Arts Upper Hunter is pleased to announce that it will fund eight community organisations through its Country Arts Support Program (CASP) grants. CASP has long been a vital support for regional arts, enabling community groups to hold small bespoke workshops, or create artworks, or have performances or exhibitions. This year, in addition to the $17,000…
As reported in the June ArtSparks, Scone artist Janno McLaughlin has set herself the task of sewing/assembling a quilt as big as a house to deliver to the Ukrainian embassy in London then on to Ukraine to be wrapped Christo-like around significant landmarks. Janno is asking for people all over Australia (and the world) to get…
Australian artists and arts workers are invited to participate in a research project about the visual arts sector in Australia. Click to commence survey. Visual Arts Work aims to strengthen the sustainability of the Australian visual art industry. We know incomes are low for artists and arts workers and this research seeks to develop a…
Paterson Allyn Williams Science & Ideas Hub’s presents 3 Art + Science in July School Holidays. Soundscapes: Record your world Saturday 2 July 10am to 2pm Record the sounds of this place – in the ground, under the water or inside a tree. Our visiting sound artist is bringing some very special microphones to use.…
The Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is an annual event providing an avenue for conceptual photographic artists to express their creativity in a serious exhibition. Winner announced: 9 July 2022. Exhibition: 11 July to 27 August 2022 Venue: Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, Bridge St, Muswellbrook. For details on the Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize visit website For…
The new Merriwa Gallery has excitedly had its first two exhibitions. Both photographic, the first planned over the Festival of the Fleeces weekend, and the second set up for the following week. The FOTF event was a co – exhibition featuring the works of Ellie Matthews’,‘for the love of rust’, and Roger Skinner’s ‘Landscapes et.al’.…
Experienced sector leader Karen Rodgers has been appointed as Director of Arts with Create NSW, a newly created role within the NSW Government’s agency responsible for arts, screen and culture. Ms Rodgers joins Create NSW from the Australia Council for the Arts and will be responsible for overseeing arts and cultural operational funding programs and…
Scone Films presents Christmas in July!. Dress up “Elvissy or Christmassy” if you feel the urge! They may even have some prizes… ELVIS is a 2022 biographical musical drama film directed by Baz Luhrmann. The film stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, respectively, as singer Elvis Presley and his manager Colonel Tom Parker. Date: Friday…
Fast Turnaround Grants Program – EOI close Monday 27 June 2022 Arts Upper Hunter First Nations Creative Engagement Community Grants Program Click to download a pdf of these guidelines Click to download application form (Word .doc format). If you are unable to download, please contact us. Overview Arts Upper Hunter (AUH) is…
This video was created by Anna Rankmore. Arts Upper Hunter is supported by Create NSW, Dungog Shire Council Muswellbrook Shire Council Singleton Council and the Upper Hunter Shire Council.