Leigh Hewitt is a Wagga based artist, working both in oils and digital media From the Artist ~ I’m a representational artist working with oil paint and more recently with digital art. At the beginning of this year I moved to Wagga Wagga from Melbourne, where I had been exhibiting and painting commissions since …
Eastern Riverina Arts (ERA) has been awarded over $330,000 to deliver an innovative project, “CreateSpace”, to repurpose and revitalise vacant or underutilised buildings in Wagga Wagga over 3 years. We welcome this announcement as a proactive investment to help strengthen regional creativity, cultural activity, and business. We want to see people in our region turn …
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Debbie Wood is an artist with a passion for painting, screen printing, weaving and Lino prints. Debbie comes from a large family in Moree and is the second eldest female of eight siblings. Debbie moved to Wagga Wagga a few years ago, to be close to her granddaughters. Debbie incorporates her Kamilaroi heritage and cultural background into …
The impact of social distancing protocols on the arts and creative industries in our region has been swift and widespread. While Eastern Riverina Arts’ office doors are closed, we’re working hard to help. Here’s what we’re up to: Growing Connections Online Our Creative Riverina Facebook Group gained 220 members in the first week, and spawned …
TO The Hon Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister The Hon Michael McCormack MP Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Regional Development Thursday 26 March 2020 Dear Prime Minister, At this most debilitating time in Australia’s cultural life, our creative, cultural and entertainment industries require urgent support to ensure that jobs and infrastructure survive to inspire Australians …
With events and performances being cancelled in our region, a whole sector of artists, performers, event techies, tourism operators and food businesses are feeling the pinch. Eastern Riverina Arts is reaching out to all 8 of our member councils with this simple request to support our sector. Dear Councillors I hope this finds …
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Moe moved to Wagga Wagga in 2019. He finds the landscape around him inspiring and uses his ‘Fossil Art’ to develop unique miniature worlds through sculpture. MOE’Z ART COLLECTIONS — PIECES OF WAGGA Moe collects pieces from the environment in which he lives, often things that have been discarded or that appear naturally. From flowers …
There is a lot of discussion in the media and online about the Morrison Government’s decision to merge the Department of Communications, Cyber Security and the Arts with it into a super department called the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. So what does this actually mean for the arts and creative sector? …
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The good news keeps coming with the notification we were successful in our Regional Arts Fund application for the OLD:NEW project. OLD:NEW is a curated museum exhibition featuring contemporary artworks created in response to items held in museum collections. The exhibition will feature the new artwork exhibited alongside the museum object. The exhibition focuses on …
$35,000 funding secured to deliver exciting arts+museum project Read More »
Are you interested in getting involved in Artstate 2020? There will be lots of opportunities to participate as both artists, participants and volunteers. In the first instance please drop us a few details. These details will be used to contact you individually to discuss your ideas or via group email when specific Artstate callouts occur. …
