsible adult present throughout the workshop.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited. Please note your Origami level when you sign up.
Sunday, 7 September
- Finding God in Fiction
@The Huon Hub — 12:30pm to 1:30pm — FREE, Adults + Teens (13+)
- Explore the intersection of faith and fiction with urban fantasy and sci fi author W.R. Gingell. For writers and readers who have been dismissed or disheartened by misconceptions that fiction is contrary to faith, or told that the only way to be faithful is to read or write faith-market fiction.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited
- You Can Draw a Fairy Wren
@The Huon Hub — 1:45pm to 2:45pm — FREE, Adults + Children ages 10+
- Have you ever watched a Superb Fairy Wren fossick and flash around the garden and wished you could draw it? You can! Join celebrated pencil artist Naomi Kewley to learn how to draw the shapes of this little bird and bring him to life with some basic shading. Materials provided. Participants under 13 need to have a responsible adult present throughout the workshop.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited
Saturday, 13 September
- Introduction to Bookmaking
@The Huon Hub — 10am to 11am — $10 — Adults + Teens (13+)
- Make your very own book and zine! Artist Eleanor Ann Studio teaches two methods of bookmaking and binding. These books can be used for writing, sketching, or crafted as a piece of art in themselves. All necessary materials included, but you are welcome to bring anything additional you’d like to incorporate in your book.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited
- Enriching Your Storytelling with History & Folklore
@The Huon Hub — 11:15am to 12:15pm — FREE — Adults + Teens (13+)
- Christina Baehr, life-long history nerd turned bestselling novelist, shares how curiosity about history and folklore can jumpstart your story ideas, deepen your world-building, and captivate your readers' imaginations! Aimed at storytellers and writers, but open to all, you will be introduced to some of Christina's favourite free research tools—including how to find historical dragons.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited
- The Art of Bamboo Painting
@The Huon Hub — 1:45pm to 2:45pm — FREE — Adults + Teens (13+)
- Learn the historic art of traditional Chinese painting using Chinese ink, brush, ink stone and rice paper with Becky Cui, an artist from Huonville Library Chinese Calligraphy Group.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited
- Intro to Improv Acting
@The Huon Hub — 3pm to 4pm — FREE — Adults + Children ages 8+
- Back by popular demand, start mastering the three basic rules of improv and practice a selection of improv exercises you can take with you anywhere, from Peirce Baehr, who trained at the Young Actors Space in Los Angeles. Participants under 13 need to have a responsible adult present throughout the workshop.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited
Sunday, 14 September
- Journaling for Wellbeing
@The Huon Hub — 12:30pm to 1:30pm — FREE, Adults + Children ages 12+
- Dr Amy Imms of The Burnout Project shares the joy of journaling for wellbeing. We will play with fun ways to explore your thoughts, learn more about yourself, and develop a regular journaling practice. I will supply paper and pens, or you can bring along your own journal. Participants under 13 need to have a responsible adult present throughout the workshop.
- Message us to book now as spaces are limited
- Stories of Remembering
@The Huon Hub — 2:15pm to 3:30pm — FREE, All ages
- Join us for a public reading and vote on this year's literary finalists in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Three short but powerful pieces from each category and age group (child, teen, and adult) have been selected by our curators. Now it's your turn to decide which ones win the top prize. Participants under 13 need to have a responsible adult present throughout the workshop.
Getting Here
The 2025 Pilgrim Artists Festival is being held in the Huon Valley at the Huon Valley Hub (23 Main St, Huonville) and the Ranelagh Soldiers Memorial Hall (40 Marguerite St, Ranelagh), just 35 minutes from Hobart. You can also enjoy previous festival winners at the Huonville Library during library opening hours.
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