This year, MusicNSW is celebrating 20 years of empowering and connecting artists and the music industry in NSW. As part of the organisation's birthday celebrations, MusicNSW have gifted themselves (and their members!) with a website makeover. 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
Museums and galleries in regional NSW were in the spotlight at the recent Museum & Galleries of NSW IMAGinE Awards, with eight organisations being acknowledged for outstanding projects, programs and excellence in the sector. Read more
In the same week that the Australia Council released its report on the importance of the arts to international tourism, arts operators and events from regional New South Wales were leading the way at the 2018 NSW Tourism Awards. 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
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists are invited to submit artworks for the 2019 National NAIDOC Poster Competition. The winning artwork will collect a $10,000 cash prize and used as the 2019 National NAIDOC Poster. Have your artwork seen and celebrated Australia-wide as the centerpiece to NAIDOC Week 2019! Read more
Australia's original Singer Songwriter Showcase ‘fRETfEST’ just opened entries for their Regional Song Contest 2018/2019 supported by Tanglewood Guitars. fRETfEST offers an entry point for entertainers to gain experience and exposure with live performances, career guidance, pre-production, recording services and music festival bookings. Read more
If you have dreamed of an international residency, the Australia Council for the Arts invites you to immerse yourself in a new arts context, market, community and culture, and experience your art across borders through their international residencies program. Through their international partnerships, the Australia Council for the Arts has developed a suite of residencies that enable the growth of individual artists, arts mediators, groups and organisations. Read more
In partnership with the Australia Council for the Arts, Create NSW is calling for expressions of interest from inspiring NSW-based visual arts leaders to attend the Venice Biennale 2019 as mentors for emerging Australian visual artists. Read more
Wagga Wagga City Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from leading Australian digital projection artists for two exciting public art opportunities. The Enliven Public Art Plan 2017 - 2021 commissions public art, projection art and event-related works around the Wagga Wagga LGA each year. 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
Applications are now open for the second year of Create NSW’s support for artists to develop immersive virtual reality (VR) and now also augmented reality (AR) art experiences, with $120,000 pledged to support six projects through the initiative. Read more
