Tuesday 1 December in Orange and Bathurst. Regional Arts NSW (RANSW) is going on tour and they’re coming to our local area. REGISTER.
Advocacy
An idea needs somewhere to begin. For Watershed Dance Collective, an Arts OutWest Cultural Fund Microgrant helped Let’s Fly take flight. DONATE NOW.
On Tuesday 11 August make sure your arts jobs are counted in the Census.
Survey + public workshop 28 May. The community is being invited to help shape the future of arts, culture and creativity across the Parkes Shire Council Arts Advisory Committee through a new strategic planning process now underway.
What should the future of the arts look like in Australia? How best to have your say, what words to highlight, including online consultation sessions May 6 & 7 with Regional Arts Australia.
Last week the NSW Government released Heartland: a plan for regional NSW arts, culture and creative industries 2026–2035. This is the first time the NSW State Government has developed a dedicated regional arts plan. We look at how Arts OutWest’s work intersects with and supports the plan.
Donate on or before AusArt Day 23 October 2025 to make next years small grants program possible.
Some signs of relief in the arts community – although not all bases are covered – as the state government’s Create NSW 2-Year Multi-Year funding was announced last week.
The Business Connect program has been defunded.
Share your story about how the Creative Plus Business free workshops or mentoring have benefited you.
We addresses the current situation around NSW funding for regional galleries, regional arts development organisations and other regional arts programs.