Painting Group
Northside Chapel, Forbes 59 Johnson Street, Forbes, NSW, AustraliaPainting groups every Thursday at Northside Chapel.
Artists of all ages and abilities are welcome to come along.
$5.00
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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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Idea of North Community Workshop
CWA Hall Orange Byng St, Orange, NSW, AustraliaAfter their forced covid hiatus, The Idea of North is even more excited to be spreading the joy of vocal harmony again. Come and join the group for a session of hearty singing. All ages, all levels of experience welcome. Participants will be led through vocal and harmony exercises designed to stretch your voice and expand your ears. A song will also be taught, with the opportunity to join The Idea of North on stage for the performance the following night
Free
Heart for Clay Pottery Classes
Heart for Clay 103 Havannah Street, Bathurst, NSW, AustraliaHand building and wheel instruction. Price includes clay and firing.
Classes available either individually or with a friend or two.
$50.00
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.
Learn to Crochet
Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville, NSW, AustraliaCome along and learn how to crochet, covering everything from holding your hook and yarn, through to creating designs.
Sessions every Thursday and Friday.
$10.00
Slow Stitching
Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville, NSW, AustraliaSlow 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.
$15
PRESSING MATTERS – BOTANICAL CYANOTYPE MAKING Workshop
The CORRIDOR project 2997 Darbys Falls Road, Wyangala, NSW, AustraliaJoin in for the day with a talk by Dr Jordan Bailey, discussing the wood wide web and why mycelium is a key contributor to earth and soil health.
Photo-media artist Steven Cavanagh will then facilitate a workshop processing Cyanotypes and sculptural constructions using organic material collected from site.
$18 – $20.00
Annie Audition Workshops
The Little Theatre Parkes 34 Bogan Street, Parkes, NSW, AustraliaSEARCHING FOR OUR ANNIE FAMILY.
Register now for Audition workshops.
Seeking ADULTS and CHILDREN! Whether you have been in a production before, or just want to give it a go, this is your chance. It's going to be EPIC!
Art Group
Lithgow Library & Learning Centre 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, AustraliaFree art workshops every Saturday morning.
Why not try something new. Drawing, painting, collage are just some of the activities available
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
Wellbeing & Ceramics Workshops
The Foundations Portland 36 Williwa Street, Portland, NSW, AustraliaAt Harrie Fasher Studio, Portland. 11 November and 2 December 2023.
Saturday 11 November, 10am-3pm: Be guided to mould clay into a vessel by artists TC Overton and Annabel Mason.
Saturday 2 December, 10.30am-1:30pm: Experience the dramatic magic of raku glazing and firing.
Beginner and Enthusiast Photography Workshop
Orange Botanic Gardens 300 Hill Street, Orange, NSW, AustraliaThis workshop is perfect for any beginner or enthusiast photographer wanting to learn more about their camera, gain a deeper understanding of camera controls and how to compose images. It will help you gain confidence when using your camera and its settings. I will outline how to take images of family and friends, pets, street, landscape and travel photography.
$150.00
Kids Art Fun Days
The Art and Craft Room Forbes Forbes, NSWHere 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.
$30.00
Condobolin Ceramics Group
Condobolin Community Centre Cnr of Bathurst St & Dennison st, Condobolin, NSW, AustraliaThe 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.
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.
Steam Workshop
Marramarra Makerspace Studio, Parkes Shire Council Parkes Library, Bogan St, Parkes, NSW, AustraliaAll 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.
FREE
Creative Enrichment Day – Bathurst
Bathurst TAFE Panorama Ave, Bathurst, NSW, AustraliaCome 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.
Camera Club
Neighbourhood Central - Parkes Cnr Bushman & Currajong Streets, PARKES, NSW, AustraliaParkes Camera Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
All welcome!
Gift Wrapping, Tags and Fandangles
Marramarra Makerspace Studio, Parkes Shire Council Parkes Library, Bogan St, Parkes, NSW, AustraliaJoin 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.
$20
DIY Christmas Decorations Workshop
78 Designs Shop 2, 5 Foster Street, Lake Cargelligo, NSW, AustraliaIf 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.
$50.00
Knitting Group
Lithgow Library & Learning Centre 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, AustraliaLearn a new skill and just enjoy the good company
Creative Enrichment Day – Orange
TAFE Orange Orange, NSW, AustraliaCome 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.
Hardanger Embroidery
Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville, NSW, AustraliaPatricia 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.
$20 – $25
Travel and Landscape Photography Workshop
Orange Botanic Gardens 300 Hill Street, Orange, NSW, AustraliaWhether 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.
$150.00
‘Night with the Gods’ Tutored Lifedrawing
Keystone 1889, Bathurst 99 Keppel St, Bathurst, NSW, AustraliaUnleashed Entertainment Australia in conjunction with Broken Banjo Productions is organising a Tutored Lifedrawing event to be tutored by NSW Tafe Art instructor Bridget Thomas, with multiple short and longer poses with draped male and female models.
The event will have a Greek God theme and models will be lightly dressed in period costume that accentuate the human form.
$39.00
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
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