Broke has continued its silver streak at the 2025 NSW Top Tourism Town Awards, claiming second prize for the second consecutive year in the Tiny Tourism Town category (population under 1500 residents) announced this week. Mayor of Singleton, Cr Sue Moore said the award reinforced the Broke Fordwich region as a perfect destination for a…
Arts Upper Hunter would like to know if you’ve been impacted by the recent floods that swept the region. Information we collect will be used by Create NSW and Arts Upper Hunter to help develop support where needed. Please contact John on 0409 382 509 or via rado@artsupperhunter.com.au Other support available: Museums & Galleries NSW…
When young Muswellbrook based filmmaker Thomas Ryan decided to change direction from computer science to media production, it wasn’t the result of a single cinematic epiphany. “One day I just woke up and wanted to do filmmaking instead,” he laughs. “I think it started with game design—I loved the stories in those old Nintendo 64…
Despite the wet weather, a steady stream of visitors made their way into the rustic Stone Barn Stables at Tocal Homestead during Tocal Field Days (May 2–4) to experience Todd Fuller’s evocative animation They Call Me Blacket. Across the weekend, several hundred people viewed the work—many pausing, reflecting, and even returning for a second look.…
Audiences and communities across the state will soon benefit from a wave of exciting, vibrant creative projects from NSW artists, creatives and arts and cultural organisations, supported by Create NSW’s flagship arts funding program. More than $7 million from the 2024/25 Arts and Cultural Funding Program (ACFP) Round 1 Project Funding will be delivered to…
Applications close Monday 7 July 2025, midnight AEST. Established in 1997 in memory of the artist Penny Meagher, the emphasis of the Windmill Trust Scholarship is to support visual artists from regional NSW to take up career development and/or presentati on opportunities for their work. The Windmill Trust Scholarship supports artists in various career aspects,…
On an evening threatening showers, nearly 40 people gathered on the Muswellbrook Library forecourt for the unveiling of a new sculpted bench seat, Liddell, a legacy of light and dark, by artist blacksmith Will Maguire. The circular bench is designed as a place of contemplation – it is also a representation of the power station…
Artist-blacksmith Will Maguire has crafted a wry, intriguing round bench seat to commemorate the closure of Liddell Power Station. The seat includes lighting, reworked pieces of Liddell itself, and has a story to tell. The seat is to be unveiled on Monday 28 April at its new site outside the Muswellbrook Library in Bridge St.…
Are you considering applying to the 2-Year Multi-year Funding round through Create NSW? (applications NOW close 26 May 2025) Create NSW’s Multi-year funding team is hosting this online session to answer questions from applicants to the 2-Year Multi-vear Funding program WEBINAR DETAILS Webinar on 2-year Multi-year funding • When: 15 April at 11am (via Teams)…
The Board and staff of Arts Upper Hunter welcomes Cr Louise Dunn, our new delegate from the Muswellbrook Shire Council. Louise has recently retired from teaching at the Muswellbrook Primary School. Over the years Louise has organised Creative Arts Days for schools in the Upper Hunter area and performed in two Muswellbrook Amateur Theatrical…