|  | Happy March from Eastern Riverina Arts!
This month we are also excited to announce Rock the Villages - a mini tour of up and coming Wagga Wagga band Filthy Rocks. We also celebrated the end of the Renew Wagga Program and announced the successful recipients of the 2024 Country Arts Support Program.
Read below for the latest events and opportunities for creatives, and make sure you don’t miss the funding news at the end of this newsletter which includes Wagga Wagga City Council’s annual grants and more! |  | Image: Renew Wagga Graduates Maggie Deall, Janine Middlemost, Elaine Camlin and Scott Turner from Knight Frank. | Celebrating the end of the Renew Wagga Program
Between 2020-2023, Eastern Riverina Arts delivered the Renew Wagga project, facilitating short term usage of empty CBD by artists and creative entrepreneurs to road test their business ideas. We officially celebrated the end of the Renew Wagga Program, with a small gathering at our most recent Station Morning Tea.
Highlights through the program included: 🧑 186 local artists supported to sell work through Renew Wagga Businesses 25 professional development workshops for local creative businesses 852 workshops and events run by Renew Wagga participants $225,718 In commercial real-estate waived for creative businesses 723 m2 Of vacant CBD shopfront activated 9 commercial leases signed
Congratulations again to all the participants in the Renew Wagga program, including Middlemost - Janine Middlemost, Unique State Art Space - Elaine Camlin, Little Yellow House Gallery and Studio - Maggie Deall and F.Stop Workshop - James Farley & Patrick Ronald (Open Studio).
You can read the Renew Wagga project report and success stories on our website. |
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| | Renew Wagga is supported by the NSW Government through the Stronger Country Communities Fund. |
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|  | Curious about the Station? Hoping to connect with creative individuals, businesses and organisations? Pop down to our monthly morning tea and have a coffee with some of the people who are making, meeting and working here at Station Creative Workspace. |
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|  | The C Word: Craft in Response to Gender and Representation
Associated with production and practicality, situated primarily in the home and domestic life, Craft has historically been “feminised” and its value as an artform diminished.
“The C Word: Craft in response to gender and representation” invites local female artists who work in craft and design to respond to the marginalisation of craft through new work that seeks to explore craft’s longstanding association with the feminine.
Saturdays & Sundays
🗓 9th-24th March 10:00 am 4:00 pm The Station Creative Workspace |
|  | Work in Progress with Jacquie Tinkler & Georgia Crowden
Join us for a drink after work and be inspired by a behind the scenes look at works in development by local creatives Jacquie Tinkler and Georgia Crowden.
Work in Progress is a regular event in which artists and creatives are invited to show a piece of unfinished creative work (visual, performative, experimental and more), within a context of supportive critique and collaborative networking.
🗓 Friday, 22 March 2024
5:30 pm 7:30 pm
The Station Creative Workspace RSVP for Catering > |
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|  |  | Rock the Villages: mini-tour of Filthy Rocks
Thanks to Wagga Wagga City Council, Eastern Riverina Arts presents Rock the Villages: a mini-tour of Filthy Rocks! Filthy Rocks is loud, crunchy and effortless fun throwing back to the best of 90s alt-grunge. The band will bring original live music to the community halls at Ladysmith and Uranquinty in late April and late May, featuring supporting act Connor Hodges. A chance to enjoy family-friendly live music with the community and get a pre-winter kick from these young rockers.
Ladysmith Memorial Hall
🗓 27th April Uranquinty Community Hall
🗓 25th May
Book free tickets > |
|  | Saturday Night Social
Join Dance Makers Collective in two solid evenings of joyous dancing with your partners, family and friends in Cootamundra (Festival of Turtles) and Ganmain. This event, a spin-off of Dance Makers Collective’s 2020 Sydney Festival hit The Rivoli, takes inspiration from the peak dance hall and disco eras of the 1960s and 70s, reimagined for the modern lover of dancing.
The Arts Centre Cootamundra - A Festival of Turtles Event 🗓 Saturday 4th May feat. Lock Stock & Bingle
The Ganmain Hall 🗓 Saturday 11th May feat. The Tin Shed Rattlers
Book tickets > |
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|  |  | Arts Jobs Alert: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Interested in working for a dynamic, collaborative arts organisation? Wagga Wagga Art Gallery is hiring three positions across Exhibitions, Engagement and Digital Programs. Applications are now open for Exhibitions Officer (permanent part-time) Gallery Officer, Learning and Engagement (permanent full-time), and Gallery Officer, Digital and Programs: (permanent part-time). Applications close Sunday 17 March. Read more and apply online > Image: Mark Dober, Murumbidgee series, 2021 |
|  | 2024 Ardlethan Art Prize Entries Advance Ardlethan presents the Ardlethan Art Prize from Friday 10 May to Sunday 12 May! Entries are open for the competition, with three sections: Junior, Open and Days of Old.
Gala Opening Night 🗓 Friday 10 May 6:30pm Ardlethan Memorial Hall 🎟 $20
More information and entries > |
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|  | Freeroam Theatre Frankenstein Auditions and Impro Jams
Auditions are now open for Freeroam Theatre’s electrifying production of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by Rona Munro. 🧟♂️ Saturday March 16 & Sunday March 17.
Impro Jams: 5 x free, fortnightly improvisation workshops for students in years 7 – 12 focused on the fundamentals of theatre improvisation.
Find out more & register > |
|  | 2024 Scene Shift Residency Program A Cad Factory and Brand X Collaboration
The Cad Factory (Narrandera) and Brand X (Sydney) are committed to a rural and urban flow of artistic exchange and learning. This residency program gives a regional artist studio space in the Sydney CBD and gives a Sydney artist studio space in rural NSW. Expressions of Interest open Friday 1st March 2024. Closing midnight 31 March 2024. Find out more & apply > Images: 2023 Scene Shift Residents. Julie Montgarrett at Brand X Photo: Christina Mishell. Nick Wishart at the Cad Factory. Photo Vic McEwen |
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|  | Heart and Hip Pocket – Philanthropy and the Arts
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery presents a panel discussion on philanthropy and the arts. Facilitated by Vickie Burkinshaw, guest speakers include: Esther Anatolitis, Editor of Meanjin, Artist Julia Roche, Farmer, Businesswoman and Arts philanthropist Gill Sanbrook and Director of Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Dr Lee-Anne Hall.
🗓 Tuesday 26 March 6pm - 7:30pm Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Find out more & RSVP > Image: Luna Ryan Arrows 2006 (detail) |
|  | River Country - An exhibition of Works by Riverina Wiradjuri Artists
Hillston Creative Arts Council are inviting entries from Wiradjuri Artists from the Riverina to be a part of their “River Country” exhibition and prize 12-13 April 2024.
Prizes to win up to $500 or the major prize of $2000. All artworks are offered to sale. Entries close 22 March 2024. For details, contact Heather on 0414 561 005 or Pam on 0427 725 999. Email: reddustgallery@yahoo.com.au
Find out more & enter > |
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| | Wagga Wagga 2050 Art Competition
Wagga Wagga City Council are asking residents to draw or paint a picture of what they love about Wagga Wagga and surrounds as a part of their 2050 Community Strategic Plan.
Entries are open now and will close on Friday 26 April 2024.
More information and submit > |
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| | Wider opportunities | Far South Film Festival invites submissions of shorts and feature films that reflect the people, environment and issues that matter in regional Australia. Early bird submission deadline: Monday 15 April 2024 | More info & enter >
Writing NSW's biennual Kids & YA Festival will return on Saturday 3 August 2024, and is open to submissions for presenters. Submissions close Sunday 24 March 2024. | More info & submit >
Each year, Hunter Writers Centre calls for stories and poems about grief and loss as a part of their Grieve Project. Submissions close May 10 | More info & submit >
As part of their online collection of resources, Museums & Galleries of NSW have published a video about painting conservation - identifying damage and storing paintings in your collection with Conservators from International Conservation Services | Watch now > |  |  | 66th Tumut Art Show Gala Opening
Peruse new exhibits whilst enjoying drinks and light refreshments. Visitors can expect to be entertained by the judge who will explain, why certain works were given awards. This will occur after a short formal opening. There will be ample opportunity to view all works, chat to artists and, of course, purchase your favourite art.
🗓 Friday, 22 March 2024 6pm for 7pm start 5 Ways Studio and Gallery, Tumut
More info > |
|  | "Across this Country" Exhibition
This solo exhibition of Karen Walsh is based upon her travels across parts of Australia and reflects her connection to the country by working insitu within the environment. Karen's handmade sketchbooks and mixed media works explore the vastness and spirituality of the imposing landscapethrough its form, colour and sense of timelessness.
🗓 14th March - 11th April 10am - 3pm Gallery 43 TAFE NSW
More info > |
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|  | Drypoint Etching with experienced artist & educator Denise Scholz-Wulfing
Have fun exploring printmaking at The Arts Centre Cootamundra! Learn the creative potential of drypoint etching by using an acetate plate to transform a simple line drawing into a wonderful print in this small group, hands on workshop.
🗓 Saturday 13th of April 2024 The Arts Centre Cootamundra Book Now > Image: Denise Scholz-Wulfing, Etching, Diana and Acteon, 2020 (detail) |
|  | Riverina Conservatorium of Music Festival of Concert Bands 2024
This weekend RCM is celebrating all things Concert Band with performances, rehearsals and sectionals spanning three days.
On Friday night they will be hosting a FREE 'carpark party' at the RCM with live music performances and food vendors, a lovely night of cool tunes and comfort food!
🗓 Friday 14th March 5pm-7pm Riverina Conservatorium of Music Find out more > |
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|  | Upcoming Exhibitions at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
The gallery has several new exhibitions open between Mar 23, 2024 to Jun 23, 2024. For When our eyes adjust, local artist Julia Roche will present a new body of work on canvas and paper, created both in the night, and of the night. Working on her family property Wooroola, on Wiradjuri Country for the past six years, Roche has developed a signature painting style that bears witness to the emotive and sublime qualities of the environment. Other exhibitions include Andy Pye: Cockies and Hot Rocks, Anna Louise Richardson: The Good, Lyndall Phelps: Science of Common Life and Shattering the Glass Ceiling – Women Artists in the National Art Glass Collection
Find out more > Image: Julia Roche. From the series 'When our eyes adjust'
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If you are an individual or organisation from our Eastern Riverina region and you want help promoting your arts or cultural event, workshop, exhibition, gig or opportunity, in our e-news or social media we may be able to help. | |
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