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Born under the banner of Two Cities One Community, Upstream embodies the theme of partnership which makes Albury-Wodonga unique.
The festival includes host of activities which celebrate our rich art and cultural fabric with diverse art forms in prominent central and natural public locations, bringing art to the people in unique settings.
Celebration, collaboration, connection.
Upstream gives everyone a chance to experience it all across four days, two cities and one amazing festival.
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Limelight Chat Now Weekly!
Murray Arts are thrilled that our usual fortnightly segment 'Limelight' which highlights arts events and news in our region is now a weekly segment.
Listen to ABC Goulburn Murray's Sandra Moon and Murray Arts' Nat Ord each Thursday morning at 7:15am chat about what's going on in the Murray Arts region.
You can listen live on your radio 106.5FM, online or via the ABC Listen App.
Murray Arts would like to thank the team at ABC Goulburn Murray for their continued support for arts and culture in our region.
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School Drama Workshop - Professional Development with a Twist!
The highly-acclaimed School Drama™ program returns to Albury-Wodonga in 2021, in partnership with HotHouse Theatre and Murray Arts. Join Professor Emerita Robyn Ewing AM (The University of Sydney), and local STC Teaching Artist Rachel McNamara, for this uniquely practical Professional Development workshop. You'll learn research-backed strategies that you can use in your primary classroom straightaway, all proven to boost student literary and engagement.
Whether you're new to School Drama™, have been with us from the beginning, or are just looking for a standalone Professional Development workshop, join some of Albury-Wodonga's most innovative teaching professionals for this exciting opportunity.
Date: Thur 25 Mar 2021, 4-7pm
Location: HotHouse Theatre, Gateway Island, Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga
Cost: $50, or free if you sign up to the School Drama program
RSVP here
More info about the STC School Drama Program here
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Full Tone Generator "Wanna Get High?" Tour feat. Australian Kingswood Factory | Tanswells Commercial Hotel | Beechworth
5 March
Full Tone Generator are a stoner rock band from Melbourne with close ties to the OG Californian desert rock scene, having collaborated on albums with Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Fu Manchu) and Nick Oliveri (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age).
They're hitting the road for their "Wanna Get High" tour in support of their new single "Without A Sound".
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Shearing of the rams | Wangaratta Art Gallery
Closes 8 March
In 2021, a National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Collection favourite, Tom Roberts’s Shearing the Rams, 1890, will tour to Wangaratta Art Gallery to coincide with the 130th anniversary of the work’s execution near Corowa, NSW.
The single display of this key work will occur for a limited period of four weeks from late January until late February 2021 and is exclusive to Wangaratta. ‘Shearing the rams, the artist, the painting, a moment in time’ is delivered in partnership with the National Gallery of Victoria and is fitting that, in the 130th year since Roberts laid down his last brushstrokes, the painting is to return to the area where it was originally conceived.
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Exhibition | Works | Robert Sherwood Duffield | Gallery 294 | Corowa
6 March-27 March
Works by Urana-based artist Robert Sherwood Duffield.
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Earth Canvas | Writers at the Woolshed | Bowna
13 & 14 March
Earth Canvas is about linking writers and readers with regenerative farmers to create a better future. An opportunity for writers and readers to experience an ecological cattle farm on the Southwest Slopes of Southern NSW.
Be inspired by the Murray Valley landscape and ecosystems working on Bibbaringa by enjoying a weekend of author presentations and a day of specialised workshops with world renowned writers.
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This Way North EP. Vol 3 Launch | Star Hotel | Yackandandah
19 March
Two-piece indie pop-rock band This Way North will celebrate the release of their new EP Vol. 3 with a super special 'Home Town' show at The Star Hotel in Yackandandah.
Recorded in Nashville in January 2020, and produced by Brad Jones (Skipping Girl Vinegar, Justin Townes Earle, Bob Evans), EP Vol. 3 is the ultimate instalment in a trilogy of EPs (joining 2016’s EP Vol. 1 and 2018’s EP Vol. 2).
They'll be joined by Well Into Winter (Alex Cameron from The Northern Folk). Well Into Winter plays slow, sparse and occasionally noisy indie folk and rock exploring loneliness, love and confusion.
And DJ Jane Doe will be spinning tunes between sets and at the end of the night for a good ol fashion dance party!
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Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize | Rutherglen Memorial Hall
5-14 March
Over 500 works on show across a variety of genres from artists from our region and beyond. All works are for sale.
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Those Who Fall in Love like Anchors Dropped Upon the Ocean Floor | HotHouse Theatre
17-27 March
Time slows when you’re in love.
From a Cold War Russian submarine to a Parisian watch shop, an Appalachian snowfield to an uncomfortable first date, this charming, quirky, and funny meditation on love is a tale about fleeting moments and chance encounters.
Follow eleven characters across multiple times and places as they search for love, sometimes with unexpected consequences.
HotHouse is thrilled to welcome back to the Butter Factory stage, Albury actors Rachel McNamara (Rabbit Hole, All Saints) and Grace Rouvray (Ladies in Black, 600 Bottles of Wine – Netflix), joined by Wodonga actor Nick Steain (The Good Doctor, Accidental Death of an Ancharist) making his HotHouse Theatre debut.
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Music in the Gardens: Hussy Hicks | Albury Botanic Gardens
21 March
Hussy Hicks will be kicking off the Autumn series of Music in the Gardens on Sunday 21 March from 1pm.
A band of accomplished and powerful women, Hussy Hicks run a gamut of musical genres incorporating blues, folk and riffy rock with gypsy, surf, alt country and soul, all cheekily woven together with beautiful vocal harmonies.
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Paris or Die: The Show | The Old Stone Hall | Beechworth
27 March
Created during COVID lockdown by author and performer Jayne Tuttle and director John Bolton, both graduates of the Lecoq Theatre School, the show calls on physical theatre, storytelling and improvisation. It tells the story of Jayne’ path to Paris, her experiences living in a former monastery, studying at a famous theatre school, and falling in love with a Frenchman too beautiful to be real.
She will forget her past and disappear into the culture if it kills her. And one strange night, it nearly does.
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Artist Talk & walkthrough | Image Ecologies | Turks Head Gallery | Albury
27 March
Join artists James Farley & Jacob Raupach for a walkthrough of their exhibtion 'Image Ecologies', - a photographic enquiry into the post-industrial condition of one of New South Wales’ most iconic and remote cities.
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Front of House Staff | The Cube Wodonga
Closes 7 March
The Cube Wodonga is seeking casual front of house bar and ushers.
Join a great team to help deliver outstanding customer service to patrons and hirers.
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Art Teachers | MAMA | Albury
MAMA are looking for experienced and passionate art teachers from our region to work with us on delivering new workshops and short courses for adults, teens, and kids.
If you are interested on being a part of MAMA's Studio team, please forward your CV and how you'd like to be involved to mama@alburycity.nsw.gov.au.
Please be sure to include links to your artist webpage or instagram account, any examples of your work, and any formal education and training. MAMA are looking for a diverse range of teachers and mediums, and keen to hear your ideas!
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Regional Assembly Program | Regional Arts Australia
Closes 8 March
The Regional Assembly program is a strategic project, supported by the Regional Arts Fund and managed by Regional Arts Australia (RAA). It is designed to build artistic communities across geographic distances, when living and working remotely is coupled with a desire to nurture and develop international connections.
The program will invite ten mid-career creative practitioners to assemble eight times over one year, through a secure online platform hosted by RAA. The assembly sessions will be facilitated by a RAA Project Coordinator but defined by the needs and interests of the group. Sessions may generate other sessions, provocations can be picked up for deeper exploration.
The program will support one artist from each state and territory, as well as practitioners from New Zealand, South Pacific and South Asia. This cohort will include artists, writers and makers from a wide diversity of fields, working at the crossroads of philosophy, art, and activism.
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Regional Arts Fund, Quick Response Grant | Regional Arts Victoria
Quick Response Grants are intended to assist regional artists, arts organisations and communities to take up professional or skills development or small project opportunities.
This program has been set up to be responsive to projects that fall outside the scope of other funding opportunities. Applicants must clearly explain why there is no other suitable funding program for their project.
The Quick Response Grant program is open to applications on an ongoing basis by financial quarter. There will be up to four allocations per year. They will be open on an ongoing basis.
Up to $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for groups or organisations.
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Small Project Grants (Quick Response) | Create NSW
Small Project Grants support the creation, development and presentation of new work and professional development or promotion for NSW-based professional artists and arts and cultural workers.
You can apply for between $500 and $5000 towards your project.
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NSW Visual Arts (Emerging) Fellowship with Artspace
Closes 24 March
The NSW Visual Arts (Emerging) Fellowship is part of a suite of Create NSW Creative Leadership and Fellowship programs. The objective of this Fellowship, delivered with the curatorial and exhibition support of Artspace, is to support NSW visual arts practitioners in the early stages of their career to challenge and expand their practice.
Regional Arts Fund | Regional Arts Victoria
Closes 18 March
The Regional Arts Fund is designed to benefit regional and remote arts practitioners, arts workers, audiences and communities. The program is managed nationally by Regional Arts Australia and is delivered in Victoria by Regional Arts Victoria.
Project Grants have three categories:
1. Project and Skills Development Grants– maximum amount $30,000
2. Small Festivals Grants – maximum amount $6,000
3. Regional Arts Fund Fellowship – maximum amount $20,000
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2021 Fellowships | Regional Arts Australia
Closes 8 March
The National Regional Arts Fellowship Program is a strategic project, supported by the Regional Arts Fund and managed by Regional Arts Australia.
The Fellowships Program is an investment in the development of artistic and creative practice. The program is contemporary, flexible and relevant to artists practicing, working and living in regional and remote Australia.
The Program objectives are to:
- Elevate and build the practice of artists and arts workers across regional and remote Australia,
- Raise the profile of artists and arts workers across a range of artforms, stages of career, duration and geographies,
- Provide professional and industry development opportunities,
- Build connection and generate exchange, and
- Generate strategic, collaborative relationships for the benefit of arts and creative practice across the country.
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Incubator – NSW Theatre (Emerging) Fellowship with Griffin Theatre Company
Closes 8 March
Incubator – NSW Theatre (Emerging) Fellowship is set up in partnership with Griffin Theatre Company to support artist development across the theatre industry in NSW.
Four emerging theatre practitioners in the early stages of their career will be selected for a three-month residency at Griffin Theatre Company to undertake creative development of new work and professional mentorship with the company. The shortlisted applicants will explore their project with input and support from Griffin to challenge and expand their practice.
At the completion of the three months, the Fellowship recipient will be selected from the shortlist to undertake a self-directed program of professional development.
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NSW Aboriginal Curator Placement Fellowship with the Art Gallery of NSW
Closes 15 March
NSW Aboriginal Curator Placement (Early Career) is a fellowship program in partnership with Create NSW, the Art Gallery of NSW will provide an opportunity for two early career Aboriginal visual arts curators to work closely with the Art Gallery of NSW to deliver exhibition outcomes and receive support and professional mentorship provided by Art Gallery of NSW’s Manager, Touring Exhibitions and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curatorial Team.
The successful applicant’s will each be awarded $30,000 to undertake a placement at the Art Gallery of NSW to deliver two key curatorial and regional engagement projects beginning April 1 2021, on a part-time basis.
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Small Regional Presenters Fund | Regional Arts Victoria
Closes 23 March
Small Regional Presenters is a funding program that supports regional communities to program and present shows in their area. It also supports skills development and capacity building by encouraging presenters to develop long term plans and audience development strategies.
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Touring Victoria | Creative Victoria
Closes 25 March
Touring Victoria provides support for Victorian arts and cultural organisations or professional creative practitioners that/who are touring a professional production, performance, exhibition or program to regional and outer-metropolitan Victoria.
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Call for Entries | Far South Film Festival 2021
Open now - closes 17 May
Following the success of last year’s event, Far South Film in southeast NSW is calling for short films from regional filmmakers around Australia for its 2021 short film festival. This year’s festival will be a hybrid, delivering all the excitement of a live event in Merimbula NSW, with a video-on-demand version reaching an Australia-wide audience online.
To be eligible, films must be under 40 minutes in length and at least two of the key creatives (Filmmaker/Writer/Director/Producer) must reside in a regional area of Australia.
Early bird submissions open Monday 1 March 2021
and close Monday 19 April 2021 at 11.59pm AEST.
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Hadley's Art Prize
Closes 6 April
Presented by Hadley’s Orient Hotel, the Hadley’s Art Prize, Hobart is an annual, acquisitive Australian landscape prize, which offers $100,000 to the winning entry. Dating back to 1834, Hadley’s Orient Hotel has a rich and fascinating history interwoven with art, particularly landscape art.
The Hadley’s Art Prize, Hobart seeks to contribute to the Tasmanian and Australian art scene, generating interest in cultural tourism and promoting the work of contemporary Australian landscape artists. Judged by a panel of art specialists, the prize is open to Australian artists over the age of eighteen working in two-dimensional media.
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NAIDOC Poster Competition
Closes 8 March
The National NAIDOC Committee invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to submit artworks for the 2021 National NAIDOC Poster Competition.
This competition is a chance for talented artists aged 13 years and older to be recognised across Australia in celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and achievements.
Your artwork must reflect this year's National NAIDOC theme is 'Heal Country'.
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Lethbridge Landscape Prize | Lethbridge Gallery
Closes 26 March
Lethbridge Gallery believes in the power of art to understand, interpret, and explore the place we live. With a $20,000 first prize, the award is open to all forms of 2D and 3D artwork including, but not limited to, all paint mediums, drawings, digital works, works on paper, sculpture and installation.
Landscape is conventionally defined as an area of natural scenery. For the prize, Lethbridge Gallery have extended the definition to include urban-scapes, cityscapes, seascapes and interiors.
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Geelong Contemporary Art Prize | Geelong Gallery
Closes12 March
The 2021 Geelong contemporary art prize is a signature event that assists with the development of the Gallery’s collection while fostering Australian artists and contemporary painting practice in general. The Geelong Contemporary Art Prize (Fletcher Jones Art Prize) is a biennial event that continues the tradition of the Geelong Contemporary Art Prize that was initiated by the Geelong Art Gallery Foundation in 1996. This is an acquisitive Prize, conducted by the Geelong Gallery.
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Cathy Goes to Canberra
Doing Politics Differently
by Cathy McGowan
Book review
By Alyce Fisher
This book falls outside the realm of an ‘arts’ book but with is roots in North East Victoria, community spirit, the true story of the underdog and the harsh reality of present Australian politics, we thought it deserved a review in the Murray Arts newsletter.
The story of the Independent political party from regional Australia, who triumphs to turn a safe seat, into a marginal seat, by running a campaign which was grounded by listening to the community, is not one of legends, it is fact and Cathy McGowan’s memoir of this incredible feat is honest, heartbreaking, and inspiring.
Living in the North East of Victoria, we can be a little flippant about what the Indi party has achieved but delving into Cathy’s stories and insights it reminds us just how monumental the initial campaign was. Cathy reminds us that ‘if not now, then when’ and ‘if not me, then who’. Her story, the story of Indi, our story as the community of the North East of Victoria, really is amazing, we can be a little dismissive as we live & breathe it every day and it has well and truly become our norm since Helen Haines succeeded Cathy in keeping Indi Independent.
If you need to be inspired to get involved in your community, if you want to get some insight into modern Australian politics and if you want to read a candid memoir then this is the book for you. Ultimately it is just a great story, by a great storyteller and I for one count myself lucky that it is a story about the region that I call home.
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