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until 14 december 2008

Leica/CCP Documentary Photography AwardSteven Siewert 'Pigeon Loft' 2005/6 Type C print

Wagga Wagga

This exhibition showcases sixteen of Australia's best contemporary documentary photographers. The photographs are contemporary encounters of real and everyday situations that investigate an array of issues, ranging from hard-hitting war photography, an exploration of the schoolies tradition, to quiet observations on the street of Beijing...

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until 22 march 2009

Mervyn Bishop: Journey of a PhotographerMervyn Bishop 'Australia Day 2007'  Lambda Print

Dubbo

Journey of a Photographer is a carefully documented photographic essay which reveals the life of a wandering photographer in a striking retrospective exhibition. This exhibition documents the magical experiences of a young photographer from Brewarrina, North-Western NSW watching his first black and white prints...

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2 - 7 december 2008

Dora Fay Davenport Show – How to Achieve Christmas BlissJenny Hope and Nigel Sutton in the Dora Day Davenport Show

Wagga Wagga

Do you remember when pennies were boiled in the Christmas pudding, everyone was excited about roast chicken for Christmas lunch and family fun was a game of Chinese checkers followed by backyard cricket? The fun of Christmas in the 1950s is coming to Wagga, as the gracious and charming Dora Fay Davenport and the debonair Clarence Cartwright return with their hit play...

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13 december 2008

Homebase 2 - the Hip Hop showHome Base 2 poster

Lismore

A group of young dancers from across the Northern Rivers have been mentored and schooled in the hip hop industry over the past 8 months. They have all been working on many goals, from teaching workshops, performing to creating their own dance film clips. The mentorees have all shared an interest in developing a career as art practitioners in their home communities, focusing primarily as hip hop teachers and performers. The programme concludes with the Hip Hop Show where all the mentorees come together for a final time...

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july 2008

Winter holiday art workshops

Some of the creations from the Winter Holiday Art workshops

Wollemi Children's Creative Arts hosted a series of creative arts workshops for children aged 7 - 17 years in which they were able to learn new skills, develop new techniques and experience unique materials. Over two days during the school holidays, ten tutors ran workshops for 178 students in ceramics, drawing, collage, sculpture, batic and weaving...

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september 2008

Participants from the Raw Metal dance workshopsRaw Metal Dance Workshops

Narrabri Youth Services hosted dance workshops with teachers and performers Daniel Bowden and Steve Trlinfrom Raw Dance Company. 93 young participants were involved in the workshops on hiphop, break dancing, funk, tap and jazz...

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june 2008

NAIDOC Week at Southern Cross Uni

The Channon mosaic

A kids day attended by almost 200 local primary and pre-school children was a fitting finale for a fabulous week of NAIDOC celebrations at Southern Cross University. A week-long program was held across the University’s campuses at Lismore, Tweed Gold Coast and Coffs Harbour with workshops including dance, bush tucker, art and traditional cooking...

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late 2007

The Channon mosaicOur Creeks, Rocky, Terania and Tuntable

The Channon Cultural Collective created a public art project bringing their community together to create a mosaic in Coronation Park. Art materials and recycled goods were donated by local businesses, and used to transform a public space...

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Latest News

18 december 2008

Regional Arts Fund delivers 22 major new projects in NSW

Regional Arts New South Wales welcomes new arts funding from the Federal Government’s Regional Arts Fund, bringing into regional and remote communities in New South Wales a total of $326,215. The money has been provided for 22 new projects to take place in regional, rural and remote NSW communities in 2009. The list of successful applicants includes an array of projects in diverse art forms....

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1 december 2008

CASP 2009 open for applications

Applications are now open for the Country Arts Support Program (CASP) for 2009. CASP delivers small grants for community and cultural development for projects taking place in 2009, with amounts of up to $3,000...

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08 december 2008

NSW hip hop artist wins Poetry Slam '08

A hip hop artist and poet from New South Wales has won this year's Australian Poetry Slam competition, held at Sydney Opera House last night. Poetry slam is a style of performed poetry which takes its influences from rap and hip hop...

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