Grants of up to $1,000 are available for artists or organisations including museums and historical societies working across all artforms in the Upper Hunter region. The grants are aimed at helping artists and arts organisations to take a small but crucial step forward in their creative pursuits. Note that there is a limited pool of…
In a unique initiative, HORIZONS: Creative Industries Career Launchpad is a 12-month project supporting career pathways for young creatives across regional New South Wales. With a cohort of 75 regional-based young creatives, HORIZONS seeks to demonstrate that a fulfilling creative career is not only attainable but sustainable in a regional context. Selected through an application…
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,…
Change Generators: Closure and Hope As We Move into a Post-Carbon Future Be in the audience for this keenly anticipated panel. ABC Radio National’s Natasha Mitchell leads a session to debate the future for our region and the world. As Liddell changes from coal-generation to renewables and storage (even nuclear?!?), what other generators of change are…
The Upper Hunter’s retired coal-fired Liddell Power Station helped to keep the lights on across NSW and sustained businesses for more than half a century until closure in April last year. The LiddellWORKS project – an innovative partnership between Arts Upper Hunter (AUH) and AGL – invited artists to mark the occasion. A highly competitive…
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 –…
FULLY BOOKED but sign up for the waiting list. Are you interested in digital art, animation, music or beatmaking? Sign up for Next//Studio – a FREE school holiday program hosted by Singleton Arts and Cultural Centre in their state-of-the-art Digital Studio room. These sessions are now FULL. There will be a waiting list – stay…
Arts Upper Hunter is calling upon artists from diverse backgrounds and skill sets to apply for this unique opportunity. Successful applicants will collaborate closely with small local museums and their dedicated staff and volunteers. Artist Fee is $4,000. Applications close 6th May 2024. Click to access guidelines. Click to complete Application Form. If you are…
On 13 April we unveiled our new website dedicated to What’s On, Who’s Who and What’s Where in our region. Creative Valleys: Cultural Trails of the Upper Hunter was launched by Member for the Upper Hunter, Dave Layzell, at the CWA Hall in Murrurundi. Creative Valleys stands as a curated online platform spotlighting artistic and…