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ERA Announces 2026 Creative Industries Bootcamp - On the Road |
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This October, Eastern Riverina Arts is taking the Creative Industries Bootcamp – On the Road to communities across our region!
Rather than asking you to come to us, we're bringing a five-session workshop series to Coolamon, Junee, Lockhart, Temora, Cootamundra, Tumbarumba, Tumut, West Wyalong and Wagga Wagga. Designed for individual artists, community groups and cultural organisations alike, the bootcamp will build your confidence, strategic thinking and creative leadership. Explore everything from shaping a project idea into a clear vision and turning it into a funding application, to pricing and promoting your art, tapping into cultural tourism opportunities, and settling in for a full day of writing with author Gabrielle Tozer.
Almost all sessions are free, but places are limited, so head to our website to find a session near you and book your spot. |
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Our Ongoing Partnership with the Wagga Wagga Business Chamber |
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Eastern Riverina Arts is proud to continue our partnership with the Wagga Business Chamber, connecting our creative community with the wider local business network.
As part of the partnership, WWBC members can enjoy discounted venue hire rates at the Station Creative Workspace, making it easier to run workshops, meetings and events in a space designed for creative practice. The benefits also flow the other way: Station tenants are welcome to attend WWBC networking events, including Business After Hours and the Business Breakfast, as well as workshops. It's a great opportunity to meet new collaborators, build local connections and share the value of the creative industries with the broader business community. |
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| Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story Documentary ScreeningGet ready for a night of 80s Aussie pub rock: paisley shirts, live bands and plenty of familiar songs at the Riverina Playhouse. Coinciding the National Gallery of Australia’s exhibition Enjoy this trip, currently on show at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. The film follows Mental As Anything from their early days playing inner-city Sydney pubs to becoming one of Australia’s best-loved bands. Suitable for ages 16+
🗓️ October 1 | 5:30-8pm 📍 The Riverina Playhouse
🔗 Learn more and RSVP |
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| Exhibition Launch: The Wagga Wagga Potters Club Concepts in Clay
The Wagga Wagga Potters Club group exhibition, Concepts in Clay, showcases this diversity of practice, bringing together a rich array of clays, glazes, and firing methods, each piece tracing its origin back to a single spark of imagination.
Please join us for the exhibition launch event: 🗓️ Friday October 9 | 5:30pm-7:30pm 📍 The Station Creative Workspace, 54-58 Johnston Street, Wagga Wagga
🔗 Learn more and RSVP |
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| Booranga Writers: Tug Dumbly Open Mic Night & Writing Workshop
Tug Dumbly (also known as Geoffrey Forrester) is a poet and performer, born and raised in Nowra and long-time Sydney resident. He has worked extensively in radio, venues and schools, and founded a couple of seminal poetry nights in Sydney.
Tug Dumbly Reading + Open Mic 🗓️ Friday 16 October | 6.30 for 7pm
📍 Station Creative Workspace, 54-58 Johnston Street, Wagga Wagga Members $15 | Non-members $20 Payable at the door (EFTPOS or cash)
Writing Workshop with Tug Dumbly
🗓️ Saturday 17 October | 2-4pm 📍 Booranga Writers' Centre, BLD410 Mambarra Drive, CSU Wagga Wagga Members $10 | Non-members $15
Payable at the door (EFTPOS or cash)
💌 RSVP to president@booranga.com |
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Citrus Threads
A national cultural fashion event honouring the Riverina citrus workforce: growers, pickers, packers, juicers and families.
APERITIVO AT ZECCA Begin your experience at Zecca Handmade Italian with a classic Italian aperitivo.
🗓️ Saturday 17 October 16 | 6pm 📍 ZECCA, Griffith
THE RUNWAY An after sunset immersive runway where four makers respond to key themes from the citrus families. Tickets are $80 each. 🗓️ Saturday 17 October 16 | 7:30pm 📍 Memorial Park, Griffith
THE EXHIBITION Garments, paintings and the oral history films, open throughout the week. Pay as you go drinks. Booking recommended.
🗓️ Open 18-23 October 📍 Harvest HQ
🔗 Learn more and book tickets |
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| Art Gallery Operations & Programs Trainee Position
Love art, creativity and connecting with people? Turn that passion into a career. Wagga Wagga Art Gallery is looking for a curious, creative and community-minded person to join the team as our Art Gallery Operations & Programs Trainee. This traineeship is an opportunity to learn what happens behind the scenes of a busy regional gallery while gaining practical experience across exhibitions, visitor services, creative programs, events, collections and arts administration.
🗓️ Applications close: Sunday, October 11 🔗 Learn more and apply
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Workshop: Modern Calligraphy for Beginners Workshop
Discover the art of modern calligraphy with our hands-on workshop, perfect for beginners to learn the fundamentals of pointed pen calligraphy. This class provides everything you need to start your calligraphy journey. You’ll learn the fundamentals of basic shapes that build each letterform. You’ll learn the techniques to create thin upstrokes and thick downstrokes to build confidence in forming each letter. Tickets are $150 each.
🗓️ Saturday, October 3 | 1:30-3:30pm 📍 Museum of the Riverina (Botanic Gardens Site) 127 Lord Baden Powell Drive, Wagga Wagga 🔗 Learn more and RSVP |
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| Workshop: Sunday Crafternoon at Middlemost
In this workshop you will spend some time cutting out images, colours, patterns and textures that you are drawn to from a curated selection of vintage books and contemporary magazines. At the end of the session you will take home a finished artwork (framed) as well as any other work you have created using the materials provided. Tickets are $110 each.
🗓️ Sunday, October 4 | 2-5pm 📍 45 Tompson St, Wagga Wagga 🔗 Learn more and RSVP
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Event: Make & Mingle, A Common Thread Gathering
Make & Mingle fortnightly meet-ups provide an opportunity to build the relationships, creative practices and community connections that sit behind the exhibition. The aim is simple: make, chat and share. While many of our A Common Thread community focus on fibre art, there are no rules! All creative practices are welcome! Free to attend and BYO lunch.
🗓️ Saturday, October 17 | 10:30am-2:30pm
📍 Leeton Museum and Art Gallery 🔗 Learn more and RSVP
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Closing Soon: Quick Response Fashion Grant Tranche 2. Emerging NSW fashion designers, textile practitioners and businesses can apply for grants of up to $10,000 to purchase production equipment or take part in local or international professional development and networking. Tranche 2 is now open and closes at 11.59pm on Thursday 1 October 2026. Learn more >
⏰ WRK HRS is structured coworking for solo business owners. The day runs in focused sprint blocks with built-in breaks. You don't decide when to work or when to rest, the rhythm's already designed. There are 8 carefully designed workdays per year in Wagga Wagga, tickets for October 28 are still available. More Info >
LAKE HOUSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2027-2028 is now open! Four fully funded residencies are available, plus ongoing self-funded residency subsidies for artists based outside the Hunter Region. Artists from across Australia are encouraged to apply! Applications close Friday 22 October. Learn more >
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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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