We would love it you decided to … … promote your cultural and arts organisation, venue, community group, creative business, gallery, museum, walking trail and more through the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse. ATDW is quick, easy and FREE to all NSW businesses, community groups, organisations. Arts Upper Hunter is building a website to promote local…
LiddellWORKS is a joint project between Arts Upper Hunter and AGL Macquarie to mark the historic closure of the Liddell Power Station which occurred in April 2023. Also funded by the Department of Regional NSW, the Stronger Country Communities Fund, this project is well underway, with community events, workshops, and exhibitions to come.
Applications have now CLOSED. They’re back! And this time you’ll have a whole year to hold your program. Still a mainstay of regional arts and communities, CASP provides grants to arts and cultural groups, not-for profit-organisations and local councils for short term, locally initiated projects. Schools can’t apply but school P&C’s can. So can…
The Hunter Art Storeroom Instagram page is a rejigged version of the Merriwa Gallery Storeroom concept, with a new title, no exhibition attachment component and open to all interested. The idea is that the more artists who promote their works on the page the more it will become a ‘go to’ page for those looking…
Ten grants of up to $1000 each have been awarded to people and organisations across the Upper Hunter region. “The assessors were very impressed with the applications,” according to Executive Director John O’Brien. “And the fact is, Micro Grants are a very direct way of getting creative results happening! The dollars are not big, but…
This fun family event will be taking place this school holidays, Wednesday, October 4th at GJ’s By The Lake from 10:30am – 3:00pm. Create by the Lake is an opportunity for the local community to meet some of the LiddellWORKS Creative Program artists. This program was a collaborative partnership between Arts Upper Hunter and AGL…
A series of four free workshops commencing with a short walk through the rainforest to find your creative inspiration, then progressing through awareness of mental health first aid, goal setting, leadership and resilience training. At the same time the artwork is developed toward a professional level. Leadership of the group gradually passes onto the participants…
“Photos are important in preserving local history. They provide a glimpse into past lives, forgotten places and help shape our understanding of culture and the identity of our community,” she said. “This competition provides a great opportunity to showcase our rich local history and, in theme with History Week this year, Voices from the Past,…
In Gresford, a series of four community workshops were recently conducted by Peter Kenyon, a self-proclaimed community enthusiast and social capitalist from the Bank of Ideas. These workshops aimed to foster discussions about the community’s aspirations and desired directions for the region. Various topics were covered, including community well-being, economic issues, tourism, and recreation. One…
The sun shone brilliantly, and the crowds certainly turned out for NAIDOC celebrations held in Singleton in July. Arts Upper Hunter provided creative activities for enthusiastic participants in the form of Aboriginal designed sand art cards. AUH was represented by our Aboriginal Arts Officer Richie Lawton and Project Officers Sue Lawton and Marina Lee-Warner. …