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Happy April from Eastern Riverina Arts!
As the leaves turn golden, we're excited to bring you a jam-packed month of events, workshops, festivals, and opportunities. Celebrate the official launch of The Station Creative Workspace, enjoy the magic of Tumut’s Falling Leaf Festival, explore exhibitions, get hands-on with creative workshops, and discover new grants and opportunities to fuel your next project. Dive in and get inspired!
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|  | Join us for the official launch of The Station Creative Workspace— a hub for artists, creative businesses, and entrepreneurs in the Riverina! Celebrate this milestone with a full weekend of creative events, including exhibitions, live performances, workshops, and markets. |
| FRIDAY 16 MAY Official Launch Night Outdoor Event Space
6:30pm – 8:30pm | Featuring live bands, Ambo Gallery exhibition opening, Bioluminescence live projection art, outdoor bar, and food trucks. | RSVP >
SATURDAY 17 MAY Ambo Gallery: 10:00am – 7:00pm | ENORMOUS little moments exhibition by Lucy Buttenshaw
10:00am – 12:00pm | Workshop with Wagga Wagga Potters Club | REGISTER NOW >
Outdoor Event Space:
4:00pm – 7:00pm | Future of the Scene Live Music Showcase plus outdoor bar and food trucks | RSVP > |
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| SUNDAY 18 MAY Ambo Gallery: 10:00am – 2:00pm | Open artist studios 10:00am – 2:00pm | ENORMOUS little moments exhibition by Lucy Buttenshaw
Outdoor Event Space: 10:00am – 2:00pm | ERA x Social Queen Markets | RSVP >
BIOLUMINESCENCE 14,15,16,17 MAY FREE Youth Projection Art Workshops REGISTER NOW >
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| |  |  | Golden Leaves & Good Times – Tumut’s Falling Leaf Festival 2025 🍂
The 71st Falling Leaf Festival returns to Tumut celebrating the beauty of Autumn with a vibrant mix of music, markets, workshops, live theatre, and family fun.
Saturday 26 April Markets & street activities from 10am Falling Leaf Parade – 1pm Live music all day featuring The Bushwackers, Great Aunt, Wild Tracks Workshops: Bollywood Dancing + Bush Tucker & Traditional Weaving Comedy Gala at Montreal Theatre – with Akmal, Dane Simpson & Riverina Comedy Club 🎟️
Sunday 27 April Falling Leaf Fun Run (5km & 10km) + Colour Run fundraiser Food trucks, live music & bubble fun at Pioneer Park from 9am
📍 Tumut
🔗 fallingleaffestival.com.au |
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|  | See Me Hear Me Theatre: Xander Starbuck – Space Cowboy Part II 🚀🐾Back by popular demand for the 2025 Falling Leaf Festival, local legends See Me Hear Me Theatre return with a brand-new episode in the cosmic saga of Xander Starbuck! Join Xander and his cyberdog Sparky aboard the Buckeroo for an hour of outrageous adventure, cosmic comedy, and intergalactic mischief.
Expect laser laughs, space-age soundscapes by James Palmer, and an all-local cast under the direction of Craig Palmer. This production is inclusive and accessible, with captioning and hearing loop provided.
📅 Thursday 24 April
🕒 7:00 PM
📍 Tumut River Brewing Co
📅 Saturday 26 April
🕒 3:30 PM
📍 Two Tarts
🔗 See Me Hear Me Theatre on Facebook
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|  | Ecoprinting Workshop with Bec Cutler
Create a unique gift for Mother's Day at this hands-on workshop led by experienced artist Bec Cutler. Engage with nature using leaves, flowers, and natural dyes to craft one-of-a-kind prints on fabric and paper.
🗓 Saturday 26 April 2025 🕒 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
📍 The Station Creative Workspace
🔗 Book Tickets > |
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|  | Dirthouse Ceramics New Classes
Dirthouse is a new ceramics studio in Wagga for making and learning with clay. Join a one-off class to get a taster for clay on Saturdays or the six-week course is perfect for beginners eager to learn the magic of making with clay.
📍 231 Kincaid Street, Wagga Wagga.
🔗 Find out more & register > |
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|  | ENORMOUS little moments by Lucy Buttenshaw
In our little everyday moments, we converse with our pets, catch words on a page, hear sounds, we run from things, to things. There are moments of wonder, beauty, urgency, fear, and understanding. These little moments form our perception of the world and become engraved in our memory, where anything can happen!
🗓 Exhibition Dates: 16th-18th May 🔗 Find out more >
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|  | Bioluminescence Workshop: Illuminate Your Creativity
Are you aged 13 - 24 and passionate about creativity, nature, or learning new skills in the creative industries? Be part of Bioluminescence, a free four-day workshop in Wagga Wagga to learn video making skills, sound design and recording, event management and projection mapping in a hands-on and fun way to be presented at the Station Creative Workspace Official Launch.
🗓 Dates: 14-17 May 2025
📍 The Station Creative Workspace
🔗 Register Now > |
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|  | 4th Annual Fibre Festival @ TACC – Cootamundra
Enjoy a day of fibre fun. Enjoy exhibitions, live demonstrations, and hands-on opportunities to explore fibre art and craft. Shop handmade products, and don't miss the new Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Fibre Challenge—with cash prizes for creative upcycled projects!
Stallholders are welcome to apply (deadline: 15th May).
⏰ Event Date: 31 May 2025 🕒 10am - 4pm
🔗 Find out more & register > |
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|  | Pastel Immersion with Jennie Forster
Step into the world of contemporary impressionistic mark-making and explore the vibrancy of pastels! This immersive two-day workshop will help you refine your drawing and painting skills, focusing on composition, colour, texture, and movement. Perfect for artists looking to bring life and depth to their pastel work.
🕒 17-18 May 2025 9:30am - 4:30pm 📍 Temora Arts Centre 🎟 Members $150 | Non-members $170 Secure your spot with a deposit by May 1 📩 Bookings & Enquiries: tadvac2666@gmail.com |
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|  | Out Now: Rory Phillips - Dear Mum and Dad
Rory Phillips, the 2023 NSW Folk Federation Young Folk Artist of the Year, has released his stirring new single Dear Mum and Dad.
A moving tribute to the ANZACs, the song follows a young boy’s emotional journey through World War I, told through letters to his parents. Featuring Dobe Newton OAM of The Bushwackers, and produced by Roger Corbett, Dear Mum and Dad is a heartfelt reflection on bravery, loss, and sacrifice.
Supported by the Country Arts Support Program (administered by Eastern Riverina Arts), the song is now available to stream on all major platforms, alongside a powerful new music video.
🔗 Listen now at www.roryphillips.com.au or follow @RoryPhillipsAU .
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|  | The Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Turns 50!
Celebrate 50 years of the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery as they launch a stunning new set of exhibitions!
Featuring four new exhibitions: 50 Years / 50 Treasures – National Art Glass Collection 50 Years / 50 Treasures – Margaret Carnegie Print Collection 50 Years / 50 Treasures – General Collection Riverina Life Stories – Aunty Fay Clayton & Uncle Bill Wallace
🗓 Saturday 10 May, 2pm–4pm 📍 Wagga Wagga Art Gallery 🔗 Find out more > |
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This tailored Arts Law workshop is designed to empower arts workers with essential legal knowledge. Led by legal expert Suzanne Derry, this session focuses on supporting Aboriginal Arts Workers and those collaborating with First Nations artists, creatives, and communities.
🗓 Friday, 16th May 2025 🕒 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM 📍 The Station Creative Workspace, 54-58 Johnston St, Wagga Wagga
🔗 Find out more & register > |
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|  | Artist Studios at The Station Creative Workspace
Take your artistic practice from the kitchen table to the Wagga Wagga CBD!
Expressions of interest are open for the light-filled wet/dry artist studios at the Station Creative Workspace, supporting the generation of art by practicing and aspiring professional artists. Each studio space has ample natural light, a hard floor and access to a wash-up room.
🔗 Find out more & apply > |
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|  | Music NSW Sound Advice: Regional Touring Toolkit
A free five-part online series packed with real strategies, expert insights, and practical tools to help you navigate the music industry with confidence.
✔ Practical advice tailored for regional artists ✔ Insights from industry experts ✔ Strategies to build a sustainable career ✔ Free & online—join from anywhere
Register now > |
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|  | Creative Riverina: Explore the Directory
Creative Riverina is your go-to directory for finding and supporting artists, designers, musicians, writers, creative services and more across the Riverina.
Whether you're looking to commission artwork, hire a performer, or find a unique handmade gift, you’ll discover incredible talent right here in our region.
If you're a creative, making a listing is free—promote your work, find new opportunities, and be part of a thriving arts community.
⭐️ Visit Creative Riverina now! |
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| | | Applications
🎨 National Library of Australia Creative Arts Fellowship A $35,000 fellowship supports practising writers to develop new creative work using or inspired by the National Library’s collections. Applications close: 5 May 2025 | More info & apply >
🎨 Firstdraft 2026–27 Program Callout
Firstdraft invites proposals from early-career artists, curators, and writers for its 2026–27 program. Opportunities include solo/group exhibitions, the Curator Program, and year-round First Peoples Curators and Live Programs. Closing: 2 May 2025 | More info & apply >
🌟 Regional Arts NSW Board Member EOIs Open Especially welcome are EOIs Regionally based applicants, First Nations arts professionals and those with skills in government advocacy, HR, and/or legal expertise. Closing: 5 May 2025 | More info & apply >
✍️ Roderick Centre Residential Fellowship for Regional and Remote Writers Three fellowships are available for writers living in regional and remote Australia. Recipients will undertake a two-week fully funded residency at Varuna in 2026. Open to writers working in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen, theatre, radio, and more. Closing 6 May | Find out more > |
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| Awards & Prizes
🎨 Call for entries to the 6th Tamworth Textile Triennial are open now. Showcasing contemporary art by Australian artists, with a focus on innovative and diverse works. Closing 2 May 2025. | More info & apply >
🏺 Make Award Biennial Prize for Innovation in Australian Craft and Design. Closing May 5 | More info & apply >
📝 Robert Gray Prize for Poetry is now open. First prize: $5,000. Closing 7 May | More info & apply >
🎨 Naked & Nude Art Prize open to Australian artists who work in a variety of media with a major prize of $40,000. Closing May 9 | More info & apply >
🎬 Far South Film Festival is for short and feature films that tell unique regional stories. Closing 26 May | More info & apply >
🧑🎨 The Lester Prize is one of the country’s premier art prizes—with more than $130,000 in prize money for the winning finalists. Closing Jun 19 | More info & apply > |
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💻 Create Exchange Webinars On Demand Missed a Create NSW Create Exchange webinar? Catch up anytime! Topics include business tips, grant writing, contracts, copyright, finding mentors, and advocating for yourself. | Watch online >
🏛️ Let’s Get Prepared: Disaster Management for Museums and Collections, a free in-person workshop for museums, galleries, historical societies and community collections. Learn how to plan for disasters, protect your collections, and access funding. Thursday 2 May, 9:30am–2:30pm | Griffith Regional Theatre | More info & register >
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|  | | ⭐️ Friendly reminder, if you’re looking for Eastern Riverina Arts to auspice your grant application, you’ll need to fill in an auspicing enquiry no later than 14 days from the due date of your funding application. |
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