Inherit: old and new histories Exhibition
Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSWInherit: old and new histories brings together both familiar and less well-known stories from across the Central West. Exploring the region’s history, the exhibition highlights big events and significant personalities also the lives and experiences of everyday people.
How Cities Work – Exhibition Orange
Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSWORANGE REGIONAL MUSEUM, ORANGE.
Explore the city inside and out, top to bottom in a whole new way at How Cities Work. From skyscrapers to underground networks, this interactive family exhibition reveals the secret workings of our busy urban centres
More than tea and scones
Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSWORANGE REGIONAL MUSEUM
Celebrating one hundred years of CWA NSW, take a behind-the-scenes look at our local and regional CWA branches to discover the remarkable work, passion and community service performed.
Liam Benson: Hello, good to meet you
Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSWORANGE REGIONAL GALLERY.
Liam Benson is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice incorporates performance, photography, video and textiles. His work is informed by working collaboratively with diverse communities through an ongoing conversation about how culture, sub-culture and identity interrelate and evolve.
Steve Lopes: Encountered
Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSWORANGE REGIONAL GALLERY.
a survey exhibition of works from 1997 to 2021, including rarely seen drawings, prints and collages, together with the artist’s diaries and drawing books.
WINTER
Rankin Cottage Crafts, Bathurst 117 Rankin Street, Bathurst, NSWRANKIN COTTAGE CRAFTS.
Brrrrr winter has arrived!
Rankin Cottage Crafts have been busy bees hand making winter woolies to
keep you and your loved ones warm this winter.
SAMANTHA CORONEL
Peisley St Gallery, Orange 54 Peisley St Gallery, Orange, NSWPEISLEY STREET GALLERY ORANGE.
Samantha has created a body of work that shows the emotion of a person in an instant, capturing the source of inspiration in an image.
She has uncovered how valuable is the revelation of the soul and one’s attitude that goes with it.
Peter Larsen – Award Winning Artist
Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre Ken Nakajima Place, Cowra, NSWPeter is an award winning artist, he has painted "Ukrainian Sunflowers" and will donate the sale of the peice to Ukrainian Families
Luke Sciberras: A LIFE IN PRINT
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70-78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSWBATHURST REGIONAL ART GALLERY, BATHURST.
Hill End based artist Luke Sciberras has donated 64 prints to the permanent collection of Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, the largest single donation of work ever made to the collection. The artist has also confirmed his intention to donate one print from each series he makes in the future to mark his life’s journey in prints. A selection of the gifted prints and related drawings will be on presented in conjunction with Luke Sciberras: Side of the Sky survey.
Luke Sciberras: Side of the Sky
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70-78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSWBATHURST REGIONAL ART GALLERY, BATHURST.
Side of the Sky will focus on Sciberras’ extensive travels, and highlight his connection to Wedderburn, Hill End and the Central West region. The exhibition will also foreground Sciberras’ lesser-known drawing and print practice.
John Daly: reCLAYm
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70-78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSWBATHURST REGIONAL ART GALLERY, BATHURST. Using the transformative power of the kiln to reclaim and reuse waste materials, the resulting works in reCLAYm are a manifesto for an innovative and environmentally aware approach to art making. Daly aims to inspire others to creatively reuse that which was considered useless, and to add his own ripples to this new wave of action and debate amongst artistic practitioners.
PLASTIC FREE KANDOS
WAYOUT ARTSPACE KANDOS
Assemblages and sculptures, prints, photos, videos and live performances tackle our sticky relationship with this useful but monstrous family of materials. The opening event promises to be serious but lots of fun with blessings performed by the witty and unapologetic Sisters of Perpetual PlastIx, a Ukulele performance of “Plastic in the House” with community participation from the Kandos Ukulele Group, Washing Up! (you can clean up after yourselves rather than chuck your trash in a bin and walk away), Be blessed! and Bell Ringing.
EXHIBITION: Contemporary Australian Art
The Corner Store Gallery, Orange 382 Summer Street, Orange, NSWWe are a small, independently run space located in the thriving regional community of Orange in NSW. We exhibit a diverse range of emerging and well-established artists specialising in a great variety of mediums.
Shop our full collection online: Wall Works, Ceramics and Sculptures.
Parkes Gigs June 23 – July 10
Parkes Parkes, NSWLive music events at various venues around Parkes.
A City for Kids, SPARKE Project
Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSWThis joyful art-making and environmental education project was developed with our friends @orangeregionalmuseum and hundreds of school children and their teachers through the SPARKE network of local public primary schools.
Dobell Drawing Prize #22
Cowra Regional Art Gallery 77 Darling Street, Cowra, NSWThe exhibition showcases the finalists’ artworks across a broad range of media that acknowledges the foundational principals of drawing, while also encouraging challenging and expansive approaches to drawing
Ruby Tuesday – The Chicks
The Agrestic Grocer, Orange 426 Molong Road, Orange, NSWHustle and Heart was created from two best friends combining their love of singing with their drive to be part of the prestigious local music scene.
Hannah and Allie can regularly be seen on stage with Orange Theatre Company, playing pivotal roles such as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (Hannah) and Sophie in Mamma Mia (Allie).
Multi-Sensory Deep Relaxation at The Gallery
Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSWORANGE REGIONAL GALLERY
Join Shell McCahon for a multi-sensory experience inspired by Liam Benson's interactive installation 'hello, good to m
Amy Shark – Bathurst
Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre 105 William Street, Bathurst, NSWBMEC
Fresh off her Cry Forever arena tour, adored pop singer-songwriter, Amy Shark has today announced she’ll be hitting the road for a mammoth 42 date regional tour of Australia across May, June, July and August this year, presented by triple j, Handsome Tours and Select Music.
WELDING WORKSHOP WITH MAURICE BERRY – JUNE
Rosby Wines, Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Mudgee 122 Strikes Ln, Eurunderee, NSWROSBY, MUDGEE
During this hands-on course you’ll learn the fundamental skills required to carry out basic welding techniques using electric arc welders.
FILM: How to Please A Woman
Cowra Civic Centre 104 Darling Street, Cowra, NSWFilm. Gina is not feeling fabulous. She has lost her job and feels stuck and frustrated in a passionless marriage. She has always lived life on the sidelines – that is, until she is met with the groundbreaking business opportunity of converting a team of well-built moving guys into well-built housecleaners. Initially the response from her ocean-swimming community is immediate, and her all-male cleaning staff an instant hit. Finally, she is the boss she has always wanted to be.
Marramarra Makerspace
Marramarra Makerspace Studio, Parkes Shire council Parkes Library, Bogan St, Parkes, NSWThe Marramarra Makerspace Studio is a flexible STEAM space in the Parkes Shire Library and Cultural Centre.
Free to use for library members the space fosters learning, creativity and opportunities in the areas of STEM and the Arts.
The Listening Room Open Mic Sessions
Jack Duggans Irish Pub, Bathurst 135 George Street, Bathurst, NSWA new weekly Open Mic session. You can sign up from 6.30pm to perform three songs (or about 15 minutes), in an acoustic format (no drums or electric guitars etc). The event is hosted by local musician Cletis Carr, who has over 20 years' experience running these events at venues such as Penrith Panthers Club.
Weekly Babies Music Class
Mitchell Conservatorium of Music, Bathurst Russell Street, Bathurst, NSWThis class is the ideal place for babies aged 0-2 to begin learning the joy of music in a fun and dynamic environment.
Thursday Storytime – Orange Library
Orange City Library 147 Byng Street, Civic Precinct, Orange, NSWStorytime at Orange City Library is lots of fun. We read stories, sing songs, play games and make craft. They are held during the school term and cater for preschool children and their carers. Storytime is free and each session lasts approximately one hour. Tuesday’s programme (book and craft) is repeated on Wednesday and Thursday.
NAIDOC Week Event Bathurst
Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre 105 William Street, Bathurst, NSWNAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth
Play Reading: Must’ve Been a Ghost, Then.
Keystone 1889, Bathurst 99 Keppel St, Bathurst, NSWMust’ve Been A Ghost, Then, is a play written by emerging playwright, Peggy Aitken
The What’s On calendar covers arts and heritage events happening across the NSW Central West in the local government areas of Bathurst Region, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Region, Oberon, Orange, Parkes and Weddin.
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