Raised on a Chinese Junk in Sydney Harbour, Scott Rankin came to Tasmania as a idealistic 22 year old & went on to found Big hART , one of the world’s most acclaimed Community Arts Companies. Big hART runs projects all over the world and Scott likes to think about Tasmania as an arts laboratory. Given Tassie’s current place on the world art map, Scott’s WTF2050 goal is ambitious and, we think, perfectly timed.
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