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until 8 november 2008

CinderellaA scene from Lieder Theater's 'Cinderella'

Goulburn

This new version of Cinderella from Scottish writer Stuart Paterson is a spunky, radical and delightful reworking of a magical story full of the traditional elements of pantomime and yet offering a surprising and entertaining evening of fairy-tale enchantment, a love story for the whole family...

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8 november 2008

Freshly PluckedFreshly Plucked poster

Orange

This festival features local artists performing alongside major touring bands on two stages. The line up includes touring artists Butterfingers, Something With Numbers, Psycroptic, Pod People, The Tenants, Guns For Glory, Alias and The Jams, MojoJuju and The Snake Oil Merchants, Valanga Khoza and Radiophobia. Supporting the touring artists are local acts The Filthy Rich, Dead Modern, Resistants and The Trend with more to be announced...

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15 november 2008

Rockin’ the Bungles- Crooked Mountain ConcertFelicity Urquart

Coonabarabran

With the spectacular Warrumbungle National Park as a backdrop, this open air concert commences at sunset with a Gamilaroi Welcome to Country, followed by a performance from the winners of the Western Region Battle of the Bands, then by swing from special guest artist James Reyne, followed by country singer Felicity Urquhart...

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15 november 2008 - 18 january 2009

Momentum: 18th Tamworth Fibre Textile BiennialFiona Gavino 'Perspectives Shift' 2008 plith cane.

Tamworth

Momentum identifies 25 artists on the move, embracing the future with works that surprise and inspire. The exhibition provides audiences with a focus on the finest and most exploratory aspects of contemporary fibre textile practice. Textiles pioneer the way forward with new ideas, materials, technologies and applications. The Biennial reflects this development and ever increasing rate of change in the field. It presents the vibrancy of contemporary Australian textiles...

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28 - 29 november 2008

Chris Gudu: Exhilarating sounds of ZimbabweChris Gudu

Coffs Harbour

The 3 day festival includes a workshop program, dancing, kids fest, blackboard concerts, dedicated session venues, markets, and a feast of local and interstate artists. Enjoy a diverse mix of world music, folk, jazz, blues 'n roots, traditional australian folk, jazz-rock, celtic-rock, contemporary folk and a little indefinable genre fusing...

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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 november 2008

RADO position at Arts OutWest

Applications are sought for the position of Regional Arts Development Officer for Arts OutWest Inc, the regional arts and cultural development service of Central West NSW. Arts OutWest is based in Bathurst and services 12 local government areas. ..

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01 november 2008

ABC puts regional artists on the digital map

Artpost is an interactive website and short video series for TV broadcast, which showcases artists working in regional and remote parts of the country.The centrepiece of Artpost is a digital interactive arts map of Australia where you can watch artists at work in their studio. The site provides the tools for students, teachers, art lovers and artists to create short videos about who they are and their work..

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01 november 2008

NSW artist wins Country Energy Art Prize

Gail English of Crescent Head on the NSW mid north coast has been announced as this year’s winner of Countryscapes 2008 for her work Last Year's Crops. The works were judged by Georgina Pemberton, Head of Australian Paintings at Sotheby’s, at Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery on 21 October. Georgina said Gail’s work stands out because it engages the viewer, conveying a real sense of the Australian landscape...

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