Name: Film screening of Tender Hooks
Start: 2025-08-31T13:00:00+10:00
End: 2025-08-31T15:00:00+10:00
Location: Wollongong Art Gallery

Film screening of Tender Hooks

Located on Dharawal Country, Wollongong Art Gallery is one of the largest regional art museums in Australia.Entry is free and we are open Tuesday to Friday 10am – 5pm, and Saturday to Sunday 12pm – 4pm (excluding public holidays).We present an exciting range of exhibitions and activities that showcase the energy and creativity of the Illawarra region, as well as touring exhibitions of national and international significance. Our diverse and growing permanent Collection features important Australian, Aboriginal, Asian and contemporary art.We welcome everyone to visit the Gallery and explore our range of exhibitions, events, activities, and workshops designed for all ages and abilities.Wollongong Art Gallery is a service of Wollongong City Council.

Wollongong Art Gallery

Join us for this special screening of Tender Hooks to mark the closing of Greetings From Wollongong.

Join us for a <a href="https://wollongongartgallery.au/wag-exhibitions/greetings-from-wollongong" title="https://wollongongartgallery.au/wag-exhibitions/greetings-from-wollongong" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Greetings from Wollongong</a> curator talk with guest Kaylene Milner followed by a special screening of Mary Callaghan’s feature Tender Hooks (1988) to mark the closing of the exhibition.Tender Hooks (1988) is Mary Callaghan's first feature; an edgy inner-city romance full of unexpected pleasures and featuring a marvellous central performance by Jo Kennedy.When two young lovers discover their love has become an obsession, contact becomes a matter of survival. Tender Hooks is a bold debut feature by Callaghan: a new wave, pop cult, love story set in Sydney.12:30pm: Curators Talk with guest Kaylene Milner 1 – 3pm: Screening of Tender HooksFree, all welcome. Registrations appreciated.This special presentation of Tender Hooks is made possible with the support of Ronin Films and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.---Image: Tender Hooks (Dir. Mary Callaghan, 1988). Courtesy of Ronin Films.

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