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Emu Feather Beading Workshop | Burraja Gallery | Albury
6 November

Learn to make jewellery using native beads and emu feathers with local weaver Valda Murray (Yorta Yorta, Duduroa Dhargal Aboriginal Corporation TO).

Fee includes all materials and tuition - plus morning tea and great conversation!

You will leave with a unique piece of jewellery and new skills.

In accordance with the Covid-19 guidelines issued by the NSW State Government, masks must be worn indoors, participants must sign in, and those aged over 16 are required to show proof of their double vaccination status.

A full refund will be issued if the event is cancelled.
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Writing Workshop with Playwright Mary Rachel Brown | Hyphen, Wodonga
11 November

Mary will be delivering a creative writing workshop focusing on character-driven narrative.

Mary Rachel Brown is a Sydney-based playwright and will be taking up residency at Albury-Wodonga’s GreenHouse in November. As part of the GreenHouse national residency program, Mary will be delivering a creative writing workshop focusing on character-driven narrative. This is a practical workshop where participants will learn how to build characters and walk in their shoes. If you have ever struggled to marry your character's motivations to a story structure, then this is the workshop for you. This workshop is suitable for experienced writers and anyone who is interested in human nature and what makes us tick.
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In this two hour workshop by the banks of the Murray River, you will learn the basics of traditional methods of the craft of making and playing the instrument with Phil Murray (Yorta Yorta). Each participant takes home their own Yidaki at the end of the session. For cultural reasons, this workshop is only open to men and boys.
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Over the past year the way we connect to people and place has changed. Almost overnight, museums shifted their collections, exhibitions, and programming online. Working from home became the norm and, as a result, creative ways of communicating emerged. During a time when we were physically restricted to our local environment, technology provided opportunities to connect us to people and organisations across the world.

Connection is the theme of the Regional Stakeholder Forum 2021. Across two sessions, we will focus on how cultural organisations from Western Sydney and across regional NSW connected with their communities and audiences, and how they envisage connecting when returning to onsite programming.

This is a free online forum for museum volunteers and professionals. Tickets are limited so register below to secure your spot. Just prior to the program date, a link to join the online forum will be sent by email.
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Kids Gift Wrap Workshop | Border Retreats | Albury
4 December

Join artist Felicite Grogan as she teaches a variety of techniques you will then use to create unique gift wrap, tags & cards to pop under the Christmas tree this year. You will create 3 gift wraps, 3 gift tags & 3 cards.
Guaranteed fun, Christmas carols & a yummy afternoon tea is also included.
Suitable for ages 8-13 years.
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Not a Dress Rehearsal ATYP Masterclasses | Orana Arts | Online
3-24 November

We know regional NSW has a wealth of young creative talent keen to learn and experience the performing arts in all its facets. We also know that everyone is a little weary of online delivery. We've kept all that in mind putting together these Masterclasses with Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP). Their tutors are generous and experienced creatives who love to share what they know about life as a performing artist. If you are or know of a young person aged 12-24 ANYWHERE in regional NSW who would love this opportunity to pick the brain of a professional in the performing arts — these Masterclasses are a must!
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Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for RANSW’s staff, partnerships, programs and growth to ensure that they continue to be the loudest voice in the room as the peak body for artists and arts and cultural organisations located in regional NSW.

RANSW’s CEO will lead the Organisation’s vision, purpose and strategy. The CEO’s experience and knowledge will guarantee that RANSW remains a leading peak body, while building new cross-sectoral partnerships and retaining and growing those they already have.
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The $50 million Performing Arts Relaunch Package is an extension of the existing $75M Performing Arts COVID Support package and will provide certainty and confidence for arts companies as audiences return to theatres and other performance venues. 
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Festival Relaunch | Create NSW
Now open

Festival Relaunch is a $25 million package to assist established festivals to relaunch after almost two years of major disruption brought about by COVID-19.

The package has been developed in recognition of the significant economic stimulus festivals bring to the NSW economy, particularly to regional NSW, and will help to stabilise these businesses and organisations, ensure employment opportunities remain for key personnel, and to ensure future festivals can be planned and delivered with confidence.

The package is open to both for-profit and not-for-profit music, screen, and arts festival companies.
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Quick Response Grants | Regional Arts Victoria
Closes 30 November

Quick Response Grants will fund professional development opportunities for artists and arts workers or small project opportunities. The program supports immediate need that arises where the activity is unable to be planned for or supported in other funding rounds, for example taking up professional development, skills development or small project opportunities at short notice.  

You can apply for Quick Response Grants up to $3,000 for individuals and $5,000 for organisations. There is no minimum grant amount. Funding applications are assessed against other applications on a competitive basis. To remain competitive, all applications for funding must include realistic budgets and represent value with money.  
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Quick Response Grants | Regional Arts NSW
Closes 30 November 

Quick Response Grants will now be delivered monthly from February to November and all applications will be competitively assessed at the end of each month, you will not be advised about your grant application until five days after the end of each month. There are also changes to the amount you can apply for under this program. Individuals can apply for up to $3000, organisations can apply for up to $5000. There is no minimum grant amount.  There is a limited amount in this funding pool, so please ensure your budgets are accurate and you are only applying for the amount that you actually need.

The Quick Response Grants will continue to support immediate need that arises where the activity is unable to be planned for or supported in other funding rounds, for example taking up professional development, skills development or small project opportunities at short notice.
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• Up to $5,000 for individuals, sole traders and freelancers; and,
• Up to $10,000 for collectives, groups and micro-organisations/businesses (micro organisations/businesses are those that employ less than 5 Full Time Equivalent staff). 
• Plus, up to $2,500 in additional access funding is available for applications from Deaf and Disabled creatives, artists, arts workers, and disability-led organisations/businesses

Applications are sought from Victorian based contemporary music artists and industry professionals across all genres and career stages. Applicants can apply for funding for projects with creative and commercial outcomes, commencing from 1 March 2022.

Project proposals must demonstrate impact both for the applicant and the broader Victorian contemporary music sector and may include activities such as collaboration and partnerships, the creation of new works, audience engagement and exploring opportunities.
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Accelerating Change is a pilot grants program that provides grants to Deaf and Disabled creatives at all stages of their careers, while researching ways to make the grant application process accessible for Deaf and Disabled people.

Delivered by Arts Access Victoria with support through the Victorian Government’s Creative State 2025 strategy, the Accelerate pilot will enable applicants to submit a written, video or audio application. Applicants or their access support workers can also book a phone or video consultation where the Arts Access Victoria team will work through the application form and record their responses live.

In addition to grants, access funding is also available.
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The Australia Council Leadership Program is dedicated to transforming the cultural and creative industry’s knowledge, skills and capabilities by investing in emerging, mid-career and established leaders.

The program recognises the diverse nature of leadership and builds on the rich knowledge and experience across the industry.

The Beechworth Contemporary Art Award is a $10,000 non-acquisitive prize, and an opportunity for artists on the national stage, regional and remote artists to exhibit in a unique historic and culturally significant village setting.

The first art award of its kind, this national award is to be held within the streets, alleyways, parks and buildings of the small Victorian community of Beechworth. Audiences will have opportunities to engage directly or incidentally with the ideas, techniques and entertaining ways of Australia’s contemporary artists.
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The Tom Bass Prize, the first national Australian prize for figurative sculpture. This important and prestigious Prize is a celebration of the human form and its influence on today's sculptors. This important and prestigious Prize is a celebration of the human form and its influence on today’s sculptor. The Prize is an acknowledgement of the influence Tom Bass AM had as one of Australia’s pre-eminent public sculptors. We invite artists to submit works that interpret ‘figurative’ broadly, however the inspiration must come from the figure

The judges will be looking for sculptures which have been inspired by the human form. Representational as well as abstract, innovative and contemporary interpretations are welcome.
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