Current Chair, Howard Glenn recently announced that he and 4 other committee members will not be seeking re-election at the AGM on Sunday 22 May. Howard advised, “It is now time for new people to step up onto the committee. We leave the organisation in a healthy financial position, to continue its dual goals of…
The Scone Literary Festival has announced Cassilis farmer Shelley Piper as the winner of its 2022 Farmers’ Short Story Writing Competition. Shelley’s story was about the 2017 Sir Ivan bushfire that swept through their beef cattle property. Second prize went to Marina Lee-Warner for ‘Life of Brian’, with third prize shared between Bill Moses for…
Upper Hunter artists Grace Barnes and Jane Richens are two of twenty-nine artists from across NSW that have been announced as participants in the state-wide Regional Futures project. Regional Futures is a two-year state-wide creative project funded by Create NSW and delivered by the NSW Regional Arts Network which represents 15 members organisations that support…
Friday 6 May, 6pm is the Official Opening of the Scone Arts & Crafts Members Exhibition for 2022. A splendid range of paintings & ceramic artworks available for purchase. In addition there is also the 2022 Scone Horse Festival High School Art Prize – an equine themed competition for local high school students. Venue: Scone…
The Hunter Valley Art Fair is being held on on the long weekend in June in Pokolbin. Artists and creatives are being invited to be part of this fabulous new event. Dates: 11, 12 and 13 June 2022 Venue:Pokolbin Community Hall Facebook: Website: http://www.huntervalleyartfair.com.au/ For all the details contact Kim Lundy and Suellyn Connelly 0429…
Presented by the Rotary Club of Singleton on Hunter, the 2022 Yancoal Singleton Art Prize is a painting and drawing show. Entries are now open! More please visit http://www.singletononhunterrotary.org.au/singleton-art-prize/
Denman-shot short film THE STRANGER to screen for community with screening partner Upper Hunter Where There’s a Will Watch the trailer here Writer/director Jenny Hicks’ short film The Stranger, which was filmed at Pickering Homestead in Denman, will screen for the community on Saturday 9 April at the Denman Memorial Hall at 3pm and 7pm.…
Did you know that as an artist or art group you are at risk of being sued if someone is injured when they visit your workshop, exhibition or performance? Or if they suffer an illness or injury from the products you use? Not to mention any property damage that may be caused to the premises.…
You are invited to a truly authentic and fun filled bush dance in the beautiful Upper Hunter Valley. Traditional music will be performed acoustically by Hunter musicians in the historic timber-lined Baerami Hall, in a picturesque valley at 1361 Bylong Valley Way, Baerami, near Sandy Hollow & Denman. It is 2 hrs west of Newcastle.…
Join Edwina Richards in conversation about the We Are Singleton: Portrait of a Town exhibition, with behind-the-scenes stories that track the evolution of this social documentary project through the time of COVID. Followed by discussion time and Q&A. Date: Thursday 7 April at 6pm Venue: Singleton Arts and Cultural Centre, Townhead Park Precinct, New England…