September News

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View this email in your browser Riverina Comedy Club Tour The Riverina Comedy Club is going on tour visiting visit Cootamundra, West Wyalong, Ganmain and Junee. Rolling on back from a gut-busting run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the tour will feature a very special headliner to be announced SOON, special guests from Wagga Wagga and its surrounds, and MC’d by international comic and Riverina comedy boss Dane Simpson! BUY NOW First Nation Community of Schools Exhibition Featuring artworks created by students from across Wagga, the First Nation Community of Schools Exhibition is a celebration of art and culture that can’t be missed! 🗓 Weekends, 23rd September-1st October 10AM - 4 PM The Station Creative Workspace READ MORE Work in Progress: Play it by ear Join us for a drink after work and be inspired by works in development from local creatives for Work in Progress #3! Featuring presentations from local writer and poet Lachlan Brown and classical guitarist Harold Gretton. 🗓 26 October 5:30-7:30 PM The Station Creative Workspace FIND OUT MORE & RSVP Gabrielle Tozer Congratulations to Gabrielle Tozer who will be editing the upcoming Regional Arts Australia Regional Scribes Program Publication, working closely with participants from both cohorts to refine their work for the final collection. Gabrielle loves sharing her passion for storytelling and creativity and has previously shown her stellar editing skills on Ash Dust Air. FIND OUT MORE Temora Shire Art Prize Entries are now open for the Temora Shire Council Art Prize and is open to artists of all ages across multiple mediums with the exhibition running from 29th to 29th October. Categories include everything from still life and abstract to travel and oil.  Entries due 23rd and 24th September. | More info & apply > ‘Lights On, Doors Open’ – Stipend Program Supporting Volunteer-led Museums in NSW The program has been established to relieve the pressures faced by volunteer-led museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces in NSW. and aims to support eligible organisations, reduce the burden of constant fundraising, and allow them to focus on collections, maintenance, and best practices. | More info & apply > Regional Arts NSW CLICK Series There’s six online workshops in creative professional skills across August and September, covering topics from finding funding sources to business planning. It's now free for members of Regional Arts NSW. | More info & register > NSW Premier's Literary Awards Entries to the 2024 NSW Premier's Literary Awards are now open honouring Australian writers. They contribute to Australia’s artistic reputation, and draw national and international attention to some of our best writers.  | More info & enter > Scholarships are available for people with disability from regional areas to contribute funds towards travel, accommodation & workshop fees to attend C.R.U.S.H in Mackay, North Queensland. | Closing 25 September | More info > Entries are now open for the APRA AMCOS 2024 Professional Development Awards, offering funds to provide support to emerging songwriters and composers.  | Closing 26 September | More info & enter > Applications are now open for the National Photography Prize, Australia's longest running acquisitive photographic award, presented by MAMA | Closing 30 September | More info & enter > Entries for the Laming Flat (Young) Fellowship of Australian Writers 41st annual writing competition are now open for writers of all levels of any genre to ‘have a go’ with no set theme. | Closing 13 October | More info & enter > Screenworks’ Set for Success program will increase the number of skilled crew across the country by training and up skilling regional practitioners. For crew members ready to step up into a new role, or experienced HOD keen to become a mentor or a production company | More info & apply > The M16 Artspace Drawing Prize invites submissions in both traditional drawing media and techniques, as well as innovative non-traditional works that extend the understanding of what drawing may be within contemporary art practice. | Closing 15 October | More info & enter > What a Drama! Riverina Workshops Voices of Women and Oddball Theatre Present: Riverina Drama Workshops, visiting Tarcutta, Cootamundra, Currawarna and Wagga Wagga.  Join in with trained actors and create a performance piece for your town! 🗓 26th-30th September Various More info> Still Life In the Still Life Exhibition a selection of  artists explore still-life, a timeless theme with imagery beyond bowls of fruit and flower vases, reimagining the ordinary objects around us in a myriad of different ways.  Free admission. 2nd September to 30 November Unique State Artspace, Wagga Wagga More info > Fibre Fest Open to the public, the annual Fibre Festival celebrates and exhibits all things fibre!  Creatives and makers are also encouraged to enter their wares in the Fibre fest exhibition (Due 9 and 10 November). 🗓 Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November The Arts Centre, Cootamundra More info> Hearts of Gold Festival 2023 The Bland Shire Hearts of Gold Festival 2023 in West Wyalong promises to be an event not to be missed. Featuring activities from art competitions to World Record attempts theres something for everyone to enjoy. 🗓 October 13 - October 15 Around West Wyalong More info> Spirit of the Land Festival Home to the famous National Farm Art Sculpture Award, Lockhart’s Spirit of the Land Festival promises a whole weekend of family entertainment. Featuring farm art sculptures, fine art, Indigenous and photography exhibitions, open gardens, boutique market stalls, and more! 🗓 7th to 8th October Around Lockhart More info Yield Festival A celebration of creative arts in the Coolamon Shire. A collection of events, workshops, performances and experiences that highlight the makers, thinkers and creators in our community. 🗓 Friday 25th August to Saturday 30th September Around Coolamon More info> Neighbourhood Watch Wagga Wagga School of Arts Community Theatre (SOACT) presents Neighbourhood Watch, a humorous and at times a devastating story of hope, grief and friendship centred around two lost souls find each other in a suburban cul-de-sac. 🗓 Friday13th Oct -Sunday 22nd Oct SOACT More info> Booranga Writers’ Centre: Writing and Publishing Workshop with Jess McMinn Join Riverina speculative writer Jessica A McMinn for the second of her two-part workshop for young writers. During the workshops participants will be encouraged to write a piece that will then be edited for publication. 🗓 23rd September The Curious Rabbit More info & book free tickets > Community Grants Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund | Closing 25 September 2023 Innovate with nbn | Closing 29 September 2023 The Carstairs Grant | Closing 22 October 2023 Leg Up | Closing 29 October 2023 RAS Foundation Community Futures Grant | Closing 29 October 2023 Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grant | Ongoing, with preference given to urgent applications Create NSW Small Projects | Quick Response | Closing 15 January 2024 Australia Council for the Arts Playing Australia Project Investment | Closing 10 October 2023 First Nations Emerging Career Development Award | Closing 10 October 2023 Need help getting the word out? 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