2025 Blue Heeler Film Festival

Entries close: 12 October 2025 The theme for this year’s Blue Heeler Film Festival is “Nurture”. They are looking for films that explore the power of nurturing—whether it’s caring for the environment, relationships, ourselves or nurturing an idea. For all the details please visit https://filmfreeway.com/BlueHeelerFilmFestival      

Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Project Grants 2026

Applications close:  Friday, 15 August 2025 at midnight. Applications for Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Project Grants are now open for projects starting in the next calendar year (2026). The Project Grants fund high-quality arts projects benefi tting regional or remote artists, arts workers, audiences and communities. The focus of the project could include any area…

Arts On Tour’s Backroads

Applications close: 17 September 2025 Arts On Tour’s small halls touring initiative is back in a revised format! This program helps connect regional and remote NSW communities to small-scale, high quality performing arts events. This year, there is a total of 3 x $7K grants available to support a tour to 1-3 independent or community-run…

Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants

Applications close: 21 July 2025 The NSW Government offers grants to communities across NSW to support the building, renovation and fit-out of community infrastructure. Funding is available for sport and recreation facilities, arts and cultural infrastructure, as well as projects that assist communities with essential infrastructure and disaster readiness. For all the details please visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/responsible-gambling-grants

2025 Tea Cosy Competition

Entries close: 24 August 2025 Anyone may enter the ‘Challenge’ and as many times as you like. Tea Cosy Categories for 2025. 1) My Country 2) Floral Design 3) Featured Friends 4) Recycled Materials 5) Australia Big Things 6) Under the Sea 7) Treasured Memories – Enter your favourite antique or vintage cosy, which does…

2025 Trivet Challenge

Entries close: 24 August 2025 Anyone may enter the ‘Trivet Challenge’, as many times as you like. The Categories: 1) Timber 2) Metal 3) Ceramic 4) Fabric 5) Recycled Materials 6) Novelty 7) Treasured Memories -Enter your favourite antique or vintage trivet, which does not have to be made by the contestant   The Prizes:…

Season’s Greetings

The board and staff of Arts Upper Hunter wish you a happy, safe and creative festive season. We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you in the new year. Arts Upper Hunter will be closed Thursday 19 December 2024 and opens on Monday 20 January 2025.