Applications for the Writing NSW Access for Regional Writers Grants are now open and close on Sunday 17 June. The grants are awarded by Writing NSW to help writers in regional NSW access professional development. Read more
Now in its fourth year, the REC Ya Shorts Youth Film Festival is rolling out around Regional Australia for 2018, on the search for the next wave of young Australian filmmakers. This year’s program will also see over 70 in-school filmmaking and mental health workshops come to schools throughout Regional NSW for students interested in learning what it’s all about behind the camera lens. Read more
The Country Education Foundation of Canowindra is excited to announce the Cano Mocs and Docs 2804 short film festival supported by the Age of Fishes Museum and the Cabonne Council. The short film festival will be hosted in Canowindra at the Age of Fishes Museum on October 13, 2018 and feature short-form documentaries and mockumentaries from all over the world. Read more
Gunnedah Shire Council is calling for submissions for the annual NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition. The 2018 theme is ‘Because of her, we can’ and Council is urging artists, hobbyists, schools, organisations and individuals to come together and explore the theme and exhibit their artworks in a professional gallery space. Read more
Aspiring directors across Australia have the opportunity to get closer to achieving their career dreams by spending two days with Walkley Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker Anna Broinowski (Forbidden Lies) and multi-award winning Drama Director Ana Kokkinnos (Pulse) who will both present at Screenworks’ Directing Intensive being held at Linneaus Estate on July 7th and 8th. Read more
Each year Booranga Writers’ Centre offers four paid opportunities for a Writer–in-Residence. This program is subject to annual funding from the New South Wales Government through Create NSW and is open to Australian writers. Read more
Applications are now open for the Tweed Regional Gallery’s Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio program for 2019. The Studio is an on-site, live-in studio at the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre. Read more
Western Riverina Arts is currently seeking expressions of interest from members of the Griffith community to join the Regional Arts Development Organisation's Board. Read more
Affirm Press and Varuna the National Writers’ House are pleased to announce that applications for the Affirm Press Mentorship Award are open online. Now in its fourth year, this creative partnership offers up to three writers developing exceptional new work the opportunity to work with the Affirm Press publishing team while in residence at Varuna in the Blue Mountains of NSW. Read more
Applications are now open for the 2018 Bello Winter Music Youth Mentorship Program where aspiring musicians under 19 years of age have an opportunity to be mentored by established artists on the festival bill. Read more
