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Eastern Riverina Arts is seeking to commission new work for an upcoming group show at the Ambo Gallery in March 2024. This exhibition, titled “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.
EOI’s close 30th November. | |
|  | Creative Office Suites EOIs
Take your creative business from the kitchen table to the Wagga CBD!
These secure, fully furnished creative office suites are available on month-to-month terms to support growing creative freelancers and companies. Switch on your laptop and start creating on day one!
Expressions of interest open now. | |
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|  | Live Music Industry: Take the State of the Scene survey by CreateNSW
Do you work in the live music industry and are passionate about the future of the live music scene? You’re invited to take part in CreateNSW State of the Scene survey of the live music industry. It takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and is anonymous, with no identifying questions.
CreateNSW want to know what barriers and opportunities you see for the industry, and how it can be supported to increase its social and cultural impact. The results of this research will help inform the NSW Government’s plan for the live music industry going forward. Image: Loren Ryan, Photo Kevin Peterson Photography | |
|  | Write Here, Write Now Submissions open
Booranga Writers Centre are looking for young people 16 – 24years old to submit entries into their “Write Here, Write Now” Project. The work can include poetry, prose up too 1000 words and visual art.
For more information or to send entries please email submissions@booranga.com before Friday the 17th of November. | |
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| | | Opportunity for emerging screen practitioner with WildBearAs part of the Create NSW Screen Attachment, Wildbear Entertainment are looking for an emerging screen practitioner or someone looking to upskill in Post Production. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to get their foot in the door in TV post production while working on an award winning international history series! Applications close Friday 24th Nov. |
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| | | Wider opportunities | Entries for the 7th Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize are open for painting, works on paper, photography, 3D and youth. Closing 11th February | More info & enter >
Entries to the 2024 National Photographic Portrait Prize are now open. Closing 7th February | More info & enter >
Entries are now open for $10,000 Harden Art Prize for landscape paintings. Closing 16th February | More info & enter > |  |  | Station Sounds - original live music & good vibes
Eastern Riverina Arts is kicking off the sunny season with an evening of original live music at the Station featuring Curly Mills, Courtney Barron, Nathan Lamont and Isaac Staines.
Wagga's Wood-fired Wagon and The Thirsty Crow will be serving up delicious food and drinks so come down and enjoy great music and good vibes against the backdrop of the beautiful Wollundry lagoon.
🗓 Saturday 25th November 6:30pm-10:00pm Station Creative Workspace 54-58 Johnston St Wagga Wagga 🎟️ Tix: $12 | |
|  | Mobile Office in Temora | Do you have an idea for a creative project but don’t know where to start? Looking to learn how to sell your art? Or maximise your chances of securing arts funding?
Eastern Riverina Arts will be in Temora on Thursday, November 30th.
This is the perfect opportunity for local creatives and creative groups to up-skill in areas such as social media, selling creative work, and grant writing.
There will also be bookable face-to-face meetings with the ERA team to chat about funding, projects and your creative plans. | |
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|  | Marking Time: 50 Years of the Embroiderers Guild in Wagga WaggaThis exhibition showcases of some of the beautiful earlier works done by some now retired and some long standing Wagga Wagga Embroidery Guild members including both traditional and contemporary pieces.
🗓 10am-4pm Thursdays - Sundays from the 23rd November to the 10th of December The Ambo Gallery, Station Creative Workspace 54-58 Johnston St Wagga Wagga Image: Wine o'clock by Sandra Legg | |
|  | Christmas with the Con 2023!
Experience the celebration of Christmas with the Riverina Youth Orchestra and talented musicians from the Riverina Conservatorium of Music. Enjoy classical, traditional, and contemporary tunes, plus witness a dazzling fireworks finale!
🗓️ Wednesday, December 20th 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Riverside Precinct Stage, Wagga Wagga | |
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|  | Music in the Regions Ensemble Offspring “Songbirds”
Songbirds celebrates the breathtaking virtuosity of Australian birdsong with an array of original Australian chamber works commissioned by Ensemble Offspring. Be transported into the Australian bush by the familiar sounds of nature's own musicians, with a little help from Australia's leading composers.
GANMAIN: 3pm, Sunday 25 February at Ganmain Hall in partnership with the Advance Ganmain Committee TEMORA: 7pm, Wednesday 28 February at Temora Town Hall Theatre in partnership with Temora Shire Council Image credit: Keith Saunders | |
|  | John Wood at National Blacksmith Survey Exhibition
Wagga Wagga blacksmith artist John Wood is exhibiting his work in the inaugural National Blacksmith Survey Exhibition in December this year. This exhibition celebrates the craftsmanship and creativity of forged ironwork while also recognising the diversity of blacksmiths from across all states and territories.
🗓️ December 2023 - February 2024 Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Port Macquarie | |
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|  | A little bit of Blue A Little Bit of Blue is an interactive detective show for families, told with puppetry. As well as helping to unravel a mystery, the audience will learn about the extraordinary habits of the Australian Satin Bowerbird, and why they are so fascinated by the colour blue.
🗓️ West Wyalong Tivoli - 4th December 🗓️ Ganmain Hall - 5th December 🗓️ The Arts Centre Cootamundra - 6th December 🗓️ Junee Athenium - 7th December 🗓️ Tumut Montreal - 8th December
This tour is a part of the Riverina Touring Network project. | |
|  | Book Launch - Hidden in the Crawl Space by Neil Overton
Neill Overton, a prolific writer and award-winning novelist, art historian and former lecturer, is launching "Hidden in the Crawl Space," a collection of poetic sketches that explore nostalgia, loss, and the rural experience of inland NSW.
Book to be launched by David Gilbey. Book launch followed by Open Night with Booranga Writers' Centre.
The Curious Rabbit 🗓 Friday 17th November 6.30-10pm | |
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|  | TEDxWagga WaggaThe very first TEDxWagga Wagga will take place this Saturday at the CSU Playhouse. The theme for the event, ‘a dance of ideas’, takes its inspiration from the Wiradyuri meaning of Wagga Wagga, ‘a place of dance and celebration’. You’ll hear from eight speakers whose talks range from the fascinating to the downright controversial.
🗓 Saturday November 18 6pm
While tickets to the live event are sold out, catch speakers from our creative community including ‘Comedy King of Wagga’ Dane Simpson and Wiradyuri animator Bernard Higgins on the TedxWagga Wagga Facebook livestream.
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|  | The Woman who Escaped from ISIS Hell - Book Launch
Local writer Shelan Khodeah has recently completed a book documenting the experiences of a local Yazidi community member who was captured and held by ISIS. This is the first book written in Australia detailing these harrowing experiences.
🗓️ Sunday, November 26th 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Station Creative Workspace
54-58 Johnston St, Wagga
🍽️ Featuring traditional Yazidi food Live music: Traditional songs on the Tambour
RSVP to Thom Paton by November 22nd.
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|  | fourW thirty-four: New Writing Launch 🖋️ Join Booranga Writers Centre for the launch of fourW thirty-four, featuring new work from seventy-six writers across Australia and overseas. Editor David Gilbey introduces diverse, multi-layered writings that form a ‘literary treasury’. Wagga Wagga Art Gallery 🗓️ Saturday, November 25th 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | |
|  | "Mystères" Exhibition by Joel Markham 📸 Explore the enigmatic world of local photomedia artist Joel Markham in his latest exhibition, "Mystères." Delve into the mysteries that transcend reality through the lens of photography.
🗓️ Exhibition Dates: November 2nd - November 29th, 2023
The Curious Rabbit
44 Johnston Street, Wagga Wagga |
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|  | | | | Need help getting the word out?
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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