INTERVIEW: Arts North West on ABC North West

Kicking off the New Year, Arts North West Executive Director Lauren Mackley caught up with ABC’s Breakfast presenter James Paras to talk art around the region in 2024!

Lauren and James chatted about the Arts North West’s upcoming exhibition Reflections and To My Returning that is due to open in early February at BAMM Moree. They also spoke about Arts North West’s Pop Up Stall for Creatives that is happening during the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January.

Lauren also mentioned the upcoming First Nations Community Consultations for the Arts North West’s 2024 - 2028 Aboriginal Arts Strategic Plan. The dates are available on the website here.

All things that we are so, so excited for!

Broadcast: Mon 8 Jan 2024

Scrub through to timecode 03:04:37 to listen back!

NSW Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy: Creative Communities

The NSW Government's 10-year integrated policy for arts, culture and the creative industries 2024-2033.

On December 13, the NSW Government released the Creative Communities. The policy recognises the crucial place the arts, culture and creative industries inhabit in NSW.

It is an inclusive 10-year policy designed to support artists, creative and cultural organisations and includes creative industries for the first time. The policy also supports sustainably growing the creative industries and advocates for the value of culture, creativity and community.

Creative Communities is grounded in five guiding principles:

1. Prioritise First Nations culture

2. Embrace the arts, culture and creative industries

3. Advocate for the value of culture

4. Support sustainable growth

5. Take our creativity to the world and bring the world to our stories

The Creative Communities policy is built on the core objectives of people, infrastructure and Audiences, and how arts, culture and creative industries in our communities provides a chance for all elements to thrive.

Read the full policy here

IMAGINE AWARDS 2023

IMAGINE AWARDS 2023

The IMAGinE Awards are an initiative of Museums & Galleries of NSW, developed with support from the Australian Museums and Galleries Association NSW and Regional and Public Galleries of NSW. This year’s award ceremony took place at Sydney Modern, Art Gallery of NSW on Wednesday 29 November. And we are so happy to share that some of our regional galleries and museums have been recognised for their achievements!

🏆 Winners and Highly Commended from the NENW 🏆

⭐EXHIBITION PROJECTS – GALLERIES AND VISUAL ARTS PROJECTS
Highly Commended
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre & Tamworth Regional Gallery
Looking At Gold

⭐ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - Medium Organisations
Highly Commended
Tamworth Regional Gallery
Trans Day Of Visibility

Highly Commended
New England Regional Art Museum
Winter Blooming Festival 2022

⭐INNOVATION & RESILIENCE - Projects with a budget of $10,000 or less
Winner
Tamworth Regional Film And Sound Archive
Relocation Rush

⭐INNOVATION & RESILIENCE
Projects with a budget of between $10,000 and $100,000
Winner
New England Regional Art Museum
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Arts North West wishes to congratulate all those involved in each exhibition, event, gallery and museum. This is a reflection of the dedication and hard work of each of these teams, as well as a great community who support these initiatives. This is a tremendous achievement!

The IMAGinE Awards are an initiative of Museums & Galleries of NSW, developed with support from the Australian Museums and Galleries Association NSW and Regional and Public Galleries of NSW.

See the complete list of winners here.

INTERVIEW: Arts North West on ABC North West Breakfast

Lauren Mackley, Executive Director of Arts North West, spoke with ABC North West Breakfast’s Kristy Reading this morning as part of the Art Talk segment.

Lauren chatted about the launch of our Something To Talk About project that is kicking off at this weekend’s Margarita and Taco Festival in Glen Innes! She also announced the names of the artists involved with making the roaming murals as part of the pop-up event.

Lauren also gave an update on the happenings of Arts North West for the rest year (and into 2024) including the final call for letter submissions for our Letter To My Returning project the last Professional Development workshops, and the ANW Pop-Up Stall for Creatives at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January!

Broadcast: 20 November 2023

Scrub through to timecode 03:14:57 to listen back!