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…
Textile artist Sophie Cox launched her exhibition “Desks of Fabric” at the Scone Museum late last year. Now watch Thomas Ryan’s video documentating this project. “Desks of Fabric” by Sophie Cox was part of the This Here Then Now project—a museum activation program developed by Arts Upper Hunter with support from the Regional…
Monique Rennie, who works in the creative industries and lives in Merriwa, led an inspiring class of 15 First Nations youth at the Central School on 13 May 2025. This was the second of our Dare To Be Deadly series. There are some excellent artworks on the way, with four sessions through the term. …
ARIA-nominated ALLY have a passion for sharing what they know of South American and Caribbean music styles, and to present the rhythms and instrumental roles in a friendly, accessible and fun way to encourage the attendees to broaden their listening and to provide some cultural context. Via a mix of traditional and modern instrumentation, and…
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.…
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…
At Tocal Field Days, award-winning artist Todd Fuller’s immersive animation installation They Call Me Blacket will transform Tocal Homestead’s Stone Barn Stables. This six-minute animation breathes life into the narratives of the historic Blacket Barn, built in 1867 and designed by renowned church architect Edmund Blacket. Event Details • Venue: Stone Barn Stables, Tocal Homestead,…