The board and staff of Arts Upper Hunter welcome Ivan Skaines back to the board. Ivan has been a long-time supporter of AUH. He was a board member from 2019 to 2023 and Chair for two of those years. Ivan was the Acting ED in 2009. Photo courtesy of Ivan.
The Scone Arts and Crafts have launched a brand new website https://sconeartsandcrafts.org.au/ The SAC is a vibrant, membership-based community not-for-profit organisation situated in Scone, New South Wales. They are dedicated to the promotion and celebration of local arts and crafts. Through regular workshops, classes, and exhibitions, they encourage creativity and skill development. They also extend their…
Change Generators: Closure and Hope As We Move into a Post-Carbon Future will feature on Big Ideas on 3 July. On Thursday 27 June Natasha Mitchell from ABC Radio National hosted this excellent panel inspired by the LiddellWORKS exhibition, at the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, before an audience of 55 interested locals. The nation-wide broadcast of the…
Arts Upper Hunter, in partnership with Tocal Homestead, Scone Museum, and Dungog Museum, is delighted to announce the successful applicants for the This Here Then Now (THTN) Museum Activation Residency Program. Funded by the Regional Arts Fund, this residency initiative aims to revitalize small local museums by creatively engaging artists with their collections, spaces, characters,…
DAS is co-ordinating a mini road trip to Singleton and Muswellbook Regional Galleries to see the fabulous LiddellWORKS exhibition. “This must-see exhibition, the culmination of our 16 artist residencies, opened 8 June 2024 in Muswellbrook and 14 June in Singleton (yes it’s spread across two galleries). LiddellWORKS is a program marking the closure of the…
Create NSW have overhauled their funding model and system, the Arts & Cultural Funding Program. They’re holding live information sessions and online webinars to explain the new approach and answer questions. There are a lot of questions, including about the changeover period. I strongly urge you to have a look at the changes, some of…
Create NSW is seeking NSW based arts and cultural practitioners that demonstrate strong sector knowledge, strategic thinking, and diversity of experience and expertise. Artform Boards are formal Boards appointed through the NSW Public Service Commission to support the NSW Minister for the Arts to make good funding decisions. Applications close 10 July 2024. For all…
Audiences of all ages, from every corner of the state, will enjoy unforgettable experiences when 17 outstanding performing arts productions and cultural programs head out on tour, thanks to Create NSW’s Regional Arts Touring 2023/24 fund. The world-class productions are set to hit the road to a total of 59 different regional communities from Bellingen…
Singers are encourage to join the Singleton Singers. The group is very excited about an upcoming concert in July with Singleton Town Band They meet on a Tuesday evening at 6pm at the Salvation Army Hall, Singleton and finish on time one hour later. For more information call into a practice session or visit Facebook
Check out some fresh tunes from around the Mid North Coast, Upper Hunter and Orana region on this Spotify playlist from MusicNSW. First Nations artists from across NSW are invited to attend EPK Masterclasses, including an online option. Learn to develop and Electronic Press Kit (EPK) with Awesome Black’s Travis De Vries. Coming soon –…