Arts Outwest

Arts Outwest Arts OutWest is the regional arts development organisation of Central West NSW Aust. Wirdjuri Country Find us at www.artsoutwest.org.au

Arts OutWest is the regional arts organisation of Central West NSW Australia. We promote, educate, facilitate and advocate for arts and cultural development for the communities of Bathurst Region, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Region, Oberon, Orange, Parkes and Weddin. Arts OutWest is supported by the NSW state government through Create NSW, by the 12 local councils in our area, the Australian Government through IVAIS and by Charles Sturt University.

Year 11 and 12 visual art students from Denison College Kelso High had an amazing experience visiting Harrie Fasher's st...
25/06/2026

Year 11 and 12 visual art students from Denison College Kelso High had an amazing experience visiting Harrie Fasher's studio at The Foundations Portland.

Who wouldn't be inspired!

Organised by Nic Mason at Arts OutWest.

👂 Hearing the Hard Stuff.Free workshop with in Orange.Friday 9 July, 9:45am - 2pmat HEARING THE HARD STUFF is a pract...
25/06/2026

👂 Hearing the Hard Stuff.

Free workshop with in Orange.
Friday 9 July, 9:45am - 2pm
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HEARING THE HARD STUFF is a practical, interactive workshop designed to help creative workers and leaders respond confidently and compassionately when someone shares something difficult.

Participants develop practical listening skills, learn how to regulate their own responses in emotionally charged situations, and explore clear boundaries around support.

The session focuses on how to validate and respond effectively without minimising, over-promising or taking on the role of counsellor. Through discussion, reflection and applied tools, participants learn how to navigate disclosures relating to stress, burnout, conflict, bullying, harassment, mental health concerns and personal crisis, while maintaining their own wellbeing.

Presented by Arts OutWest with Jam Orange
Delivered with support from Creative Workplaces.

➡️ REGISTER: https://events.humanitix.com/arts-outwest-hearing-the-hard-stuff

So much more than art on walls.Hospital reception areas and hallways are typically a threshold, a holding bay. A positiv...
25/06/2026

So much more than art on walls.

Hospital reception areas and hallways are typically a threshold, a holding bay. A positive patient experience from the outset can improve the overall experience of care while showcasing and fostering greater trust in the service.

Arts OutWest's long-running program of art in hospitals in the NSW Central West continues.

In May our Arts & Health Coordinator Steven Cavanagh changed over art exhibitions at Forbes and Parkes Hospitals.

Here's what you can see if you're working in or visiting one of these participating hospitals at the moment:
📍 Condobolin Health Service - Photography from 6 local photographers exploring portraiture, landscape, botanical, still life and wildlife.
📍 Forbes Hospital maternity unit - drawings by kids at Glenroi Heights Public School (Orange)
📍 Parkes Hospital - Art by Forbes Arts Society.
📍 Trundle MPS - Art by Forbes Arts Society.

Arts OutWest works in collaboration with Western NSW Local Health District. Thanks also to Forbes Arts Society and Lachlan Arts Council. This work is funded by Arts OutWest from our core state and local government funding.

Pictures: Art works at Parkes and Forbes Hospitals/ Steven Cavanagh.





🧠 Creative Minds: Sustainable Wellbeing for Creative Work.Free workshop with in Orange.Thursday 8 July.at CREATIVE MIN...
25/06/2026

🧠 Creative Minds: Sustainable Wellbeing for Creative Work.

Free workshop with in Orange.
Thursday 8 July.
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CREATIVE MINDS is an immersive, interactive workshop designed to help creatives build a more sustainable relationship with their work, their wellbeing and themselves.

Each workshop is tailored to the needs of the creative community or industry context, recognising that the pressures experienced by musicians, writers, visual artists, performers and screen practitioners are often distinct. Participants leave with renewed clarity, practical tools and a sustainable framework for protecting both their imagination and their mental health.

Presented by Arts OutWest with Jam Orange
Delivered with support from Creative Workplaces.

➡️ REGISTER: https://events.humanitix.com/arts-outwest-creative-minds

Always a heart warmer to get great, in-person feedback. A guest at our AGM stopped me just to say thanks for our Artspea...
24/06/2026

Always a heart warmer to get great, in-person feedback.
A guest at our AGM stopped me just to say thanks for our Artspeak enews.
- Maryanne, communications, Arts OutWest

Being supported. Being in the know. Sharing our work and great arts content from across the NSW Central West. Connecting creatives to the state and national scene.

Our new enews is our monthly arts and cultural opportunities and funding issue, out Monday 29 June.

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://artsoutwest.org.au/opportunities/subscribe/

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Arts OutWest is the Regional Arts Development Organisation of Central West NSW servicing the local government areas of Bathurst Region, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Regional, Oberon, Orange, Parkes and Weddin. Arts OutWest is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, the Australian Government through Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support, our 12 member councils, and by Charles Sturt University.

VISUAL ARTISTS // Working professionally in visual arts? Feeling isolated? Looking for your ‘tribe’? Just want to get ou...
23/06/2026

VISUAL ARTISTS // Working professionally in visual arts? Feeling isolated? Looking for your ‘tribe’? Just want to get out of the studio for a bit?

Come to Arts OutWest's
"Out of the Studio"
Next Tue 30 June at 10am - 1pm
Millthorpe Creative Arts 48 Victoria Street, Millthorpe, NSW.

Out of the Studio is a casual, informal group of visual arts professionals. We make new professional relationships, share knowledge and have discussions about all things art.

FREE, please RSVP for cake!
[email protected]
02 6338 4657

ARTS OPPORTUNITIES // Auditions and performance call outs. Form our inbox to our website, find these and stacks more acr...
23/06/2026

ARTS OPPORTUNITIES // Auditions and performance call outs.

Form our inbox to our website, find these and stacks more across all artforms at:
https://artsoutwest.org.au/opportunities/

📌 Performers Invited to Read for GDS Production
The Grenfell Dramatic Society are holding play readings on Monday 29 June 2026 for the cast in a major production in late September.

📌Auditions for Beauty & the Beast Lithgow Musical Society
Be part of Lithgow Musical Society’s next production of Disney’s ‘Beauty & the Beast’ staging in November 2026. Auditions will take place 9 and 13 July 2026.

📌Regional Songwriting Contest 2026 at
Entries close: 10 July 2026. The Regional Songwriting Contest is an opportunity for songwriters from across the Central West and surrounding regions to share their original music on a professional stage.

📌 Compareo program expands in Bathurst. The popular weekly performing arts program for young adults with disabilities has expanded in Bathurst with an extra class on Tuesdays.

Have something to list? Add yours at:
https://form.jotform.com/240770902429053

So much more than a donation.We are raising $5000 to do so much more- and we’re just $800 from our target.Across the Cen...
23/06/2026

So much more than a donation.

We are raising $5000 to do so much more
- and we’re just $800 from our target.

Across the Central West, creativity delivers so much more than moments of entertainment. It brings connection, confidence, wellbeing, dignity and joy to the hearts and minds of people in our communities.

Donate on our website: https://artsoutwest.org.au/donate/

Donate by June 30.

Image: from Arts OutWest's Accessible Artistry workshop program for adults with disability. This program is made possible entirely through the generosity of philanthropic partners Suppoya.

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Blg 1454, Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, NSW
2795

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+61263384657

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