Dungog’s Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has hit an impressive milestone. Over 100 babies and toddlers in the Dungog Shire are now receiving a free book each month thanks to the dedicated volunteers and the generous sponsors of Dungog Early Literacy Inc and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL). Anne Higgins, Chairperson of the Dungog Early Literacy…
MusicNSW recent announced the first (of five) tour, the Songbird Sessions, featuring the talented Saralyn from Paterson, Upper Hunter. Saralyn is a rising country star. Her music blends heartfelt storytelling with the sonic influences of Stevie Nicks, Lainey Wilson and Dolly Parton. In 2024, she won the Gympie Music Muster Mothertone Talent Search open category,…
Regional Arts NSW and The Windmill Trust are pleased to announce that the 2025 Windmill Trust Scholarship for regional NSW artists has been awarded to Shan Turner-Carroll, currently based in his hometown Lovedale, on the lands of the Wonnarua people. Read more…. Photo: Shan Turner-Carroll “Bodies On A Rock”, 2020, installation, sculpture, video, performance. Photo: MRAG,…
Arts Upper Hunter is launching our latest innovation on the Creative Valley website. These custom curated itineraries incorporating events and places to visit provide visitors and locals alike, the opportunity to embrace the creative valleys of the Upper Hunter. Initially, AUH has put together 4 itineraries focusing on Dungog Shire to coincide with Sculptures on…
RALLY is a collaborative initiative by Regional Arts NSW (RANSW) and Alex Wisser (co-founder of Cementa Festival), designed to fuel Rural Arts-Led Regeneration by championing creativity, collaboration, and community leadership. The arts play a crucial role in enlivening communities. This is especially true in rural towns, where artists are embedded into the fabric of the…
The Cad Factory (Narrandera) and Brand X (Sydney) are committed to a rural and urban flow of artistic exchange and learning. The Scene Shift residency program gives a regional artist studio space in the Sydney CBD and gives a Sydney artist studio space in rural NSW, creating a meaningful dialogue between the art ecologies of…
This workshop is booked out, but add your name to the waiting list. If we get the numbers, we might run another one. Event organisers, community organisations, artists, agri-tourism groups, small businesses, accommodation providers, and tourism operators are invited to a FREE, practical workshop on Thursday, 7 August 2025, 10am to 1.30pm, at the Dungog…
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…