An experimental creative project across the Upper Hunter. Four local community groups are participating in Arts Upper Hunter’s Visuaural, Death Cycle of a found Piano project, where a whole, ruined piano (or two) is “upcycled” by creative people and interested parties into artworks, machines, instruments, whatever! Participants will work with their piano as material, sound…
Our office in Muswellbrook will be closed from Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 July 2026 as John and Sandra are attending training in Sydney. John will be checking his emails rado@artsupperhunter.com.au from time to time. Sandra will not. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
Regional Arts NSW has opened applications for two Regional Arts Fund grant rounds: • Regional Arts Fund Project Grants • Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grants Project Grants supports high-quality arts projects that benefit regional and remote artists, arts workers, audiences and communities. Applicants can apply for up to $30,000 for projects starting in 2027.…
We’re pleased to welcome Bindi Baker to our team. Bindi will manage the Blak Arts Collective Pop Up Shop project. She has a youth-work background and will be working closely with Kemer from the Wanaruah Local Aboriginal Land Council and others across our region. Stay tuned for more news. We are also sad to say…
This gorgonzola of a school holiday workshop is on 15-17 July 2026. It is FREE and bookings are essential. Make Your Mark on the Screen Three days of digital mayhem where teens aged 12–18 collaborate to create a short animated music video — guided by one of Australia’s most experienced live visual artists. Your character,…
Arts Upper Hunter connects people, places and possibilities through the arts across Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter LGAs. With your support, we can back young people, strengthen First Nations programs, and keep vital creative opportunities within reach for our communities. Every donation makes a difference: • $50 buys art supplies for a school workshop…
Stop looking everyone! We’ve FOUND a piano (or two). Thanks so much for everyone who contacted us. Here’s what we were asking for … Do you have a piano that you need to get off your hands? Preferably one that hasn’t been tuned in years or is a bit “ruined”. Please contact Haylee Knight, Project…
An acquisitive painting and drawing show. $20,000 prize pool. Wide range of categories. From humble beginnings in 1983, “The Singleton Art Prize” has matured into one of the largest regional art prizes in NSW and one of the most prestigious. The event is organised and operated by the Rotary Club of Singleton on Hunter. In…
30 deadly and excited youth from across the Upper Hunter set their alarms early to take part in the inaugural Dare 2B Deadly Cultural Youth Day at the Minimbah Learning Centre last week. Organised by a great big team of First Nations people and overseen by Wanaruah Local Aboriginal Land Council and Arts Upper Hunter,…
For regional artists: professional development, exhibition opportunities or to deepen research with a $10,000 scholarship. Applications close Friday 13 July 2026, midnight AEST. Established in 1997 in memory of the artist Penny Meagher, the emphasis of the Windmill Trust Scholarship is to support visual artists from regional NSW to take up career development and/or presentation…