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22.01.2022 Today we had the absolute pleasure of working in our studio with the talented students and staff from Narrandera East Infants School! For their music curriculum and to celebrate NAIDOC week, they have been working on a song that honours Wiradjuri sovereignty and knowledge within their school community. The recorded version of their song will be debuted at their end of year presentation day. It was heartwarming to see the next generation of musicians in action! Thanks Liss Routley for a wonderful day
22.01.2022 Online Music Production Workshop over 2 days. The Cad Factory is pleased to be continuing our partnership with Music NSW to deliver workshops that aim to address gender imbalance within music production by presenting workshops for Women, Non-Binary and Trans Folx. These workshops will be delivered by Michelle Barry who is an established and respected Engineer, Producer and Audio Educator with experience in studios across Australia, the States and the UK.... Michelle also has experience in running audio production workshops remotely and online, which enables us to adapt this opportunity in times of isolation. This online workshop is designed to demonstrate the art of mixing and provide feedback for recording musicians. The tools of mixing and effects chains are explored, along with specifications for finalising your tracks to share or stream. Developing music producers are invited to share productions in a supportive environment with their peers. Mixing techniques will be tailored to the group's style and interest Applications are open NOW and places are limited so people should apply as soon as possible and share it throughout their networks. Places are free due to the support of Create NSW MusicNSW and The Cad Factory. https://www.cadfactory.com.au/music-workshop
20.01.2022 We are so delighted that 'Inside Cinema vs Parallel Universe' is open at Griffith Regional Art Gallery The gallery is open Wednesday to Friday, 10am5pm and on the weekend from 11am2pm. We hope you get to see the fabulous work of Brad Wilson Artist, The Art Factory and Kalinda School
19.01.2022 Day 2 on our road trip to Menindee. In Broken Hill today with the Clontarf Academy boys, having long conversations about the Menindee Fish Kill event and about what 'care' means. Then ABC Radio heard we were in town and invited us to their studios for an interview. Thanks to West Darling Arts and the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery for your assistance today.
19.01.2022 Yesterday we embraced our new zoom world by having a floor talk online! Since we didn't get to have an opening, of course we had to have one quick dance to a tune by DJ Lay Da Best. 'Inside Cinema vs Parallel Universe' is open at Griffith Regional Art Gallery until Sunday 18 October.
18.01.2022 Today is the day!!! You can head over to the Aestheletic webstore and purchase awesome fashion that supports learning disabled artists! https://aestheletic.com//inclusive-fashion-sale/Cad-Factory
18.01.2022 It has been an absolute pleasure working with the students and staff of Kalinda School over the past five weeks! Only one more week to go before 'Inside Cinema vs Parallel Universe' opens at Griffith Regional Art Gallery!
16.01.2022 Joyce Spencer was a formidable creative force in the Riverina and beyond. She was a collaborator, a friend and a guide to many people when she passed in 2019. In honour of Joyce, we have partnered with Western Riverina Arts and the Spencer family to deliver the Joyce Spencer Textiles Fellowship over 2 years. Round one applications will close soon on July 19th and offers $4000 to a textiles artist or artist group to create and present new work. We established this fellowship t...o honour Joyce and her legacy and to contribute to our artistic ecology by providing direct opportunities to artists in these complex, uncertain times. An aim which we know Joyce would support. Open to all regional NSW based textiles artists. www.cadfactory.com.au
16.01.2022 Just a little reminder that the Joyce Spencer Textiles Fellowship closes this Sunday 19 July at midnight!
15.01.2022 We hope you can join us and the artists tomorrow for this wonderful launch at the Narrandera Library, 10:30am.
14.01.2022 Western Riverina Arts, the Cad Factory and the Spencer family are so pleased to announce that from 1 June - 19 July 2020 we are inviting people to submit applications for the inaugural Joyce Spencer Textiles Fellowship! It's worth $4000 and will be given to a regional NSW artist or collective to make new, original artworks to be presented before December 2022. Joyce Spencer (1928-2019) was an incredible artist in Narrandera and her love of making inspired so many of us here. We miss Joyce being present in our creative community and this textiles fellowship is a small way we can honour her memory.
14.01.2022 We love this artwork by Annelise and can't wait to share it as part of 'Inside Cinema vs Parallel Universe'! It opens at Griffith Regional Art Gallery on 11 September!
14.01.2022 Stage 2: Day 1 of an ongoing project in partnership with a fabulous group of Wiradjuri boys from the Clontarf Academy at Narrandera High School, the Department of Primary Industries, the Narrandera Fisheries, Wiradjuri Elders from Narrandera, Barkindji Elders from Menindee and The National Museum of Australia. On this long journey exploring care for country and care for community, we are having a brief stop over at the Conflux of the Murray and Barka (Darling) Rivers, connecting our home in Narrandera to Menindee Lakes, which is our next destination.
13.01.2022 Entering a microscopic world with Matt Mclellan at The Narrandera Fisheries
10.01.2022 We are so very excited to be working with Aestheletic who turn artworks into wearable fashion, Boundless Possibilities Foundation Inc who work with learning disabled artists in the Philippines and Rocket Artists a supported studio in the UK, to launch an inclusive fashion line on 31 October!!! There will be hoodies, jumpers, letterman jackets, tote bags, phone cases, laptop cases and cushions. 100% of the profits will go to support learning disabled artists. Narrandera artist Layla Bacayo will have her incredible illustrations featured
09.01.2022 We are working with a great group of artists at the moment who are making work for a new exhibition called ‘Inside Cinema vs Parallel Universe’. It opens on 11 September at Griffith Regional Art Gallery. We hope to see you there! Kalinda School Brad Wilson Artist Layla Bacayo Riverina Community College RTO Code 90133 Leanne Dyer #suppprtedstudio
08.01.2022 On Wednesday we had a beautiful launch of 'Life on the Sandhills' at Narrandera Shire Library. A huge congrats to the outstanding artists, Andrea Briggs, Dexter Briggs, Owen Lyons and Micheal Lyons Snr. Their work is on permanent display at the library for everyone to visit and enjoy! We loved hearing the artists share their stories and memories of growing up on the Sandhills in Narrandera. We also wanted to give a huge shout out to Kerri Weymouth who has been interning as our Local Producer this year. We have loved working with you Kerri over 2020 and congratulations on delivering this thoughtful project honouring an important part of Narrandera's history. And completing you Masters at MIECAT!
07.01.2022 As the world went in to shut down and arts outcomes moved online, we resisted this move for most of our projects, however after speaking with Michelle Barry and her experience of running workshops online, we decided to move our 2 days workshop in Music Production for Women, non-binary and trans folx, online. The response has been amazing, so we are now running a series of these workshops over the next few months (which are all full already). Today the first 2 day workshop has commenced with a really lovely group of people working together with the hope that as things open up, we open up to a more diverse and more musical world. Create NSW
07.01.2022 This afternoon we began working with the fabulous staff and students from Narrandera High School Clontarf Academy, the NSW Department of Primary Industries Narrandera Fisheries, the National Museum of Australia and filmmaker Wes Boney. Over the next term we will be exploring art, science and ancient knowledges to collaborate on making a new artwork inspired by the rescued fish from the Menindee fish kills. We can't wait to see how our process unfolds - and what we create together!
04.01.2022 On Wednesday 4 November from 3:305pm, we will be hosting an Augmented Reality workshop led by Wiradjuri-Scottish artist and educator April Phillips. April will lead participants through a creative process to understand the AR medium and how it is applied to make experimental art. Following the workshop, April and Cheryl Penrith will discuss how AR and VR technologies intersect with Wiradjuri and Blak ways of thinking and being in the world. There are 10 places available in real life at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and 10 places available online. Please book to secure your place!
04.01.2022 The Cad Factory, Western Riverina Arts and the Spencer family are delighted to announce that Dr Treahna Hamm is the inaugural Joyce Spencer Textiles Fellowship recipient. Dr Hamm will present new artworks at Burraja gallery in Albury, before the work tours to Griffith Regional Art Gallery and the Narrandera Arts and Community Centre. We are excited that we can support these ambitious plans.
04.01.2022 If you want your #inclusivefashion orders to arrive in time for the holidays, please place your orders this week! All products are made in the States, so they take a while to get to us in Australia. We have just loved partnering with Aestheletic and Boundless Possibilities Foundation Inc to support the creative and economic aspirations of the artists involved! Check out the artworks of Layla Bacayo at https://aestheletic.com//inclusive-fashion-sale/Cad-Factory
04.01.2022 More beautiful work being made for 'Inside Cinema vs Parallel Universe', opening at Griffith Regional Art Gallery on Friday 11 September!
02.01.2022 Layla Bacayo, wearing Layla Bacayo!!! #fashionista Today is the last day to order your #inclusivefashion from Aestheletic and have it arrive before 25 December!
02.01.2022 Today’s news featured Gladys Berejiklian and the Department of Primary Industries releasing 60,000 fish into the Darling river as a response to the Menindee Fish Kill event where an estimated 1 million fish died in January 2019. Following this fish kill event, the Narrandera Fisheries (Department of Primary Industries) travelled to Menindee to rescue some of the surviving (but sick) Murray Cod to bring them down to Narrandera to heal and breed. A few days ago in the lead up ...to the official release, we took part in an important cultural exchange. The Cad Factory has been working with Matt McLellan at the Narrandera Fisheries and a group of amazing Wiradjuri boys from the Clontarf Academy in Narrandera. Every week we have been tending the fish and helping to prepare them for being released in the river in Menindee. A few days ago we all travelled to Menindee and worked with local Barkindji Elders Aunty Patsy Quayle, Aunty Cheryl Blore, Aunty Barbara Quayle and local river rangers to release the fish together, acknowledging the cultural significance of this tragic event, and the coming together of cultures across two different river systems. Straight after the fish release, we filmed this video responding to what we just experienced. An astonishing journey which will continue with the making of a show in late April 2021 on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. This project is being supported by Create NSW, The National Museum of Australia, Bendigo Bank Narrandera and The Nelson Meers Foundation. https://vimeo.com/486813977
01.01.2022 ABC Riverina did a fabulous interview this morning with Dr Treahna Hamm the 2020 Joyce Spencer Fellowship recipient!
01.01.2022 'Something to Say' opens today! We are in the E3 artspace at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery from Wednesday 4 November to Sunday 8 November. We are open from 1pm7pm each day. Everyday, E.L. Elliott will be performing! E.L. will be kissing rose petals and birthing beauty and joy into the world. You can come and catch a kiss on: Wednesday 4 November: 1pm1:30pm Thursday 5 November: 3pm3:30pm Friday 6 November: 2pm2:30pm... Saturday 7 November: 5pm5:30pm Sunday 8 November: 4pm4:30pm #artstatewagga See more
