WE ARE looking forward to another great year of arts and culture across the region in 2017.
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Right now one of our own projects Willandra Three Rivers is showing at the Narrandera Arts Centre.
This was a partnership between Western Riverina Arts, the Griffith Regional Art Gallery and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services.
Willandra Three Rivers involved contemporary artists from across the Riverina engaging in residencies at Willandra National Park to produce artworks evocative of the area’s unique landscape.
After being on display at the Griffith Regional Art Gallery in 2016, it is now in its final two weeks: Tuesday to Thursday, January 31 to February 2, 9am to 4pm.
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AS USUAL there are many other events and opportunities coming up in the region.
Griffith Regional Art Gallery are soon hosting a FREE day of art, live music, family fun and food on Saturday, February 11 from 11am to 2pm to celebrate the launch their 2017 Gallery Exhibition and Projects Program.
There will be markets, art workshops, an artist floor talk by exhibiting Riverina artist Greg Carosi, plus great live music.
If you would like to become a stallholder Griffith Regional Art Gallery is taking expressions of interest now.
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THE Leeton Art Society is now inviting artists of Leeton and surroundings to enter their original artwork in the Penny Paniz Arts Aquisitive Competition & Exhibtion, held over the 2017 Easter weekend.
Penny Paniz was a passionate and gifted artist, and one of the founding Board Members of Western Riverina Arts.
Western Riverina Arts sponsors the open section of the annual Penny Paniz Art Prize.
The winner of the open category champion exhibit will be rewarded $500 by Western Riverina Arts.
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FOR ALL Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists the 2017 National NAIDOC Poster Competition is now open for talented artists aged 13 years and older.
The winning artwork will be used to create the 2017 National NAIDOC Poster to promote NAIDOC Week and will collect a $5000 cash prize.
The first NAIDOC poster was created in 1972 - today, 100,000 posters are distributed nationally!
Entries close 5pm on Monday, March 6.
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FIND all of the details about the arts events mentioned in this column (plus many more not mentioned!) by visiting our website: www.westrivarts.com.au.