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2026 CASP & UNLOCKED Grant Recipients Announced
Murray Arts has committed $35,000 in grant funds for regional creatives in 2026 with the announcement of the successful recipients of the Country Arts Support Program and UNLOCKED professional development grant program. The grants will fund a diverse range of projects and activities across the Murray Arts footprint, (Albury City, Federation Shire, Indigo Shire, Greater…
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2026 CASP & UNLOCKED Grant Recipients Announced
Murray Arts has committed $35,000 in grant funds for regional creatives in 2026 with the announcement of the successful recipients of the Country Arts Support Program and UNLOCKED professional development grant program. The grants will fund a diverse range of projects and activities across the Murray Arts footprint, (Albury City, Federation Shire, Indigo Shire, Greater…
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Alpine Arts Trail for 2026
Open studios: January 2026 Saturday 24th: 10am–3pm Sunday 25th: 10am–3pm More info: alpineartstrail.com Visit a variety of unique Visual Artists in their own creative spaces across the Kiewa Valley this Australia Day long weekend, for the Alpine Arts Trail Open Studios. Artists: Daniel A’vard Charlie Brown Joanne Russell Steve Baird Sue Bright Kate Macluran Bronwyn…
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Beechworth Creative Celebrates National Feature in Home Beautiful Christmas Issue
Beechworth-based artist and designer Sarah Stamm is celebrating a significant milestone this festive season, with her handcrafted Wreath Print series featured in the December Christmas edition of Home Beautiful, one of Australia’s most widely read lifestyle magazines. After more than a decade of creating her signature botanical wreaths, Sarah shifted her creative practice to focus…
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Beechworth Biennale Secures Regional Arts Funding
The Beechworth Biennale has been awarded $23,870 in a recent round of the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, administered in Victoria by Regional Arts Victoria. This grant is a significant endorsement for the Biennale, and a big win for the regional creative community: Beechworth sits within the Murray Arts footprint, and the funding not…
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Harrietville Bush Kinder recognised at the 2025 Victorian Early Years Awards
Local creative Patricia Cerminara is celebrating the success of Harrietville Bush Kinder, which received top honours at the Victorian Early Years Awards 2025, held on Thursday 6 November 2025 in Melbourne. The event was hosted by broadcaster and author Jacinta Parsons and presented by the Parliamentary Secretary for Children, Nathan Lambert MP. Harrietville Bush Kinder was named the…
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Local Artist Karen Brown Wins Major Award at King Valley Art Show
Murray region artist Karen Brown has been recognised for her outstanding talent at the King Valley Art Show, taking home the prestigious Major Works on Paper Award for her graphite pencil drawing titled “Winter.” The winning piece showcases Brown’s mastery of light, texture and emotion through the subtle precision of graphite pencil — a hallmark…
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Federal Government Affirms Copyright Protections for Australian Creative Content
The federal government has delivered a strong message to the creative community: Australian-copyrighted material remains protected even as artificial intelligence applications proliferate. On 27 October 2025, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland confirmed that the government will not introduce a so-called “text and data mining” (TDM) exemption to the Copyright Act 1968 that would allow AI developers to…
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PARALLEL WILDS Official Launch
At 11am Wednesday 29 October at Tallangatta Library, there will be the launch of the Mitta to Murray (M2M) Landcare 2025 Parallel Wilds project. The Parallel Wilds project workshops have been funded by Mitta to Murray (M2M) Landcare via Border Trust FRRR Bushfire Recovery funding. Students from 6 primary schools have created virtual worlds about…
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