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.
The Gallery, which will be opening soon, is inviting expressions of interest in bookings for a two week exhibition block in the gallery. EOI are being sought by artists/creators from both the Upper Hunter and beyond. Email merriwagallery@gmail.com for details.
Singleton Theatrical Society are excited to present our 2022 production, Mamma Mia! Get ready for a fantastic musical production that will have you dancing and singing in your seats! Set to the music of ABBA, Mamma Mia is a fun and energetic show, guaranteed to have the whole family laughing and singing along. Dates: Friday…
Janno McLaughlin is a regional artist based in Scone (3 hours north of Sydney) who 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 a significant landmarks. With hand-stitched squares rolling in from…
Request for Proposal Open The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is seeking to engage a suitably experienced artist/s to design and paint a community inspired mural on their signal and communications boxes at Wingen, in the NSW Upper Hunter. They are seeking an artist with a connection to the area or the rail network to…
The Muswellbrook Amateur Theatrical Society (MATS) auditions for its 2022 production of ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ is being held on 9 June 2022 ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ is a comedy farce by Marc Camoletti and adapted by Robin Hawdon. For all the details please visit http://www.mats.org.au/