Being exposed to Japanese philosophy and the teachers at the Kawashima Textile School are just some of the highlights of a recent trip to Japan by local artist Janna Hayes.
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Tamworth’s resident party cover band ready to tock the Big Chill stage
Tamworth cover band, Splashpool, is gearing up to perform at Armidale’s Big Chill Festival next weekend. This will be their first ever gig at the event.
Call for artists in Armidale, Guyra and Uralla
Calling all artists: Step into a world of creativity and craftsmanship with the 2024 New England Garden Festival ARTisan Trail.
Gunnedah art grants up for grabs
Calling all artists and cultural groups, you’re invited to apply for a grant under the Arts and Cultural Small Grants Program.
New app transforms ‘how you doin’ to ‘Howdy…’
Journalism student and Walcha boy Jack Nivison put himself in the front line to test out the nation’s newest dating app, made especially for country people.
Gunnedah captured in new exhibition
Artwork that captures the heart of Gunnedah will be at the core of a new exhibition that also includes a fun interactive element.
Volunteers needed to help New England’s struggling koala population
Inverell landowner Tanya Arentz is saving one koala at a time with WIRES and she’s putting the call out for other locals to do the same.
Women’s art collective exhibition of torsos comes to Warialda
In January last year Tamworth artist, Joanne Stead, found a number of mannequins for sale at the local op shop and immediately thought “there’s got to be an exhibition in this”.
Five new acquisitions on show at NERAM opening night
A selection of recent acquisitions – donated by artists, private collectors, galleries, and the Packsaddle committee – will go on show at the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) today, Friday April 12.
Delight for Jane Austen fans in Narrabri tonight
Esteemed literary historian and lecturer, Susannah Fullerton, is delivering a special presentation about all things Jane Austen tonight at the Crossing Theatre