The Art Station: School Holidays Edition

Join the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre this July School Holidays for the ‘Art Station,’ a free, family-friendly, exploratory art activity inspired by our current exhibitions. Monday 8 July, 10.30-11.30 NAIDOC Week bracelet weaving with exhibiting artist Michelle Earl limited availability Tuesday 16 July, 10.30-11.30 Explore sculptural techniques inspired by Fiona Lee’s kinetic works of art.…

Arts Upper Hunter Micro Grants 2024

Grants of up to $1,000 are available for artists or organisations including museums and historical societies working across all artforms in the Upper Hunter region. The grants are aimed at helping artists and arts organisations to take a small but crucial step forward in their creative pursuits. Note that there is a limited pool of…

NAIDOC Week Workshops (16+)

The Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre is  hosting a eries of two weaving workshops with exhibiting artist Michelle Earl for this NAIDOC Week. Suitable for 16+, adults included! Monday 8 July, 11.30-12.30 NSW basket weaving technique Monday 8 July, 1.00-2.00 Central Australian basket weaving technique Limited spots available please book https://events.humanitix.com/naidoc-week-workshops-16 Image: Michelle Earl, ‘Clay Base Basket,…

Successful Artists Announced for This Here Then Now (THTN) Museum Activation Residency Program.

Arts Upper Hunter, in partnership with Tocal Homestead, Scone Museum, and Dungog Museum, is delighted to announce the successful applicants for the This Here Then Now (THTN) Museum Activation Residency Program. Funded by the Regional Arts Fund, this residency initiative aims to revitalize small local museums by creatively engaging artists with their collections, spaces, characters,…

2024 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize

This is an annual photography competition administered in partnership between the Australian Photographic Society (“APS”) and the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre (“Centre”). One acquisitive prize will be awarded to the value of $30,000, paid by the APS. Exhibition Launch Event and Announcement of Winners 17 August 2024, 4.30pm The exhibition is open 15 August to…

The Screening of “The Taste of Things”

(La Passion de Dodin Bouffant) A simmering, sensual film by renowned French-Vietnamese Director Tran Anh Hung who won The Best Director at 76th Cannes Film Festival. This film is French with English subtitles. Romance/Drama ‧ 2h 16m Sunday 14 July, Bastille Day 2pm Canapés + 3pm movie James Theatre, 6 Brown St, Dungog. Details website Photo taken…

Dungog Arts Society Excursion to LiddellWORKS Exhibition

DAS is co-ordinating a mini road trip to Singleton and Muswellbook Regional Galleries to see the fabulous LiddellWORKS exhibition. “This must-see exhibition, the culmination of our 16 artist residencies, opened 8 June 2024 in Muswellbrook and 14 June in Singleton (yes it’s spread across two galleries). LiddellWORKS is a program marking the closure of the…