Arts Upper Hunter is continuing to support local artists and cultural organisations. Staff are now working remotely. Mark and Sandra can be contacted via email and social media, or you can call Mark on 0409 382 509.
The following art events and festivals in the Upper Hunter have been postponed or cancelled in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Many of the annual events have been cancelled for 2020 with plans to be held in 2021. Dungog Shire Irish Night being held by Bandon Grove School of Arts – postponed Read more….…
Please note that due to the CONVID-19 pandemic this forum has been postponed. Recognising how valuable the arts can be in improving health outcomes as well as promoting health and wellbeing in the wider community, the forum will look at the benefits of integrating the arts into the design and delivery of health and community…
The Singleton Art Prize has been cancelled for 2020. Presented by the Rotary Club of Singleton on Hunter, the 2020 Yancoal Singleton Art Prize is a painting and drawing show. There is a wide range of categories and a total prize pool over $18,000. Entries close 26 June 2020. For all the details including…
Playwright Ang Collins, theatremaker Frieda Lee and theatre directors Justice Jones and Claudia Osborne are the four emerging practitioners who will complete three-month theatre residencies ahead of one being selected as the first recipient of the Create NSW and Griffin Theatre Company Incubator Fellowship. The four will receive professional mentorship from the theatre company as…
NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Bandon Grove School of Arts invites you to join them on Friday 27 March at their hall on Chichester Dam Rd for dinner (2 courses) and dancing to “Outback”. Date: Friday 27 March 2020 Venue: Bandon Grove School of Arts, Chichester Dam Rd, Bandon Grove. Time: Dinner 6-7pm, “Outback”…
Gallery on Dowling opened its doors on Saturday 15th February to a large crowd of over 100 locals and visitors to Dungog Shire. Jeanne Harrison and I were overwhelmed by everyone’s support. The gallery has a wide selection of original prints made with various techniques including monotypes, drypoint, lino, collagraph and etching. Visitors are invited…
Oil, water colour, and pen…. Maude’s positive challenge, imagination and thoughts are here on the wall in this exhibition of 25 paintings. This is Maude’s third exhibition at Small Forest. The exhibition will close on Sunday 29 March. Venue: Small Forest, 5052 Jerrys Plains Road (Golden Highway ), Denman Open: Saturday & Sunday from 10am…
Have You Got the Moves to Take Home a Prize? Dance crazes have been around for years and now it’s the Upper Hunter’s chance to have a go at inventing one. Arts Upper Hunter’s Dance Craze Video Comp is for young people aged 8 to 15 living the Dungog, Singleton, Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter local…
Singleton Library may not be the most obvious venue to spend a romantic afternoon, but that’s all about to change with the Singleton community invited to rekindle their library love affair this Valentine’s Day. From a blind date with a book, a special love-themed Storytime, to a pop-up Library and Storytime at Singleton Square, there…