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JUNE WRAP-UP | ARTIST OF THE MONTH | LATEST NEWS | UPCOMING EVENTS | OPPORTUNITIES | GRANTS
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Unfortunately with COVID-19 restriction changes and various lockdowns many events and festivals across our region have been cancelled or postponed including the Australian Art Deco Festival Leeton, Rethinking the Winter Solstice opening at Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Wiradjuri Walk Opening and performances at Griffith Regional Theatre. Those affected by COVID-19 may be eligible for support in the form of COVID-19 Disaster Payment or a COVID-19 Micro-Business Grant.
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Make Music Day was held at Leeton skatepark with funding from Create NSW. The free community event featured Comedian Dane Simpson as MC and the musical talents of True Vibenation, Jannah Beth, Damian Thorne & Shane Ronan.
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Leeton Museum and Gallery celebrated their one year anniversary of opening, and saw their 4,000th visitor. The gallery also welcomed their new Museum, Gallery & Heritage Officer, Karen Barrett.
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Murrumbidgee Council launched informative QR codes that partner with the street signs that feature Carolyne Rutled's bird illustrations. Take a walk through the streets of Coleambally to learn about all the birds their streets are named after.
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Kerri Weymouth
Our July Artist of the Month is multidisciplinary artist and art therapist, Kerri Weymouth. Coming from a family legacy of creative excellence, Kerri has kept the flame alive as one of our region’s leading art practitioners.
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Exposure to artistic relatives led Kerri Weymouth to find enjoyment in creativity from an early age. Her Aunty, artist Beverley Weymouth would babysit her and let her play with her oil paints, her Uncle Kerry Smith was also an artist had designed the Junee High School emblem and her Uncle designer Ross Weymouth, would have a critical impact on her future career trajectory. “I was always interested in art and fashion as a younger person, I used to draw fashion. I remember going out to my Nanna’s as a child, she would go through Ross’s postcards of overseas trips, and my sister and I would climb into his dresses and twirl around loving the colours and fabrics. He had a shop in Hay that Aunty Jill Kulper managed. I remember when Ross and John came to Hay from Melbourne with all these beautiful tall models to bring a city fashion parade to Hay. As a young girl all of the glamour and excitement inspired and interested me.”
As a teenager, Kerri relocated from Darlington Point to Melbourne to live and work with her influential and award-winning fashion designer Uncles Ross Weymouth and John Claringbold. “I wrote to Ross and John and asked if I could come down there and work because I had done work experience with them through school and loved the vibe of Melbourne. It was the best thing I had done in my whole entire life. It was something I was drawn to. I learnt many life lessons and many skills that would help me through my life, I’m forever grateful for their guidance. I lived and worked with them for about three years in Melbourne and continued working for them when they retired to Darlington Point.”
Kerri spent her time working in her Uncle’s Melbourne workrooms in the eighties learning the entirety of their dress-making processes, including skills such as embroidery, cutting, sewing and beadwork. “They obviously influenced me. Their attention to detail is a big thing. I would constantly redo things to get it right. If you’re doing fine beading on people’s evening gowns or wedding gowns you’ve got to have it right, John said I was the only employee that he had to tell to stop beading as I enjoyed seeing the gown come to life with as many beads as possible! Hand sewing linings in and hand sewing zips in, it makes for a unique piece that’s hand-finished Haute Couture. I now like to make sure my work is presented nicely with that same attention to detail.”
Image: Murrumbidgee Council public work on display at Wiradjuri Walk, Darlington Point. Bohie Palecek and Kerri Weymouth.
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Arts and Cultural Funding Program 2021/22 – Round 1 Open
Artists and organisations across NSW can apply for funding through Round 1 of Create NSW’s 2021/2022 Arts and Cultural Funding Program in the Annual Organisation Funding, Project Funding and Creative Koori Projects categories.
Applications for Round 1 closes Wednesday 18 August 2021. Find out more information and apply here. Please get in touch with Western Riverina Arts if you have any queries, or watch one of the many relevant webinars available on topics from budgeting to how to apply for funding.
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Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Project Grants Open
Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Project Grants are now open, with artists and organisations able to apply for up to $30,000 with no minimum grant amount.
The Project Grants will fund high-quality arts projects benefitting regional or remote artists, arts workers, audiences and communities. Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Project Grants will close on Monday 23 August, apply now. Please get in touch with Western Riverina Arts if you have any queries or have a read through RANSW's grant writing guide.
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A New Regional Art Gallery Building By 2026
Griffith City Council have committed to delivering a new art gallery over the next five years due to feedback from the community. The proposed gallery will bring more exhibition space, adequate climate control and the ability to display more permanent collections. Read the full story in The Area News.
Image: Destination NSW
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Call For Female Portrait Subjects
Roslyn Lockhart is excited to announce an exhibition of women’s faces: "Without women there is no children, no families, no communities. No women, no Us. This exhibition is to celebrate the women who are doing big and little things to make our communities better place. This could be the 4 year old who is a great big sister or significant women in the community. Please apply or nominate a wonderful female to have their image in this exhibition. They must live locally in the region from Jerilderie to Leeton."
Please send through nominations/applications via email to Roslyn at lockharr@bigpond.net.au with the following information: Name, Phone Number, Email, Woman to have portrait painted, Where do they live/connection to Jerilderie/Leeton region? Tell me about yourself, or this woman: (250 words or less), Tell me where you fit in your town or community or family? What is the wisest thing your mother/aunty/mentor told you? Or your mother/aunty/mentor's favourite saying or quote?
Please attach to the email your completed Letter of Consent (download Word Doc here). Closing date for applications is August 9, 2021. The exhibition will be held May 2022.
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Regional Arts Fund Grant Writing Webinar
10AM - 12PM - Fri 30 July 2021 | Online
We strongly encourage all artists who have an interest in grant writing or who are applying to the 2021-22 Regional Arts Fund and the Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grants, to attend this online webinar delivered by Regional Arts NSW held Friday, 30 July 2021 at 10am. Registrations are essential.
Participants will learn:
• The different kinds of funding available
• Creating a Grant Folder (and being ready for opportunities)
• Researching Funding and Considering Applications
• Writing the Proposal – and avoiding the Common Errors
• Creating a Grant Calendar
• The Acquittal Process – and how to Recover from Setbacks
• Five Ways to FAIL at Grants
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Bringing Back The Plains-Wanderer From The Brink: Jerilderie
11AM-3.30PM, Mon 26 July - Sun 8th August 2021 | Jerilderie Civic Hall
The Plains-wanderer (Pedionomous torquatus) is a small, ground-dwelling bird that inhabits sparse native grasslands. Long term monitoring of the Plains-wanderer population in this area has shown they have declined by 93% since 2001. The species was recently listed as Critically Endangered under the Commonwealth EPBC Act. The Murray/Riverina region is considered a hot spot for the species and critical to its survival. Thirteen artists have come together in response to raise awareness for plains-wanderer conservation and management which is integral to the species recovery. One of the artists, Josephine Duffey had a very informative interview with Sally Bryant on ABC Riverina about the plight of the bird. Listen to the interview here.
Proudly funded by South West Arts, NSW Local Land Services and Australian Government National Landcare Program. This exhibition is supported by Western Riverina Arts, Create NSW and Murrumbidgee Council.
Image: detail of 'The Plains-wanderer', Jan Lawler.
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Mash-up and Random and Exact Exhibitions
2-27 August 2021 | The Curious Rabbit
Exhibitions Mash-up and Random and Exact are launching at the Curious Rabbit in Wagga Wagga. Mash-up features work from Western Riverina artists Sarah McEwan and Layla Bacayo, who along with Veronica Watson will share their unique interpretations of the same sitter.
Register to attend the joint opening party held Tuesday 3rd August. The exhibitions will be opened by special guest Penny Grist, Curator at the National Portrait Gallery and will feature music by DJ Lay-Da-Best.
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Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears Exhibition
Closes 25 September | Leeton Museum and Gallery
Phryne Fisher returns with a brand-new exhibition filled with glamour, romance and adventure. Experience large scale installations recreating Miss Fisher’s world, all while enjoying the feature film costumes designed by Margot Wilson, props and more from the feature film.
Tickets can be purchased online via http://bit.ly/Phryne or at the door ($25 per adult, $20 for seniors, $5 per school child or $50 per family of 2 adults and 2 children). NSW Discover vouchers can be redeemed with this exhibition.
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Rethinking the Winter Solstice: A Community Art Exhibition
Closes Sun 1 August 2021 | Griffith Regional Art Gallery
These are the last days to see this fabulous community exhibition! Artists were asked to reflect upon what it’s like to experience the Riverina winter and what makes our winter like no other time of the year.
Image: Joanna Chauncy, Somewhere, mixed media on board, 2015
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Artlands Digital
1-3 September 2021 | Online
For those who cannot travel to Tasmania, you can experience Artlands from home with Artlands Digital. Digital tickets enable access to all of the live-streamed sessions across the 3-day conference program via the Online Platform. Purchase tickets here.
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Grass Roots Under 30's Open Mic Competition
2PM Sun 8 August | Griffith Regional Theatre
Are you a singer, musician or a band all under the age of 30? Register now for the Grass Roots Under 30's Open Mic! All genres of music are welcome, originals and covers accepted - with cash prizes to be won!
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Sophie Chauncy: Bush Dwellings
Closes 31 July | The Curious Rabbit
Sophie Chauncy's new exhibition Bush Dwellings at The Curious Rabbit in Wagga Wagga is on display until July 31: "This collection of works sees the bush and its species as a collection of vibrant energies, reflected in the colour spectrum she has chosen to paint with. Her paintings document the joy and life in the bush. They focus on the beauty she has found and hang as a reminder to nurture our unique environment."
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WARANGESDA At Australia Hall
News dates 26th, 27th & 28th August 2021 | Australia Hall, Sydney
From the premiere performance on the site of the Former Warangesda Aboriginal Mission in 2020 to Australia Hall in Sydney, Western Riverina Arts are proud to be a sponsor of Burrundi Theatre for Performing Art's production of WARANGESDA, directed by Kerry Johnson. Get your tickets to the three Sydney performances here!
"Warangesda - Camp of Mercy was established by Reverend John Gribble in 1880 on the Murrumbidgee River, Wiradjuri Country. Burrundi Theatre revisits the journey of Warangesda, a survival a people an untold legacy."
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Olga Masters Short Story Award
Entries for the 2021 Olga Masters Short Story Award are now being accepted! The Award welcomes entries from writers of all ages on the theme of life in rural Australia. Short stories must be within 2000-4000 words. Entries close 30 July.
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Darling Portrait Prize
The 2022 Darling Portrait Prize call for entries is open. This national prize for Australian portrait painting will award the 2022 winner $75,000, and their work will be exhibited with finalists at the National Portrait Gallery from 24 June until 9 October 2022. Pictured is the 2020 winner 'Elizabeth' by Anthea da Silva. Find out more and apply.
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NextWave Youth Short Film Competition
The Screenwave International Film Festival is looking for the next wave of young filmmakers! Enter a short film into the Nextwave Youth Film Competition for your chance to win awesome awards and prizes and have your film premiere at SWIFF on the Coffs Coast! If you’re a young person between the ages of 10-25 living anywhere in Australia, SWIFF wants to see what you can do! The rules are simple: 1) Make a film under five minutes. 2) Include a pineapple. 3) Enter to win! Full terms and conditions.
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Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize 2021
Noosa Regional Gallery invites contemporary Australian artists to submit works for entry into the Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Prize 2021, dedicated to the memory of the late Lyn McCrea (1944 – 2015). The winner of the Prize receives $5000 People’s Choice Award $1000. Find out more and apply.
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Creative Riverina Database
Are you on the database? Artists and performers of all kinds are listed on CREATIVE RIVERINA, the go-to online directory for creatives in our region! Make sure people can find you - create your FREE listing today!
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Fed Photo Prize 2021
Entries are opening on 01/08/2021 for the Fed Photo Prize. Categories include:
- Illustrative Photographer
- Landscape Photographer
- Nature Photographer
- Portrait Photographer
- Pet / Animal Photographer
Find out more via the website.
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Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize
Held every two years, the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize attracts some of Australia’s most accomplished artists, awarding an acquisitive cash prize of $50,000. Applications close 4pm Friday 20 August 2021, find out more.
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Fed Art Prize 2021
Entries are opening on 01/08/2021 for the Fed Art Prize. There are $7,500 worth of prizes including the $3,000 Federation Art Prize acquisition for the overall winner. Categories include:
- Federation Art Prize
- Two Dimensional Award
- Three Dimensional Award
- Young Artist Award (18-25 years)
- Youth Artist Award (Under 18)
Find out more via the website.
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SmartFone Flick Fest Entries Open
SF3 - the SmartFone Flick Fest is one of the most innovative and accessible film festivals in the world and they want your films. They are open for entries for shorts up to 20 mins by filmmakers of all ages and abilities and they even have a special category for filmmakers 16 years and under. There is over $40,000 in prizes on offer.
This year they introduce the SF3 First Nations Award for first-time or emerging filmmakers identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Prizes include mentorships with SF3's Indigenous Ambassadors - Stan Grant (Journalist and Writer of the Adam Goodes' Documentary - The Australian Dream), Wayne Blair (Director of Top End Wedding and The Sapphires) and Jon Bell (Writer and Director of The Moogai, Gods of Wheat Street and Cleverman) valued at $5000, PLUS a brand new phone or tablet of the winner's choice (up to $2000).
To enter, simply shoot a short film from 1 minute to 20 minutes in length, completely on your smartphone or tablet and enter it at www.sf3.com.au by August 1st.
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