Singleton will be holding their NAIDOC celebrations on Wednesday, July 5th at the Singleton Showground from 10:00AM -2:00PM. AUH project officers and our Aboriginal Arts Officer, Richie Lawton will be in attendance providing Aboriginal inspired creative activities for the family fun day. Details visit Facebook. On Sunday, July 30th Gomeroi artist Jakeob Watson will be…
If you need support, Hunter New England Health currently have two drop-in mental health clinics open: Singleton Youth Venue, Corner of Bathurst and Pitt streets, Singleton, from 9am; and Branxton Community Centre, 35 Bowen Street Branxton, from 10am. For members of the public who wish to donate money to support survivors and victims’ families, there’s…
Paint it, draw it, kiln it, etch it, shape it, cut it, linocut it, print it, bend it, smith it, solder it, weld it, sew it, bead it, knit it, weave it, felt it, meld it, crochet it, patchwork it, sculpt it, mosaic it! Entries will be accepted from artists residing in postcodes: 2328, 2329,…
Mona Magazine is thrilled to announce the launch of its third print edition, celebrating the art, stories and interviews of 41 regional and rural Australian women. Issue 03 features stunning cover art by Albury artist Dr Jet Driver-o’Keefe and Stanley artist R’Baahn. The third edition of Mona Magazine builds upon the success of its first…
The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, published in 1898. The novel opens in the mid-1890s, with aliens on Mars plotting an invasion of Earth because their resources were dwindling. On October 30 of 1938, a radio platform known as The Mercury Theater on the Air…
Support regional Aboriginal Artists without leaving the house. 150 Artists from across regional NSW will be selling their products ONLINE through www.herenowandalways.com, from 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 – 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 so make sure you mark your calendar and get in quick to purchase works with 100% of the funds going back to Regional NSW Aboriginal artist. Visit http://www.herenowandalways.com
Entries are now open for the 1st National Survey Exhibition of contemporary blacksmithing practice to be hosted by the Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie, from December 2023 – February 2024. This exhibition will be a professionally curated and juried exhibition which celebrates the craftsmanship and creativity of forged ironwork while also recognising the diversity of…
Now in its fifth year, the Australian Photographic Society’s Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is a national $25,000 acquisitive prize that seeks to find Australia’s best conceptual photographic works. Use this link to enter: https://linktr.ee/Artscentre Entries Close – 19 May 2023 The 2023 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is made possible by the Australian Photographic Society in…
CASP has been running for decades and is a vital support for regional arts, enabling community groups to hold small bespoke workshops, or create artworks, or have performances or exhibitions, that fit their local people and create further opportunities for artists. “The applicants ranged across many artforms, across the whole of this region,” according to…
The board and staff of Arts Upper Hunter thanked Ivan Skaines, our outgoing Chair and Board Member, at the March meeting. Ivan joined the Board in 2018, was appointed as Deputy Chair in 2020 and Chair in 2021. Ivan has had a long association with AUH. He was even Acting Executive Director for 3 months in…