Regional New South Wales

Making it as a regional artist – the realities and the wins
Nicole Welch bypassed Sydney, moving from London to Bathurst. Fourteen years on, she talks about the changes and the challenges…

Review: A Good Bloke and other events at Artstate Bathurst
Artstate Bathurst highlights included a rehearsed reading of an in-development script and a concert by the NSW Regional Youth Orchestra.

Half a million in art gifted to Newcastle Art Gallery
A philanthropist’s challenge doubled the gifts to a regional gallery, as collector James Erskine demonstrates to a community the value…

Review: Wildskin, NORPA
The latest NORPA production draws on road movies and horror movies to explore the fine line between finding yourself and…

Review: Lost Boys at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
The sins of the past resurface in this new Australian play exploring the epidemic of homophobic violence which swept Sydney…

Review: 2018 Varuna Sydney Writers’ Festival
Diverse, fresh, and vivid voices animate this extraordinary writers’ festival.

Satisfying regional Australia’s hunger for contemporary art
Living outside the major capitals doesn’t mean being deprived of sophisticated contemporary art experiences, as the programming at Murray Art…

Newcastle Art Gallery reinstates its Director
New organisational design for Council has recognised the importance of the Gallery Director’s role after a five year hiatus.

Review: Four Winds 2018 Easter Festival – Sound Shell Saturday
Eclectic programming ending on a focused high.

Review: Four Winds 2018 Easter Festival – House Concert 1 and Windsong Concert 1
As much a philosophy as a festival.