Arts Upper Hunter is pleased to be supporting the Muswellbrook Hospital Redevelopment. The redevelopment is creating a modern, welcoming healthcare facility for our community, and we want local creativity to be part of it. In partnership with Health Infrastructure and Hunter New England Local Health District, we’re seeking local artists to help shape the redevelopment.…
Music Illuminated by the Sunrise Sunday 8 March 2026,4pm at the James Theatre Dungog. A clarinet melody, rising like the sun from shimmering strings. Five of Australia’s most brilliant musicians. Works beloved and new from an age of discovery, emotion and light. ARCO’s First Light takes in a sweep of classical chamber music, including the buoyant Mozart…
Dungog By Design “In the Frame” is proud to present this collection of works by Gaye Shield for the month of February 2026. Gaye Shield is an award-winning artist based in Dungog, NSW. Painting has been her lifelong passion—she began at age 11 and has been exhibiting for over 30 years. Deeply inspired by the…
This fabulous workshop on Saturday 21 February 2026 is being presented by Small Forest Wines. Learn some new fabric colouring ideas. Enjoy morning tea while watching Elizabeth do some demonstrations. Then it is your turn to do some hands on colouring. Colour some items to take home. Maybe you would like to bring a white tee…
Small Forest Wines’ first exhibition of 2026 features the work of Gail Southwell, a very talented artist from the Upper Hunter and a long-term resident of Scone. It closes on Sunday 29 March 2026. Artist statement: “I am an Upper Hunter artist and long-term resident of Scone. My upbringing along the banks of the Hunter…
The Murrurundi Festival – Recognisably Murrurundi Arts Prize is an opportunity to celebrate Murrurundi and the surrounding district – essentially Postcode 2338. Subject matter must be of a recognisable Murrurundi & District Landscape and can include a building, person or animal in the landscape. Best in Show $2000 Prize Money People’s Choice $200 Prize Money…
Arts Upper Hunter is thrilled to announce recipients of Country Arts Support Program (CASP) and Micro Grants for 2026. Arts Upper Hunter’s small grants provide a great opportunity to community groups, individuals and businesses across the Upper Hunter Region to develop a program, event, exhibition, performance, workshop, career opportunity or experience. “This year there’s a surprising…
Dare To Be Deadly On-Country Youth Day Camp We’re calling for Expressions of Interest from our young people to be part of our Dare To Be Deadly On-Country Youth Day Camp happening in April 2026! The Day Camp will bring young people together to build life skills, take part in creative workshops, learn bushcraft, teamwork,…