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…
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…
CASP is the long-running and much-loved small grants program for community arts across regional NSW. It’s a great way a community group or facility can have a Project Come True in their area. This year Arts Upper Hunter is including Micro Grants. Applications for Arts Upper Hunter Country Arts Support Program and Micro Grants open…
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,…
We’re building a register of people who are interested in working with us. From time to time, we receive opportunities through grants or sponsorship to run exciting programs, and we want to connect with talented people who can help us deliver them. The kinds of roles we offer include: Project Officers – delivering arts projects…
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…
The Blak Arts banner had its first public outing. Pictured are Kemer Edwards and Vanessa Kelman who are delivering the program through AUHs partnership with Wanaruah LALC. Picture is alsoJohn O’Brien who had a crazy good time. The Blak Arts Collective project is supported through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program. Photos…
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…
{Making images, animations, AR and careers in the digital world} NEXT Studio is a three-day intensive creative industries workshop teaching high school-aged students about digital art, animation and soundtrack elements. And it’s FREE. Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 July 2025, 9am to 3pm each day. The workshop will be held in Singleton Arts + Cultural…