SINCE 2002, the Material Girl arts award and exhibition has been celebrating and promoting the work of Tasmanian female artists. Managed by Tasmanian Regional Arts, the theme for 2010 Material Girl is "Succulence" and the exhibition will be hosted at the New Norfolk Courthouse Gallery from September 24 to October 11. The theme has inspired responses from many angles with ideas involving food, sexuality and nurturing represented in painting, ceramics, textiles and sculpture; while a couple of entrants also chose to interpret the word “succulent” as the plant form with surprising twists. As in previous years, Tasmanian Regional Arts will tour a selection of works around the state. In keeping with Material Girl’s support for young and emerging women artists, the 2010 “Succulence” logo artwork was designed by Ashlee Griffiths of Port Sorell.

The Material Girl exhibition will coincide with the New Norfolk Courthouse Gallery's spring re-opening. The subsequent exhibition will be Creative Well, from October 1-25, in conjunction with Seniors Week.