Welcome to our list of arts and cultural events happening in the NSW Central West gathered from artists, event producers, great local venues and groups across the region. Use the contact or ticketing details listed with each event.
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The Uncooperative is returning! Cementa has a whole new program for young people aged 13 to 19 years old in Kandos and surrounds.
Each week, an awesome Cementa artist will show you how to make cool stuff, you’ll get FREE afternoon tea and a FREE ride home.
Come along and explore your artistic talents guided by a practicing professional artist, Caitlin Graham, and just in time for Christmas.
This workshop will focus on creating your own unique Christmas or gift cards through printmaking techniques.
Parkes Camera Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
All welcome!
Join Helen Standen and Deb Jones in a fun filled morning creating your own homemade gift wrapping with potato printing, watercolour, pom poms and other fibre crafts.
Bring your own brown paper bags to decorate, gifts to wrap and be ready to have some fun.
If you would like some personalised ornaments for your Christmas tree this workshop is for you.
Follow along or design your own in a creative space.
Learn a new skill and just enjoy the good company
Painting groups every Thursday at Northside Chapel.
Artists of all ages and abilities are welcome to come along.
Learn how to design, style and create your own hanging wreath, ready for the festive season.
Your ticket price includes bubbles and delicious snacks, plus all of the materials you will need to create a stunning, native wreath. Your wreath will dry naturally for you to use decoratively throughout the year. Join us for an evening of fun and creativity!!
Hand building and wheel instruction. Price includes clay and firing.
Classes available either individually or with a friend or two.
This group will work on a weekly activity to learn and share new knowledge and skills.
Come along and learn how to crochet, covering everything from holding your hook and yarn, through to creating designs.
Sessions every Thursday and Friday.
Free art workshops every Saturday morning.
Why not try something new. Drawing, painting, collage are just some of the activities available
Come along and explore your artistic talents guided by a professional artist currently practicing in the industry, through a workshop in printmaking, drawing, painting and photography.
Patricia Moss is an accomplished hardanger embroidery artist and has taught this craft for more than 20 years at her own studio in Sydney.
She enjoys sharing these techniques and skills with all her students.
Whether you are a beginner or an intermediate this workshop is designed to enhance your skills and creativity. It will help you gain confidence with your camera using manual settings. You will learn about the combination of aperture, shutter speeds and ISO. The importance of composition and lighting and recognise how to put it all together. The workshop will give you the skills to capture stunning travel and landscape images.
All Things Paper STEAM workshop is for children in year 3 - 6 .
Explore paper circuitry art, construct paper boats and test their floating capacity and test the strength of paper in the paper bridge challenge.
Join Weddin Landcare and local florist Elyse from Paper Daisy Studio to create a Christmas wreath using fresh and dried native florals, that will last for years to come!
These classes on every second and fourth Thursday of the month and are aimed at artists experienced in using oil paints.
Your tutor, Grahame Martin has represented Australia and has featured in both national and international magazines.
Here is a chance to get your kiddos making and nab a bargain in the process.
3 workshops and crazy sales on art kits and art supplies plus giveaways at all workshops.
Slow Stitching
The art of combining textiles and threads.
Learning to slow down our over-active minds and bodies.
To find enjoyment in doing something pleasurable.
Unleashed Entertainment Australia in conjunction with Broken Banjo Productions is organising a Tutored Lifedrawing event on Friday 15 December 2023 at Keystone 1889, 99 Keppel St Bathurst.
The event will be tutored by NSW Tafe Art instructor Bridget Thomas, with multiple short and longer poses with draped male and female models.
The Condobolin Ceramics Group meets fortnightly on Sundays. Open to beginners and advanced.
Tuition is provided by the group as a whole and is needs based around what you want to create.
Every 3rd Sunday of the month. Put the dates in your diaries. All are welcome ...
Paint & Sip - Windowrie Wines, Cheese boards, hot finger food and live music!
What a perfect way to spend an afternoon for a Christmas party or give as a gift for someone special.
It's a plethora of "creative" things to do that will colour your children's imagination everyday...eliminating any hint of boredom entering their thoughts!
Various school holiday workshops in the January 2024 school holidays.
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.
Event listings are sourced or supplied from local venues and arts organisations. Many events listed here have been originally shared by the organisers on social media. Whilst all care is taken – and accuracy is our priority – we can take no responsibility for date changes or the content of contributed information. Contact the event organisers listed for more details or to book tickets.
The best way to include your event is to use our SUBMIT HERE form (under the What’s On menu at the top of each page). These listings will be manually approved by the Arts OutWest team before publication. Please allow a couple of days for listings to be published. If you have submitted an event and want to make changes just email us at artsoutwest@csu.edu.au
‘Featured events‘ are those submitted directly online by presenters.
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