SUPPORTING
CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES

At Murray Arts, we value artistic endeavours, creativity and integrity. We believe in the ability of the arts to connect us.

Murray Arts acknowledges the traditional custodians and caretakers of the land and waters on which we are privileged to work. We pay our respects to the Elders past and present and encourage everyone to champion the emerging leaders of the future.

The Murray Arts footprint borders the Indigenous Nations of Duduroa, Yaithmathang, Bangerang, Wiradjuri, Yorta Yorta and Waveroo and encompasses the local government areas of Albury City, Federation Shire, Greater Hume Shire, Indigo Shire, Towong Shire and Wodonga City.

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Creative Murray

Our What’s On guide for all things art and culture.

  • Victorian State Ballet presents Aladdin

    Albury Entertainment Centre

    October 23, 2026

    525 Swift Street Albury, NSW, 2640, ,

    Victorian State Ballet presents Aladdin

  • Liz Stringer – Songwriting Masterclass: Finding Your Voice

    Old Stone Hall

    December 11, 2025

    7 Church St Beechworth, ,

    Liz Stringer – Songwriting Masterclass: Finding Your Voice

  • Tom Strachan Ceramics annual Exhibition

    Creators Art Space

    November 28, 2025

    Shop 2 Gateway Village Lincoln Causeway Wodonga, ,

    Tom Strachan Ceramics annual Exhibition

We welcome submissions for any events, workshops, and creative opportunities.

Our services

Murray Arts empowers artists and creatives through strategic partnerships, fostering cultural innovation.

Murray Arts plays a vital role in advocating for our creative community by engaging with government and key stakeholders to strengthen the support for creative industries and empower artists to sustain and grow their practices.

Murray Arts offers advice via one on one meetings with creatives, strategic planning sessions, grant panels and online resources.

As a regional arts development organisation we are in a unique position to act as connector between creatives, government agencies and commercial operators.

Murray Arts offers a 12 month program of workshops, public forums, networking events and arts and cultural project development and funding.

As a member of the Regional Arts Network, Murray Arts participates in state-wide network projects to commission and support the latest in creative industries research and implementation to support an innovative and inclusive sector.

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PROGRAMS

Are you a creative looking for professional development opportunities,
funding for a projects or industry connections?

  • Greenhouse Residency Workshops

    The GreenHouse: National Artist Residency, offers an immersive, creative development residency to bring artists from all over Australia to our region to create live performance.

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  • Country Arts Support Program

    CASP is an annual small grants program administered by Murray Arts to support a creative and vibrant regional NSW arts scene. 

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  • Horizon Youth Program

    Horizons is a creative industry mentoring and career development program for NSW regional youth.

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  • Unlocked Grant Program

    UNLOCKED was an initiative developed as a response to the massive disruption that COVID-19 Pandemic caused across the creative industry, and tailored to artists in the Murray Arts footprint.

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  • Smart Arts

    A series of professional development workshops for those in the Creative Industries.

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NEWS & RESOURCES

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…