Unique State Art Space – Elaine Camlin

EST. NOVEMBER 2022 - Current

Unique State (U/S):

an original impression unlike any other. 

U/S combines a passion for printmaking and community with a drive to support and grow regional artistic practices and is the most recent addition to the Renew Wagga Family, opening in November 2022.

Unique State Art Space offers workshops, social groups, 1:1 art therapy sessions and a retail space that stocks original prints from local artists and specialist art materials with a focus on bringing the love of printmaking home.

Unique State Art Space is due to open in October 2022 and Art therapy capacity is available from November. 

WEB: Print Workshop | Unique State Art Space | Wagga Wagga

FACEBOOK: Unique State Art Space | Facebook

INSTAGRAM: @uniquestate_artspace) 

F.Stop Workshop

EST. MAY 2021

F.Stop Workshop inspires creativity, confidence, and curiosity through practical experiences. They seek to empower the creative community and to encourage a sense of pride and belonging in Regional Australia. They provide community and creative services for people of all ages and abilities.

Their Vision it to provide A better future for all through creativity, education, and community.

F.Stop believes that through creativity, education and community, a more equitable future of coexistence for all is possible. For their part in this future, they seek to be better allies to Australia’s First Nations communities; to create accessible and inclusive opportunities for creative engagement; to respect the diversity of the human experience, and to tread lightly on the earth.

F.Stop entered the Renew Wagga program in May 2021, and have now exited the program by going mobile, roaming the countryside offering creative engagement programs to small schools and in communities. 

Their most recent project at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery: Future Photographers Lab, continues the strong tradition of new photographic practice emanating from the Riverina.

This ten-week lab will be presented by Dr James Farley and Mr Patrick Ronald from F.Stop Workshop as part of their residence at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery with an aim to inspire and support the next generation of local photographers.

The Future Photographers Lab will support four emerging photographers; Molly Burley, Brittany Hefren, Tayla Martin and Ash Smith.

Activating Wagga Wagga Art Gallery’s new Project Space, the Future Photographers Lab will be an evolving process of creation and critique, with each artist chronicling the development of new work in situ. You can find more information here F.Stop @ the Gallery: Future Photographers Lab - Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

WEB: ƒ. stop workshop

FACEBOOK: F.Stop Workshop

INSTAGRAM: @fstopworkshopwagga

Little Yellow House Gallery and Studio

EST. MAY 2021

The Little Yellow House was named after Maggie’s own little yellow house a place she calls home and where she creates art in all its forms. 

Maggie is a Riverina artist living in Wagga Wagga. She has loved painting and drawing since she was a little girl and would describe her style as eclectic as she is drawn to a number of subjects and finds as her artist journey continues these interests get wider. Maggie has created a Gallery and Studio that represents the work of a range of emerging female artists and a space to collaborate, meet and support one another.

"My dream has been to have a commercial space of my own to show my art and to both paint and teach in. I had been looking at spaces but the cost was prohibitive until I was selected to be part of this program. This is literally a dream come true."  

Maggie entered the Renew Wagga Program in May 2021 and has created a nurturing creative space for artists, young people and customers. Local artists use her studio as a regular creative space and Maggie now works with NDIS clients, young people and provides professional development programs for local artists. Maggie graduated from the Renew Wagga program in July 2022 by signing a lease to continue her wonderful work in her space on Tompson Street. 

WEB: thelittleyellowhouseart.com.au

FACEBOOK: The Little Yellow House

INSTAGRAM: @thelittleyellowhouse_art

Middlemost

EST. AUGUST 2021

Janine Middlemost is known locally for her eclectic fashion label Middlemost, her shop features not only her beautiful designs made from recycled fabrics, but also provides workshops to the community. Each garment is a unique piece of wearable art. With both fashion design and a garment manufacture background, Janine has incorporated her love for vintage fabrics into her work. The environmental impact of fast fashion and clothing/textile waste is taken into account with her considered approach to every piece. 

Janine launched her shopfront business through the Renew Wagga Project in August 2021 and has now graduated from the program, signing onto a commercial lease and is successfully driving her business forward and sharing her space with other creative practitioners. 

Janine runs a Sewing Club, Up-Cycled clothing workshops and a range of fun, interactive workshops for young people to engage with. Check them out here Workshops | Middlemost
WEB: Handmade Vintage Fabric Clothing | Middlemost

FACEBOOK: Middlemost | Janine Middlemost
INSTAGRAM: @middlemost

Renew Wagga is supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund.