Arts Upper Hunter is pleased to announce that it will fund eight community organisations through its Country Arts Support Program (CASP) grants. CASP has long been a vital support for regional arts, enabling community groups to hold small bespoke workshops, or create artworks, or have performances or exhibitions. This year, in addition to the $17,000…
As reported in the June ArtSparks, Scone artist Janno McLaughlin has set herself the task of sewing/assembling a quilt as big as a house to deliver to the Ukrainian embassy in London then on to Ukraine to be wrapped Christo-like around significant landmarks. Janno is asking for people all over Australia (and the world) to get…
Thursday 7th July, The Vegetable Plot will use music and storytelling to entertain young crowds in Scone and Murrurundi. Campbell’s Corner Building, Kelly Street, Scone @ 10.30am Murrurundi RSL Hall @ 2.30pm Bookings essential, please call Scone Branch on 6540 1183 or Murrurundi Branch on 65401363
Australian artists and arts workers are invited to participate in a research project about the visual arts sector in Australia. Click to commence survey. Visual Arts Work aims to strengthen the sustainability of the Australian visual art industry. We know incomes are low for artists and arts workers and this research seeks to develop a…
Paterson Allyn Williams Science & Ideas Hub’s presents 3 Art + Science in July School Holidays. Soundscapes: Record your world Saturday 2 July 10am to 2pm Record the sounds of this place – in the ground, under the water or inside a tree. Our visiting sound artist is bringing some very special microphones to use.…
Scone ADFAS is pleased to present “The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” lecture by Professor Alastair Blanshard on Tuesday 5 July 2022, 6.30pm. . Professor Alastair Blanshard is the inaugural Paul Eliadis Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Queensland. Alastair grew up in Brisbane, where he was an undergraduate before…
A fun day for the family. Saturday 2 July 2022. Activities include: Parade of Bands, Highland & Country Dancing, Pipe Band displays, Strong Man events with the Kilted Warriors, three-legged races, market stalls and the famed Kilted Dash. Venue: Jefferson Park, Aberdeen. For all the details please visit https://aberdeenhighlandgames.com/
The new Merriwa Gallery has excitedly had its first two exhibitions. Both photographic, the first planned over the Festival of the Fleeces weekend, and the second set up for the following week. The FOTF event was a co – exhibition featuring the works of Ellie Matthews’,‘for the love of rust’, and Roger Skinner’s ‘Landscapes et.al’.…
