June Newsletter

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View this email in your browser Happy June from Eastern Riverina Arts! Below are the latest opportunities and events all bundled up for your reading. Keep up to date with everything happening throughout the month by following our Facebook and Instagram and as always, remember to support our #creativeriverina!  Station Creative Incubator The Station Creative Incubator is a new initiative of Eastern Riverina Arts that offers an affordable opportunity for creatives to access a subsidised workspace at the Station to prototype or develop a new creative business model. What might this look like? A new or emerging business or partnership Expanding into a new market or growing a team Developing a business model that won’t require an ongoing subsidy Applicants can select either part-time or full-time use of their chosen incubator space: Part-time use is for solo creatives or businesses who will share the space with another solo creative (e.g. 3 days a week each) Full-time use is for collectives, groups or partnerships (e.g. two people working out of the one space 5 days per week) Successful applicants will be provided with access to their chosen space for up to three months in accordance with the terms of their agreement. MORE INFO & APPLICATIONS FINAL WEEKEND: Kim Baker Solo Show Kim Baker’s latest exhibition showcases captivating depictions of Australian farm life, combining artistic excellence with a profound connection to nature. 🗓 31st May - 17th June Saturdays 10am-4pm Sundays 10am-2pm Station Creative Workspace FIND OUT MORE Exhibition Launch: Katherine Elizabeth Looney Katherine Elizabeth presents large immersive paintings of flora and fauna. The scale, intricate textures and emotive colours will keep you fixed on the spot long after your first glance. 🗓 Friday 21st June 5:30pm-7:30pm The Station Creative Workspace⁠ Exhibition Dates 20th - 30th June Saturdays & Sundays: 10am- 4pm FIND OUT MORE Expressions of Interest are currently open for the Ambo Gallery exhibition program in 2025. Find out more & submit an EOI here > Voices of Women Riverina Workshop Call out What’s your story? Who are the women of the Riverina on Wiradjuri Country? Their hopes and dreams? Their past and future?We are inviting all women and female-identifying writers to come to a workshop at Wagga Wagga Gallery to connect and unleash their stories. If your story is selected it will form a powerful multi-arts theatrical production with projection and commissioned music toured by professional actors and musicians to KXT Broadway Theatre in November 2024, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and Melbourne. 🗓 Multiple sessions: July 23 – July 28 More info, entries & registration > Capture Coolamon Shire Photography Competition Entries for the 2024 competition are open now with $1000 prize for the photo that best depicts the shire! You can enter photos across the below categories: Landscape Built Environment 🦘 Nature People Study / Portrait Photos must be taken within the Coolamon Shire. For photos outside of the Shire, enter the bonus category 'Beyond the Boundary' Entries close Friday 2 August. Find out more & enter > Cultural Tourism Content - Request for Quotation Eastern Riverina Arts are looking for a professional photographer and copywriter to generate a suite of high-quality photographic marketing images (video content will also be considered) and accompanying marketing copy to aid the promotion of arts and culture attractions and experiences across the ERA service region.⁠ If you are a small, nimble and hard working team we want to hear from you!⁠ ⁠ Visit the Eastern Riverina Arts website to read the full RFQ Document which outlines the project scope and deliverables.⁠ ⁠ Response to RFQ is due close of business Friday 12 July 2024⁠. ⁠ Find out more on our website > Theatre Workshop for performers, directors & teachers with Rare Bird Ensemble Western Riverina Arts, Griffith Regional Theatre and GRAPA are excited to offer  actors, directors, drama teachers, and anyone interested in enhancing their performance skills, the opportunity to work with RARE BIRD ensemble during their Riverina tour of LOVE & FORGETTING – Tales from a Young Mixer. Enrol early for what promises to be a rare training opportunity led by the company’s internationally acclaimed artistic director, Jeremy James. ‘A big, nutritious meal for my artistic hunger.’ – Donne Ngabo | actor | Perth 18 +  |  Places limited. 🗓 Sat & Sun 20 + 21 July Griffith Regional Theatre More info & enrolment details > Wider opportunities Grafton Regional Gallery invites artists from across Australia to submit entries for the 2024 Jacaranda Acquistive Drawing Award (JADA). Entries close 30th June. | Find out more & enter > Paul Guest Drawing Prize submissions are open for 2024. Closing August 23 | More info & enter > 🖌 Hornsby Art Prize for Australian Contemporary Art entries are open for 2024. Closing August 8 | More info & enter > National Contemporary Art Prize, entries are open to any medium, any subject and any vision. Entries close 30 June 2024. | Find out more & enter > 🧑‍ Hyphen Wodonga has a callout for artists, makers and collaborators for their 2025-2026 artistic program. Closing 31 July. | Find out more & apply > 🤖 NAVA Talks AI program recap is available to view now, offering valuable insights and practical advice for artists navigating this evolving landscape. | View now > MusicNSW are holding an online masterclass for First Nations artists to develop a professional Electronic Press Kit (EPK) led by industry expert Travis De Vries (Awesome Black). 19 June (Online) | Register Now > ✍️ Varuna Writers Centre have applications open for the Roderick Centre Fellowship for Regional and Remote Writers. Closing 14 June | More info & apply > 🧑‍  Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize is open for submissions. Closing 14 June  | Find out more & apply > ✍️  Richell Prize for Emerging Writers is open for submissions by unpublished writers for a $10,000 prize and a 12-month publishing mentorship with Hachette Australia. Closing 7th July | More info & submit > 🩰 NAISDA's full-time, nationally accredited performing arts courses are specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Applications close September 2nd | More info & apply > Creative Studio: Digital Illustration Led by artist Sara Wilson, this digital illustration workshop will have storytelling at its core. Learn about character design and development in this free, three-day, artist-led workshop. Students will cover the basics of illustration app Procreate with provided iPads and Apple pens. Presented by Powerhouse in partnership with TAFE NSW and Regional Futures, this three-day workshop is designed for Wagga Wagga based students in Years 7–12. 🗓 15 — 17 July 2024 TAFE NSW Wagga Wagga Find out more & register > Art Festival on Ford Art Festival on Ford is back! A full day of art and activities along Ford Street Ganmain.⁠ ⁠ Lots to see and do including:⁠ Creative works pre-loved books⁠ ⁠ local art, homewares & coffee ⁠📸 Photography display vintage clothing and art⁠ 🧵 second-hand and craft shops⁠ Ganmain Historical Society ⁠ 🗓 Saturday 22 June 2024⁠ 10:00am - 7:00pm⁠ Ford Street, Ganmain⁠  Find out more > Riverina Readers Festival Held on the banks of the beautiful Murrumbidgee River, the Riverina Readers Festival is an inaugural one day reading festival that aims to bring the Riverina community together through the celebration of reading in all its forms. The 2024 theme is Warmed by Words, and readers can expect to hear from Australian and international bestselling authors from a range of book genres. 🗓Saturday, 13 July 2024 CSU Riverina Playhouse Theatre  Find out more & book tickets > FRESH Wagga FRESH brings Gen Alpha, millennials, Gen Y, Gen X, baby boomer and silent generation audiences together to exchange ideas, gather fresh insights and gain new perspectives. Explore and experience this fun diverse and engaging intergenerational program ideal for people aged 12 to 102+ years. Highlights include: Upcycled Plastic Jewellery Making presented by Em Shannon Fresh Ears ft. Ben Lee The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever 2024 Wagga Wagga Find out more & register > Riverina Conservatorium Orchestra at St Johns Anglican Church Featuring thrilling orchestral pieces, with intimate chamber ensemble music, you are invited to come and experience the sounds of great live music with our Riverina Conservatorium Orchestra. 🗓 7pm Friday June 21, 2024 St Johns Anglican Church, 6-12 Church Street, Wagga Wagga 🎟 ENTRY: $10 pp. Children 12 & under Free Find out more & book tickets > SOACT presents the Riverina Water Ten x 10 Playfest Celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2024, the Riverina Water Ten x 10 Playfest celebrates 150 opportunities for local writers, directors and actors at diverse levels of experience to share their talents with the community. Returning home to the Basement Theatre in 2024, the variety of plays guarantees that there’ll be something for everyone in this mixed bag of goodies. 🗓  23rd - 25th June 2024 Basement Theatre Find out more & book tickets > Riverina Touring Network presents: Mr Snotbottom Following up his gross display at Wagga Comedy Festival, Mr Snotbottom will send a school holidays funk all around the Riverina! The Prince of Putrid, The Willy Wonka of Weird, Mr. Snotbottom is a hilariously disgusting kid’s comedian brimming with all the gooey, slimy, yucky topics that kids love! Like a cross between Mr Bean, Shrek and Peter Combe, Mr Snotbottom is a rollercoaster of ridiculousness chock full of gross-tastic gags, slimy songs and just wrong routines perfect for weird kids 5 and up and their even weirder parents! The Tivoli Theatre, West Wyalong 🗓 Friday 12th July The Arts Centre Cootamundra 🗓 Saturday 13th July Find out more & book now > LOVE & FORGETTING - Tales from a Young Mixer Devised and performed by RARE BIRD ensemble, LOVE & FORGETTING is a cabaret bursting with timeless charm as it raises a glass to the stories we tell ourselves and each other. Stirring passions, twisting truths and shaking spirits, the show celebrates community, hospitality, and growing up in regional Australia while exploring notions of memory, truth and our insatiable desire to dream. Do not miss an unforgettable evening with this sell-out show from the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Across the Riverina: Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre at Bar Olivette | 23 + 25 July Griffith Regional Theatre at Limone Dining | 9 + 10 July Australian Art Deco Festival Leeton at Circa 21 | 13 + 14 July Find out more & book using the links above ^ 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 Ian Potter Cultural Trust | Emerging Artist Grants | Closing June 18 Ian Potter Cultural Trust | Creative Fellowships | Opening July Pride Foundation | Small Grants | Closing 15 July Offers $1,000 for projects that assist, involve and benefit LGBTQIA+ people Creative Australia | Arts and Disability Initiative | Closing July 9 Music, Sound, Performing Arts Arts on Tour | Backroads | Closing August 19 Music Australia | Performance and Touring Activity | Closing July 9 Music Australia | Professional Artistic Development | Closing July 9 Music Australia | Market and Audience Development | Closing July 9 Museums & Galleries Museums & Galleries of NSW | Audience Development Fund | Closing June 20 Museums & Galleries of NSW | Skills Development Grants | Closing October 27 Museums & Galleries of NSW | ‘Lights On, Doors Open’ – Stipend Program Create NSW | The Royal Australian Historical Society NSW Cultural Grant 2024 | Closing July 2 Events (Local Council) Snowy Valleys Council | Event Sponsorship Program | Closing June 28 Copyright (C) *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*. 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