Western Riverina Arts in Leeton, New South Wales | Community organisation

Western Riverina Arts

Locality: Leeton, New South Wales

Phone: +61 455 217 671

Address: 27-33 Chelmsford Place 2705 Leeton, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.westrivarts.com.au

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25.01.2022 Manshant Kaur and Jo Roberts warmly invite you to join them as they facilitate this circle of Sacred Sound. All are welcome here. This is a ‘come as you are’ space, and there is no previous singing experience required. Have you ever noticed the way that a song or a tone of voice can stir deep emotion, or instantly transport you back in time through memory? Leave you feeling elated, or crying tears you didn’t know you needed to release?... Heart Song is an invitation to journey into the heart space via sound. Across all cultures and times people have been coming together to sing. It is a part of being human. Singing helps us connect with one another, connect with the world and connect with ourselves. It feels good to sing. Sound and vibration can bypass our thought processes, and connect us more directly with our inner world. This deeper connection can guide us towards greater acceptance, understanding and healing.

22.01.2022 Don't Forget! Tonight from 6.30pm is the Henry V Information Night at Leeton Roxy Community Theatre. If you can't make it in person be sure to tune in to the Roxy Facebook page for the livestream.

22.01.2022 Last week we visited Hape Kiddle at his beautiful Bidgee Studio & gardens in Griffith. Follow his page to see his upcoming projects and behind the scenes photos.

21.01.2022 Changes to capacity at venues/events in NSW from 7th December.

20.01.2022 Some words of advice from Director and Lead Actor Jake Speer. Come along to the Leeton Roxy Community Theatre Information Night tomorrow from 6.30PM, or tune in via Facebook live, to see what it's all about. They are looking for people aged 10 and up, of all backgrounds and experience levels to be involved! #shakespeareinthepark #HenryV

20.01.2022 Attention Poets, Indigenous Activists, Academics and Writers. The inaugural LIPP will be awarded in October 2021. It is a biennial prize for the best poems on ...a personal, social or political subject concerning Indigenous Australians or Torres Strait Islanders. L.I.P.P. looks to the power of poetry and art to generate constructive dialogue between all Australians regardless of race. The only criteria for entry is that all submissions be respectful and sensitive to the integrity of Indigenous (or Torres Strait Islander) people and culture. For more information on the L.I.P.P., please visit the link below.

20.01.2022 Friday saw the launch of the 2020 National Contemporary Jewellery Awards at the @Griffith Regional Art Gallery. Congratulations to the winner Halie Rubenis with 'White Bread'. Their necklace repurposed discarded bread, compressing and hand cutting hundreds of bread clip shaped pieces. "This piece is a living cultural artifact and a symbol of legacy and privilege. It is made from slices of generic white bread, and its plastic wrapper, found in a dumpster at the back of a supermarket on the island of Tasmania, Australia. What a waste. Food is thrown out at alarming rates. But this work is not about that exactlyit is a reference to a generation of people that accept this as the norm because that is the world that was passed to them. It is opulent. It is wasteful."

19.01.2022 Congratulations to local writer Sarah Tiffen Writing Services for being equal first place winner of the #loverural poetry competition with her poem Rural Lockdown!

18.01.2022 Did you catch the launch of Griffith City Council's Christmas lights on Friday night? Take a night stroll through Memorial Park and check them out! Pictured are some of the #Glow2680 organisers, Nathan Beer and Oumi Karenga-Hewitt.

18.01.2022 Are you a First Nations Australian keen to get into journalism? Hack on triple j are hiring a trainee! You'll work with the triple j Hack team to learn about reporting news and current affairs on radio + digital. Apply here: https://careers.abc.net.au//j/501354/triple-j-hack-trainee

17.01.2022 Congratulations these Western Riverina galleries and museums on their successes in the 2020 Imagine Awards. Griffith Pioneer Park Museum 'From the Collection' and Leeton Museum and Gallery 'Water by Design the Leeton Water Story' got Highly Commended in the 'Innovation & Resilience Museums Volunteer or up to 2 paid staff' category, and Griffith Pioneer Park Museum won the Imagine Award for 'Vintage Voices Tune in to Griffith’s History'.

14.01.2022 Inferno - Creating Dante's Vision of Hell In Sound: Local artist Jason Richardson aka bassling is one of dozens of artists from around the world who contributed to Cities and Memory's project to mark the 700th anniversary of Dante's masterpiece The Divine Comedy. Jason's video & sound contribution 'Drive It Like You Stole It' is about the thieves in the 8th Circle

14.01.2022 This year is Griffith Pioneer Park Museum's 50th Anniversary. Help them get in touch with family members you may know, of the original volunteers/workers/community who were involved in the Museum's establishment and ongoing success.

14.01.2022 Launch of Life on the Sandhills: this morning from 10.30am at the Narrandera Library. From 1912 until the 1970s, up to 50 first nation families lived on the Sandhills, just outside of Narrandera near ‘Town Beach’ or ‘Koori Beach’ on the Murrumbidgee river. Artists Michael Lyons Snr, Owen Lyons, Dexter Briggs and Andrea Briggs have created three new artworks exploring their memories of the Sandhills. These artworks will be on permanent display at the Narrandera Shire Library, for all community members to enjoy. , , . :

13.01.2022 Lillardia Briggs-Houston joined Western Riverina Arts in May 2019 with a wealth of knowledge and a varied professional background all the while managing her creative endeavours as a textile artist, printmaker and designer for her ethical and sustainable label Ngarru Miimi. Lillardia took time off at the start of 2020 to focus on her new family and her Narrandera based art and design practice. Some of Lillardia's achiev...ements during this year include being a finalist in the 'Wearable Art and Cultural Adornment' and the 'Textile Design' categories for the National Indigenous Fashion Awards, her label Ngarru Miimi being a recipient of a RAF Grant for a Spring Fashion Parade, her contributions as a panelist for the 'Creative Journeys' conference talks at Artstate Wagga, exhibiting with the Narrandera Walk In Art and her work featuring in Vogue, Marie Claire, Peppermint and Wild magazine. I’m incredibly thankful for my time at Western Riverina Arts. Although I’m stepping down from my role as Projects and Communications officer, I will still be eagerly participating in the nurturing and growth of the arts in Western Riverina - particularly Aboriginal Art and Design. I look forward to working with Western Riverina Arts for future projects and collectively contributing to our thriving regional art scene. Though Lillardia has stepped down from this role with us, we are lucky to have her onboard as she will still continue to work with Western Riverina Arts as special projects arise. We wish her all the best with her future endeavours and eagerly await the next exciting creative projects from her and Ngarru Miimi.

13.01.2022 Tune in to hear about the upcoming Henry V Shakespeare in the Park project.

11.01.2022 ‘Faraway on Ford’, the beautiful bookstore in Ganmain’s old post office, will pop up in Narrandera in time for Christmas. Both stock an excellent range of well-read books for all readers: crime, romance, Australiana, literary, young adult, and children’s novels, as well as books on gardening, cooking, arts and craft. ‘Faraway on Ford’ and its popup sister ‘Faraway on East’ is the creation of Wendy Chamaoun. Originally fro...m Sydney, Wendy is a former librarian with a keen eye for good books. She has embraced the joy of living in the Riverina and meeting new friends over a well-read book. She accepts donations of fiction titles in good condition and always ensures they find a good home. ‘Faraway on Ford’ is open in Ganmain in the old post office (95 Ford St) every week Thursdays-Saturdays 10am-3pm. ‘Faraway on East’ will pop up in Narrandera between Fusion and Close Pharmacy in the Royal Mail Hotel (127 East St), on Fridays 4pm-8pm and Saturdays 9am-1pm, from 28 November to 19 December.

08.01.2022 Unsure of what assistance Western Riverina Arts can provide, as the peak organisation supporting arts & culture in the Western Riverina? Below is a list of our services we offer creatives for FREE. Our scope of help is wide, from photographing artist headshots, sponsoring art shows, giving social media advice or delivering artwork or supplies - ask and we may be able to help! Please send an inbox message or email [email protected]

08.01.2022 : Hello! My name is Camille Whitehead (surprisingly no relation to Aanya - we’ve checked ). I’ve been covering the mat. leave role of Projects & Communications Officer at Western Riverina Arts during the crazy year that has been 2020, and with Lillardia stepping down to work on her amazing label Ngarru Miimi, I am pleased to accept the permanent role going forward. At the end of 2019 I JUMPED at the opportunity to work within the regional arts sector..., returning to the Riverina to be a part of WRA after several years of living in Brisbane. I have a university degree in graphic design with a background in print, social media management and photography. You will often see me at events with camera at the ready! I have loved bringing my creativity and varied skills into this role, and especially meeting the amazing people of the Western Riverina, who form a community unlike any other I’ve seen. When I’m not in my part-time role with WRA, you can find me working with Leeton Shire’s Events and Culture team at the Leeton Museum and Gallery, and occasionally working at the Griffith Regional Art Gallery. If you see me around come say hi, or send a socially distanced communication via [email protected] or 0455 217 671. I look forward to continuing to work with you all in 2021! : .

07.01.2022 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE NOW OPEN! We are now accepting applications from local community groups for the 2021-2022 financial ...year. For more information and to access the application form visit: https://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au//financial-assistance-pr Submissions close 4pm Friday 5 February 2021.

07.01.2022 Upcoming Hooping Classes from Dizzy Dilemma in Griffith and Leeton via the link below!

07.01.2022 Only a handful of tickets left to our Artist of the Month Succa Mum's Paint & Sips!

05.01.2022 It has been an absolute pleasure for the new WRA team to meet so many new faces this year! Please join us for a long overdue evening of networking with creatives and professionals from across our region. We look forward to coming together to see off 2020. Light refreshments will be provided. . . Entertainment will be provided by Martyn Cook and his Celtic Harp. Martyn plays timeless music from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as some of his own original compositions and classical and contemporary favourites. He has performed for over 25 years and has toured England, France and Eastern Australia. He regularly performs at the Gang Gang Gallery Lithgow, Abercrombie House Bathurst and Jenolan Caves in Oberon.

05.01.2022 Wow! The 6PM and 7PM tickets have already been exhausted for the Narrandera Walk in Art this Friday night. Fantastic to see the community get behind this great project! Don't miss out - you can still get tickets for 8PM via this link: https://bit.ly/39tU11M

01.01.2022 *** HOLIDAY CLOSURE DATES DEC 12 - JAN 18 *** Unsure of what assistance Western Riverina Arts can provide, as the peak organisation supporting arts & culture in the Western Riverina? Below is a list of our services we offer creatives for FREE. Our scope of help is wide, from photographing artist headshots, sponsoring art shows, giving social media advice or delivering artwork or supplies - ask and we may be able to help! Please send an inbox message or email [email protected]

01.01.2022 Great opportunity to be involved with a new Riverina-based publication - Mona Magazine! Come by the Leeton Museum and Gallery TONIGHT from 5.30PM.