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AUGUST WRAP-UP | ARTIST OF THE MONTH | LATEST NEWS | UPCOMING EVENTS | OPPORTUNITIES | GRANTS
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The Narrandera Water Tower Mural by Apparition Media will be reaching new audiences and travelling all over the world in the form of a new stamp and postcard that is being released by Australia Post. |
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Michael Lyons of Sandhills Artefacts launched a new e-commerce web store where you can browse his hand-crafted Traditional Artworks. You can also follow his work over at his new Instagram and Facebook pages.
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We dropped by Sue Fordham’s studio to check out her Wheel Throwing Pottery Classes. Held in Griffith, these classes cater for adults and are run on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday every week, with sessions available in September and October. Please contact Sue on suefdm@yahoo.com.au or 0414 369 075 for more information and to book.
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Local artist Linzie Joanne has a new website where you can purchase her works. She has listed many of her favourite artworks for sale as limited edition prints. You can also view Linzie's work on her Instagram Page where she runs art giveaways, shares daily wisdoms and shows her latest pieces.
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Sharon De Valentin
Our September Artist of the Month is the multi-talented Encaustic Artist Sharon De Valentin. The new feature story will be released shortly on our social media platforms. |
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Yarruwala Wiradjuri Cultural Festival Program & Tickets Now Live
The Yarruwala Wiradjuri Cultural Festival program and ticket sales are now live via www.yarruwalafestival.com
The festival program includes performances, exhibitions, workshops, films and cultural experiences across the Western Riverina. With many digital events on offer, everyone has the opportunity to learn about, experience, immerse and celebrate Wiradjuri Culture in all its forms. We have featured just a sample of the festival's many events in this newsletter, we strongly encourage people to explore the full program on the website.
Images: performance courtesy of Burrundi Theatre For Performing Arts, Artwork by HOW Group, Fivebough Wetlands courtesy of Jason Richardson, YWCF Goanna courtesy of Veronica Collins and wattle courtesy of Robert Myers.
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CASP: Country Arts Support Program Now Open
This round worth up to $3,000 for our region, is applicable to not for profit incorporated bodies, local government authorities or a collective with a nominated Funds Administrator and can be for projects such as workshops, performances, artist-in-residence programs, exhibitions and more. *To be eligible applicants must discuss their project with their relevant Regional Arts Development Organisation (Western Riverina Arts) before applying.
Applications close September 29. Find out more here.
Image: Haunting (Vic McEwan + George Main) and Vanishing Point: Swan Hoppers Legacy (Julie Montgarrett + Vic McEwan + Clytie Smith) for On Common Ground. Photo: James T Farley
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Yarruwala Wiradjuri Cultural Festival Media Launch
The program launch, held at Griffith Regional Art Gallery, and made available via livestream due to COVID restrictions, featured some of the most respected artistic and intellectual figures in Australian public life today, including Festival Artistic Director Kerry Johnson, respected Wiradjuri Elder Mrs Beverley Johnson, and internationally acclaimed journalist and author Mr Stan Grant Jnr.
The audience were treated to a powerful performance by the Burrundi Theatre for Performing Arts – a company founded by Festival Artistic Director Kerry Johnson in a unique model that sees cross-fertilisation between Griffith and Redfern in Sydney. The Media Launch Cast included an array of talent; Dancers Maci-Grace Johnson, Cody Cossum, Jonah Johnston/Caroll and Maddison Paluch, Singers Dwayne Broome and Rhimi Johnson-Page, Models Lowanna Grant and Lydia Johnson, Youth Performers Elania Nayden and Daneka Broome and Elders Beverley Johnson and William Ingram.
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Western Riverina: Community Exhibitions Call Out
Collectors, Curators and Artists - the Leeton Museum and Art Gallery is seeking submissions for ideas for community exhibitions! Individuals or collectives looking to exhibit can submit their expressions of interest here.
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Dizzy Dilemma - Locally Handmade Hula Hoops
Meet Emma of Dizzy Dilemma. An experienced hooper, certified hula hoop coach for all ages and hoop maker, Emma is available for workshops, personal coaching and performances.
Dizzy Dilemma offers handmade hula hoops made with love! Hoops are $30 each or 2x for $50 and available in kids and adults sizes. You can get in touch with Emma via Instagram, Facebook, via dizzydilemma@hotmail.com or phone 0476 117 617 to make your order or enquire about workshops.
Emma offers hand delivery for local orders in Leeton, Griffith and Narrandera and offers a free mini session upon delivery in which she shares a few tricks and techniques to get you started!
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Artwork by Michelle Harpley
Local artist Michelle Harpley is available for various commission work - why not immortalise the beloved family pet in a painting? You can get in touch with Michelle on Facebook or via michellehh@bigpond.com
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Q&A Information Session On Creative Writing & Self-Publishing with Kaydence Snow
Ever thought about self-publishing and struggled to navigate the whole process? Finished your story or novel and wondered how to share it with your readers?
International Bestselling author Kaydence Snow will be available for a free online Q&A information session to answer your questions about creative writing and self publishing via Zoom from 6PM 16 September.
Kaydence Snow, based in Melbourne, Victoria, is the author of the International Bestselling young adult series, the Evelyn Maynard Trilogy, and the new dark high school romance series Devilbend Dynasty. Visit her website at: kaydencesnow.com
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Jason Richardson: Soundscapes
Jason Richardson's Soundscapes is exhibiting at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, where "triggered upon entering the darkened space viewers are treated to a series of audiovisual snapshots and reimaginings of our regional locales." This exhibition runs until October 4.
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Curator Drew Halyday describes Jason's work: "Jason Richardson works as some sort of ‘sonic archaeologist’, armed with contact microphones and the local landscape as his instrument, he samples the environments around him, from public playgrounds and farm machinery, to remote creek crossings and quiet bushland settings to compose playful ‘vignettes’ that reveal the hidden resonances of the Riverina region."
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Art In Oils Evolution
Artist Dorothy Roddy is exhibiting her solo show Art In Oils Evolution at the new Leeton Museum and Gallery, featuring live painting demonstrations. The exhibition runs from October 19 through to November 27.
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Inside Cinema vs Parallel Universe Exhibition
The exhibition is open from Friday 11 September until Sunday 18 October 2020. "Step inside and experience the fantastical world of movie characters, superheroes, timescapes, and the solar system. Become an audience member inside our cinema of the imagination and unexplained."
Over five weeks, 13 artists worked together to create new artworks in a pop-up supported studio at Griffith Regional Art Gallery. A supported studio is a place where learning-disabled artists can be ambitious, make their own decisions, collaborate, develop their skills and be supported to make excellent art.
This project is a partnership between the Cad Factory, Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Riverina Community College and Kalinda School.
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One Night at Warangesda – Music Theatre and Site Tour
This event happens once during the festival. With limited spots available inline with COVID-19 protocols please ensure you secure your spot - this is an experience not to miss!
A music theatre performance held at the old mission site of Warangesda, situated on the banks of the great Murrumbidgee River at Darlington Point. Created and directed by Artistic Director Kerry Johnson, produced by Burrundi Theatre for Performing Arts. This special music theatre performance takes the audience back in time tracing the story of Warangesda from 1880 and bringing it forward into living history where it remains significant to the many families throughout the Riverina who descend from this important place.
An Elders' seating area, an evening BBQ prepared with traditional ingredients and an on-site historical exhibition accompanies the performance.
Limited places available for live event – First Nations FREE (donations welcome), General Admissions $65 +B&H, Concession $60 +B&H – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. Recorded as a DIGITAL EVENT, owned by Burrundi Theatre for Performing Arts and available throughout the festival period, details TBA.
Presented by Burrundi Theatre for Performing Arts, Waddi Housing and Advancement Corporation and Western Riverina Arts.
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Remembering Wattle Hill Projections
This is a recurring event. Secure your spot for October 4 or October 11.
In his nineties, Wiradjuri Elder Clary Higgins relates his story growing up at The Sandhills in Narrandera and moving to Wattle Hill in Leeton as a young boy. This oral history project is told through pre-recorded sound recordings, film and photographs that are projected onto the water tower at Wattle Hill. Limited places available for live event – Free Event (donations welcome) – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. Recorded as a DIGITAL EVENT, owned by Elder Clary Higgins and available throughout the festival, details TBA.
Presented by the Leeton and District Local Aboriginal Land Council and Western Riverina Arts.
Image: Elder Clary Higgins, by Aanya Whitehead. Courtesy C.Higgins 2020
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Story and Scriptwriting Workshop with Andrea James
Secure your booking for October 9.
First Nations participants free & have priority booking. Limited seats available for live event – $60 +B&H – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. Also a DIGITAL EVENT via registration online, details TBA.
Explore concepts of family and develop ideas for your own short story or script with Sunshine Super Girl Writer-Director Andrea James.
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Wiradjuri Sandhills BBQ Picnic Cultural Tours
This is a recurring event. Secure your spot for October 8 or October 9.
Join a cultural tour through Wiradjuri Country in Narrandera exploring Koori Beach and the bushland of the Murrumbidgee River. Learn about bushtucker and hear stories and songs with Wiradjuri Elder Michael Lyons of Sandhills Artefacts. A special tour to see scar trees, ring trees, canoe trees, caves, fibre and food plants, and enjoy a BBQ picnic featuring bushtucker ingredients like emu egg, wattle seed cakes and more. Learn the significance of Koori Beach in Narrandera, how it was recently renamed, and its importance to the Wiradjuri Nation for its traditional food and cultural heritage.
Limited places available for live event – $60 +B&H – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. Recorded as a DIGITAL EVENT, owned by Michael Lyons and available for subscription through Sandhills Artefacts Narrandera.
This event is presented by Western Riverina Arts.
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First Nations Free Tours are available by pre-arrangement (please inquire with Western Riverina Arts)
Take a walk with Wiradjuri Custodian William Ingram around the life-giving wetlands of Leeton. Learn about the significance of ancient natural waterways to Wiradjuri Culture and how these special places have remained intact for time immemorial. Learn about Leeton’s Wiradjuri language, culture, food, nature and tradition. Presented by Leeton and District Local Aboriginal Land Council and Western Riverina Arts.
Limited places available for live event – $35 +B&H General Admission – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. Recorded as a DIGITAL EVENT, owned by William Ingram and available for subscription through Western Riverina Arts, details TBA.
Presented by Leeton and District Local Aboriginal Land Council and Western Riverina Arts.
Image: Jason Richardson
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Thelma Afford Award $10,000 for Costume Professionals
The Thelma Afford Award for Costume Design in Stage and Screen was established to promote the further study of theatre, film or TV costume design.
One recipient will be chosen, and will receive $10,000 to spend how they wish. Entires close Friday 30th October 2020.
The recipient will use the award monies to further their education or training, in Australia or overseas, in visual arts, including the history of period clothes, at any art school or university that has a suitable course. Study may be full-time, part-time, at a summer school or as part of a formal mentorship program.
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Developing Display Themes: MAAS Webinar
Thursday September 24, 2020, 11 – 11.45am Free – bookings essential. Join curator Anni Turnbull in a 45-minute webinar which will focus on different ways to select and develop themes for a display. Anni will look at simple techniques that help with selecting objects in a collection in order to form well developed themes ready for display or online purposes. This session has been designed for staff and volunteers of small museums, the collecting sector and interested members of the public.
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Fed Art & Photo Prizes
Open Call For Entries for these two Art Prizes from Federation Council. Photo prize categories include Illustrative, Landscape, Portrait, Nature and Pet/Animal. Art prize categories include Federation Art Prize, Two Dimensional Award, Three Dimensional Award, Young Artist Award and Youth Artist Award. These exhibitions will be held during October. Find out more and submit.
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SALON: Pitch Your Idea At Artstate Wagga
SALON is an initiative to build relationships between NSW artists, producers and presenters: it is a small-scale, lo-fi conversation starter without the bells and whistles of a full-blown showcase. Artists/Producers may apply to present a short pitch up to 5 minutes about their work at the event. There are also facilitated networking opportunities and you will hear from selected venues about their programming streams.
Pitches can be from all genres of the performing arts and from productions looking to tour to both metro and regional venues, large and small in 2021 and beyond. Get involved – it's free to attend. EOIs for SALON in Wagga Wagga are now open and close 5 PM Wednesday 30 September 2020.
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One Off Opportunity To Participate In Sharp Short Dance 2020!
FORM Dance Projects is calling dancers, choreographers and film makers 21 & under to register for Sydney’s most exciting youth festival. This year, Sharp Short Dance is going digital! Get your camera and be ready to show the world your best moves, choreographic and cinematic ideas! Register by 14/9 and submit your dance film/recorded performance by 19/10! Great awards and secondment opportunities to be won. Information & Registration.
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Meet An Astronomy Curator: MAAS Webinar
Wednesday 21 October 2020
11am – 11.45 am Free: booking essential. Have you ever wondered what an astronomer does? Meet Sarah Reeves, Astronomer and Science Curator at the Powerhouse Museum in this 45-minute webinar about the wonders of the night sky. Sarah will explain the science behind the astronomical phenomena in the exhibition Winning Sky Photos, currently touring Regional NSW. With her deep knowledge of astronomy Sarah will impart the science behind the breathtaking beauty of the night sky and her passion for studying it. This webinar is suited for Primary schools, teachers and interested members of the public.
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Griffith City Library: Design A Bookmark Competition
Griffith City Library is running a competition for all primary students that reside or go to school in the Griffith City Council Region. The winning designs will be professionally printed and launched at the Library during Book Week (19-24 October) and will remain available at the library while stock lasts. The winners will also receive a voucher from Collins Booksellers. Pick up a copy of the entry form at the Library or download from their website.
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Calling Young, Talented Regional Performing Arts Creatives
Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for an exciting new regional youth performing arts program, Not a Dress Rehearsal. They're looking for young people aged 14-19 years with a performing arts talent they'd like to develop further, potentially realising a dream in the process. Orana Arts are partnering with Australian Theatre for Young People (atyp) and Taikoz to offer online programming, industry networking and guidance, and later on, residential opportunities. The program kicks off in Term 4 2020. Expressions of Interest Close September 11.
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