A collection of inspirational short films showcasing the surprisingly bold lives of nine Northern Rivers seniors over the age of 75 will be released online from Wednesday December 5th 2018, as a result of a Screenworks initiative in partnership with Feros Care and supported by The Bakery Media Production. Read more
Coffs Harbour businesses are being asked to get behind local artists in a new exhibition, New Year New Work, scheduled to launch 1st February at the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery. Presented by the Friends of Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, the aim is to promote both local artists and businesses, while fundraising for the regional gallery’s collection and showcasing the region’s vibrant arts community. Read more
On Thursday November 22, Goulburn Railway Station was the site of the launch of an Anzac Centenary commemorative sculpture, as part of the three-year project, the Great Southern Line ANZAC Story, by Southern Tablelands Arts. The Goulburn Railway Station sculpture is the second of three public artworks by artist Tracy Luff, with one previously unveiled at Moss Vale Railway Station and the final commemorative work to be unveiled in Picton this December. Read more
This September two Northern Rivers arts workers Jeremy Hawkes and Suzanne Whiteman received travel grants from Arts Access Australia to attend Meeting Place 2018 in Alice Springs from 24 to 26 September. Meeting Place is Australia’s leading forum on arts, culture and disability, with a three-day program presenting a dynamic fusion of national and international speakers, exhibitions and performances, artists-in-residence and practical workshops. Read more
Thirty young musicians from regional towns across NSW will travel to Sydney from 24-26 November for three days of intensive tutorials and rehearsals, culminating in a performance with musicians from the world-famous Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra on the Concert Hall stage of the Sydney Opera House. Read more
Lismore-based artist with disability Jeremy Hawkes has been awarded a $30,000 2018/19 Creative Development Fellowship from Create NSW that will support him in completing studio based research and development, fund a residency at the Berlin Art Institute, see him attend national and international arts conferences and study at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. Read more
As another year draws to a close, Regional Arts NSW is looking back on some of our 2018 grant recipients and their projects. One such project is Journeys: Maitland is my Home, a Maitland Regional Museum exhibition supported by the Country Arts Support Program. Read more
On Wednesday 3 April between 11am - 12pm Art Factory artist Brae Tye will launch his first solo exhibition No Limits, followed by The Art Factory in Conversation at the Riverina Community College Gallery. Read more
Minister for the Arts Don Harwin is urging the people of NSW to submit their views to inform a renewed National Arts and Disability Strategy to help improve access and participation in the arts, screen and culture sector by people with disability. Read more
With high acclaim for the selection and quality of films that made up the Official Selection for the 12th Byron Bay Film Festival, Director J’aimee Skippon-Volke released the full line-up of winning films taking home the coveted awards. Read more
An important piece of local and television history will return to the screen, thanks to lobbying from the Tweed Regional Museum and passionate community members. The museum has been collaborating with the ABC to secure the re-release of a local classic - the iconic and nationally significant 1969 ABC TV mini series; Pastures of the Blue Crane. This finally happened last month. Read more
Screenwave International Film Festival (SWIFF) has announced that tickets are now on sale for its 2019 event. Created in 2015, SWIFF has quickly established itself as Australia’s largest regional feature film festival, screening over 65 cutting edge Australian and international films. Read more
