Gelli printing, or gel plate printing, is a form of mono-printing that uses a reusable, soft gelatine-like plate to create unique, layered images on paper. Acrylic paint is applied to the plate with a brayer & textures and designs can be created by pressing objects like leaves, stencils, or tools onto the surface, and then…
Update. The Common by Jonathan Burrows won the Best Cinematography Award at the Blue Heeler Film Festival 2025. The Common, a short film set on Muswellbrook Common in the Upper Hunter, has been officially selected for the Blue Heeler Film Festival in the Nurture Award category. Directed by Jonathan Burrows and produced by Arts…
Small Forest Wines presents an exhibition by Maude Butta. The exhibition closes at the end of the year. Artist statement: “The Hunter Valley is a landscape of shifting modes – light dissolving into shadow, ridges glowing at dusk, valleys wrapped in silence. My paintings are not records of place, but records of feelings. Each canvas…
Elizabeth Birch, organiser of the Upper Hunter Quilt Adventure has reported. “What a wonderful weekend we had for the Quilt Adventure. The weather was perfect. A great variety of stalls in the garden and a very nice morning tea and lunch made by the Wybong Caterers. We had 65 quilts to hang and no two…
Arts On Tour’s just announced the successful applicants for their Back Roads program, touring regional NSW. One production, which Arts Upper Hunter is getting right behind, will be coming especially to our region. Of the three successful applicants, Danielle Brame Whiting’s “Flat Pack” is coming to a space near you! Touring in April 2026, this…
Cultural Identity. Ownership. First Nations rights. Stories and storylines. The Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) is having a crucial moment in Australia. Although the Muswellbrook event is cancelled due to low bookings, you can still attend at Murrook Centre, Williamtown, on 13 November… book here https://events.humanitix.com/williamtown-icip-gathering. Create NSW are holding over 20 gatherings across…
On AusArt Day on 23 October … many organisations are fundraising for the arts. Including Arts Upper Hunter. So what are we raising money for? Thanks for asking! Our Country Arts Support Program and Micro Grants every year bring real, locally conceived workshops and events to our region. So it’s no coincidence that our first fundraising…
From Federal politicians to reality TV Stars, no celebrity ego is safe from the cockatoo’s judgment! Entries are now open for the 2026 Bald Archy Prize, marking the thirtieth iteration of Australia’s premier satirical portraiture prize. Artists can enter the $10,000 acquisitive prize for the best comic or satirical portrait of an Australian distinguished in…
Event organisers, community organisations, artists, agri-tourism groups, small businesses, accommodation providers, and tourism operators are invited to our final FREE, practical workshop focused on growing their profile and reach through the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW). Sessions in Dungog, Muswellbrook and Scone have been very well received already. Singleton’s is on… Thursday, 13 November 2025,…
‘Walking together to create cultural tourism experiences’, delivered by Aboriginal Affairs NSW and Destination NSW This free event, specifically designed for Aboriginal business owners and operators, will focus on Aboriginal cultural tourism and the visitor economy. It will also be livestreamed but we reckon you won’t want to miss the opportunity for the speed networking!…