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Western Plains Cultural Centre

Locality: Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 6801 4444

Address: 76 Wingewarra Street 2830 Dubbo, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org

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22.01.2022 CHALK WALK~~The team at the WPCC wanted to join in on the #chalkwalk fun! Check out the photos below and don't forget to take your own 3D photos next time you visit the Western Plains Cultural Centre! Register for your next visit via this link https://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/bookings Dubbo Region Events Dubbo Regional Council #chalkwalk #wpcc #DubboRegion

21.01.2022 HIGHLIGHT ON HISTORY~~ So many questions Who found the 10 pounds? What would that be worth today? Who did the spell check?... In 1951 Australia celebrated The Golden Jubilee and Dubbo was no exception, taking to the sky's to drop 10,000 leaflets over the town with one lucky leaflet rewarding the finder with 10 pounds. . . The Golden Jubilee marked 50 years since Queen Victoria's signature on the Royal Assent, Australia became a Commonwealth. Image credit: The Sydney Morning Herald, "Dubbo Jubilee Celebrations", Friday 5 October 1951, page 5 #DubboRegion #DubboRegionalMuseum #LocalHistory #DubboHistory #GoldenJubilee #SPARC #History #OnThisDay #DubboNSW #RegionalHistory #AustralianHistory

17.01.2022 Due to Covid-19, the Black Box Creatives had to postpone their 2020 live theatre production season. In its place they developed 'Zoom Theatre', an online project whereby participants helped conceive, develop and present a piece of theatre via a Zoom meeting/conferencing format. 'CHIT-CHAT' The Black Box Creatives - Dubbo is pleased to share Chit-Chat, a ‘Zoom Theatre’ project produced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst learning to live within the sudden social distancing re...strictions of early 2020, our team kept connected and creative, eager to document the extraordinary situation and how our society reacted. Chit-Chat is a raw and touching insight into the lives of two local women living in an aged care facility, whose strength and optimism during the tough times acts as an inspiration to us all. To find out more about Black Box Creatives and what they have instore for 2021 jump online at https://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/bbc Black Box Creatives is a program of the Western Plains Cultural Centre and Dubbo Regional Council, supported by Dubbo Orthodontic Centre.

17.01.2022 APPLY NOW! We are looking for a creative thinker with a passion for customer engagement within arts, culture and heritage. Our WPCC offers a collaborative environment where programs, exhibitions, events and venue hire provide dynamic content and audience experiences, so if you value positive customer outcomes and strive for creative strategies to engage audiences digitally than this could be the role for you. Applications close 9.00am Monday 30 November, so make sure you ge...t in quick! For the full advertisement please follow the link below to our careers page on DRC https://dubbo1.applynow.net.au//DRC765-customer-service-an

15.01.2022 EXHIBITION OPENING~~Dissonant Rhythms: Ross Manning Best known for his use of everyday materials, Ross Manning's exhibition features sculptures that re-purpose ceiling fans, fluorescent tubes and other everyday objects, to create exquisite interplay's of light and sound. A Brisbane-based artist and musician, this is Ross Manning's first ever survey exhibition. Find out more about this fascinating selection of works that harness energy, light and sound by visiting our website ...to plan your visit. . A travelling exhibition bought to you by Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Museums & Galleries Queensland, with the assistance of the Queensland Government, and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy. IMA Museums & Galleries Queensland Australia Council for the Arts Queensland Government IMAGE CREDIT: Bricks and Blocks, 2016, LCD TV, video camera, fluorescent lights, and mirror. Installation view, Institute of Modern Art, 2017. Photography: Carl Warner. #DubboRegion #DubboArtGallery #DubboRegionalArtGallery #DubbboArt #Culture #DubboCulture #WellingtonNSW #WellingtonNSWArt #LightArt #NSWRegionalArt #DestinationNSW #LoveNSW #RegionalNSW #NSWArtandCulture #KineticArt #Immersion #SPARC

15.01.2022 STREET CRED~~Nasser Sedghi on Behind the Lines Nasser is passionate about our community and supporting events and activities accessible for all, including our newest settlers and migrant community. Being a business owner and operator we invited him to view our Political cartoon exhibition for his insights on cartooning, current political climate and the importance of working together. This exhibition is open for another 7 days, so make sure you get down to see it before its ...too late! . . #DubboRegion #Dubbo #DubboNSW #DubboCulture #DubboLife #PoliticalCartoons #NSWPolitics Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House #WellingtonNSW #DubboMuseum #LoveNSW See more

12.01.2022 DISCOVER~~ Homeground Artist Ronnie Grammatica Introducing our Homeground Artist Ronnie Grammatica, born in Italy and migrating to Australia 7 years ago, Ronnie Grammatica understands the challenges associated with trying to form a sense of belonging in a new country and what it is to be Australian. Dubbo Regional Council's curator Mariam Abboud says this exhibition 200 Years On reflects the rapidly changing society of Regional NSW, while simultaneously referencing the histo...ric nature of Australia, a nation built on the foundation of immigration. 200 Years On opens Saturday 28th of November until the 7th of February, the WPCC will host an Artist Talk at 2pm so be sure to secure your seats via our website due to limited spaces.* https://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/bookings . . This Homeground Exhibition supports regional artists, it is a Dubbo Regional Council program with support from Orana Arts and proudly sponsored by Wingewarra Dental Surgery. . #DubboRegion #RegionalNSW #WellingtonNSW #RegionalArts #RegionalArtists #Homeground #WPCCDubbo #Photographers #DubboPhotographers #PhotographyArt #AustralianArt #LoveNSW #dubbocity #MyAustralia #NSWRoadTrip #NSWArtists #NSWPhotographers . Image Credit: Dubbo Regional Council *This event is run in line with a COVID Safe event plan, so seats are limited.

11.01.2022 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT~~Minimakers Term 4 Minimakers is kicking off this term with Joss and Michelle with our first session back this Wednesday at 10am. Minimakers is an early learning program for 5 years and under. Parents, Grandparents and Carers can come along free of charge with their little ones to join in the fun, meet some new friends and soak up the songs, stories and craft, did we mention we'll clean up?... Follow the link https://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/minimakers to find out more and book your session.

10.01.2022 International Day of Rural Woman~~Building rural women's resilience in the wake of COVID-19. Our current HomeGround exhibition by Lismore based artist Anna Nordstrom. Sang into Existence explores the continual environmental and societal changes Australia has faced in recent years. Whilst the main inspirations for this body of work are the droughts and bushfires, Nordstrom draws on the societal changes that have occurred over the last 9 months following the wake of COVID-19. T...hrough spending many hours working in solitude, Nordstrom contemplates and examines how human behaviors and attitudes towards the natural environment have shifted; with individuals having a greater acknowledgment of their natural surroundings. Register your visit to see this exhibition via this link https://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/bookings #DubboRegion #DubboGallery #RegionalArtists #ArtinIso #Homeground #AnnaNordstrom #Assemblageart Wingewarra Dental Surgery Orana Arts

09.01.2022 ~ C H A L K W A L K ~ Have you seen the fabulous #ChalkWalk Art at the Western Plains Cultural Centre? Come on down and check it out now! Why not stop in for a coffee and have a look at the exhibitions we have on display too - register your visit here https://bit.ly/wpccregister or at reception! ... Dubbo Region Events Dubbo Regional Council Dubbo City Wellington NSW #chalkwalk #smiledubbo

08.01.2022 INTRODUCING: True to Life Likeness: A History of Vincent's Studio, Dubbo Our museum will be hosting an in-house curated exhibition charting the history of Vincent's photographic Studio, which operated in Dubbo and district from the early 1900s to the early 1980s. The exhibition will profile the invaluable work of volunteer-run Dubbo & District Family History Society inc, custodians of the Vincent's Studio Archive, working tirelessly to ensure this collection is preserved, cat...aloged and made accessible to the general public. In this exhibition we can step back into a window of time where there were no phones or social platforms, highlighting how crucial photographic studios were to a community in capturing a moment, documenting important events and encouraging and fostering our love of photography. Register your visit by visiting this link https://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/bookings Exhibition opens 24th October 2020 . . #DubboRegion #DubboPhotographers #DubboMuseum #SPARC #DubboLife #DubboHistory #DubboPhotographer #DubboCity #NSWHistory #PhotographyLovers #Photography #TruetoLife #FamilyHistory Image Credit: J. E. Vincent, Vincent's Studio, Wheeler family, 1952, digital scan of original B&W negative, collection Dubbo & District Family History Society.

08.01.2022 Dissonant Rhythms is now on display until the 29 November 2020. Register your visit here https://bit.ly/wpccregister

06.01.2022 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT~~Minimakers Term 4 Sessions will open again next week for our endearing and creative program Minimakers for 0-5yrs that runs every week of the school term. Children and their family or carers can come sing and get creative! WEDNESDAY | 10AM THURSDAY | 9.30AM & 10.30AM... Please be aware registrations are essential and bookings will only open online every Monday for the week commencing. To ensure we reach as many of our buddings artists as possible, we ask parents/guardians to only book one session per week. TO BOOK ON MONDAY: Visit our website via this link https://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/bookings

06.01.2022 DISCOVER ~~ Dissonant Rhythms Closing this Sunday, Dissonant Rhythms by Brisbane-based artist Ross Manning has been a huge hit with our audiences. This exhibition of sound, light and movement, sees everyday objects transcend their former function to become part of a dazzling multi-sensory experience that has to be seen to be believed. We encourage you to get social with this exhibition as it will make an impression and is the perfect way to change up your feed. Book your ses...sion now by visiting the link below https://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/bookings #DubboRegion #DubboArtGallery #DubboRegionalArtGallery #DubbboArt #DissonantRhythms #Culture #DubboCulture #WellingtonNSW #WellingtonNSWArt #LightArt #NSWRegionalArt #DestinationNSW #LoveNSW #RegionalNSW #NSWArtandCulture #KineticArt #Immersion #SPARC

05.01.2022 DISCOVER~~SCHOOL EXCURSIONS The Western Plains Cultural Centre is now taking bookings for school excursions in Term 4! Our bookings officer can build an itinerary to suit your excursion and also provide up to date COVID Safe plans. To request an itinerary and make a school excursion tailored to you click on this link http://bit.ly/wpccschoolexcursions ... #DubboRegion #Dubbo #DubboNSW #DubboCulture #DubboLife #WellingtonNSW #DubboMuseum #LoveNSW #SchoolExcursions #Bookings

02.01.2022 DISCOVER~~Western Plains Cultural Centre The Western Plains Cultural Centre is the place to be this weekend! Check out the final days of Behind the Lines, Explore the bright lights and sounds of Dissonant Rhythms and wonder at the talented mixed media works in Sang Into Existence. Register your visit by visiting the link in our bio! Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Museums & Galleries Queensland Wingewarra Dental Surgery Orana Arts... #DubboRegion #Dubbo #DubboNSW #DubboArtGallery #RegionalArtGallery #LoveNSW #Art #NSWArt #WellingtonNSW Image Credits - Jon Kudleka, Health Warning, 2019, published in the Australian Newspaper. - Bricks and Blocks, 2016, LCD TV, video camera, fluorescent lights, and mirror. Installation view, Institute of Modern Art, 2017. Photography: Carl Warner. - Anna Nordstrom, Talbragar Silo Dubbo (detail), 2020, Linoleum and pressed metal, image courtesy of artist.

02.01.2022 HIGHLIGHT ON HISTORY~~ What goes up must come down....eventually. Throughout Dubbo's history we see the appearance and disappearance of buildings and infrastructure. As we anticipate the RAAF developments lets take a look at the original construction of No.6 Stores Depot in 1942. . With the threat of invasion very real in the early years of the war the Australian government began moving military assets inland for protection. In early 1942 Dubbo was chosen and the site for the... RAAF No.6 Stores Depot. By the end of the war it was the largest RAAF Stores Depot in Australia, it continued to operate as military base until the 1990s. . . IMAGE CREDITS: Photographer Unknown, Crane and partially erected trusses for building under construction at RAAF Stores No. 5 Depot, 1942, Photograph, Image Courtesy of the Local Studies Collection, Dubbo Regional Council, D0001176 Photographer Unknown, Partially erected curved roof for stores building under construction at RAAF No. 6 Stores Depot, 1942, Photograph, Image Courtesy of the Local Studies Collection, Dubbo Regional Council, D0001177 Photographer Unknown, Group of workmen in front of curved roof stores building at RAAF No. 6 Stores Depot, 1942, Photograph, Image Courtesy of the Local Studies Collection, Dubbo Regional Council, D0001186 #DubboRegion #DubboRegionHistory #HighlightOnHistory #SPARC #RegionalHistory #HistoryNSW #MilitaryHistory #RAAFHistory #RAAF #Dubbo #AustralianHistory #AustralianWarHistory #Discover #ilovensw

01.01.2022 EXHIBITION OPEN~~ 200 YEARS ON: RONNIE GRAMMATICA 200 Years On features photographic works by Port Macquarie - based artist Ronnie Grammatica - Ronnie Grammatica Photography. In this body of work, the artist retraces the journey of 19th Century British explorer John Oxley through Regional Australia. In acknowledging his own cultural identity and sense of belonging, Grammatica has documented some of the individuals he encountered along the way, revealing a diverse and intercon...nected human landscape. 200 Years On highlights the growing diversity of our communities in regional NSW, exploring the stories of individuals and places, and how each has developed since Oxley’s day. Secure your session to see 200 YEARS ON through our website https://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/bookings Image Credit: Ronnie Grammatica, Gurinder, Tamworth, 2019, inkjet print on matte art paper, image courtesy of artist. Sponsors Wingewarra Dental Surgery and program supporters Orana Arts #DubboRegion #RegionalArt #HomeGround #RegionalAustralia #WPCCDubbo #RegionalArtists #DubboNSW #DubboCity #LoveNSW #PortMacquarie #RonnieGrammatica #photographer