August Newsletter

The latest opportunities, events and funding news for creatives in the Riverina.

No pictures? View this email in your browser Happy August from Eastern Riverina Arts! Dive into our newsletter below and discover the latest opportunities, funding news and events. Get involved!👇 🎨 EOIs are open for Artist Studios at The Station Take your artistic practice from the kitchen table to the Wagga Wagga CBD! Expressions of interest are open for the light-filled wet/dry artist studios at the Station Creative Workspace, supporting the generation of art by practicing and aspiring professional artists. Each studio space has ample natural light, a hard floor and access to a wash-up room. FIND OUT MORE & EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST 🎉 Tim Kurylowicz on new Creative Communities Council Eastern Riverina Arts is proud to announce that our Executive Director Tim Kurylowicz has been selected as a part of the NSW Government's Creative Communities Council. The Creative Communities Council is an advisory council formed to provide advice to Arts Minister John Graham and Create NSW around the implementation the NSW Government’s landmark 10-year policy for arts, culture and creative industries. Tim will be working particularly hard to ensure that opportunities and supports are available to regional and rural artists, institutions and communities across the state. FIND OUT MORE Exhibition: Hey Google, Show me the Art Hey Google, Show me the Art is an interactive exhibition by Greg Pritchard. Using Google Smart technology to activate ‘robots’ made from op-shop sourced appliances, it uses a combination of smart switches, smart globes and other smart devices. Exhibition Launch 🗓 Saturday 17th August 🕒 5:30pm-7:30pm Exhibition Dates 🗓 17th - 25th August 🕒 6pm-8pm, Saturdays & Sundays 📍Station Creative Workspace 🔗 Join us for the opening > Embroiderers Guild Weekend Pop-up stall Come down to the Station this weekend and see the Wagga Wagga Embroiderers Guild at their pop-up stall in the Ambo Gallery. 🗓 Saturday 31st August 🕒 10:00a-4:00pm 🗓 Sunday 1st September 🕒 10:00am-2:00pm 🗓 Saturday 7th September 🕒 10:00am-4:00pm 🗓 Sunday 8th September 🕒 10:00am-2:00pm 📍 The Station Creative Workspace⁠ Exhibition: Kellie Hulm and Paul Williams: Selected Works Bold and bright, Kellie Hulm and Paul Williams: Selected Works pairs two of Wagga’s premier artists working out of The Art Factory supported studio. See their latest paintings and Paul Williams foray into ceramic sculptures. 🗓 1 July - 27 October 2024 📍Wagga Wagga Art Gallery 🔗 More info > Live in Concert: Acacia Quartet As part of the Riverina Conservatorium of Music's 2024 Visiting Artists Series, this program will feature Peter Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11, Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 with RCM pianist Hamish Tait as well as a surprise piece by an contemporary Australian composer. 🗓 7:30pm Saturday August 24 📍R1 Room, Riverina Conservatorium of Music 🔗 Book tickets now > SOACT Presents The Merry Widows The Merry Widows is a charming and thought-provoking play by Cenarth Fox, showcasing the vibrant lives of four widows who find solace and joy in each other's company. From laughter to tears, this play delves into the real emotions and challenges faced by those who have lost their partners. Join us for an evening that celebrates life, love, and the power of friendship. 🗓 Sunday 18th & 25 August  📍Basement Theatre Rear of Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre 🔗 Book tickets now > Up2Date Art Exhibition 2024 The Up2Date Art Exhibition is a part of Yield Festival, a celebration of creative arts in the Coolamon Shire. The festival includes a collection of events, workshops, performances and experiences that highlight the makers, thinkers and creators in the community. Up2Date Opening Night 🗓 30th August as part of the Coolamon Shire Yield Festival Exhibition Dates 🗓 31st August - 15th September 🕒 Daily 10am - 4pm 🔗 Find out more > 🎟 Riverina Touring Network presents: Double Feature "You know when people say “I laughed & cried”? I literally did laugh & cry. Such joy & heart.' -Nelly Thomas [comedian, writer] The Riverina Touring Network is very excited to bring Damian Callinan's award winning 'triumph' (- Sammy J): Double Feature to the region in October! 🗓 Friday 5th Oct 📍Ganmain Hall 🗓 Saturday 5th Oct 📍Cowra Civic Centre 🗓 Sunday 6th Oct 📍 West Wyalong Matinee show at Regal Estate, presented by the Tivoli Theatre 🔗 Tickets available shortly: booking ahead is a must > RAD Artist Residency Applications Open Now The Regional Artist Development (RAD) Residency Program is an artist residency with Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. It focuses on the development and mentoring of Regional Artists by providing recipients with a spacious studio environment in which to pursue their arts practice. Successful applicants will be granted the studio for a period of up to four weeks, and will receive a $2000 stipend to assist with the planning and delivery of the project. ⏰ Applications close: 25 August 🔗 Find out more & apply > BLOOM Snowy Valleys EOI Snowy Valleys Council is calling for expressions of interest (EOI) from locals to contribute to BLOOM. Artists, creatives, culinary experts and beverage providers are invited to apply to be part of the upcoming on-street festival, Bloom Snowy Valleys. ⏰ Expressions of interest close 30 August 2024. 🔗 Find out more & apply > Reflections on a River Red Gum Call for Artworks Share your love for our beautiful River Red Gums through ‘Reflections on a River Red Gum’. Submit your postcard sized works (210mm x 99mm), in any medium to reflectionsonariverredgum@gmail.com or drop them into the Wagga Wagga City Library. Include your name, title of the work, contact phone number and email. Works will be printed or reproduced in a postcard format and included in ‘Reflections on a River Red Gum’ exhibition opening at the Wagga Wagga City Library in late October. ⏰ Submissions close 18 September 💬 For more information call Narelle Vogel on 0458 716 283 or email nvconsulting@bigpond.com FUSION BOTANICAL Community performer EOI Wagga Wagga City Council and long-tern cultural partners, the Multicultural Council of Wagga Wagga are inviting Expressions of Interest [EOI] from volunteers to be part of this years’ dedicated program of traditional and contemporary song, dance and performance from around the world on Saturday 19 October 2024. ⏰ Applications close Friday 16 August 🔗 Apply now > Expressions of interest - First Nations Artist Tender Snowy Hydro invites established and emerging Indigenous artists connected to Ngarigo, Wiradjuri and/or Walgalu Country to submit an expression of interest in designing and developing original artwork for Snowy Hydro, celebrating connections and shared storytelling. ⏰ 16 September 2024 💬 Please contact procurement@snowyhydro.com.au for a submission pack or if you have any questions regarding this EOI. Windmill Trust Scholarship Together with The Windmill Trust, Regional Arts NSW is pleased to announce that the 2024 Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists is open for applications! This award opens up avenues for regional artists seeking to further their professional development, exhibition opportunities or deepen research with a $10,000 scholarship. ⏰ Monday 2nd September ℹ️ One $10,000 scholarship will be awarded. 🔗 Find out more & apply > Wider opportunities 🏖Lighthouse Arts residencies provide writers, artists and musicians the opportunity to create in an inspiring and elemental environment: the historic lighthouse precinct atop Newcastle’s iconic Nobbys-Whibayganba Headland. | More info & apply > 🎬 Ones To Watch is a professional development and mentoring program for early-career screen producers looking to accelerate their screen business acumen to the next level. Applications close Wednesday, 21 August 2024 | More info & apply > 🎨 The Basil Sellers Art Prize offers a prize pool of over $30,000 championing 2D artworks in traditional mediums of painting, drawing, and printmaking (unique state). Entries close September 27 | More info & enter > ✏️ Entries for the Lambing Flat FAW NSW writing competition are open now, for further details and terms and conditions email lambingflatfaw.competitions@gmail.com entries close Friday, October 11 📋 The Saltwater Freshwater Arts Alliance Aboriginal Corporation (SWFWAA), the regional body for Aboriginal arts and culture on the Mid North Coast of NSW are looking for a new General Manager. | Applications Close 30 August > 👯 Applications to audition for NAISDA Dance College - Australia’s leading arts training for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people - are open now. | Applications close September 2 > 💬 The First Nations Tourism Mentoring Program provides First Nations tourism businesses with access to free, tailored and one-one-one mentoring services from experienced tourism industry professionals. | More info > 🎥 Media Mentors support above-the-line screen practitioners – producers, directors, writers and on-screen talent - with online resources to build and develop their career. | More info > 💻 Creative Workplaces presents ‘Working for yourself within the arts and culture sector’ a webinar with practical tips and advice for self-employed creatives including freelancers, contractors, and independent artists. Friday 30 August 11.30am to 12.30pm | Register now > Click the links below to find the right funding for your projects and ideas! All Art Forms Regional Arts NSW | Quick Response Grants | Monthly Feb - Nov Regional Arts NSW | Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Project Grants | Closing August 16 Ian Potter Cultural Trust | Creative Fellowships | Closing August 25 2025 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) | Closing August 26 Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists | Closing September 2 Creative Australia | Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups | Closing September 3 Creative Australia | Arts Projects for Organisations | Closing September 3 Music, Sound, Performing Arts, Screen Arts on Tour | Backroads | Closing August 19 Screen NSW | Audience Development Program | Closing August 28 Screen NSW | Industry Development Program | Closing August 28 Create NSW | Regional Arts Touring for Individuals/Groups | Closing September 9 Create NSW | Regional Arts Touring for Organisations | Closing September 9 Creative Australia | Playing Australia Project Investment | Closing October 1 Museums & Galleries Museums & Galleries of NSW | Volunteer Museum Grants – Round 2 | Closing September 8 Museums & Galleries of NSW | Skills Development Grants | Closing October 27 Other FRRR | Strengthening Rural Communities — Small & Vital | Closing September 5 Multicultural NSW | COMPACT Partnership Project Grants | Closing August 29 International British Council | Connections Through Culture Grants | Closing September 2 Australian Cultural Fund The ACF is a fundraising platform for Australian artists operated by Creative Australia. Upload your project, start your fundraising campaign and invite art lovers and supporters to donate with 100% of donations going directly towards your creative project. Find out more > Copyright (C) 2024 Eastern Riverina Arts. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have either 1. previously subscribed via our website easternriverinaarts.org.au 2. added your name to our email list at an event or function or 3. requested our e-bulletin when booking for an Eastern Riverina Arts event online. Our mailing address is: Eastern Riverina Arts Eastern Riverina Arts 54 Johnston St Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650 Australia Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe