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Regional Arts Development Central West NSW
Professional development
opportunities for arts education

Arts OutWest provides opportunities for arts education across different levels including professional development, industry knowledge, and hobbyist participation, where funding permits.

Current activities
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Media Associates
Media Associates

Photography team

Out of the Studio
Out of the Studio

visual arts networking

Accessible Artistry
Accessible Artistry

visual art workshops

Cultural Tourism Resources
Cultural Tourism Resources

Toolkit

BlakView
BlakView

2026: critical writing in the arts

Latest news

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Thanks Creative Plus Business

Tax can be fun! Really it can.
Thank you to our long running professional development delivery partners Creative Plus Business for two workshops in Cowra on 19 August (‘Starting a Creative Business’ and ‘Tax for Creatives’).
And for the 23 free workshops since 2023.

ATDW Masterclass
ATDW for Arts and Cultural Tourism Experiences

Next free webinar: Wed 10 September.
Events promotors, artists, creative businesses and venues. Register on the nation-wide database used by the tourism sector – the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW). These two FREE webinars show you how.

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Cowra Creative Business Day: Free Workshops

TUESDAY 19 AUGUST, COWRA REGIONAL ART GALLERY.
Join Creative Plus Business and Arts OutWest for a day of learning, networking, and business building, designed for creative practitioners, artists, and small creative businesses.

Klancie screen shot films
Horizons films

New films about the Horizons Creative Industries Career Launchpad project for young people in regional NSW aged 16-27, including Central West participants.

past project case studies

Examples of past professional development activities

Clear Filters
Creative Plus Business
Creative Plus Business

2023-2025: professional development

Groundfloor
Groundfloor

Supported 2024: ARI gathering

Vision 20/50
Vision 20/50

an (im)possible festival

Horizons
Horizons

Career launchpad for 16 to 27 year olds

APRA AMCOS SongMakers
APRA AMCOS SongMakers

Supported 2022: Youth song making

Regional Futures
Regional Futures

2021-23: State-wide, multi arts project,

Springboard
Springboard

2021: arts Business skills

Portfolio Project
Portfolio Project

2014: professional development sessions for creatives

Rural Arts and Culture Symposiums
Rural Arts and Culture Symposiums

2014-15: Conversations about how and why we make arts and culture

Musicians in Hospitals Training
Musicians in Hospitals Training

2016: Pilot program training musicians to work in hospitals

Artstate Bathurst
Artstate Bathurst

2018: Part conversation, part arts festival.

Artshed
Artshed

Artists Run Initiative for artists with and without disability