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We promote, educate, facilitate and advocate for arts and cultural development across the NSW Central West.
After two fantastic years working on music development including the While the World Waits album and the Live & Kicking program, Patrick will be moving on (and out of the region). 🙁
Using CASP funding Weddin Shire Council have been able to add Indigenous Narratives to the Light Up the Night event Saturday 18 February 2023 in Grenfell.
A day of Music, Poetry, Prose and Bush Stories at the Banjo Paterson…more than a Poet Museum on Sunday 19 February 2023.
A new collaborative project between Orange Regional Museum, Orange Regional Conservatorium and Nicole Forsyth (Sydney Conservatorium of Music) will shed light on newly rediscovered music composed by WW2 internee Max-Peter Meyer and performed by the ‘Dunera’ boys.
Hands-on workshops, live music performances, indigenous stories told with drone lighting, playful interpretations of museum collections. Ten arts projects across the NSW Central West will share $17,000 in funding from the NSW Government’s annual Country Arts Support Program (CASP).
The While the World Waits exhibition opens on Saturday 21 January, 2-4pm, at The Corner Store Gallery Orange.
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Pledge a Dot is an initiative to secure the future of Regional Arts Australia. The campaign seeks to raise $1 million towards our ongoing support for the arts in Regional Australia.
While they lost all of their cookbook stock during the flash flood, they have been fortunate to receive a grant to reprint them!
Rosby Wines have announced their highly anticipated 2023 artistic program. The annual art workshop program has been held at Rosby for well over a decade, bringing highly sought-after tutors to the region.
February 24 and 25. Bathurst’s Inland Sea of Sound invites audiences to slip down Courthouse Lane and explore a whole other world of live music, comedy and more in the late-night Festival Club.
The Orange Chamber Music Festival returns in 2023 to indulge audiences in a fine selection of over 60 Artists and ensembles from all over Australia. March 9-12, 2023.
The regions foremost annual youth art exhibition and awards upstART22 open to students in Stages 5 and 6 (years 9,10, 11 & 12) was launched at the Cowra Regional Art Gallery Saturday 19 November 2022.
Following a successful performance of their concert program Almost Christmas at the Uniting Church in Bathurst, the ensemble reprised the program the following week at St. Raphael’s Church in Cowra. Now they reaching out to new members to join.
Bathurst’s Dr Juanita Kwok won the Max Kelly Award at the HCNSW Annual History Awards which were were announced at a ceremony on Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
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Closes 5pm Mon 20 Feb 2023. A week residency for a dance maker/choreographic artist at the Gunpowder Trading Post, Wolumla (Bega Valley).
Closing 26 February 2023. At Orange Regional Museum. This is a temporary position to cover Parental Leave. This position is due to end Friday 19 April 2024.
Idea submissions and attendance EOI closes 5pm 13 March 2023. As RAA lead up to the 3-day gathering held at the National Gallery Australia on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country (in Canberra) on 6 – 8 September 2023, there are a few…
EOIs close 1 March 2023.This residency program gives a regional artist studio space and accommodation in the Sydney CBD and gives a Sydney artist studio space and accommodation in rural NSW.
Closes Wed 1 March 2023. Inviting artists to complete an expression of interest for NSW regional touring in 2024.
Closes Friday 24 February 2023. All forms of creative – painters, sculptors, videographers, sound artists, ceramicists, blacksmiths, performers, glass blowers, photographers and musicians – are invited to apply.
Applications Close: 5pm Sunday 26 February 2023. Cowra Council is seeking applications for a highly motivated and suitably qualified individual to fill the position of Manager – Cowra Civic Centre.
Lithgow District Chamber of Commerce is looking to build a database of local photographers and videographers of various levels that businesses can use for events and marketing.
Close at 5pm (AEST) on Monday 6 March 2023. Funding is available for tours of all artforms, providing better access to arts and cultural experiences for regional audiences.
Battle of the Bands 2023 will be happening on March 31 at KeyStone 1889 in Bathurst
Each year, six fellowships are awarded to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers from anywhere in Australia.
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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.