The Scone Literary Festival committee has made the following announcement. “We’re is very disappointed to announce today that we’ve had to make major changes to our eagerly anticipated March festival due to the uncertainty and anxiety with COVID. A modified, community-focussed outdoor event is being planned to replace the packed, mostly indoor-focussed three-day program that…
Firstdraft and Metro Arts are now seeking proposals from regionally based NSW artists, for the 2022 exhibition program. An info session will be held on 19 January at 6.30 pm – book here Firstdraft and Metro Arts are committed to diversity and strongly support applications from First Peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse…
Plan B, anyone? Nothing is certain, not even art! As for making New Year’s Resolutions, my advice for 2022 is to put a little asterisk next to any resolution you make and mark it “weather/pandemic permitting”. Some internet gurus are advising us to choose different kinds of goals this year – eg “grow my skills”…
The Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre is hosting three exhibitions and calling for entries in the Muswellbrook Art Prize. Two Artists Tour Muswellbrook: Liz Anelli and Mario Minichiello 10 January – 5 March 2022 ‘Two Artists Tour Muswellbrook’ is the culmination of the 2019 Muswellbrook Artist in Residency Program. Illustrator Liz Anelli, along with artist and…
This exhibition features paintings of Murrurundi’s beautiful valley. Presented by the Murrurundi & District Historical Society. Pilar will be giving an artist talk to discuss her work. Artist Talk: 22 January 2022, 6pm. RSVP required. Venue: God’s Waiting Room Church Hall, Mayne St, Murrurundi. Open: Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 1 pm every…
Small Forest Wines is pleased to present this exhibition of photographs by Michael A. Rayner. Michael’s artist statement. I am a Wiradjurie man; the Wiradjuri People are the people of the three rivers – the Wambool (Macquarie), the Calare (Lachlan) and the Murrumbidgee. I am a self-taught photographer and lives in a country village on…
Dashville has some fabulous events coming up: Dashville Nights Featuring Magpie Diaries, Dave Wells and Elestial 28 January 2022 Thrashville A 2 day punk, metal, rock infused jaunt. 11 & 12 February 2022 Dashville Skyline Dozens of great musos paying a cosmic tribute to the golden era of roots music through the ’60s and ’70s. 25,…
Museum Selfie Day invites the general public to go to a museum or gallery, take a selfie and post it on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #museumselfieday. The campaign to raise awareness of great collections of work stored in museums, was created in 2015 by Mar Dixon. This painting of Francis Little of Invermien,…
The Muswellbrook Ceramic Group is a small dynamic group of people who engage in everything from pottery to creative and visual arts including painting, watercolour, knitting, quilting and whatever. With support from the NSW Government’s Restart funding the group held their Members’ Exhibition & Sale and a Family Open Day including a Raku and Obvara…
The Murrurundi Arts and Crafts Council, formerly the Murrurundi and District Arts Council, was formed in 1988. Its aim is to encourage, nurture and promote artistic pursuits in the Murrurundi area. With support from the NSW Government through the Restart funding the group ran two workshops: First Nations Weaving Workshop facilitated by “Speaking in Colours”.…