Lismore City Hall to get $5.99m upgrade
September 7, 2011
Federal Minister for Regional Australia Simon Crean today announced the Federal Government would contribute $4.96 million in Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF) funding towards a $5.99 million upgrade of Lismore City Hall.
Federal Member for Page Janelle Saffin said she was delighted that one of her ‘Page Priorities’ was one of 35 successful projects nationwide under the $150-million first round of the RDAF.
Think tank was Splendid!
August 13, 2011
Over 150 people turned out for the Splendid Think Tank last Thursday August 4 at Lismore City Hall.
The first of its kind in the region, the Think Tank was an innovative two-day event designed to explore the risks and rewards of embracing new art, ideas and experience in the festival context.
Following hot on the heels of Splendour in the Grass 2011, the Think Tank capitalised on the success of yet another Splendour festival and brought locals, artists, students and event organisers together with key festival identities from across the country to discuss art in festivals.
Margaret Olley portrait to return to Sydney for State memorial service
August 13, 2011
The winning portrait in the 2011 Archibald Prize of the artist Margaret Olley will return to Sydney later this month for her State memorial service.
The work, by artist Ben Quilty, is one of the key attractions in the Archibald Prize 2011: NSW Regional Tour exhibition, currently on show at the Tweed River Art Gallery in Murwillumbah.
Violent Femmes founding member to attend Splendid Think Tank
July 13, 2011
Some of the country’s best-known contemporary art practitioners and festival representatives will gather at Lismore City Hall on August 4 and 5 to participate in the Splendid Think Tank, an innovative two-day event that will explore the risks and rewards of embracing new art, ideas and experience in the festival context.
Brian Ritchie, Curator of MONA FOMA (Museum of Old and New Art Festival of Music and Art in Hobart) and founding bassist/multi-instrumentalist of the American alternative group Violent Femmes, is just one of the big names that will attend the Splendid Think Tank and share his knowledge and experience with local art practitioners, arts workers, festival directors and events organisers.
Wake Up Time women star in ABC short film
July 10, 2011
The Wake Up Time women of Casino have not only just celebrated the opening of their Sydney collaborative exhibition, Fabric of our Culture, but they have also found themselves starring in a short documentary film about the making of their silk art.
The Wake Up Time women are a group of Indigenous artists from Casino and The Buttery who have been meeting weekly for the last eight years to practise their art and travelling the region to share their stories with other community groups.
Since January they have been participating in an artisan initiative managed by Arts Northern Rivers’ Indigenous Arts Development Officer Robert Appo, with expert input from local fashion and textile consultant, Wendy Powitt.
Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture 2011 winners
June 7, 2011
The winners of the prestigious Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture were announced on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 300 at the Tweed River Art Gallery in Murwillumbah.
The winners were: $20,000 winner: Tamara Dean (Sydney) Damien Skipper 2011
Arts Northern Rivers announces young creatives
June 6, 2011
On Saturday, June 4, Arts Northern Rivers announced the 12 young creatives who will take part in their new Young Creatives Mentoring Project, at a special event held at Newrybar Hall.
Coming from as far afield as Grafton, Bonalbo, Lismore, Ballina, Lennox Head and Byron Bay, the group represent a diverse range of interests including music, film, visual arts, fashion, creative writing, dance, street art, installation and videography.
Katherine Hicks to hold drama workshops in Lismore
June 2, 2011
Former Byron and Alstonville High student, actor Katherine Hicks, is planning to teach a series of drama workshops in the Northern Rivers area over the July school holidays.
She will be teaching similar workshops in Sydney, at the New Theatre in Newtown, prior to coming to our area.
“The workshops will focus on primary and highschool students, but if enough adults were interested, I would also offer an acting intensive for that level, over two nights and a Saturday,” Katherine said.
Popular cabaret seeks region’s best performers
May 7, 2011
The search is on for the Northern Rivers’ most original, flamboyant, talented, contemporary and saucy performers for Ukitopia Arts Collective’s annual Cabaret 360.
Evening auditions will be held on 23 and 26 May at Uki State School for performers from dance, circus, music, comedy, physical theatre, performance poetry and more.
Black Soil Country wins $35,000 art prize
October 10, 2010
In an extraordinary finalists’ field, Wendy Teakel, of Murrumbateman, near Yass, has won Countryscapes 2010 – the $35,000 Country Energy Art Prize for Landscape Painting.
Grafton’s Emma Noakes won the $5000 Country Energy Youth Encouragement Award.
