Soap making workshop
Leadlight Window Studio, Bathurst 89 Stewart St, BathurstTake home: 12 bars of soap you make, the reusable soap mould & instructions.
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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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EVANS ARTS COUNCIL WATERCOLOUR ART CLASSES
Lee Street Hall. Kelso 7 Lee Street, Kelso, NSW, AustraliaIf you're interested in learning the delicate art of watercolour painting, look no further than the
Evans Arts Council's watercolour art classes. Led by experienced instructors, these classes offer
a wonderful opportunity to develop your skills in this beautiful medium. And the best part is, you
can bring your own items - such as paints, brushes, and paper - to use during the sessions.
Mondays at the Museum
Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, AustraliaExplore the Museum with us every Monday morning. For children aged 3-5 and their grown ups.
Free, bookings required
Free Online Painting Classes For Adults – Parkes
OnlineOnline Art classes designed to teach various kinds of art including canvas painting, pencil colors, sketching, acrylic/watercolors
LIMESTONE CARVING WORKSHOP WITH DAMIEN LUCAS AT ROSBY
Rosby Wines, Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Mudgee 122 Strikes Ln, Eurunderee, NSW, AustraliaDuring this lively two-day workshop you’ll be guided to produce your own limestone sculpture based on ideas developed from drawings, clay sketches, or a study. Learn to visualise the sculpture within the block and then bring it to life whilst learning about the tools and methods of carving. You'll also develop your sense of sculptural language. The physical and energetic nature of the carving process means that this workshop is bound to be both challenging and fun for participants. The workshop caters to all levels of artistic experience - from beginners wanting to try something new, to proficient artists.
$415
Micro Yoga Retreat Carcoar
Carcoar School of Arts Icely St, Carcoar NSW 2791, Carcoar, NSW, AustraliaThe mini retreat has been designed to bring calm and grounding to start off your weekend. The retreat will be held at the School of Arts in Carcoar which is nestled by the beautiful Belubula river.
$111
Needle felting Workshop
Lithgow Library & Learning Centre 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, AustraliaLearn the basics of needle felting in this two hour workshop. Needle felting is a fun and easy process of transforming colourful wool into 3D objects
and shapes, or 2D paintings, using a barbed needle.
Needle Felted creations are only limited by your imagination.
Milk Crate Theatre Touring Workshops – CANCELLED
Marramarra Makerspace Studio, Parkes Shire Council Parkes Library, Bogan St, Parkes, NSW, AustraliaBook now to join an interactive and collaborative theatre workshop for adults with Milk Crate Theatre Artistic Director Margot Politis! Margot will lead the group in a session of movement, games and improvisations, leading to the creation of small scenes to share. Contact the Parkes Library to find out more.
Free, bookings required
Waste To Art Talk With Sandy Fullerton
GANG GANG Gallery, Lithgow 206 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, AustraliaHear Sandy Fullerton talk at Gang Gang Gallery Lithgow about her Textile, Embroidery and Design of costumes for movies and so much more. This promises to be a fascinating insight into a highly creative industry with so many parallels to ‘Waste to Art’.
Creative Calligraphy Workshop
Lee Street Hall. Kelso 7 Lee Street, Kelso, NSW, AustraliaCreative Calligraphy Workshop Sunday 21st May at Lee Street Kelso. See details by clicking on the on the flyer
Art in the Park
Machattie Park Bordered by William, Keppel, Russell & George St, Bathurst, NSW, AustraliaEvery 3rd Sunday of the month. Put the dates in your diaries. All are welcome ...
FREE
Mondays at the Museum
Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, AustraliaExplore the Museum with us every Monday morning. For children aged 3-5 and their grown ups.
THE UNCOOPERATIVE
WAYOUT ArtSpace, Kandos 71 Angus St, Kandos, NSW, AustraliaThe Uncooperative is an after-school social art program for young people. It is all about having fun in an inclusive and culturally safe space. If you are 13-19 years old and you like art, you are welcome to come and hang out.
OIL PAINTING
Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville, NSW, AustraliaThis class is aimed at artists experienced in using oil paints and will be led by Grahame, a
renowned instructor who has represented Australia and has been prominently featured in
numerous national and international art magazines. Join him to ignite your creative spirit.
$70
Join our Fibre Group
Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville, NSW, AustraliaThis group will work on a weekly activity to learn and share new knowledge and skills.
Free Art Group
Lithgow Library & Learning Centre 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, AustraliaCome along to a free art group catering for both beginners and artists wanting to try new skills.
The workshops will use various art materials, and explore different techniques such as watercolour painting, collage, and traditional drawing practices.
FREE
Maker Space
Cowra Library 77 Darling Street, Cowra, NSW, AustraliaEvery Saturday from 10am for free and creative Makerspace. All ages welcome. No bookings required. Just bring your imagination.
FREE
Artist Mei Zhao Workshops
The Annexe 30 Williwa Street, Portland, NSW, AustraliaArtist Mei Zhao, winner of the 2022 The Foundations Artist Residency Prize awarded to a National Art School Masters graduate, is running 2 workshops over the coming weekends to produce a collaborative community art work.
Doodling on tin foil
Gulgong Gulgong, NSWA FREE workshop exploring a unique experience doodling on tin foil, creating abstract drawings.
Your children will make 2 artworks, one for you to keep and one for a collaborative art piece to enter in the Gulgong Arts Council's art show themed “unehed“ (happening this June long weekend
FREE
WRITING CHARACTERS FOR THE STAGE AND SCREEN – WORKSHOP WITH KATE SMITH
Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre 105 William Street, Bathurst, NSW, AustraliaBathurst Writers' & Readers' Festival: For Kate Smith writing characters for stage and/or screen is a playful nuanced and embodied process. Using generative writing techniques this two-hour workshop will encourage you to draw on multiple sources of inspiration to generate character. An exclusive live event for Bathurst Writers’ & Readers’ Festival
$30
Expressive Acrylics Landscapes
Marramarra Makerspace Studio, Parkes Shire Council Parkes Library, Bogan St, Parkes, NSW, AustraliaContact Karen Ritchie karenritchieart@gmail.com
WIRADJURI LANGUAGE LESSONS
Wiradjuri Study Centre, Condobolin Cnr Cunningham & McDonnell Street, Condobolin, NSW, AustraliaLanguage lessons supported through the Australian Government's Indigenous Languages and Arts program.
Mondays at the Museum
Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, AustraliaExplore the Museum with us every Monday morning. For children aged 3-5 and their grown ups.
Dino-Time
Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum, Bathurst 224 Howick St, Bathurst, NSW, AustraliaThe Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is offering a sensory friendly session with reduced lights and sounds and sensory zones.
State Records NSW and Museums of History NSW Regional Tour – Bathurst
Central Tablelands Collections Faciliy, Bathurst 20 Leena St, BathurstState Records NSW and Museums of History NSW (MHNSW) will be hosting an in-person forum on Thursday 1 June 2023 as part of a regional tour. This is an opportunity for any interested public office employees (not just records and information management staff) to learn more about recent legislative changes. It will also be a great opportunity to ask questions of staff from both organisations.
This event is for NSW public sector employees only. Please register using your government email address.
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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