|  | Happy March from Eastern Riverina Arts! |  | Fundraiser & Art Auction
Join us as we dine alongside the famous portraits from the 2022 Archibald Prize exhibition, for a fundraising event hosted by Friends of the Gallery & Eastern Riverina Arts. Hear from 2022 Archibald Prize winner Blak Douglas, who will join us as the guest speaker.
The evening will include the opportunity to bid on and secure original artworks from a range of well-known and emerging artists. Funds raised will support the important work of Eastern Riverina Arts directly supporting local artists and Friends of the Art Gallery acquiring new works for Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.
When: Sunday 26 March | 6PM
Cost: $110 General Admission; $100 Friends of Gallery [FOG] Member
Ticket includes 2-course meal, drinks, entertainment and auction ticket.
Who: Ages 18+
Where: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery | |  |  | Breaking Through Art Exhibition
Local artists are getting creative with the theme 'Mental Health' for the Breaking Through Art Exhibition!
All funds raised will be donated to Rural Outreach Counselling as part of the 2023 Thomas Bros Wagga Wagga Takes Two. A chosen mental health charity supported by Luke and Matt Olsen.
Smalls and Talls canvas artwork will be available to purchase on the night, with larger paintings up for auction starting at 7pm. The night will also feature local artist live painting within the studio.
Fri 17 March 2023 | 5:30pm
FREE attendance, RSVP for catering
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|  | The Alchemist’s Jar - World Premiere
What will you find in The Alchemist's Jar? It's a story long forgotten, which has not yet been told.
Based on 'The Stone Jar' by Christopher Halburd and original illustrations by Tracey Jones, this mesmerising concert is inspired by medieval Egyptian shadow theatre (khayal al-zill). It combines classical and contemporary live music with beautiful shadow puppetry. Directed by Associate Professor Sam Bowker of Charles Sturt University, featuring the voices of Melinda Bowker and Erin Brown, and live chamber music by the Assai Quartet of the Riverina Conservatorium of Music.
Friday 17 March, 7pm
Saturday 18 March, 11am
Saturday 18 March, 7pm
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|  | DRENCH FESTIVAL TEMORA | David Schlunke Exhibition
David Schlunke is an internationally recognised award winning artist whose thought provoking creativity extends well beyond the canvas.
Enjoy an evening with David as we present never before seen interviews, captured from his Temora property, which will form a record of David’s extensive contribution to the world of art.
An exhibition of his work will be on display for the evening. Audio/visual interviews will be housed at the Bundawarrah Centre.
Friday 17 March | 6:00PM-9:00PM
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|  |  | DRENCH FESTIVAL | Art & Craft Trail
Sat 25 & Sun 26 March | 10AM-4PM
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|  | Lliane Clarke Author Reading & Open Mic hosted by Booranga
Lliane Clarke is an experienced publisher, writer, ghost-writer, editor and journalist with over 20 years of experience in publishing in print and online. She has a passion for storytelling and helping writers to bring to life the stories they want to tell.
Lliane will be speaking about and reading monologues, including her own, from the Voices of Women program Entanglement, and also the current program Embellishment Friday 17 March, 6:30pm at The Curious Rabbit. Book Now - Link in bio!
Friday 17 March | 6.30pm
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|  | Travelling Film Festival hits Wagga Wagga!
Opening the festival will be the Australian coming-of-age film SWEET AS! Award Winner at Toronto International Film Festival, SWEET AS was shot in the stunning WA outback and features a road-trip-worthy soundtrack of all-Indigenous artists.
Also be sure to catch: THE SON, a devastating family drama which saw Hugh Jackman nominated for Best Leading Actor at the Golden Globes; and BAFTA- and Cannes-Award Winning debut AFTERSUN, featuring an Academy Award nominated performance from Paul Mescal (NORMAL PEOPLE).
17-19 March at Forum 6 Cinemas
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|  | Halfway Print Fest 2023
Come on down to the 5th Halfway Print Fest, April 1st at Thirsty Crow Brewery. It is the final event under current Directors, Adele Packer and Kate Allman and set to be a huge, fun send-off.
For the last 5 years, local, regional and interstate zine makers and DIY publishers have come together to connect, share their work with festival goers and inspire other creators. The Fest celebrates all things printed and independently made including “zines” (pronounced zeen), photo books, printed artworks and ephemera.
Transforming Thirsty Crow’s Brewers’ Den into a print emporium, artists from the Riverina and the big smoke will be in attendance. This year also includes a line-up of music featuring The Secret Migraines (Melbourne), Hearts and Rockets (Melbourne), O.R.C. (Melbourne) and That Geraldine Chick (Wagga Wagga).
Saturday 1 April | 12PM FREE event
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|  | Music and Fine Food ... Play On!
“If music be the food of love, play on…” Shakespeare (Twelfth Night ~1600-1602)
You are invited to a special evening of amazing live music and delicious food with friends at TACC.
Enjoy a special performance by MacKenzie Bird on Euphonium, accompanied by Alison Patterson on Piano at The Arts Centre Cootamundra. You will also enjoy a delicious meal prepared by Richard De Belin, Executive Chef & Owner of Planted Cootamundra.
Sat 18 March 2023 | 6PM
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|  | Cyanotype (Sun Print) Workshop at Unique State Art Space
Using UV (sunlight) we will develop a series of Cyanotypes. This popular process was invented in 1842, and creates exciting results! Participants will learn how to mix solutions, coat paper, expose prints using foliage, found objects and drawings and explore methods of toning prints with tea.
Sat 18 March 2023 | 10.30am -4.30pm
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|  | Eco-Print Workshop with Bec Cutler
Unwrap the magic that is Eco-printing. Create something for yourself or maybe a beautiful, sustainable eco gift for a friend or loved one. Each participant will print a silk scarf & two cotton squares suitable for making into cushions. Only 6 spots available, grab a friend & create together!
Sat 25 March 2023 | 10.00am - 2.00pm
75 Ford St, Ganmain
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|  | Eliza Shephard | Dreamstate
Join ABC Young Performer of the Year Eliza Shephard as she journeys through repertoire that explores the concept of ‘dreamstate’. Known for her creative and innovative performance style, Eliza will take you on a journey through repertoire that transcends the standard flute concert experience, delving into unknown soundscapes amidst works by Debussy and local Australian composers. Eliza returns to her hometown Wagga Wagga to present a solo recital joined by Riverina Conservatorium of Music Director Hamish Tait.
Fri 17 March 2023 | 7pm
R1 Room, Riverina Conservatorium of Music - 1 Simmons Street Wagga Wagga. TICKETS AT DOOR |
|  | ADFAS Riverina 2023 Program
Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Societies (ADFAS) Riverina is based in Wagga Wagga, and have a series of fantastic talks on topics as diverse as fine art, music, garden design, architecture, social history and culture. From Byzantium to Birmingham, figureheads to friezes, Rome to Rodin, tent-makers of Cairo to tapestries in court, and from Hogarth to Hockney, you’ll be surprised and delighted at what you can learn. There’s always something of interest for everyone. They welcome anyone with any interest in anything cultural, or just an inquisitive mind.
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|  | Halfway Print Fest 2023
Come on down to the 5th Halfway Print Fest, April 1st at Thirsty Crow Brewery. It is the final event under current Directors, Adele Packer and Kate Allman and set to be a huge, fun send-off.
For the last 5 years, local, regional and interstate zine makers and DIY publishers have come together to connect, share their work with festival goers and inspire other creators. The Fest celebrates all things printed and independently made including “zines” (pronounced zeen), photo books, printed artworks and ephemera.
Transforming Thirsty Crow’s Brewers’ Den into a print emporium, artists from the Riverina and the big smoke will be in attendance. This year also includes a line-up of music featuring The Secret Migraines (Melbourne), Hearts and Rockets (Melbourne), O.R.C. (Melbourne) and That Geraldine Chick (Wagga Wagga).
Saturday 1 April | 12PM FREE event
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|  | Falling Leaf Festival 2023
The Falling Leaf Festival is a celebration of everything Tumut and surrounds has to offer at this magical time of year.
With the ever changing colours, crisp sunny days, a FREE rocking stage, delicious food and drinks, kids entertainment, market stalls, roving entertainment and so much more, our festival is the perfect way to celebrate Autumn. Come and explore beautiful Tumut, in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, on our favourite weekend of the year.
Falling Leaf Festival this year includes a number of workshops that the public can take part in including: Aboriginal Tools & Techniques with Walgalu Wiradjuri man Shane Herrington, Bollywood for Beginners Workshop with Cootamundra Bollywood All Stars and Fly Tying Workshop with Jimmy Barwick
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Walgalu Wiradjuri man Shane Herrington. Photo: Stephen Curtain |
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|  | Workshop - Funding an Indie Film
Eastern Riverina Arts presents a unique opportunity to learn from the writer, director, and producer of the award-winning film "Evicted! A Modern Romance.” This 2-hour workshop will speak to the process of self-funding, making, and selling independent films in Australia. This is a chance to learn and gain valuable insights into independent filmmaking as they share tips and tricks and provide access to exclusive resources to aid you at every stage of production.
Thursday 27 April | 6PM-8PM
The Curious Rabbit, 44 Johnston St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
FREE Workshop
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|  | Evicted! A Modern Romance Film Screening
Evicted! A Modern Romance is a fresh and topical Aussie comedy that follows four housemates on the verge of eviction in Sydney fraught rental market, looking for a new place to call home. It takes a satirical look at today’s housing and job market and the hilarious trials and tribulations that come along with it.
The film was independently financed and winner of the audience choice award Sydney Film Festival 2022, and has screened at CinefestOZ and Brisbane international Film Festival.
Wednesday 26 April | 7PM-9PM
The Curious Rabbit, 44 Johnston St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
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| Want to see your arts or cultural event, workshop, exhibition, gig or opportunity on our social media & in this newsletter? We now have a promotion request form on our website so we can help you get the word out! |  |  | HERE NOW - Photobooks for the Future
F.Stop Workshop and Wagga Wagga Art Gallery are seeking enthusiastic young artists to participate in HERE NOW - Photobooks for the Future.
This is a photography and exhibition project all about home.
Participants will learn about contemporary photographic practice, experiment with film and digital photography and produce an exhibition of zines and photobooks to show at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.
Everyone between ages 13-18* with an interest in art and creativity is welcome to apply. Enthusiasm to learn is essential, but no previous knowledge of photography is required. *Ages 18-25 are welcome, but priority will go to younger applicants on this project.
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|  | Joyce Spencer Textiles Fellowship
Submissions are now open for The Joyce Spencer Textiles Fellowship, supporting a regional NSW textile artist or collective to deliver a new artwork or exhibition.
One fellowship will be awarded $4000 to a mid-career artist or group to assist in achieving their project outcome.
One mentorship opportunity will be awarded $500 to an emerging artist to assist in achieving their project outcome. They will also receive a one-hour mentorship session with a suitable senior textile artist.
The fellowship is made possible with funds from the Spencer family and Western Riverina Arts, in partnership with the Cad Factory.
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Image: Fellowship recipient Treahna Hamm’s possum skin cloak for the exhibition ‘For the Love of Art’. Photo: Camille Whitehead. |
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|  | Public Art Opportunity Humula EOI
Wagga Wagga City Council is calling for Expressions of Interest from experienced artists to design and install a mural artwork on the walls of the Humula Bush Fire Brigade Shed. The purpose of the mural is to celebrate the community of Humula and its history by invigorating this important piece of community infrastructure.
Applications close midnight AEDT, Wednesday 22 March 2023
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|  | Public Art Opportunity Mount Austin EOI
Wagga Wagga City Council is calling for Expressions of Interest from experienced artists to facilitate a public art project by working with students of Mount Austin High School for the development, design and production of visually appealing creative treatments to be applied in laneways throughout the suburb of Mount Austin.
Applications close midnight AEDT, Wednesday 22 March 2023
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|  | Entries are open for the Tumut Art Society's 65th Annual Art Show!
This year will be both a physical and virtual show for the first time. The physical show will be held at the 5Ways Gallery & Studio and the virtual show will be available online via our 2023 Exhibition website. There are 9 categories of Awards for entries in the physical exhibition which includes a $5,000 Acquisitive prize; People’s choice; Hanger’s choice; and Local Artist Encouragement Award.
Closing Friday 17th of March 2023
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Across the Opal Field Lightening Ridge by David Lake |
|  | 2023 Ardlethan Art Prize
Advance Ardlethan presents the Ardlethan Art Prize from Friday 12 May to Sunday 14 May, with a Gala Opening Night on Friday 12th May, 6:30pm at Ardlethan Memorial Hall.
The competition includes two sections, open & Red Dirt and Gum Trees. Artwork on exhibition will be for sale and proceeds will go to the Museum. Please email kmwood1@bigpond.com for artwork requirements and registration.
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|  | Arts is a Real Job
NAVA presents Art is a Real Job, a free national program for secondary school students and educators in March 2023. Dissect and champion NAVA’s new Code of Practice via four artist-led online events, including workshops, studio tours and panel conversations. Register your class, or as an individual educator or pre-service educator. Exhibiting Your Work, Thu 9 March 2023 Ethics & Environmental Responsibility, Thu 16 March 2023 Working with Galleries, Thu 23 March 2023 Money Matters, Thu 30 March 2023
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📸 Emma Pham pixel.pems |
|  | Artists Rights 101
Arts Law Centre of Australia in partnership with Accessible Arts are presenting another session dedicated to exploring Artist's Rights as part of their Advance Your Career workshop series.
In this online workshop, experienced Arts Law Solicitor Aditya Vasudevan will discuss how to protect your work, where to get help if needed, and what happens when you make art with other artists. This session is relevant to all creatives and artists across all artforms.
Tues 14 March | 10am - 11am (online) This event will be captioned and Auslan interpreted.
FREE event - registrations essential.
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|  | Far South Film Festival 2023 Early Bird Submissions Open
Now is the time for film makers from across Australia to ready your films for submission to the Far South Film Festival! We invite you to submit both short and feature films that reflect the people, environment and issues that matter to you.
The major prize is $1000 for Best Film with a range of other prize categories, including Best Director, Best Performance, Best Use of a Regional Setting and Best Youth Film.
There is a small fee for submission and the earlier you enter, the less you pay:
April 17, 2023 Earlybird Deadline
May 8, 2023 Normal Deadline
May 29, 2023 Late Deadline
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Image: Yuwinj Dhari Bulwal Film Shoot Far South Coast – CREDIT Hiromi Matsuoka 2021 |
|  | Australian Copyright Council 2023 March Webinar Series
All sessions will be facilitated and presented by ACC lawyers and other copyright professionals who will break down the Copyright Act into practical, one-hour sessions.
Our first week will feature two webinars on Education Licensing, with guest speakers from APRA AMCOS, Copyright Agency and Screenrights, as well as our Copyright Fundamentals and Digital Classroom webinars.
Week two will feature Copyright Fundamentals (repeat session) Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums: Your Collection & Your Visitors and Using and Making Content.
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|  | Here Now and Always
‘Here Now & Always’ is an initiative of the Aboriginal Regional Arts Alliance.
It celebrates and showcases Aboriginal Arts and Culture from New South Wales to a global audience through an annual program of activities and an online festival program and art market.
Are you interested in delivering an activity, film or presentation as part of the online festival program?
This is a paid opportunity and we want to hear from you!
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|  | National Library of Australia 2024 Creative Arts Fellowships
Creative Arts Fellowships offer $10,000 to support writers and artists to spend four weeks at the National Library researching and developing a new artistic concept, artwork or body of work inspired or informed by the collections. Two Fellowships are available: Creative Arts Fellowship – using our collections, artists can progress or complete a new artwork or body of work.
Creative Arts Fellowship for Australian Writing – using our collections, writers working in any literary genre can progress or complete a new creative work.
Applications close Wed 26 April | 5PM
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|  | Programming Public Events | Webinar
Join Powerhouse Program Producer Luella Moore and Regional Program Producer Deborah Vaughan as they discuss the fundamentals for planning and producing dynamic events for museums and gallery audiences.
From the preliminary planning of events to delivery of public programs, in this 30-minute session learn what it takes to produce meaningful programs to accompany displays and exhibitions.
The talk will be followed by a 15-minute Q+A session.
FREE Webinar
Wed 22 March 2023 | 11.00–11.45AM
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|  | First Nations self-determination within collections | Webinar
Join Powerhouse Head of Collections, First Nations, Nathan mudyi Sentance and Collections Coordinator, First Nations, Tammi Gissell to learn about the museum’s recently developed deed of deposit process, which allows First Nations communities to deposit cultural material with the Powerhouse for safekeeping while retaining all legal rights.
Nathan and Tammi will detail the benefits and practicalities of implementation of the museum’s initiatives from the perspective of collections and registration.
FREE Webinar Wed 5 April 2023 | 11.00-11.45AM
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|  | 2023 Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture
The Olive Cotton Award is a $20,000 biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture in memory of photographer Olive Cotton. The exhibition is selected from entrants across Australia and is a significant opportunity for established and emerging photographers. The winning work is acquired for the Gallery’s collection.
Closing 30 April 2023
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|  | SXSW Sydney 2023 Music Submissions
The inaugural SXSW Sydney Music Festival will take place from 18-21 October 2023. Showcasing at SXSW Sydney means playing in one of Sydney’s many central live music venues for industry reps, media members, and thousands of fans and fellow musicians from all over the world.
Closing Sunday 14 May 2023 at 11:59PM AEDT.
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|  |  | Community University Partnership Grants Program
The Charles Sturt University 2023 CUP Grant Program is now open for applications!
If you’re a community group, school, sporting club, Indigenous group or cultural organisation, you can apply for a grant of up to $1000 to help boost and support your project.
Applications close: Wednesday, 5 April 2023 | 11:59PM
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|  | Wagga Wagga City Council Annual Grants Program - Arts, Culture & Creative Industries
The Wagga Wagga City Council Grants Program is now open! The Arts, Culture and Creative Industries category aim to provide support to artists, cultural organisations & creative industries to develop and deliver a diverse range of arts and creative projects and programs across the local government area.
Applications close Monday 1 May 2023 at 11:59pm
APPLY NOW >>
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|  | CreateNSW Small Projects Grants
These quick response grants support the creation, development and presentation of new work and professional development opportunities for NSW-based professional artists, groups and arts and cultural workers (including museum workers).
You can apply for funding from $500 up to $5000.
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