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:…
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. Our office will be closed Friday 20 December 2019 to Sunday 12 January 2020.
In collaboration with the Singleton International Day of People With a Disability Committee, Arts Upper Hunter engaged Singleton artists Janice Hanicar, Hope Hardy and Julia McNaught to work with clients and staff from Witmore Enterprises Incorporated to create artwork with a bush theme. Artwork created during the four workshops formed the table settings for the…
Last weekend saw two exciting workshops to make and decorate tiles for the pizza oven at Bandon Grove Hall with community members of all ages joining in. Many thanks to Clare Tilyard and Alexandra Wade for their expertise and artistic guidance. The overall theme for the tiles was native plants and individual designs were based…