Over the past year, Dungog artist Helene Leane has created an interesting body of work inspired by a beautifully ornate National Cash Register housed in the Dungog Museum. This register once took pride of place in Skillen’s grocery store, located where the Dungog Medical Centre now stands. The community can now experience her creations in…
Join the Muswellbrook Shire Libraries this summer for “Curiosity Quest: Summer Reading Adventure!” Log your reading, complete the quest and be rewarded! From Monday, 2nd December – Friday, 24th January 2025 Muswellbrook Shire Libraries is participating in ‘Curiosity Quest’, a FREE Summer reading challenge in partnership with the Muswellbrook Shire Aquatic Centres! We challenge our…
Artist Todd Fuller is currently developing a distinctive body of work, featuring drawings and animations that explore the fascinating history of the Blackett Barn at Tocal Homestead. Through his animations, Todd brings the story of this historic structure to life. The completed work will be showcased at Tocal Museum in early 2025 This work is…
Six community organisations will be receiving the funding from across the Upper Hunter region. The Country Arts Support Program (CASP) has been a bulwark of the arts in the regions for decades. “This was a very competitive pool of applicants,” says Arts Upper Hunter Executive Director John O’Brien, “and I think that speaks to how…
Arts Upper Hunter is pleased to welcome new board member Peter McGill who is the Upper Hunter Shire Council delegate to our board. Peter McGill has worked in the Theatre, Music, Entertainment and Events industry for 49 years, the last 26 as a Pyrotechnician. Peter’s first gig was as Stage Manager on the Marionette Theatre…
Arts Upper Hunter is pleased to welcome new board member Alexandria Carruthers. Alexandria is an elected Councillor and Deputy Mayor of the Dungog Shire Council. Alexandria has a Master of Business Administration and Master of Marketing and just for fun has a Diploma in Graphic Design. She is committed to fostering community engagement, supporting local…
Dungog by Design is pleased to present Turrin Designs for the month of December 2024. Joseph Turrin is a ceramic artist and curator working on Awabakal and Wonnurua country. His work is highly influenced by nature and the idea of the vessel as a site for provoking thoughts and emotion through materiality. The form and…
Over the past year, Dungog-based artist Helene Leane has been thoughtfully crafting a unique body of work for the This Here Then Now project, a museum activation initiative funded by the Regional Arts Fund. This project, created by Arts Upper Hunter in collaboration with the Dungog Museum, Scone Museum, and Tocal Homestead, invites artists to…
Blance Violet Maher’s exhibition is on Saturday 30 November to Wednesday 4 December 2024 at the Merriwa CWA. Blanche Violet Maher was a female nineteenth century photographer from Merriwa/ Cassilis in NSW. Blanche worked in wet and dry collodion plates from 1894 – 1920 and later in film. In March 2024 Blanche had her first…
Get ready for a massive evening of music, food, fireworks and fun when Christmas on John Street returns to Singleton’s Town Centre on Friday 6 December from 6 – 9.30pm. Bringing all the magic of the festive season, the much-loved annual event sees more than 5,000 people flood into the heart of Singleton for a…