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| Happy January from Eastern Riverina Arts! |
| In this newsletter we announce two job opportunities with Eastern Riverina Arts, two art installation opportunities at The Station Creative Workspace and a range of events, opportunities and funding to kick start your creative year. Read on to learn more! |
| | | A Message from Executive Director, Tim Kurylowicz
“After 5 years in the Executive Director role at Eastern Riverina Arts, I will be moving on!
It has been the role of a lifetime leading such a dynamic and effective non profit organisation. Eastern Riverina Arts is delivering projects that boost vibrancy, liveability, prosperity and tourism appeal in every corner of the Riverina. |
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As well as our core work driving collaboration and support for the arts and creative industries, we've led some incredible strategic projects. A 50 day, 50 event bushfire recovery festival, a project reviving traditional Wiradjuri canoe making techniques, and enabling small towns in the Riverina and beyond to access performing arts tours are all big highlights.
The transformation of Wagga Wagga's historic Ambulance Station into The Station Creative Workspace is a labour of love that the present team and board deserve lasting acknowledgment for. No one will ever know how hard Ashleigh, Brittany and Remy worked to make this happen. The idea that this pioneering cultural institution can become a self-sustaining enterprise of Eastern Riverina Arts, anchoring creative business and cultural production for the whole region for years to come, is not yet guaranteed, and this will be just one of many exciting challenges for my successor to work on.
The organisation has an exciting strategic vision, solid finances and an exemplary staff and board. It's exactly the right time for a new leader to bring new passion, connections and skills to take Eastern Riverina Arts into a productive and fruitful next chapter.
I'm very excited to have been appointed as Manager of one of the Riverina's cultural jewels, Museum of the Riverina. My present priority is ensuring a smooth transition here and I will remain at Eastern Riverina Arts until mid April to support the recruitment and induction of the next ED.
I can't begin to express my gratitude to the artists and creatives, the creative organisations and festival committees, the council staff and community volunteers that I've had the pleasure to work alongside.
If you’re ready to take next step in your leadership journey, read on to find out how to apply.” |
| | | Job Opportunity: Executive Director
Eastern Riverina Arts are seeking an inspiring and strategic Executive Director to lead our dynamic team and drive meaningful impact across the region.
The Executive Director champions arts and cultural initiatives, builds and fosters transformative partnerships, oversees sector development programs, and inspires a positive, high-achieving organisational culture.
We’re looking for a visionary leader with proven executive experience in strategy, finance, and people management — and a passion for arts, culture, and community.
⏰ Applications close: 5pm, Monday 10 February 2024 |
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| | Job Opportunity: Programs Assistant
Are you passionate about arts, culture, and community? We are looking for a dynamic and organised person ready to step into the role of Programs Assistant. This role is your chance to gain hands-on experience and upskill across many facets of arts administration and event management.
What you'll do: Assist with exhibitions, workshops, and events Support artists, stakeholders, and external hirers Contribute to a dynamic, creative team
⏰ Applications close: 5pm Monday 3rd February 2025 |
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| | Art Commissions: Acoustic Artwork and Large-scale Installation
Eastern Riverina Arts is commissioning two unique artworks for installation at the Station Creative Workspace in Wagga Wagga:
1. Acoustic Artwork for the Meeting Room Theme: Voice and Collaboration This piece will be both visually stunning and functional, designed to enhance the room's acoustics while complementing its professional atmosphere.
2. Large-Scale Installation for the Stairwell
Key Details: Budget: $2500 (+GST) per commission Timeline: Complete by 1 May 2025 EOIs close: 17 February 2025 Eligibility: Open to creatives in the Eastern Riverina Arts service region.
Submit your proposal, including your concept, timeline, and budget, for the chance to bring your vision to life at the Station. |
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| | Country Arts Support Program (CASP) - applications closing soon!
There are two streams available through the Eastern Riverina Arts Country Arts Support Program to support proposals for 2025: For Individuals, max $750 – for professional development or the realisation/presentation of an ambitious artistic outcome, or For Projects, max $3000 – for original creative projects and collaborations that meet the eligibility criteria.
Applications close: Monday 3rd February 2025, 9:00am |
| | Image: Inspiring Indigenous COOEE at The Arts Centre Cootamundra as part of the Festival of Turtles Project |
| | | | Exhibition: Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Belinda Lansdell
Embark on a transformative adventure through the vivid landscapes of Belinda Lansdell’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth. This evocative series of paintings captures the story of a woman who journeys deep into the earth to heal and renew her life.
Exhibition Launch: 31st January 5:30pm-7:30pm Opening Hours: 1st - 23rd February Saturdays 10am-4pm Sundays 10am-2pm
📍 Station Creative Workspace 🔗 Find out more > |
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| | BANJO - March 2025 Riverina Tour
Eastern Riverina Arts are bringing Got Ya Back Productions’ acclaimed production of BANJO to the Riverina Touring Network!
BANJO is the poetry of Banjo Patterson, the music of Coldplay and the power of contemporary dance, weaved together in one powerful evening of stage chemistry. Featuring writer/performer and former Hi-5 member Tim Maddren, dance and choreography by Steph Maddren, musical arrangements by Mat Brooker and more, BANJO will perform from 8th-21st March in Griffith, West Wyalong, Cootamundra, Ganmain, Junee and beyond in a major regional tour.
🔗 Find out more & book tickets > |
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| | Reflections on a River Red Gum Exhibition Launch
The river red gum is an iconic tree species of the Australian landscape. For anyone who has grown up along our inland rivers, this majestic tree has provided the backdrop for a myriad of memories. We have climbed its branches, collected its leaves and gumnuts, and played and rested in its shade.
This stunning exhibition has been created by local artists, makers and writers as their creative response to this important cultural species. It’s their love letter to a river red gum.
🗓 Friday 17th January 🕒 10:30am 📍 Wagga Wagga City Library |
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| | SOACT Presents: Now and Then A young bartender is closing up one night whilst waiting for his girlfriend. Moments later, an older man comes in for a quick drink. They talk about life, careers, destiny, and finally, the older man tells him about his motive for showing up that night. He’s here to make an unlikely plea to this young bartender.
A bittersweet romantic drama comedy, Now and Then is a story about love, following your dreams (or not), and the costs of the decisions we make.
🗓 Sunday 9th - 23rd February 📍 Basement Theatre 🔗 Find out more & book tickets > |
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| | Booranga Writers: Hugh Crago Reading plus Open MicHugh Crago author, therapist, and lifelong student of literature, will present a reading with the Booranga Writers, drawing on his extensive experience as an educator, counsellor, and author of nine books. Followed by an open mic.🗓 Friday 21 February 🕒 6:30pm - 9pm 📍 The Curious Rabbit, Wagga Wagga
Booranga Writers' Workshop 🗓 Saturday 22 February 🕒 2pm - 4pm 📍 Booranga Writers' Centre RSVP director@booranga.com |
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| | Riverina Comedy Club feat Carl Donnelly (UK)
Riverina Comedy Club comes back to Tumut! Headliner Carl Donnelly has been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award, won a bunch of other awards, appeared on a selection of TV shows (Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s Good News etc) and travelled the world having performed at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival, The New Zealand Comedy. MC'd by our good friend Dane Simpson who is also bringing an amazing line-up of regional comedians including- Dave Cunneen, Kat Dedini, Mat Luff, Adam Harley, Justin Little and Cavie Caveman!
🗓 Saturday 8 February 🕒 Doors 8pm, Show 8.30pm 📍 Tumut River Brewing Co 🔗 Book tickets > |
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| | | National Regional Arts FellowshipFor artists practicing, working and living in regional, rural and remote Australia. The National Regional Arts Fellowship offers a guaranteed income (for a short period) for an artist/ practitioner to develop their work, skills and networks or research.
1. Creative & Professional Development: Funding per recipient: $20,000 (Total fellowships available: 5)
2. Early Career Development: Funding per recipient: $10,000 (Total fellowships available: 2)
⏰ EOI close 23 Feb 2025 🔗 Find out more & apply > |
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| | Create Exchange
Launching in early 2025, Create Exchange is a program designed to support individual NSW artists and creative practitioners with the skills to thrive in their creative business.
This series of webinars, presented by Create NSW, will feature artists and leading industry experts who will provide you with the tools to navigate the business fundamentals of contracts, copyrights, grant application writing and more.
🗓 Registrations open January 2025. 🔗 Find out more and register for their mailing list to be first to know more > |
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| | | 🎬 Creative Plus Business will be opening EOIs for their Social Enterprise for Screen 2025 Masterclass in February 2025 | Find out more >
🥖 Powerhouse in partnership with the Cité internationale des arts are proud to present the galang residency in 2025, offering two First Nations creative practitioners based in Australia an opportunity to travel to Paris for a fully supported, three-month residency. | Closing 31 January 2025 | More info & apply >
✍️ The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction will drop prompts for writers to develop an original piece of flash fiction (500 words) in 60 hours! Participants will compete for $4000 in cash prizes, including $1500 for the winner. Prompts drop 24 January. Submissions close 26 January 2025. | Find out more & participate >
🏳️⚧️ Trans and Gender Diverse writers are invited to apply for a week-long residency at Varuna in 2025, benefiting from one-on-one mentorship and group reading sessions, supported by community. | Closing 17 February | More info & apply >
🎨 Entries are open for the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize - the highest value, art prize for women in Australia with $58,000 in prize money available across, Professional Artist, Emerging Artist and Indigenous Emerging Artist categories. | Closing 5 March 2025 | More info & apply >
🧑🎨 Entries are open for the 2025 MAKE Award: Biennial Prize for Innovation in Australian Craft and Design. The winner of the MAKE AWARD will receive a cash prize of $35,000 with a second prize of $10,000, making it the richest non-acquisitive prize for craft and design in Australia. | Closing May 5 | More info & enter >
📞 Support Act offers a free phone counselling service for people in the creative industries. You can receive 12 free counselling sessions from an experienced counsellor. | More info > |
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