2023/24 Regional Arts Touring funding program has opened.

Audiences of all ages in regional NSW and rural areas will soon have more access to the state’s best artistic and cultural productions, with applications for Create NSW’s 2023/24 Regional Arts Touring funding program opening today. NSW artists and cultural producers are invited to apply for funding to tour high-quality programs, experiences and events to…

2023 Newcastle Short Story Award Shortlist Announcement

The Hunter Writers’ Centre is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Newcastle Short Story Award. After careful consideration, judges Angela Meyer and Winnie Dunn have chosen twenty-nine standout stories for publication in an accompanying anthology. The judges commented on the diverse range of submissions, noting a mix of rural and urban settings, contemporary…

Arts Upper Hunter Inc Celebrates 20 Years

The Board of Arts Upper Hunter celebrated AUH’s 20th anniversary of incorporation with cake! Cutting the cake are Jacqui Bakewell, Acting Chair (left) and Jennifer Lecky, Treasurer. Jennifer was a founding board member of AUH. Other Board members are from left Robert Booth, Michael Tobin and newby Kim Lundy. Attending via zoom were Dan Thompson…