In 1863, Ben Hall (‘the gentleman bushranger’) seized the town of Canowindra. The story goes that his gang held the entire township hostage at the local pub for three days and, with the local policeman locked away in the prison cell, proceeded to entertain them with food, wine and song. Read more
The Northern Rivers Creative popUp Shop has taken over the old Byron Library in Byron Bay to promote the arts and creative industries until 28th April. Read more
Intereach is community-based organisation that has delivered services to the Riverina Murray for over 40 years. Their key objective is to support and develop the wellbeing of young people, families, seniors, Aboriginal people, people living with disabilities and their carers. Read more
A NSW LitLink Varuna Fellowship offers writers living in regional NSW a two-week residency at Varuna - The Writers’ House. This prize is awarded each year to one of the five Litlink Fellowship recipients, with the winner being announced at the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival (2-4 August 2013). Read more
Regional Arts New South Wales congratulates Arts Upper Hunter on ten years of providing, supporting and promoting art and culture across the Upper Hunter as a part of our network. Read more
The Mid North Coast now has its own online band competition specifically for local young musicians aged 12 to 25 years. The Youth Website Genwire Artspace run by Arts Mid North Coast, has just launched Push It! an online music competition with accompanying workshops. Read more
This story first appeared in Arts Sunday, March 3, 2013
By Maryanne Jaques, Arts OutWest
An angry cat. A reflective old man. Some nosy house guests. Read more
Since November 2012 participants from Bathurst, Lake Cargelligo and Parkes have been moulding beautiful memories at our Spread the Word belly casting workshops. Read more
Director Paige Rattray and her nimble-limbed trio of actors have attracted acclaim for a while now, since Cut Snake (written by Amelia Evans and Dan Giovannoni) first hit the stage in Victoria. Read more
RANSW has partnered with Ausdance NSW and Bangarra Dance Theatre in association with NAISDA Dance College, Carriageworks and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School to develop Birrang, a program of opportunities developed for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander dance artists based in NSW. Read more
