The Unconformity is a contemporary arts festival that explores the paradoxes of Queenstown, an art mining community on the wild and mountainous western fringe of Tasmania, Australia.

Due to COVID-19 the 2020 festival has been postponed to 15-17 October 2021—see more info via the link below.

Grants of up to $2,500 are available through the West Coast Seed Funding Program, available to artists, cultural practitioners, groups and events in Western Tasmania. Applications are due 31 July 2020—see more info below.

We're pleased to announce that the $5,000 acquisitive West Coast Artist Commission will soon be open. Applications are due 31 July 2020—see more info below.

In partnership with Creative Partnerships Australia, in early 2020 The Unconformity will fundraise towards new investments into West Coast culture—with funding matched by the Plus1 program.

Visit remote Western Tasmania via a stunning mountainous drive, or by flight from Hobart. Click the link below to plan your travel, accommodation and western wilds itinerary.