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Happy October from Eastern Riverina Arts!
As the weather warms up, so do our calendars! This month is bursting with creative energy across the region, with plenty of events, workshops, and opportunities to spark your imagination. Whether you're looking to connect, create, or be inspired – there's something here for everyone.
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Join the Eastern Riverina Arts team: Programs Assistant Are you passionate about arts, culture, and community? We are looking for a dynamic and organised person ready to step into the role of Programs Assistant. This role is your chance to gain hands-on experience and upskill across many facets of arts administration and event management. ⏰ Applications close: 5pm Monday 3rd November 2025 |
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| Booranga Writers’ Centre: Geoffrey W Graham Reading & Open Mic
Growing up on a farm in Robertson, NSW, Geoffrey is enamoured with the laconic Australian sense of humour, our colloquial language and is passionate about Australian heritage and issues affecting past Australians and future generations. Geoffrey specialises in down-to-earth Dinkum Oz Entertainment with a passion to inspire audiences to appreciate the humour, depth and historical integrity that abounds in Australia.
🗓 Friday 17 October 🕒 6:30pm 📍Station Creative Workspace
Non-Members $15 Members $10 Payable at door, cash or card RSVP: president@booranga.com |
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| Shadow Puppet Workshop
Bring your imagination and let a new shadow puppet take flight! In this guided hands-on craft workshop Associate Professor Sam Bowker will share how he creates shadow puppets, and you will be able to take home a simple articulated puppet of your own design. Materials provided.
Saturday 18 October 11am to 12 noon - all ages over 8 years, all welcome to participate in this creative craft session. Maximum 12 people, $10 each.
🗓 Saturday 18 October 2025 🕒 11:00am-12 noon 📍 Station Creative Workspace 🔗 Book your spot today >
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| Art is a Real Job - Lunchtime Talk
You are invited to a special lunchtime talk with Wagga Wagga-based Gamilaraay artist Juanita McLauchlan in conversation with Dr Lee-Anne Hall at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.
Their discussion will canvas Juanita’s career and success as an artist, supported by Art Gallery mentorship and City Council employment and training initiatives such as The Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Grant.
🗓 Tuesday 21 October 🕒 12pm-1pm 📍Wagga Wagga Art Gallery 🔗 Book your spot today>
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| Garabari
Garabari is a contemporary dance celebration inspired by corroboree. Joel Bray invites audiences to be part of a thrilling, large participatory dance, celebrating the power of rituals across First Nations cultures to transmit knowledge and connect communities through shared experiences.
This work was made in genuine collaboration with the Wiradjuri community in Wagga-Wagga and the Riverina.
🗓 Wednesday 22 October, 7:30pm
🗓 Thursday 23 October, 10:00am & 7:30pm
🗓 Friday 24 October, 10:00am
📍Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre 🔗 Book your spot today > |
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| Saturday Morning Storytelling
Associate Professor Sam Bowker will tell stories old and new from the legends that have inspired Green Beetle.
The Green Beetle company tells stories long forgotten, which have not yet been told. In this intimate spoken word performance, we will hear a selection of the ancient and invented tales that have inspired us.
This is free family friendly event. Numbers are limited, so get in early to avoid missing out!
🗓 Saturday 25 October 🕒 11:00am-12 noon 📍Station Creative Workspace 🔗 Book your spot>
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| Matter + Mind: A meditation on materials, balance & being
In this exhibition, artist Bec Cutler traces the quiet conversation between material and maker, being and becoming. Working with textiles, wood, paper and other materials, the artworks move between two and three dimensions, exploring form, balance, and transformation. At their core lies an awareness of life’s cycles—growth, decay, and return—where natural matter carries both memory and impermanence. Each piece invites reflection on how materials hold us in the present, while also reminding us of nature’s enduring rhythms.
🎉 Exhibition Launch: Friday 31 October, 5:30-7:30pm
🗓 Exhibition Dates: 1-23 November 🕒 Sat:10am-4pm Sun:10am-2pm 📍Station Creative Workspace 🔗 RSVP for the exhibition launch here> |
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| 'Cool Cactus' Paint and Sip Workshop
Join Tanya Webber for a fun and relaxing Paint & Sip session where you’ll be guided step-by-step to create your own unique artwork.
Tanya will take you traversing the desert with her new cool cactus-themed 'Paint and Sip' workshop – with a little surprise included!
Choose your cactus – or your camel for that matter – whatever sparks your imagination, you’re in for an afternoon of fun, laughter and 100% creativity!
🗓 Saturday 25 October 🕒 Duration 2-3hrs commencing 4pm 📍Station Creative Workspace 🔗 Book your spot> |
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| Student Exhibition: A Look Into Still Life
A student exhibition at the Wagga Wagga Art Society that invites viewers to pause and observe the quiet beauty found in everyday objects. Each piece reflects not only the technical growth but also a personal interpretation of the world around us.
🗓 Exhibition opens Saturday 1 November 2025 and continues weekly on Saturday 8 and Saturday 15 November 2025 🕒 10am-3pm 📍WWAS Studio, 9 Small Street, Wagga
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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 6 November 🕒 9:30am-10:30am 📍Station Creative Workspace
🔗 Book your spot>
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| Art in the Outdoors in Tumbarumba
Art in the Outdoors are a regional group exploring en plain air sketching, painting and drawing through a collaboration between the sister Art Societies of the Riverina. Join hosts Artists on Parade and create in company while overlooking the beautiful Mannus Lake at Tumbarumba.
Lunch morning and afternoon tea is provided.
🗓 Saturday 22 November 🕒 10am-3pm 📍Mannus Lake, Tumbarumba
📞 Express your interest via text or call to Mary Ann Marshall on 0407 102 707. |
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| Intro to Linocut- Full Day Workshop
Learn everything you need to know about getting started with the printmaking technique of linocut in this full-day class with Julie Gibbons.
All materials included. Morning tea and light lunch provided.
🗓 Sunday 2 November 🕒 10am-4pm 🎟️ $125 📍Marrar (exact location and map of rural property provided on booking)
🔗 Book your spot> |
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| Writing Workshop: Exercise Your Writing Muscles
Exercise Your Writing Muscles is a short creative writing class designed to get your creative juices flowing in a group setting. This class is a great opportunity not only to focus on your writing, but also to share experiences and get inspiration from other group members.
🗓 Friday 24 October 🕒 10:15am-1:15pm📍Group Learning Space 1 & 2, Wagga Wagga City Library, 243 Baylis Street
🔗 Book your spot> |
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| Ignite @ Art Factory
Ignite @ Art Factory is a new art program for high school students with disability in Years 9–12, designed to support young people in a creative, youth-focused studio space. Running on Saturday mornings from mid-November, Ignite offers a supportive studio environment where young people can explore creativity, build confidence, and connect with others.
🗓 Saturdays weekly starting mid-November 🕒 9:30am-1pm 📍The Art Factory, Murray Street, Wagga 📞 Express your interest: 0408 548 510 |
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| The 69th Blake Poetry Prize
Liverpool Powerhouse, in collaboration with WestWords, are honoured to present the 69th Blake Poetry Prize. The Blake Prize is an open poetry prize that challenges poets, both national and international, in conversations concerning faith, spirituality, religion and/or belief. All shortlisted poems will be displayed at the Liverpool Powerhouse as part of the Blake Exhibition April - June 2026. The winner will be announced at a ceremony on 2nd May 2026, and awarded the prize of $5,000.
🔗 Find out more>
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| Regional Artist Development Program: Exhibitions & Residences
The Regional Artist Development (RAD) Program is an annual initiative by Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, designed to support and mentor artists from the Riverina region. The program offers a variety of opportunities for professional development, creative exploration, and community engagement, including residencies, exhibitions, and mentoring. Applications for 2026 are now open! 🔗 Find out more> |
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BEATS - Music Mentorship Call out
A major new opportunity is opening for young people in the Murray-Riverina Region of NSW to step into the music industry. The Band Enabling and Training Sound-Lab (BEATS) is now calling for expressions of interest from emerging musicians and aspiring industry professionals aged 15 to 27
🔗 Find out more>
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| | | ✍️ Newcastle Poetry Prize is open for submissions. With a Prize pool of $22,500, including a first prize of $15,000, it is one of the nation's longest running and most significant literary awards. More info & register >
📞 The Clinic is a new phone support service available to artists and producers who have questions about getting a show on the road. Each Thursday, 4 x 20-minute timeslots are available to book a chat with Arts on Tour Marketing & Admin Manager, Mark Salvestro 🔗 Find out more>
💻 Reboot Free small business webinars. A free webinar series to help small businesses, creatives and retailers learn, innovate and grow. The 2025 series explores the essential business fundamentals you need to master to successfully run your business. 🔗 Find out more>
🎨 Work of Art Regional Women’s Bursary is now open for EOIs. This one-off $5,000 grant supports a female artist or artist collective based in regional NSW, funded by the generous 2023–24 Work of Art program alumni. It’s a celebration of creative growth, connection, and the power of women supporting women.
🔗 Find out more>
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| 🎨 The Ngaoara Fellowship is an opportunity for an emerging First Nations artist to hold a solo exhibition at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery alongside an established First Nations artist and mentor with an artist fee up to $10,000 in production costs. Closing 7 November 🔗 Find out more>
💻 Building your online presence through websites, directories and social media. An online industry workshop with Regional Arts NSW and Led by Kate Howarth, an expert in regional promotion, design and communication in the arts | More info & register >
🎨 EOIs Now Open: Practice in Community. Regional Arts Australia, with support from Minderoo Foundation, is investing in artists as agents of change. This national program offers $160,000 over two years to regional artists working in Community Arts and Cultural Development. EOIs close 14 November 2025.
🔗 Find out 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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