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Highlights The CountryLink Parkes Elvis Festival 11 - 15 January 2012 In the second week of January every year, the town of Parkes in Central NSW comes alive to the sounds of hip-swivelling Elvis Impersonators and Tribute Artists. The 5 day Festival Program features a dazzling array of more than 150 individual events. Highlights of the 2012 Program will include: for the first time ever, International entertainer, American Elvis Tribute sensation Dean Z in the popular ClubsNSW Keno Feature Concert series; the ever inspiring Elvis Gospel Church Service; the iconic Elvis Street Parade; the Crowning of Miss Priscilla; the Cars of the Era Car Show; the Renewal of Vows with Elvis Ceremony and the Elvis Poets Breakfast. Don’t miss this fun filled event this summer! For more information, head to the festival’s website. Top of page Remote Spaces \| The Cad Factory 11 December 2011, 5pm Remote Spaces is a series of 4 shows over 5 months in the remote Australian Landscape. The second show of the series presents The Paradise Motel and The Aerial Maps at an abandoned service station, 'Golden Service' Servo, Grong Grong Rd, Matong on 11 December 2011. This series of shows represents a major shift in The Cad Factory's presentation of live music and combines the next frontier in the presentation of music with the interesting re-use of space with a regional focus on the Australian landscape. For further details about the show, or to watch the webcast of it, visit the Cad Factory’s webpage . Top of page ACRE: Film Makers in Residence \| Documentary Premieres The red carpet premieres of the ACRE: Film Makers in Residence documentaries in Conargo and Moulamein in late November were a great hit with each attracting over 100 locals. Dressed in their after five wear, audiences flocked to the Bowling Club in Moulamein on Friday 25 November to watch 'Hit me on the head with a raindrop' and to Conargo Hall the following night for the 'Market to Market' premier. Both events were a great success with audiences captivated by the documentaries. South West Arts received funding from the Regional Arts Fund, Murray Catchment Management Authority; the Wakool Shire and the Conargo Shire received funding for the project through the Country Arts Support Program. Top of page Tweed River Art Gallery to open the Margaret Olley Art Centre Susi Muddiman, the director of the Tweed River Art Gallery, was at Margaret Olley's Paddington home on November 16 to confirm the Margaret Olley Art Centre will be opening soon at the gallery. ''This is a once in a lifetime opportunity,'' Ms Muddiman explained. ''It's a poignant connection because Margaret's formative years were spent here. There's a beautiful photograph of her mother rowing Margaret and her sibling along the Tweed to the bus stop.” The letter of offer from the Margaret Olley Art Trust, signed off by fellow trustees Edmund Capon, biographer Christine France and Melbourne accountant Tom Lowenstein, stipulates that the gallery will honour ''the express wish of the late Margaret Olley that her studio and elements of her home and collection be recreated in a suitable venue''. Architects will be asked to incorporate Olley's chaotic, but beautiful, ''working tableaux'' into the proposed centre. Read the full SMH article here. Top of page Operation Art \| Cowra Library Closing 10 February 2012 Operation Art is an initiative of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in collaboration with the NSW Dept. of Education and Communities. It is an exhibition of 50 paintings selected from hundreds of artworks by school children from K-10 across NSW. The children create their artworks in the full knowledge that they will be appreciated by sick children and their families. There are artworks in a wide variety of media, from drawing and painting to collage, photography, printmaking, computer graphics and textiles. Operation Art is an important program that recognises the creative talents and the community spirit of young children. Available for viewing during library open hours, free admission. Cowra Library, Darling Street Cowra, (02) 6340 2180 Top of page Regional Arts NSW News Regional NSW Takes Out 3 Major International Awards Groundbreaking Arts and Health projects from regional NSW were recognised with a prestigious international award at this year’s 3rd International Arts and Health Conference, The Art of Good Health and Well Being, held at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra last week. Two of the awards for excellence went to Regional Arts Boards, Arts OutWest and West Darling Arts, and another to the Western NSW Local Health District. Regionally based Beyond Empathy, a community arts and cultural development organisation, was also recognised in the awards. Elizabeth Rogers, CEO, Regional Arts NSW said “These awards acknowledge that exciting and innovative projects undertaken in regional NSW are world’s best practice. I congratulate all organisations on their outstanding achievements.” For more information regarding the conference including a full list of award recipients, click here. Top of page Regional Arts Fund Delivers 22 Major New Projects in NSW The Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development, Local Government and Minister for the Arts, the Hon Simon Crean MP, announced a total of $330,906 will go towards 22 new projects in regional, rural and remote New South Wales in 2012 through the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund. The list of successful projects encompasses a broad spectrum of art forms including film, music, circus, literature, visual arts, textiles, dance and theatre. Communities across the state – from Deniliquin in the south west, Broken Hill and Cobar in the far west, to Lismore in the north and Bega in the south – will benefit from this funding. To read more about the announcement and view a full list of funding recipients, click here. Top of page Lindy Hume appointed Artistic Director Opera Queensland Lindy Hume, RANSW Board Director and Chair of South East Arts [amongst other appointments], was recently appointed as the new Artistic Director of Opera Queensland. Lindy Hume is one of Australia’s leading artistic directors and an internationally recognised opera director. She is currently Festival Director of Australia’s largest annual arts festival, Sydney Festival 2010-2012, following her tenure at Perth International Arts Festival 2004-2007. Ms Hume said she was looking forward to developing new creative collaborations with local arts colleagues and engaging audiences in new and exciting ways. For the full story, click here. Top of page Farewell to Ted Budd at Arts OutWest This November, the RANSW network farewelled the Central West Aboriginal Arts Development Officer, Ted Budd, who will soon be taking up the position of Aboriginal Development Officer at Campbelltown City Council to be closer to family. Ted started working at Arts OutWest in August 2010 and has contributed to raising the profile of Aboriginal arts from the Central West. This included the staging of the highly successful Marramarra, an event held in Bathurst in July this year which showcased work produced in visual arts, dance, music and filmmaking workshops held throughout the Central West region in the preceding months. We thank Ted for his contribution and extend our very best wishes in his new position. Aleshia Lonsdale has taken on the full-time position as Acting Central West Aboriginal Arts Development Officer. Aleshia has been working one day a week with Ted as Assistant Aboriginal Arts Development Officer over the past year and has recently worked with Bathurst Regional Art Gallery creating and delivering an education package for the exhibition ®eclaimed: Contemporary Australian Art. Aleshia is a visual artist (under her traditional name Tirikee) and Wiradjuri woman who lives in Mudgee. Contact Aleshia at artsoutwest@csu.edu.au Top of page New CEO/RADO for Arts Northern Rivers in 2012 RANSW would like to warmly welcome Arts Northern Rivers’ new CEO/Regional Arts Development Officer, Peter Wood who will commence in January 2012. Peter brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge, having worked in the arts and creative industries for over 20 years. He has held senior marketing and communication roles with Company B Belvoir, Sydney Opera House, Historic Houses Trust NSW, Assembly Theatre (Edinburgh) and most recently as the Marketing Director for Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Peter has also previously worked at Arts Northern Rivers in the role of Communications and Information officer from 2006 to 2008. Peter will commence at Arts Northern Rivers on January 9. Julie Clark has done a fantastic job in the acting position for six months and will be heading off to Africa for six weeks over Christmas, returning to her role as part-time Communications Officer in February. To read more about Peter Wood, and Julie Clark’s achievement in the role, click here. Top of page Other News New Funding for Regional Conservatoriums Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality, Racing and the Arts, George Souris, has announced all 17 regional conservatoriums in NSW will benefit from $718,276 in funding to enhance musical education across the State. Mr Souris said the Regional Conservatorium Project Funding is part of the 2012 Arts Funding Program (AFP) which will provide $58.22 million for NSW artistic and cultural ventures. “This funding is all about enhancing regional diversity, excellence and innovation in musical performance through boosting the number of professional music performances and arts development in regional and rural areas," Mr Souris said. Read the full media release from Arts NSW here. Top of page Winner Announced: The Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) together with the Trustees of the Windmill Trust are pleased to announce Nicole Welch of Bathurst as this year’s recipient of the Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists. Nicole predominantly works with digital media and will use the funds provided by the scholarship to complete her Masters of Fine Arts by Research at COFA and in the subsequent development of new work that will be shown at Bathurst Regional Gallery in 2012. NAVA has been administering the scholarship on behalf of the Windmill Trust for all of its 15 years. Read the full story on the NAVA website Top of page Moorambilla Festival wins Events & Tourism Award Congratulations to the Moorambilla Festival, awarded the Events and Tourism Award at the 2011 Regional Achievement and Community Awards last month! Outback Arts’ Regional Arts Development Officer, Jamie-Lea Hodges, alongside Moorambilla local co-ordinator, Rowena Macrae, accepted the prize on behalf of Festival Director, Michelle Leonard, and all those who have worked tirelessly over the past 6 years to make the festival such a successful event. The Moorambilla Festival was created to give the community cultural expression and drive musical excellence to help develop cultural diversity and social capital in the far western NSW region. To learn more about the festival, visit their website here. Top of page Tweed River Art Gallery to open the Margaret Olley Art Centre Susi Muddiman, the director of the Tweed River Art Gallery, was at Margaret Olley's Paddington home on November 16 to confirm the Margaret Olley Art Centre will be opening soon at the gallery. ''This is a once in a lifetime opportunity,'' Ms Muddiman explained. ''It's a poignant connection because Margaret's formative years were spent here. There's a beautiful photograph of her mother rowing Margaret and her sibling along the Tweed to the bus stop.” The letter of offer from the Margaret Olley Art Trust, signed off by fellow trustees Edmund Capon, biographer Christine France and Melbourne accountant Tom Lowenstein, stipulates that the gallery will honour ''the express wish of the late Margaret Olley that her studio and elements of her home and collection be recreated in a suitable venue''. Architects will be asked to incorporate Olley's chaotic, but beautiful, ''working tableaux'' into the proposed centre. Read the full SMH article here. Top of page Indigenous Arts Fellowship Awarded to Tess Allas Sydney artist, curator and writer, Tess Allas, has been awarded this year’s $30,000 Indigenous Arts Fellowship so she can research a unique Aboriginal art form, Minister for the Arts, George Souris, announced last week. Mr Souris said the talented Ms Allas will use the grant to study the works of generations of Aboriginal women from the La Perouse area, in Sydney’s south, who have turned seashells into objects for the arts and tourism market for more than 100 years. She currently teaches Aboriginal Art History at the College of Fine Arts (COFA) at the University of NSW and was recently appointed to a research position at COFA, Sydney. The NSW Indigenous Arts Fellowship is designed to assist a NSW based Indigenous artist further develop his or her practice. To read the entire media release, click here. Top of page Bruce Tindale appointed Gallery Manager, Michael Reid at Murrurundi The gallery, Michael Reid at Murrurundi, welcomes on board Bruce Tindale as the newly appointed Gallery Manager. Most recently, Bruce Tindale has held the position of Gallery Manager of the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery since 2007, where he oversaw the development of stages II (conservation room) & III (collection storage facility). Bruce has a background in public arts administration, including: Administrator for the Nicholson Museum, University of Sydney; Assistant Director, Tamworth City Gallery; Director at Moree Plains Gallery; and Manager of Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre. Bruce will take up his position at Murrurundi in early January 2012. Top of page Craft Australia to Lose Funding The Visual Arts Board (VAB) of the Australia Council for the Arts has announced it will defund Craft Australia, the national peak body for craft and design in Australia from 31 December 2011. The decision to defund Craft Australia was an outcome of a review of all VAB’s triennially funded agencies. It was also agreed the VAB would work toward a full review of Key Organisations over the next four years to address what the Board saw as key issues around sustainability and growth of the sector. Robert Reason, President of Craft Australia, has written to the Chair of the VAB, Mr Ted Snell, responding to the decision and raising a number of points for consideration. Craft Australia is seeking a formal review of the decision and has written to the Visual Arts Board Review Committee outlining their grounds for consideration. Craft Australia has set up a petition and a blog offering opportunities for the broader sector to respond and to be informed about the developments of their campaign. Top of page Launch of Accessible Arts' Connecting Communities Project Newly appointed Accessible Arts Officer North Coast, Julie Barratt has announced the launch of Accessible Arts' Connecting Communities project. The launch will take place at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina on 11 February, 2-4pm. The Connecting Communities project is designed to assist in the establishment of new arts and disability networks and to support existing opportunities for people with disability to fully experience and participate in the arts. This includes increasing representation in the arts of artists with disability and supporting the development and promotion of accessible venues, activities, studios and communications. Everyone is welcome to attend the launch and to meet Julie and learn more about this important initiative. There will also be an exhibition of works by local artists with a disability. For more information about the project, click here. Top of page 2011 Australia Council Community Arts and Cultural Development Awards The Australia Council for the Arts celebrates the achievements of two outstanding artists with the announcement of the 2011 Australia Council Community Arts and Cultural Development Awards. Victorian-based artist, Kharen Harper, received the prestigious Ros Bower Award, worth $50,000, for an outstanding, life-long contribution to community arts and cultural development. Shakthi Sivanathan received the Kirk Robson Award highlighting the achievements of young Australian artists working with communities to produce art about social issues. Shakthi is the founding director of CuriousWorks which he has led to deliver a series of creative initiatives that have had sustainable and innovative outcomes for all Australians. The Australia Council Community Arts and Cultural Development Awards were presented in late November at the Melbourne Town Hall. For the full story, click here. Top of page 2011 MAGNA Winners from Regional NSW The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum in Bathurst and the Orange, Blayney, Cabonne Regional Sustainable Collections Project have been named winners of the inaugural 2011 Museums and Galleries National Awards (MAGNA). The MAGNAs were established this year by Museums Australia to celebrate and reward excellence in museum practice across the cultural heritage sector, highlighting the success of Australia’s museums, galleries and cultural organisations from small volunteer-run associations to the largest state and national institutions. The Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum, Bathurst won the Public Program (small museum) category for the long running Scattered Bones project. Orange City Council collected the award for Sustainability Project (medium museum) for the Orange, Blayney, Cabonne Regional Sustainable Collections Project. More information, including the shortlist of winners, is available here. Top of page Countryscapes 2011 Winner Announced! The winner of the Countryscapes 2011 has been announced: Brunswick Heads artist, David Kas, for his artwork White Mountain. Judge Ian Grant announced the winner on 24 November at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. For the first time in the competition’s history, the Youth Encouragement Award was presented to two artists – Tom Buckland from Oberon and Joel Tonks from Orange. Now in its ninth year, Countryscapes showcases the wealth of artistic talent across country and coastal New South Wales while contributing to the visual arts industry. It is Australia’s richest annual landscape art prize, attracting entries from previous Archibald and Blake Prize winners to first time entrants. Finalists will be exhibited at the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery until 15 January 2012. For more information, click here. Top of page Irene Ridgeway’s New Peak Hill Gallery Artist Irene Ridgeway’s Ninda Art Gallery will open in December. Irene is an accomplished artist who has been making art for many years. She studied at Monash University in Gippsland Victoria in arts and media. She is also an established printer whose work has been displayed throughout Victoria. After moving to Peak Hill at the beginning of the year she has become involved with the local community working party, and radio station. Irene has secured a space to feature art works from the local Aboriginal community members as well as those who live in surrounding districts. The front of the gallery will be for the hanging of art for sale and the back part of the shop will be open for those who wish to come and create art works or to learn and participate in workshops which Irene will set up and run with local school students. Take a look at Arts OutWest's Art Speak to read more. Top of page Project Reports ACRE: Film Makers in Residence \| Documentary Premieres The red carpet premieres of the ACRE: Film Makers in Residence documentaries in Conargo and Moulamein in late November were a great hit with each attracting over 100 locals. Dressed in their after five wear, audiences flocked to the Bowling Club in Moulamein on Friday 25 November to watch 'Hit me on the head with a raindrop' and to Conargo Hall the following night for the 'Market to Market' premier. Both events were a great success with audiences captivated by the documentaries. South West Arts received funding from the Regional Arts Fund, Murray Catchment Management Authority; the Wakool Shire and the Conargo Shire received funding for the project through the Country Arts Support Program. Top of page ArtStart: Ken Hutchinson's Sculpting Workshop Tapping of chisels and faces of concentration were the go at the Arts OutWest Artstart stone carving workshop held at the Old School House Wattamondara near Cowra in October. Participants worked on individual stone sculptures carved from the soft Coraline Limestone from Mount Gambier in South Australia. Each participant designed and worked on an individual design that was either planned and drawn or arose spontaneously on the day. Instruction on soft stone carving techniques and OH&S procedures were provided by Ken Hutchinson. "The quality and creativity of the work was wonderful and the work ethic shown by all of those who participated was just amazing," Mr Hutchinson said. ArtStart is funded by TAFE NSW Top of page New Resources South East Arts' Online Gallery: VASE Since launching in September, 34 local artists have become members and added a profile page to the VASE website. The project was created by South East Arts to assist visual artists with developing the business potential of their art practice. “Getting your artwork represented online is important for emerging and professional artists these days,” explains Andrew Gray South East Arts General Manager/RADO, “and the online gallery website is a simple and cost effective way for artists to establish a web presence or direct visitors to their own website.” There are many visitors to the South East region who are keen to purchase art and craft created in the region. The website provides these visitors with a taste of the diversity of local visual artists. Visit South East Arts' VASE website here. Top of page Creative Foyer Creative Foyer is the new online arts career meeting place for arts professionals wanting to further their careers or for others wanting to make a start in the arts industry. Creative Foyer provides access to job opportunities, professional development support, industrial relations advice as well as access to businesses that specialise in supporting arts workers and organisations. The distinct advantage is that access to Creative Foyer is free with no membership fees or sign up costs. The Creative Foyer website is located at www.creativefoyer.com.au, visit to sign up and take advantage of the free services they offer. Top of page National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries: Version 1.2 November 2011 The National Standards Taskforce has developed the National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries in consultation with the museum and gallery sector and with reference to current industry practices, existing resources, and museum development and accreditation programs. The release of this latest version contains updated resources and links and continues the Taskforce’s commitment to continually review the document so that it remains relevant to the needs of Australian museums. This document is intended to be freely available to all of Australia’s many museums. Download the National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries - Version 1.2 here. Top of page Darung Muru Dance Pathways Darung Muru Dance Pathways is the resulting Report and Recommendations from the Inaugural NSW Aboriginal Dance Forum held earlier in the year. The document outlines the key topics covered in the forum as well as covering some of the recommendations made by forum delegates for the Aboriginal dance sector in NSW. They unanimously approved Ausdance NSW as an appropriate partner to assist in realising these recommendations. To download the document, visit the Ausdance website here. Top of page Seminars, Workshops + Training International Millinery Forum 2012, Wagga Wagga 14 - 24 January 2012 This biennial event for milliners around the globe is exclusive, cutting edge and high profile. Bought to you by the newly established Riverina Millinery Association and hosted by Wagga Wagga City, this forum is set to be the best yet. With a six-day program packed with hands on half day and full day workshops, seminars, millinery trade expo, hat parades, welcome reception, tours of the region and a gala dinner with a difference, the event will be a memorable experience. Featuring workshops for budding beginner milliners, through to experienced professional milliners, and delivered by the best in their field. The main activities will take place in Wagga Wagga High School, Coleman Street, Wagga Wagga. Registrations close 19 December 2011. For more information, click here. Top of page Summer Arts Experience, Canberra 9 - 13 January 2012 The Artists Society of Canberra is organising its 12th Summer Art Experience (SAE) for visual artists. The SAE which runs over five days is known for its strong sense of community amongst participants who come from all over Australia. The 13 workshops feature local and inter-state tutors who have national profiles as artists. The 2012 Program has a wide variety of mediums and techniques so there is something for everyone. Full information about the event is at www.asoc.net.au or from Viv Pinder at sae@asoc.net.au Top of page Working with Ceramics, Jewellery & Glass at University of Sydney January 2012 Sydney College of the Arts, the Visual Arts Faculty of the University of Sydney, is embarking on a new, dynamic workshop series it hopes to reach to regional New South Wales titled ObjectLab. The program offers a unique collection of workshops lead by some of the university’s most interesting alumni, held in the Ceramics, Jewellery and Object and Glass studios. They have been developed to appeal to participants with a range of experience from a little to developed knowledge of the disciplines. This is a chance for participants to explore something new and expand their creative experience. ObjectLab will offer a bursary award to one Indigenous candidate to attend the workshop program in January 2012. Accommodation, as well as the possibility of camping, is available for regional participants. Visit the website for more information. Top of page Griffith Regional Art Gallery Workshops Still Life Saturday, 3 December 2011, 11am-2pm This is a free drop in style still life drawing workshop held at the gallery. Print On, 10 December 2011, 11am-2pm Bring along your pre-carved lino tile for this printing workshop. Cost is $15. Life Drawing Sketch Club, 14 December 2011, 6-8pm Work your way through this life drawing workshop beginning with drawing exercises to get you loosened up. Cost is $15. Bookings for all workshops are essential. Contact Griffith Regional Gallery 167 Banna Ave, Griffith NSW on (02) 6962 5991 or at gallery@griffith.nsw.gov.au Top of page Orana Arts Hands-On Grant Writing Workshop With the Country Arts Support Program (CASP) now open for 2012 project applications, Orana Arts is holding practical grant writing workshops aimed to assist community members in preparing a winning application for CASP and other funds to suit individual and/or community project plans. The remaining 2 sessions will be held from 9am-12:30pm: 8 December, Dubbo: WPCC Community Arts Centre, Wingewarra St 10 December, Mudgee: Fairview ArtSpace, Henry Lawson Drive Bookings are essential, register ASAP to avoid disappointment. To register contact Kerry Ellen at Orana Arts Ph: 0429 038 306 e: kellen@oranaarts.com Top of page Eastern Riverina Arts’ CASP Information Sessions Eastern Riverina Arts are also holding information sessions for those interested in applying for CASP funding: 6 December 2011: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery E3 space, 10:30am -12pm 13 December 2011: Harden Shire Council, 10:30am -12pm TBA: Lockhart and Urana dates to be announced If you are from the Eastern Riverina and have an idea for a project, this is a good opportunity to discuss it with your Regional Arts Development Officer, Scott Howie, to see if it meets the funding criteria. For further information or to RSVP contact Scott on 0421 885 247 or at info@easternriverinaarts.org.au Top of page NBN Geeks in Residence, Armidale & Brunswick Until 12 December 2011 New England artists, organisations, designers and others from the region’s creative industries have a great opportunity to engage with the National Broadband Network (NBN) with the assistance and support of NBN Geeks in Residence. The project has placed two artists (Julian Stadon & Alex Parker) in Armidale and Brunswick, two of the first rollout areas of the NBN. The artists will act as consultants to the local arts communities, assisting artists and arts organisations in their first interactions with the NBN. The remaining program of workshops, private consultations and networking events include: Creative Cartography: Geolocational Projects Using Smartphones Cyberarchitectures: Online Environments and Virtual Worlds Machinema Who’s Watching? Surveillance Streaming and Art Cyborg Realities: Sensor Systems and Networked Interfacing For more information on the program click here. For details of workshops (dates and locations) and to book visit www.nbngeeks.net/workshops. Top of page Opportunities Have Your Say on National Touring The Australia Council is developing a framework for national touring, and invites artists, producers, presenters and tour coordinators to get involved in the discussion. The framework will identify opportunities, connect key players, and streamline touring to audiences around Australia. Don’t miss your chance to have your say about national touring at the following consultations in NSW: Sydney 7 & 8 December 2011 Long Paddock Albury Wodonga 3 & 4 April 2012 This is your opportunity to input to the touring landscape in Australia. The Inter-Arts Office want to hear from you, whether you are: an artist, producer, presenter or tour coordinator; touring regularly, occasionally, or not at all but would like to; touring through mainstream touring networks, niche or specialist touring initiatives, or your own custom designed models. Please register to receive updates & further information. To keep informed about complete registration details for times and venues across the country, contact Katie Harford, Program Officer Market Development, email k.harford@australiacouncil.gov.au or phone (02) 9215 9041. Top of page Artist Initiated Projects, Wagga Wagga City Council \| Call for Public Art Submissions The Wagga Wagga City Council Public Art Plan is an innovative plan to invest heavily in public art in the Local Government Area. The Public Art Advisory Panel who manages the Public Art Plan are pleased to announce an exciting Public Art Opportunity. Artist Initiated Projects is an open call with submissions closing on January 30 2012. Submissions are sought for any work that is permanent or temporary and in any medium including, but not limited to, works that are sculptural, technology based or performative. This opportunity is a chance to allow some innovation into the council’s public realm. The location for suggested works are only restricted by being placed within the boundaries of the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area. More details and guidelines can be found on the Wagga Wagga City Council webpage. Submissions close 30 January 2012 Top of page 11th Festival Of Pacific Arts \| Expressions Of Interest The Australia Council in partnership with State and Territory Arts Agencies invites expressions of interest from Indigenous artists and groups to be a part of the Australian delegation attending the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts to be held in Honiara, the Solomon Islands from 1 to 14 July 2012. Expressions of interest are sought from Indigenous artists and groups who have experience in the areas of traditional and contemporary dance, music, theatre, literature, visual arts, crafts, filmmaking and digital media. The final delegation will be limited to a maximum of 30 delegates from across Australia. For more information and an expression of interest form please contact Lara Croydon, Indigenous Program Officer: Queensland Theatre Company (07) 3010 7600 FOPA@queenslandtheatre.com.au Closing on 5 December 2011, 5pm Top of page M&GNSW 2012 Exhibitions Register: Issue 1 \| Seeking Touring Exhibitions The Exhibitions Register is an electronic publication promoting touring exhibitions available to the museum and galleries sector in NSW and across Australia, connecting travelling exhibitions with potential host venues. The Register is published twice a year and submissions are accepted from public galleries, museums, curators, artists and artist-run initiatives. Seize this opportunity to promote your touring exhibition for free! Download a submission form here. Submission deadline 17 February 2012, 5pm Top of page Employment Australia Council for the Arts Director, Arts Organisations - Closing 12 December 2011 This is a non-ongoing full time position (three year) based in Surry Hills, Sydney. The Director, Arts Organisations, is responsible for managing and enhancing business relationships with the Australia Council’s triennially funded organisations (Major Performing Arts and Key Organisations) by providing high quality and strategic analysis and advice of their business performance and capability. Business Operations Administrator, Arts Organisations - Closing 7 December 2011 This is a non-ongoing full time position (one year) based in Surry Hills, Sydney. The Business Operations Administrator provides accurate, timely administration and client management services to ensure the efficient operation of the Arts Organisations division. For more information about both of these positions, click here. Top of page Art Gallery Manager \| Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery Applications must be received by 12 December 2011 The Art Gallery Manager responsibilities are to effectively and efficiently manage Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery and promote the Gallery as a major tourist and community asset and attraction; develop, implement and deliver high quality exhibition and public programs; and effectively lead and manage the Gallery team of staff and volunteers. The position offers generous working conditions including a 35 hour week over a 9 day fortnight, 6 weeks annual leave, salary packaging and contribution to removal costs. Further details are available at the Broken Hill City Council website. Top of page Grants, Fellowships + Residencies Country Arts Support Program (CASP) The Country Arts Support Program (CASP) provides small grants to arts and community organisations and local arts councils in regional NSW for short term, locally initiated projects. The aims of the program are to assist locally determined cultural activities; to increase opportunities for regionally based groups to access a diverse range of arts programs; to enable communities to explore and express their cultural identities; to encourage communities to work together to develop and participate in cultural experiences; to bring social and economic benefits to the community through training, employment and promotional activities; and to lead to greater awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity in rural and regional New South Wales. A limited number of small grants of up to $3,000 are available primarily for professional artist’s fees, travel and accommodation. Projects must take place between 9 April 2012 and 7 April 2013. Guidelines and application details are available on the RANSW website. Applications close 10 February 2012 Top of page 2012 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships \| Trust Company The 2012 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarhip offers young Australians the opportunity to explore and develop their gifts through travel. Scholarships worth $20 000 are awarded to artists who show outstanding ability and promise in their field. The categories offered in 2012 are: architecture, ballet, instrumental music, poetry and prose. For more information, visit the Marten Bequest website. Applications close 12 January 2012 Top of page Creative Industries' Career Fund \| Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) Copyright Agency Ltd allocates $150,000 a year to support individual Australian creators and those involved in the creative industries who wish to develop their skills and take their careers to the next level. Applicants can apply for grants of up to $5,000 to undertake training, travel or other activities that will enhance their careers. Click here to download application guidelines and information on the Creative Industries' Career Fund. Click here to view some of the more recent projects supported by the Creative Industries' Career Fund. Applications close 20 January 2012, 5pm Top of page Ian Potter Cultural Trust \| Ian Potter Foundation The Ian Potter Cultural Trust was established in 1993 by The Ian Potter Foundation to encourage and support the diversity and excellence of emerging Australian artists. The Trust offers grants of up to $7,000 to assist early career artists of exceptional talent to undertake professional development, usually overseas. The artists can be practising in a wide range of disciplines within the arts, including the performing and visual arts, crafts, music, the media, literature, design, community arts and other areas. For more information, visit the Ian Potter Cultural Trust's website. Applications close 30 January 2012 Top of page Australia Council for the Arts Grants Closing 15 December 2011: Bootcamp Five opportunities are available for emerging independent producers to form a business coaching relationship with an experienced producer over a three month period – February to May 2012. More Closing 16 January 2012: All Artforms - Creative Australia - 21st stories Three-year funding initiative supporting 10 projects to tell new stories with potential public outcomes. Artistic works must express reactions and outcomes to the way society has transformed in the first decade of the 21st century. More Closing 31 January 2012: **All Artforms - Creative Australia - Fellowships For Young And Emerging Artists** Two-year fellowships to support the professional development of early career artists . More Closing 31 January 2012: All Artforms – Creative Australia – Fellowships for Established Artists Two fellowships awarded per year to support the professional development of outstanding established artists.More Top of page Metro Screen Grants First Break Production funding ($4000+) for first time filmmakers (projects up to 8 minutes). Three places reserved for Indigenous Australians and four places for those with a non-English speaking background. More Breakout Production funding ($15 000+) for experienced filmmakers (projects up to 15 minutes). More Indigenous Breakthrough Production funding ($22 000+) for experienced Indigenous filmmakers (projects up to 20 minutes). More All closing 20 January 2012 Top of page Dept Prime Minister and Cabinet (Office for the Arts) Grants Closing 3 February 2012: Indigenous Culture Support Supports the maintenance and continued development of Indigenous culture in communities with emphasis on building community sustainability and encouraging Indigenous communities participation in cultural activities and transmitting knowledge and skills across age groups.More Closing 3 February 2012: Indigenous Languages Support Funds a range of projects that support the maintenance and survival of Indigenous languages. More Closing 3 February 2012: Indigenous Visual Arts Support Provides direct funding support to Indigenous art centres and arts support and advocacy organisations working towards a more sustainable Indigenous Visual Arts industry.More Closing February 2012 (date not specified) for projects commencing after 1 July: Festivals Australia Funds Australian regional and community festivals to present quality cultural projects. More Top of page 2012 Synapse Residency \| Australian Network for Art & Technology The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) is calling for applications from artists and science and research organisations for the 2012 Synapse Residency program. Now in its 7th round, the program is a core element of the Synapse initiative of the Australia Council for the Arts and ANAT, which supports collaboration between artists and scientists. The residencies are open to Australian artists with a demonstrated interest in science working in any discipline and/or medium. Australian-based residencies of 16 weeks’ duration that take place during the 2012 calendar year will be supported. Further information, including an application form, can be downloaded from www.anat.org.au Top of page Awards + Prizes Muswellbrook Photographic Award 2012 \| Call for Photographs Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre is calling for entries to the Muswellbrook Photographic Award 2012, for the exhibition officially opening on 3 March 2012, 6pm and closing 22 April 2012. The open prize is $10 000 (acquisitive) and will be announced at the opening. To read more and download the entry form, visit the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre webpage. Entries close 3 February 2012, 5pm Top of page 2012 Calleen Art Award & Central West Art Award The Cowra Regional Art Gallery is inviting artists to enter the following awards. The 2011 Calleen Art Award is a nationally recognised annual acquisitive painting award valued at $16,000. Entry is open to artists over 18 years, living and working in Australia. Entries must be an original artwork in any painting medium including oils, acrylic or watercolour. The Central West Regional Artists Award is non-acquisitive with the winner receiving $2,000 and the opportunity of an exhibition at the Cowra Regional Art Gallery during 2013/14. Entry is open to artists over 18 years, living and working in Central West NSW. More information including entry forms are available by contacting the Cowra Regional Art Gallery on (02) 6340 2190 or by visiting their website. Entries close 2 March 2012 Top of page Arts & Health Competition for Rural Australians An art competition is being conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in partnership with the National Rural Health Alliance to source cover art for the AIHW’s forthcoming publication Australia’s Health 2012. The theme for the artwork is the health and wellbeing of Australians. Eligible entrants are people located in rural, regional and remote Australia. A prize of $1,000 will be offered to the winning artist, with additional prizes of $500, $300 and $200 for the runners up. For more information including the entry form click here. Entries close 6 January 2012, 5pm Top of page Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award Entries for the 2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (SMFACA) are now open. With $55,000 in prize money, the SMFACA cements its place as the premier Australian / International acquisitive ceramic art award. Following on from the successful 2010 Award which featured outstanding exhibitions by Stephen Benwell (Australian), Anne Wenzel (International) and Paul Wood (Emerging Australian), the SMFACA continues to be at the leading edge of presenting contemporary ceramic practice. For more information and to apply online, click here. Applications close 1 February 2012 Top of page Available to Tour Sense of Place \| New Video Art Program Sense of Place is an exciting new touring program of video art offered by M&G NSW and dLux Media Arts. Available from February 2012, the exhibition features the work of 8 Australian artists united by their exploration of the boundaries of national identity, cultural propriety and social paradigms - including Kate Murphy, Justin Shoulder, Sarah Goffman, John A Douglas, Brendan Lee, Laith McGregor, Darren Sylvester and Liam Benson. Galleries interested in hosting this series will be able to capitalise on the repeat visitation that this unique touring model encourages and develop valuable, ongoing audience engagement strategies. With a flexible exhibition format, Sense of Place can also be tailored for any space, including venues that have limited technology/equipment and experience. Visit the dLux Media Arts website for further information. Top of page What's On Operation Art \| Cowra Library Closing 10 February 2012 Operation Art is an initiative of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in collaboration with the NSW Dept. of Education and Communities. It is an exhibition of 50 paintings selected from hundreds of artworks by school children from K-10 across NSW. The children create their artworks in the full knowledge that they will be appreciated by sick children and their families. There are artworks in a wide variety of media, from drawing and painting to collage, photography, printmaking, computer graphics and textiles. Operation Art is an important program that recognises the creative talents and the community spirit of young children. Available for viewing during library open hours, free admission. Cowra Library, Darling Street Cowra, (02) 6340 2180 Top of page The CountryLink Parkes Elvis Festival 11 - 15 January 2012 In the second week of January every year, the town of Parkes in Central NSW comes alive to the sounds of hip-swivelling Elvis Impersonators and Tribute Artists. The 5 day Festival Program features a dazzling array of more than 150 individual events. Highlights of the 2012 Program will include: for the first time ever, International entertainer, American Elvis Tribute sensation Dean Z in the popular ClubsNSW Keno Feature Concert series; the ever inspiring Elvis Gospel Church Service; the iconic Elvis Street Parade; the Crowning of Miss Priscilla; the Cars of the Era Car Show; the Renewal of Vows with Elvis Ceremony and the Elvis Poets Breakfast. Don’t miss this fun filled event this summer! For more information, head to the festival’s website. Top of page Reconnect with Nature at Cudgegong Gallery Closing 30 January 2012 Photographer Kim Goldsmith presents a moving exhibition of her work with Natured Space at Cudgegong Gallery this summer. Presenting large photographs, Polaroid prints, photographs on aluminium and video, she explores the disconnection between children and the natural environment. Over the past 10 years, Goldsmith has used mixed media, paint, found objects, sensory installation, digital photography and video to communicate her thoughts about the complex relationships humans have with the environment. Also showing: Northern Style work from ceramic artists curated by Lyn Cole. For more information contact Cudgegong Gallery on (02) 6374 1630 or visit www.cudgegonggallery.com.au. Top of page David Helfgott in Lismore 3 December 2011, 7:30pm David Helfgott is a virtuoso pianist who touches the hearts of all who hear him and brings joy to concert-goers of all ages. NORPA are thrilled to bring this world-renowned and much loved pianist to Lismore City Hall this December. Helfgott will play great romantic works for which he is renowned, including his dazzling interpretation of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Flight of the Bumblebee. Helfgott is a true genius who has captured the world with his extrodinary gift. For more information visit the NORPA website. Top of page Batemans Bay Arts & Craft Society's 27th Annual Judged Arts & Crafts Exhibition 31 December 2011 - 15 January 2012, 10am-4pm daily Batemans Bay High School will host the Batemans Bay Arts & Craft Society's 27th Annual Judged Arts & Crafts Exhibition featuring works in various mediums from acrylics, drawing, mixed media, pastel, oil, watercolour and portraits, sculptures, craft with jewellery, pottery, woodwork and textiles. All the work on display will be on sale. The exhibition opening event will be held on Friday 30 December from 6pm. For enquiries regarding the exhibition phone Adrienne Conway (02) 4472 5996. Batemans Bay High School, Beach Road Batehaven 2536 Top of page Thredbo 2012 Blues Festival 13-15 January 2012 The program for 2012 for the Thredbo Blues Festival reflects the great depth of talent and the heritage of Australian Blues reflected in its players, their songs and the sounds and textures they create. Australia’s unique Blues heritage is celebrated each year at the festival. This year’s line up includes Kevin Borich, Jeff Lang and Blue Heat. Thredbo Blues Early Bird Passes are on sale now for $125 for a full weekend pass. This is a limited offer and ends on Christmas Eve 2011. Contact Jen on (02) 6457 6882 for more details or visit thredboblues.com.au for further information. Top of page Shell-shocked: Australia after Armistice \| Wagga Wagga Closing 29 January 2012 Shell-shocked: Australia after Armistice has now opened at the Museum’s Historic Council Chambers site. Remembrance Day was once called Armistice Day and marked the day the world called an end to four years of fighting. It is now a day to remember all of those lost in any war or conflict. This exhibition explores how the Australian community dealt with the lingering effects of the war over the next 20 years. It is a travelling exhibition from the National Archives of Australia. For more information, take a look at the website or contact the Museum. Historic Council Chambers, Wagga Wagga New South Wales (02) 6926 9655 Top of page Queer Fruits Film Festival 29+30 January 2012 Established as an independent queer film festival, Queer Fruits Film Festival in Lismore seeks to complement the screen culture and outreach events of major urban film organisations, whilst also providing significant career development opportunities for regional filmmakers locally. Queer Fruits Film Festival pays homage to its community roots in the fabulous and famous Tropical Fruits Inc. one of the longest running grassroots GLBTIQ organisations in Australia. The festival will take place at Lismore Workers Club, Grand Auditorium, Lismore. For more information, visit www.queerfruitsfilmfestival.org. Top of page Andrew Wood at Narek Galleries Closing 2 January 2012 This summer, Narek Galleries, Tanja, hosts a solo exhibition of wall, floor and plinth works by Andrew Wood titled Ring. This body of work is the culmination of a ten year exploration of wood movement, a journey into the history of the trees. This series of work exposes the trees' growth rings - through these, every year of the tree’s life can be read revealing not only its own story, but that of the environment it has grown in. For further details, contact Narek Galleries, Old Tanja Church, 1140 Tathra-Bermagui Rd, Tanja 2550 (02) 6494 0112 www.narekgalleries.com Top of page Remote Spaces \| The Cad Factory 11 December 2011, 5pm Remote Spaces is a series of 4 shows over 5 months in the remote Australian Landscape. The second show of the series presents The Paradise Motel and The Aerial Maps at an abandoned service station, 'Golden Service' Servo, Grong Grong Rd, Matong on 11 December 2011. This series of shows represents a major shift in The Cad Factory's presentation of live music and combines the next frontier in the presentation of music with the interesting re-use of space with a regional focus on the Australian landscape. For further details about the show, or to watch the webcast of it, visit the Cad Factory’s webpage . Top of page Tathra Summer Music Festival 3 January 2012 The inaugural Tathra Summer Music Festival will kick off at the Tathra Pub on 3 January 2012 and provide 3 days of some of Australia's finest music. Many local musicians will be joined by a diverse range of Australian talent. Confirmed acts for the festival include Jeff Lang, Tim Freedman (The Whitlams), Dallas Frasca (pictured), Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, Chris Wilson, Chase the Sun, Heath Cullen and The 45, Ray Beadle Band, Daniel Champagne, Robert Susz Continental Blues Party, Lucie Thorne and Hamish Stuart, Andrew Winton, Melanie Horsnell and Ashleigh Mannix. Tickets are on sale now. For further details visit www.tathrahotel.com.au Top of page Moorambilla Voices Public Fund Raiser 2011 11 December 2011, 4-7pm Join the Moorambilla Voices Artistic Director, Michelle Leonard, to celebrate the outstanding success of the 2011 season with members of the MAXed OUT Company, Billie McCarthy and the Leichhardt Espresso Chorus. View special performances and the extraordinary work created for this years festival by the Wailwan Ngemba artists. The event will be held at the Italian Cultural Centre, The Forum 23 Norton Street Leichhardt. RSVP is a must so click here to download an invite. Top of page The Lieder Theatre presents Sinbad Closing 10 December 2011 Goulburn’s Lieder Theatre is presenting its final mainstage production for the year, a rollicking, comic filled, fun-tastic pantomime, Sinbad. The production has all the elements of a traditional pantomime, with plenty of songs, clowns and audience participation. The play opened on 23 November for a three week season on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm, with two matinee performances on Saturday 3rd December at 2pm and Sunday 4th December at 4pm. Patrons are advised to book early to secure seats. Purchase tickets online at www.liedertheatre.com or make advance bookings by phoning the Lieder Theatre in Goldsmith St, Goulburn on (02) 4821 5066 Top of page Jetty Theatre's Summer Season Narnia - The Lion, the Witch & The Wardrobe \| 10 & 11 December 2011 Based on the classic fantasy novel by renowned author C.S. Lewis, this story is set in the fictional realm of Narnia, a place where animals talk, magic is common and good battles evil. Performed by 'The Young Actors Studio'. The 39 Steps \| January 18-21 2012 Seacrest Productions Presents John Buchan's The 39 Steps (Adapted by Patrick Barlow). Combine a classic Hitchcock thriller based on an English spy novel, and a good serving of Monty Pythonesque shenanigans and you have all the necessary ingredients for a rollicking good night of entertainment. Jetty Theatre 337 Harbour Drive Coffs Harbour (02) 6652 8088 www.jettytheatre.com.au Top of page Looking At The World In A Whole New Way at Curious Art Gallery Closing 5 February 2012 Tthis years exhibition at Curious Art Gallery, Chinderah, promises to show individuals to take on their own inner, private worlds, and the world we all share. Also exhibiting is the work of children and adolescent artists. The gallery has the pleasure of having seen many of the same children exhibit at the end of each year and the privilege of watching their work mature and grow more personal. Curious Art Gallery 94a Chinderah Bay Dr Chinderah 2487 (02) 6674 5340 www.curiousart.org.au Top of page *Rain Gauge* at Sturt Gallery 18 December 2011-29 January 2012 This exhibition of textiles, glass, drawings and etchings by three emerging artists Sally Blake, Nikki Main and Vedanta Nicholson uses varied media to explore the problem of water scarcity in the environment and record the artists’ emotional responses to what they find in the rain gauge. The exhibition will be opened by curator, historian and author Matthew Higgins at 11am on Sunday 18 December. This will be a free event with refreshments served, all welcome. Sturt Gallery Cnr Range Road & Waverley Pde Mittagong 02 4860 2083 www.sturt.nsw.edu.au Top of page 2011 HSC Graduates Exhibition at Griffith Regional Art Gallery Closing 18 December 2011 The 2011 HSC Graduates Exhibition features a selection of student works developed for the Higher School Certificate in 2011 for Visual Arts, Design and Technology and Textiles and Design from Griffith High, Wade High, Marion Catholic College, Leeton High and Barellan Central School. It includes a broad range of outcomes for the subjects studied including textiles, painting, drawing, illustration, photography, animation, wood work and much more. Griffith Regional Art Gallery 167 Banna Ave Griffith 2680 (02) 6962 5991 www.griffithregionalartgallery.com.au Top of page January at Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre 3-29 January 2012 Parliament of New South Wales Aboriginal Art Prize 2011 This is an acquisitive prize recognising the achievements of NSW Aboriginal artists. Australia! Australia! Australia This exhibition is a selection of works from the Max Watters Collection. On Our Selection On Our Selection is an exhibition of works from the Muswellbrook Shire Art Collection, selected by the centre’s staff . Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre Cnr of Bridge and Market Sts (02) 6549 3880 www.muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au Top of page Summer at Tamworth Regional Gallery *Women with Clever Hands: Gapuwiyak Miyalkurruwurr Gong Djambatjmala* - 3 December 2011 – 21 January 2012 A comprehensive survey of fibre work created over the past fifteen years. *The Art of TAFE 2011: Student Exhibition* - Closing 17 December 2011 A celebration of the exceptional quality and the creative diversity of the local community showcasing selected artworks from students undertaking the Creative Arts and Digital Media program at Tamworth Campus. *Back In The Saddle Again: The Strutt Sisters* - 24 December 2011 – 4 February 2012 As artists and musicians, The Strutt Sisters are back exploring the themes they love to work with. Tamworth Regional Gallery 466 Peel Street Tamworth (02) 6767 5459 www.tamworthregional.com.au Top of page Summer at New England Regional Art Museum Almanac: The Gift of Ann Lewis AO - Until 5 February 2012 Organised by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Almanac provides an extraordinary road map of Australian art practice over the past 50 years, shaped by the vision of one of Australian's best regarded collectors and art supporters. Also closing 5 February 2012: *Julia Griffin: Walking Larapinta, Nigel Killalea: Drift, Fashionable Hinton,* and *1000 Words.* New England Regional Art Museum Kentucky St Armidale (02) 6772 5255 www.neram.com.au Top of page That's Not How You Make Porridge \| Goulburn Regional Art Gallery 7 December 2011 - 12 January 2012 An exhibition with many of the works immediately identifiable as everyday objects – a shoe, a basket, food, clothing, furniture - some even perfectly functional, however, it is on closer inspection that one discovers a peculiar twist and their true identity in the actual make up of the works. The unusual materials used are a part of the story, often a concern for the environment – land management, recycling – or an enquiry about or fascination for something about which the artist craves a better understanding, encouraging the viewer to do the same. Opening 2pm Saturday 10 December by Kathleen Von Witt, Director, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery. Goulburn Regional Art Gallery Cnr Church & Bourke Sts Goulburn 2580 (02) 4823 4494 www.grag.com.au Top of page Summer at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery Countryscapes: The 2011 $35,00 Essential Energy Art Prize for Landscape Painting - Closing 15 January 2012 Now in its ninth year, Countryscapes showcases the wealth of artistic talent across country and coastal NSW while contributing to the visual arts industry. Anna Kristensen: Indian Chamber- Closing 15 January 2012 This extraordinary 360 degree panoramic painting of the Jenolan Caves’ Indian Chamber explores the magical ability of painting to transport audiences from the physical limits of architectural space into an imagined world. Toured by the artist and Gallery9, Sydney. Joanna Logue: New Work, Hill End - Closing 15 January 2012 An exhibition of new works comprising landscapes, streetscapes and interiors that reflect Joanna Logue's emotional response to the powerful collective creative spirit that surrounded her residency at Haefliger's Cottage, Hill End. Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70-78 Keppel Street Bathurst (02) 6333 6555 www.bathurstart.com.au Top of page Summer at Orange Regional Gallery Festival of Student Art - Closing 11 December 2011 The Festival of Student Art is a celebration of the creative expression and talent of students, from K to12, from schools in Orange. Anthony Browell: One on One - Closing 8 January 2012 Ian Percival Profound Objects 11 : The Perspective of Time - Closing 6 January 2012 The master photographer of found insignificant objects this time focusses his lens upon the crown seal - transformed by his visual alchemy into objects of startling beauty. Orange Regional Gallery Byng and Peisley Streets Orange (02) 6393 8136 www.org.nsw.gov.au Top of page Summer at Cowra Regional Art Gallery Regional Student Youth Art Exhibition and Awards - Closing 11 December This is the eighth annual youth art exhibition and awards presented by the gallery focusing on the work by young artists from Central West high schools in years 10-12. 2010 Jacaranda Drawing Award: The JADA - 17 December 2011 – 29 January 2012 This premier biennial arts event promotes excellence and innovation in Australian drawing. The 2010 JADA consists of works by 46 finalists, selected from 429 entries. The JADA is a Grafton Regional Gallery touring exhibition. Cowra Regional Art Gallery 77 Darling St Cowra (02) 6340 2190 www.cowraartgallery.com.au Top of page About this e-Bulletin Contribute to the e-Bulletin? Yes please! All contributions to the e-Bulletin are welcome and encouraged. 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