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| Creative Industries Bootcamp |
| This Spring, Eastern Riverina Arts presents the Creative Industries Bootcamp, a five-day, high-impact professional development experience designed to sharpen your thinking, reignite your practice, and set you up for sustainable success in the creative sector.
Across six unique sessions, you’ll explore creative confidence, audience engagement, grant writing, collaboration, and cultural tourism with top-tier facilitators, real-world strategies, and plenty of laughs along the way.
Whether you’re an independent artist, a regional mover-and-shaker, or part of a community or cultural organisation, this bootcamp delivers serious value in an inspiring, energising format.
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| LOVE CATS Exhibition by Nina Magrath
In her debut solo exhibition, emerging local artist Nina Magrath shares a colourful, playful, and heartfelt ode to her feline muses. LOVE CATS features expressive drawings, prints, and fabric works created using screen and gelli printing, celebrating the charm, quirks, and companionship of cats.
🎉 Exhibition Launch: Friday 15 August 2025, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
🗓 Exhibition Dates: 16 – 31 August 2025
🕒 Saturdays 10–4pm | Sundays 10–2pm 📍 The Station Creative Workspace
🎨 Family-Friendly Makers Table: Saturday 16 August, 11am – 1pm
🔗 Find out more > |
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| Glow
From creating a bath-time ritual, to a poetic reflection over a cup of tea or throwing a baby dance party, Glow offers a diverse suite of experiences that hold space for deeper connection.
Through audio and video prompts Glow will transform the familiar home environment into a place of surprise and delight - and equip parents and carers to tune into their babies, weaving connection into everyday life.
Created specifically for the first months of parenthood, Glow features the voices of well known Australian performers Miranda Tapsell, Zindzi Okenyo and Stephen Sheehan.
🔗 Find out more & listen now > |
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| Goro Takano Reading + Open Mic
Join Booranga Writers for an evening with Goro Takano, poet, translator, and assistant professor at Saga University, Japan. Born in Hiroshima, Takano has published poetry in both English and Japanese, including Responsibilities of the Obsessed, Silent Whistle-Blowers, and Sunday Double Suicide. Takano will share his work and connect with local readers and writers. The evening will also feature the regular Open Mic.
🗓 Friday 15 August 2025
🕒 6.30pm for 7pm
📍 Booranga Writers' Centre, BLD 410 Mambarra Drive, CSU, Wagga Wagga
🔗 More info > |
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| Writing Lives Workshop - Andra Putnis
Join Australian author and writing coach Andra Putnis for an inspiring and practical workshop exploring memoir, biographical, and family history writing. Drawing on her background in oral history and life story research, Andra will share 10 key things to consider when writing personal and historical narratives.
📅 6 September 2025 | 10:00am – 3:30pm
📍 Cootamundra Library
💲 $50 per person (includes light lunch)
📞 For more information & bookings contact Hilda Fitzgerald – 0437 895 359 |
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| Basket Weaving with Aunty Barbra Walker
Immerse yourself in First Nations culture with Wiradjuri artist Aunty Barbara Walker in this hands-on basket weaving workshop. Learn traditional basket and coil weaving techniques, connect with culture and country, and create your own unique woven artifact to take home.
🗓 Saturday 6 September 2025
🕒 10am – 2pm
📍 The Arts Centre Cootamundra
🔗 Book your spot online > |
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| Instagram for Business Owners by Spark Media Design
This fun 2 hour interactive workshop will be jam-packed with valuable information and nifty tips to build your confidence using Instagram. Learn the fundamentals and how you can leverage the platform to drive engagement and sales for your business. Sam is excited to give you all her top tips to help you feel like you finally know what you're doing on Instagram.
🗓 Monday 25 August 2025 🕒 5:30 pm 7:30 pm 📍 Station Creative Workspace 🔗 Find out more and register > |
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| yalbayarra giilang | telling storiesThis powerful new exhibition by Wiradjuri Elder and artist Lorraine Tye, showcases fibre art and animation that honours ancestral stories and connections to Country. Rooted in deep cultural knowledge and lived experience, Lorraine’s work draws on traditional weaving practices and contemporary media to share four significant stories from Wiradjuri Country.
🎉 Exhibition Launch: 5th Sep 5:30-7:30pm 🗓 Exhibition Dates: 6th-28th Sep 🕒 Sat: 10am-4pm Sun: 10am-2pm 📍Station Creative Workspace 🔗 Find out more > |
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| Station Morning Tea
Pop down to our monthly morning tea and have a coffee with some of the people who are making, meeting and working here at Station Creative Workspace. This is also a casual opportunity to chat to the Eastern Riverina Arts team about your project ideas or arts practice.
🗓 Thursday 4 September 🕒 9:30am - 10:30am 📍Station Creative Workspace |
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| | JOB OPPORTUNITY: Communications and Engagement Coordinator
Eastern Riverina Arts seeks a creative, strategic and multi-skilled Communications & Engagement Coordinator to lead our storytelling, amplify our regional arts voice, and build deeper connections with creatives, communities and partners. This hands-on, part-time role based in Wagga Wagga is perfect for a savvy communicator with a passion for the arts and community impact.
⏰ Applications close: Monday 18th August 🔗 Find out more and apply > |
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| | JOB OPPORTUNITY: Program and Partnerships Manager
Eastern Riverina Arts are seeking an energetic, creative and multi-skilled leader to spearhead the development of partnerships and programming at Wagga’s visionary Creative Workspace, The Station. The Program and Partnerships Manager is instrumental in leading a community and creative hub that supports local people to develop ambitious creative work, and establish creative businesses that succeed.
⏰ Applications close: Monday 18th August 🔗 Find out more and apply > |
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| ATDW Webinars for Arts & Cultural Tourism Join a free online session to help arts and cultural experiences in regional N SW connect with visitors through the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) - the nation-wide database used by the tourism sector. These sessions will give you the skills to create, manage, and optimise your profile for maximum visibility.
📅 Introduction to ATDW – Learn the basics, set up your profile, and discover 5 steps to boost your visibility.
20 August 2025 | 10:00am 🔗 Register now >
📅 ATDW Masterclass – Optimise your profile with keyword-rich content, compelling offers, enhanced visuals, and Google Business Profile integration.
10 September 2025 | 10:00am 🔗 Register now > |
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| RALLY Rural Innovators Program
RALLY Rural Innovators is a free program by Regional Arts NSW that aims to support rural communities with professional development and resources to help them start or develop existing arts-led regeneration projects. Regional artists and arts organisations are invited to apply now! Gain access to: 💻 Six free online workshops 🔗 Access to a supportive peer network 🎟 Invitation to the Kandos Regeneration Forum in April 2026 ✨Opportunity to apply for a bursary to attend the RALLY Regeneration Forum in Kandos, April 2026. 🔗 Find out more and register > |
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| | | 🌱 Country Change Expo exhibitor spots are open for the 2025 Expos in Wagga Wagga (13 Sept) and Griffith (25 Oct), connecting councils, businesses, and services with people considering a regional move. | More info & apply >
💻 Creative Plus Business presents FREE online workshops for NSW Creatives, delivered through Service NSW Business Connect. Creative's Guide to Social Media19 August Diversify Your Creative Practice 26 August |
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| 🎨 Platform Exhibition & First Peoples Program at Canberra Contemporary invites artists, collectives, and curators to apply for a fully subsidised four-week exhibition with mentorship and marketing support. Closing 19 September | More info & apply >
📚 Newcastle Short Story Award, open nation wide, celebrates original unpublished short fiction (max 2,000 words). Shortlisted works are published in the annual anthology. Closing 14 September | More info & apply > |
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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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| 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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