ARTS outwest
We promote, educate, facilitate and advocate for arts and cultural development across the NSW Central West.
OUR NEWS
Friday 4 Feb, 6pm. Agrestic Grocer Orange. Arts Out West and The Agrestic Grocer present Meet The Songwriter Sessions featuring artists from The Central West telling the stories behind their songs. This first session features Orange local Robbie Mortimer.
Sun 6 Feb, 2pm, Cowra Civic Centre. These Central West favourites are headed to Cowra for our next Live & Kicking, all ages, gig.
HAPPY NEW YEAR. Kick off the dust of 2021 and jump into NSW Central West arts and culture in 2022. Let us know what you have coming up and how we can help you.
Looking for original Christmas gifts? Our Kew Y Ahn Gallery at Hartley Historic Site is open up to Dec 23 with lots of beautiful gifts and artwork made by Aboriginal artists from across the NSW Central West.
Applications close Monday 31 January 2022. We are looking for an Executive Director to work with our communities and lead the organisation into its next phase of development.
Arts OutWest’s executive director Dr Tracey Callinan is moving on – she has just been appointed CEO of state peak body Regional Arts NSW.
Creative Kids vouchers: have you considered getting your business or organisation involved? We look at how they work, changes happening in 2022 and tips for using them in your business.
Due to the current Covid situation, Andy has cancelled all his gigs for January. We will try to reschedule Andy’s Live & Kicking gig at another time in 2022. We thank everyone for their patience in these interesting times.
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Online maps of arts and cultural experiences
Technology connecting arts & aged care
Live, local, music gigs
REGIONAL NEWS
Forbes Arts Society has made its decision on the contractors for the new build at the former ambulance station. The contractors, Regional West Construction will commence work in mid-January.
60 NSW cultural infrastructure projects supported through Round 1 of the NSW Government’s Creative Capital program, including some super exciting success for five Central West organisaitons.
Mudgee and regional NSW’s most renowned outdoor sculpture exhibition, Sculptures in the Garden, has enjoyed a hugely successful event for the 11th year.
NOW LIVE: SITE ACTIVATE is a guide for communities to utilise and repurpose non-operational rail infrastructure located in NSW for arts and cultural engagement through placemaking.
ORC are very excited to announce that they have been granted funding by the NSW Government to purchase a Steinway C-227 Concert Grand Piano in the coming year.
Born and raised in Orange, James Sutherland is a singer songwriter, whose earliest memories of music come from his mum and dad playing Keith Urban’s albums while cooking dinner, with James and his siblings just sitting and listening.
The NSW Government has announced plans for a new Destination Network, moving a large portion of the Arts OutWest region into a new Central NSW network.
Parkes Shire Council is pleased to be partnering with the Parkes Community Arts Inc to host the upcoming Teeny Tiny Art Festival next month.
ARTS opportunities
EOIs close 27 Feb, 2022. Local Giants is calling for applications from regionally based producers for the inaugural Regional Producers Platform.
Closes 14 Feb, 2022. Firstdraft and Metro Arts are now seeking proposals from regionally based NSW artists, for the 2022 exhibition program. An info session will be held on 19 January at 6.30 pm.
Closes 4 February 2022 for March 22 exhibition. The Portland Art Purchase Society would like to formally announce the 2022 Portland Art Prize theme is: WELL WORN.
Applications close Monday 31 January 2022. We are looking for an Executive Director to work with our communities and lead the organisation into its next phase of development.
Closes 4 Feb 2022. The Inland Sea of Sound is calling for song writers from the Central West to submit their original songs for an exciting new highlight of the annual Bathurst festival.
Closes 10 February 2022. The Round Six Infrastructure Projects Stream supports investment ready projects that provide economic and social benefits for regional and remote areas.
Closes 31 January 2022. For Annual Organisation, Project, and Creative Koori Project categories.
Closes 9 Feb 2022. Cowra Regional Art Gallery invites young artists between the ages of five and 18 to paint a portrait of someone special to them and submit an entry to the Cowra Young Archie Competition.
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Arts OutWest acknowledges the traditional owners of the country on which we work, the Wiradjuri / Wiradyuri people, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their custodians past, present and emerging.