Katherine Regional Arts in Katherine, Northern Territory | Community organisation

Katherine Regional Arts

Locality: Katherine, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8971 0928

Address: 19 Second St 0850 Katherine, NT, Australia

Website: http://katherineregionalarts.org.au

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25.01.2022 This year - every Wednesday afternoon we have loads of fun making art with a group of people from NT Respite Care Plus. Today was the Christmas party - complete with 'Pin the star on the Christmas tree', 'Pass the parcel', 'Skittles' and delicious lunch prepared by Dragonfly and kindly donated by KRAHS. Happy holidays everyone. See you all next year.

24.01.2022 How good was this!? This absolute behemoth of a Junk-scultpure was produced by Patrick Bauer and young people from town at KRA, a project funded thanks to the Northern Territory Government. It was one of more than 90 junk-sculptures displayed on the day in a vibrant testament to Katherine's creative spirit! Oh no, here we go getting emotional again! It was just so beautiful!... To all those who contributed, we're indebted to you. As a community festival Junk-Fest thrives upon the enthusiasm and engagement we receive from you all. Thank you all <3

22.01.2022 Got a song to sing or rhythm to play ? New to town and looking to connect with other musicians? Sick of your band mates and ready to ditch 'em!? Come hit up KRA Jam Night every Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30pm! Have a great time, play great music and have the chance to get real performance experience with the guys.... See ya there!

22.01.2022 Call out for Junk Sculptors!! Junk-Fest is rapidly approaching but there's still plenty of time to wack a little something together and win cashhh! Show your support for all things sustainable and upcycled! Do some team-building with your class or workplace and enter the group category!... Have a look at the poster and see which category suits you! This is the first year we've broken up categories for size so there's more opportunity to win than ever :) Can't wait to see what you all come up with!!

22.01.2022 KRA School Holidays Activities. 19 Second St, enter from O'Shea Tce, downstairs. All youth. Under 10s need to be with an adult. Call 08 8971 0928 to book. Come on down folks........ Ceramics - Mon 12 April 10-12 Marbling - Tues 13 April 10-12 Nature Craft - Fri 16 April 10-12

21.01.2022 That was a hoot singing at the Christmas Carols last Saturday night We sang with a brass quintet and drummer, and a rock band. Thank you singers, musicians, choir leaders - Matthew and Clare. Congratulations to all the performers and the crowd. Thank you to Katherine Town Council for hosting the Carols. The Katherine Regional Arts Choir meet every Monday 5.45 - 7.00pm at KRA - newcomers always welcome. Restarting early Feb.

21.01.2022 Katherine Regional Arts (KRA) Annual General Meting (AGM) Wednesday 5 May 5.30pm at KRA 19 Second St, Katherine, downstairs, enter from O'Shea Tce.... Everyone welcome! Agenda: AGM minutes 2020 Financial Report Annual Report Election of Office Bearers Appointment of Auditor Other Business Please note you need to be a KRA member to nominate as a board member. You can fill in an online form on our website to become a KRA member. A copy of the financial report will be available 14 days prior to the AGM. Call 08 8971 0928 or [email protected] to request a copy.

18.01.2022 https://facebook.com/events/s/jam-session/287236579358486/?ti=as Jam session Wednesday 9th 5:30 to 7 come on down and check it out.

18.01.2022 Put it in your diary! Junk-Fest incoming!

18.01.2022 Hello Katherine Our school holiday programs start next week. Please call us 0458 528 320/ 89710928 or send a msg to make a booking. Here is whats' happening......... Monday 11th January 2021 - Creative Collage - 1.30pm till 3.30pm. Tuesday 12th January 2021 - Nature Art - 10am till12pm. Monday 18th January 2021 - Digital Ktown - 11am till 1pm Ages 11-14yrs. Wednesday 20th January 2021- Digital KTown-11am till 1pm. Ages 16yrs. Thursday28th January 2021 - Ceramics - 10am till 12pm. We look forward to seeing you.

17.01.2022 Katherine kids are rocking these holiday workshops- ceramics and marbling on paper.Thankyou to Northern Territory Government.See you Friday to make some Barking Owls .....

16.01.2022 CALL OUT CALL OUT CALL OUT CALL OUT We are looking for at least x10 old dome tents for our Junk Festival 2021. Please drop off at Katherine Regional Arts anytime or PM and we will pick up...thanks KRA team.

14.01.2022 It’s Tuesday and that means it’s Open Studio evening! Come along and join the community of makers, experiment with mediums, try your hand at some visual creativity! 5.30-7.30pm at KRA.

13.01.2022 Hope Campbell is one young artist everybody in K-Town should get behind! At just 17 years old she's now rocked the stage at Junk-Fest for two consecutive years. With insightful rhymes giving narration to the challenges and joys of growing up in Katherine, Hope brings a hard-hitting style and stage-presence far beyond her years.... We can't wait to support your future work in any we possibly can Hope! Keep writing and we'll keep listening! Thanks for another great Junk performance from all of us at KRA ! Image: Elliot Hughes.

12.01.2022 It’s Open Studio night @KRA 5.30-7.30pm

11.01.2022 IT'S JUNK DAY! Here at KRA we represent a diverse community, where nobody is too different to express themselves! That's why when a venerable member of the Canine Arts community approached us wishing to sponsor a prize, there's just no way we could refuse!... As such, the $1000 'Functional' prize is proudly sponsored by prominent art patron Wednesday Arts. Wednesday is a valued member of our community and we're so lucky to have him on board. See you all later today!

10.01.2022 Katherine Regional Arts conveys our deepest sympathy to the family and friends on the loss of our fellow board member - Chongy. The world has lost one of the kindest to ever walk this land. Chongy you lived your life helping others. Your patience, generosity and compassion was remarkable. May we all aspire to be more like Chongy.... From Katherine Regional Arts Board and staff. See more

10.01.2022 JUNK-FEST WINNERS LIST! From KRA to the Katherine community, thank you for another fantastic Junk-Fest. We had 1200 attendees and over 90 sculptures submitted this year, and as a community organisation it was just phenomenal to see everybody come together after the year we've had.... Here are the full list of winners from Saturday :) Welded: Michael Bolton 'Covidosaurus Family' Non-Welded: Brendan Penzer 'The Water is Wide' Functional: Mark Clifford 'Tealight Candelabra' Youth: Cody Bauer 'Jason the Scorpion' 5's and Under: Aaron 'The Big Truck' People’s Choice: Annalisa Bowden 'Garden Fairy' Junk Outfit: Preet Gill Junior Outfit: Addison Stewart Junior Junk Hat: May Lewis Junk Hat (adult): Benny Pics attached!

10.01.2022 How good was this bin-lid Death Star!? Junk-Fest's entrants across nine years have ranged from the miniscule to the enormous! While some might steal the show, all are equally appreciated by KRA. After all, the point of the show is to spread the word about recycling! In today's world, everybody's got trash to spare! That means everybody is a junk-sculptor to be!... We all love to win money, but this is to the love the earth! Get on board :) <3

10.01.2022 Great opportunity for emerging up-and-coming creatives in our region. Get your fringe on!

09.01.2022 Hello....REGISTERING for Junk Sculpture is FREE.... Register your Junk Sculpture on the SUNDAY 30th MAY when you drop your masterpiece off at the Lindsay Street complex between 9am-5pm. All JUNK Fashion will be registered on the night of the Festival....

09.01.2022 How awesome was this!? The Katherine Community Choir, giving homage to a Katherine icon in Balang Lewis. We were truly blessed at Junk Fest with the diverse array of musicians who graced our stage.... From Katherine Regional Arts and the whole Katherine community, a massive thank you to the following performers: - KRA Jam Band - K-Town Cruisers - Gypsy Schmidt - Angus Pickering - The Collins Sisters from Urapunga - Per Forsberg - Caiti Baker - Serena Pech - Stevie Jean - James Mangohig - Mambali Band from Numbulwar - Skinnyfish Sound System - Brendan, Claire, Jane and Eugenie - And the bodacious, the illustrious Maddy Bower Don't forget if you're musically inclined or even if you couldn't sing a lullaby to a baby, you're far more than welcome to come join the choir on a Monday night or Jam Night on a Wednesday!

08.01.2022 As we return to a post-JunkFest world, Visual arts Open Studio is on as usual tonight at KRA from 5.30-7.30pm. Young, old, novices and pro’s all come together to support each other, experiment and make ... stuff! All welcome, come and give it a go. $10 per night for casuals + materials used. $80 per year for studio membership + weekly materials used.... See you tonight for Open Studio

07.01.2022 JUST ONE MORE DAY 'TIL JUNK! Thar's a storm a-brewing down at the Lindsay Street Complex! Good thing somebody contributed a sturdy junk-vessel to take us yonder to the promised land.... We're just astounded at Katherine's creativity, this town is a marvel and we can't wait to give back tomorrow! Can't wait to see you all there!

06.01.2022 Thanks for a fun afternoon making house's

04.01.2022 See you tomorrow at Katherine Regional Arts. Downstairs, 19 Second St, in the old High School.

03.01.2022 JUNK FEST VOLUNTEERS You wonderful peeps............... PLEASE PLEASE COME to a BBQ at KRA Tomorrow WED 16 Sept 5.30pm

03.01.2022 This is the last of our Junk-Posts for now ('til next year that is ;) ) We'd like to extend our sincere thanks to the fantastic sponsors and donors who made Junk Festival 2020 possible. Your generosity enabled every grin, giggle and look of awe between dear friends and family on the day (there were lots of them!)... - Bendigo Bank - Rod and Rifle - Katherine Real Estate - Katherine Community Radio - Hire Power, Katherine - Katherine Ice Supplies and Laundromat - Refresh Waters, East Arm - Brumby’s Bakery - Town and Country Butchers - Woolworths - Katherine Town Council - Northern Territory Government - Wednesday Arts We appreciate you! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

02.01.2022 Junk-wizards! At Junk-Fest, magic becomes reality! Anybody can bring their everyday household items back to life! Don't be intimidated by some of the more grandiose concepts you see at Junk, this year even the little guys can win $$$$$!... For the first time, this year we will be breaking our categories up by size to spread the winnings around! Any and all contributions are welcome and will be treated with pure awe by KRA, because you've taken on the message of Junk-Fest - everything deserves a second life!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

01.01.2022 Junk-Warriors #1 Julie Clifford Reigning ‘Functional’ Junk-Sculpture champion Julie Clifford’s passion for recycling and re-using has become a core element of her day-to-day life. ‘It really becomes a habit I just look at any piece of junk and think wow that would be such a great this or that,’ she says.... ‘When there’s some junk on the side of the road I can’t help but stop to see what I could possibly do with it, my husband hates it!’ she laughs. Despite her success, Julie still considers herself a hobby artist driven by the fulfilment it gives her to create. ‘Sometimes I look at other people’s work and I think how amazing is it, how nice and refined they’ve made it then mine looks like a three-year-old did it!’ she laughs. ‘But I like it! And that’s what keeps me doing it is the satisfaction it gives me every time. ‘I collect things off Katherine Buy/Swap/Sell and just stockpile them for projects I’m actually trying to get rid of some of it now to friends and such because I’ve gone a bit overboard. ‘I am always trying to find new ways to reuse. I’m currently trialing different fodder systems for the chocks and putting together some vertical vegetable gardens. ‘We’ve still got work to do there’s always more ways you can reduce your waste at home,’ Julie says. When asked what change she would like to see in Katherine to help people be more waste-conscious, Julie’s suggestion was simple. ‘I do think as a town we should have gotten separate bins for recycling by now, everywhere else seems to have it so why can’t we?’ ‘We do collect our cans and everything here but what about milk bottles for instance? Nobody will take them and they are a core item everybody uses,’ she says. A veteran of ‘five or so’ junk-sculptures and former champion, Julie remains convinced that it’s anybody’s game. ‘If I can get my head around the mechanical side of it and all that, anyone can!’ she laughs. *Junk-Warriors is a series of profiles in the lead-up to Junk-Fest shining a light on exceptional people in our community proactively recycling and re-using waste. More to come!*

01.01.2022 JUST TWO DAYS 'TIL JUNK! Ooooh me oh my it's exciting seeing everything come together now! How long's it been since you heard somebody rock out on the TUBA!? Well we've got you sorted.... One of many musical delicacies we've got stewing up for you met last night for practice, filling the KRA building with pure joy as they went! Perhaps the greatest joy of Junk-Fest is seeing how many talented folk we have right here in our Katherine community. See you this Saturday September 5!