Arts Upper Hunter Quick Response Micro Grants Applications close: Wednesday 8 July 2020 In the context of the COVID-19 recovery process, Arts Upper Hunter (AUH) is offering Quick Response Micro Grants of up to $1,000 for artists or organisations including museums and historical societies working across all art forms in the Upper Hunter. The grants…
‘Icons Unprecedented’ by Shania Ganal Title of individual works: The Creation of the Social Distancing Regulations Corona Monalisa Man in the face of COVID Unnecessary Hoarding The Washing of Hands Self-Quarantine The Last Supper – Cancelled The Panic The Girl and The Corona Photo courtesy of Shania Ganal
‘Painting up a Storm’ by Teresa Byrne. Watercolour. Photo courtesy of Teresa Byrne.
“Words of Pandemic” by Leonie Rogers Language speaks Of loss Of threat and danger and disaster The new normal In a socially distanced world Where isolation isn’t only physical And our closeness is virtual While families speak and love In cyberspace Yet home alone We watch Like never before As some live…
‘Sconeavirus Cup 2020’ by Stephen Tuffin Photos taken by Teresa Byrne.
“Love in the Time of Covid” by Paula Stevenson We have been isolating for more than 60 days. But this is not so strange for us as we live a fairly isolated life anyway, 50 kms from town and not a neighbour in sight. The most noticeable blessing is that this isolation did not occur…
“Some Sort of April Fools Joke” by Roger Skinner. Photo taken by and courtesy of Roger Skinner.
“Coronavirus” by Erwin Zehentner . Photos taken by Alastair Zehentner.
Arts Upper Hunter is seeking original written and visual responses to the pandemic from writers and visual artists in the Upper Hunter for its website. Written responses can be poetry, prose, lyrics or script with a five hundred word limit and a maximum of two works per writer. Visual responses can be in any form…
The Fledermaus, [Bat for you]. One of my animorphic yarns. G’day, I’m Bertie the Bat. It’s a good life; wake up at 5 in the Arvo, say hello to all my Baty friends, and as the sun goes down, we head out to the Orchards and Vineyards to have breakfast and do whatever Bats do. Our…