Share your story, grow your audience. Are you running events, experiences, or creative offerings in the Upper Hunter? Do you want more visitors to discover what you do? Creative Valleys and Arts Upper Hunter are teaming up with local councils across the region to offer practical workshops, helping you make the most of the Australian…
Applications for Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Project Grants are now open for projects starting in the next calendar year (2026). The Project Grants fund high-quality arts projects benefi tting regional or remote artists, arts workers, audiences and communities. The focus of the project could include any area of creative practice, multiple art forms or cross-disciplinary…
Applications for Regional Arts Fund: Quick Response Grants are open for July 2025. The grant supports immediate need that arises where the activity is unable to be planned for or supported in other funding rounds, for example taking up professional development, skills development or small activity opportunities at short notice. Individuals can apply for up…
The Aboriginal Regional Arts Alliance (ARAA) will be hosting a stall for the very first time at AgQuip 2025, Australia’s largest agricultural event, taking place in Gunnedah from 19–21 August 2025. This is a major opportunity to showcase First Nations artists from Regional and Remote NSW to a new and significant audience of over 100,000…
Singleton’s NAIDOC celebrations will extend to an art exhibition and a rugby league gala day in addition to the annual Community Day at Singleton Showground as this year’s National NAIDOC Week marks 50 years with the theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy. The ever-popular Community Day will return to Singleton Showground during the…
A significant contingent of NSW Aboriginal artists will be represented for the first time atthe Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair 2025 thanks to the joint efforts of the Aboriginal Culture,Heritage & Arts Association (ACHAA) and the Aboriginal Regional Arts Alliance (ARAA). These sector-leading organisations will bring the vibrant, diverse styles of NSW Aboriginalartists to the national…
Broke has continued its silver streak at the 2025 NSW Top Tourism Town Awards, claiming second prize for the second consecutive year in the Tiny Tourism Town category (population under 1500 residents) announced this week. Mayor of Singleton, Cr Sue Moore said the award reinforced the Broke Fordwich region as a perfect destination for a…
Arts Upper Hunter would like to know if you’ve been impacted by the recent floods that swept the region. Information we collect will be used by Create NSW and Arts Upper Hunter to help develop support where needed. Please contact John on 0409 382 509 or via rado@artsupperhunter.com.au Other support available: Museums & Galleries NSW…
When young Muswellbrook based filmmaker Thomas Ryan decided to change direction from computer science to media production, it wasn’t the result of a single cinematic epiphany. “One day I just woke up and wanted to do filmmaking instead,” he laughs. “I think it started with game design—I loved the stories in those old Nintendo 64…
Despite the wet weather, a steady stream of visitors made their way into the rustic Stone Barn Stables at Tocal Homestead during Tocal Field Days (May 2–4) to experience Todd Fuller’s evocative animation They Call Me Blacket. Across the weekend, several hundred people viewed the work—many pausing, reflecting, and even returning for a second look.…