Minister for the Arts Don Harwin has announced that regional and rural arts organisations from around NSW are to benefit from $250,000 in small-grant funding. The Country Arts Support Program (CASP) will fund 86 organisations to support community arts and cultural development. Successful recipients in the Upper Hunter region are: Singleton Council: Stories from Singleton…
Have You Got the Moves to Take Home a Prize? Dance crazes have been around for years and now it’s the Upper Hunter’s chance to have a go at inventing one. Arts Upper Hunter’s Dance Craze Video Comp is for young people aged 8 to 15 living the Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter local…
The Scone Neighbourhood Resource Centre is hosting pottery classes for children. Dates: Wednesday – 12, 19 and 26 February and 4 March 2020. Time: 4pm to 5pm. Venue: Scone Pothouse at rear of Scone Arts & Crafts Centre, 63 Kingdom St, Scone. Cost: $100 or use your Creative Kids Voucher from Service NSW. Bookings essential:…
Entries close: 3 February 2020 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across Australia are invited to submit an artwork to represent what the 2020 theme – Always Was Always Will Be. The winning artwork will collect a $10,000 cash prize and used as the 2020 National NAIDOC Poster. For all the details please visit…
Entries close: 3 February 2020. Calling for short stories up to 2000 words Over $7,800 in prizes. The top 30-35 works will be published in the 2019 anthology. Judges: Laura Elvery and Khalid Warsame For all the details please visit https://hunterwriterscentre.org/newcastle-short-story-award-2020/
Applications close: Tuesday 4 February 2020 The Australia Council for the Arts’ Arts Projects program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences. Grants are available from $10,000 to $50,000. Supported activities must last no longer than three years from the proposed start…
Applications close: Tuesday 4 February 2020 If you are an individual artist, arts worker or group of artists, a Career Development Grant can provide support to further develop your skills or improve your capacity to build an enduring career in the arts. Career Development grants are available from $5,000 to $25,000. In 2020, the grant…
Proposal Applications Due: 6 April 2020 Rookwood General Cemetery invites individual and group proposals for HIDDEN Rookwood Sculptures 2020. Entry is free. Proposals are open to emerging, mid-career and established artists for new or existing works that relate to the exhibition’s themes. They are looking for sculptural works that respond to the cemetery and engage…
Entries close: Friday 7 February 2020 The Alice Prize is an acquisitive national contemporary art prize, welcoming entries from around Australia, in any medium or theme. For all the details please visit https://www.aliceprize.com/
Entries close: 16 March 2020 There is no theme for this art prize. $50,000 in prizes. For all the details please visit https://www.srag.org.au/stanthorpe-art-prize