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.

We're 20% there! Arts OutWest is raising $5000 to do so much more.Donate by June 30. https://artsoutwest.org.au/donate/A...
02/06/2026

We're 20% there! Arts OutWest is raising $5000 to do so much more.

Donate by June 30. https://artsoutwest.org.au/donate/

A donation to Arts OutWest is so much more than the gift of money. It’s connection, wellbeing, opportunity and belonging – because when you keep the arts alive, you keep communities alive too.

MAKE THE DETOUR. Out and about this long weekend? Our Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery is open at Hartley Historic Site.Work...
02/06/2026

MAKE THE DETOUR. Out and about this long weekend? Our Kew-Y-Ahn Aboriginal Gallery is open at Hartley Historic Site.

Work by Aboriginal painters, weavers, designers, jewellers and photographers from across the NSW Central West is represented in rotating exhibitions in the gallery space.

⌚10am to 4pm Tuesday to Sunday (closed for lunch 1-1.30pm). Closed Mondays.
📍NPWS Hartley Visitor Centre, 51 Old Great Western Highway (just off the Great Western Highway) Hartley (10 minutes east of Lithgow).

The project is a partnership between Arts OutWest and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

31/05/2026

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What's On at Culture Maps Central NSW is a free service of regional arts development organisation Arts OutWest.

* the local government areas of Bathurst Region, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Regional, Oberon, Orange, Parkes and Weddin

Mark these dates in your diaries. The Lithgow Arts Trail is on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th, the first weekend in Novembe...
30/05/2026

Mark these dates in your diaries. The Lithgow Arts Trail is on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th, the first weekend in November 2026. The Lithgow Arts Trail Artists have had their first meeting for 2026 at The Lithgow Workies this May.

New artists interested in participating in this year’s Lithgow Arts Trail are welcome to reach out to the group by 31st July 2026 via their Lithgow Arts Trail Participating Artist Registration Form 2026 which can be found on their Lithgow Arts Trail website https://lithgowartstrail.com.au

The Lithgow Arts Trail have to date included 58 artists, galleries and arts entities opening their galleries, studios and spaces since their first trail in their 10-year history.

The Lithgow Arts Trail operates in the Seven Valleys of the Lithgow City Council area, Wiradjuri Country.

Since 2025, Arts OutWest have taken on the role of auspicing (managing the financial admin) for this group of Artists.

Image credit N Mason, Lithgow Arts Trail May 2026 meeting at the Lithgow Workies Club with artists from left and then around the table: Sarah O’Sullivan, AnneMarie Boyan, Wendy Carlson, Fiona McKenzie, Jane Banbury and Sarah Childs.


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THIS WEEKEND: "Common Ground" celebrates diversity of Lithgow region visual artists.May 21 – June 28, Fri, Sat, Sun 10a...
29/05/2026

THIS WEEKEND: "Common Ground" celebrates diversity of Lithgow region visual artists.

May 21 – June 28, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am-4pm at the Union Theatre Gallery, 65 Bridge St Lithgow.

Artists: Jane Canfield, Lise Edwards, Harrie Fasher, Anne Graham, Caitlin Graham, Brett Groves, Wendy Hawkes, Gabriella Hegyes, Tim Johnman, Jess Leffley, Sarah O’Sullivan, Gary Pettitt, Jenny Pienaar, Julie Visible, Leanne Wicks.
Curated by Steven Cavanagh.

To learn more about the Union Theatre Gallery partnership venture between Arts OutWest and Lithgow City Council, please contact Steven at Arts OutWest: [email protected]




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The Stone Pine Celebration exhibition at Café Viva, Bathurst opened Thursday 28 May to a loud enthusiastic community eng...
29/05/2026

The Stone Pine Celebration exhibition at Café Viva, Bathurst opened Thursday 28 May to a loud enthusiastic community engaged crowd.

This exhibition was born out of joyous collaborations between Café Viva, Friends of Centennial Park and Art in the Park, Bathurst.

With reconciliation week upon us, Bathurst Living Legend Tony Eviston, the Chair of Vivability gave a beautiful acknowledgement of being in Wiradjuri Country, paying respect, coming together and showing kindness. He also acknowledgement the brimming room meant it was clear they needed a bigger space.

Peter Simmons of Friends of Centennial Park talked about his idea of a few years ago to do something to celebrate the stone pines. He said he “didn’t know where we were headed … but here we are tonight … well done to us”.

Fiona Howle had the crowd engaged with her telling of the migration of Art in Park Bathurst from the rains and floods in its first location along the Wambool Macquarie River to being evacuated by bat business at Machattie Park to the short stint at Kings Parade before the wonderful welcoming of the Friends of Centennial Park.

Vianne Tourle talked of the simple aim to love and preserve green space before officially opening the exhibition.

Stone Pine Distillery sponsored the lucky door prize and the ‘People’s Choice’ award.

The Shirley’s played away entertaining the crowds as they had at the April Art in the Park Stone Pine Celebration day.

The exhibition will continue for 2 months and is at Gallery Viva, in Café Viva, 107 William Street, Bathurst.

Art in the Park, Bathurst is on the third Sunday of each month.

Image credit: N Mason, Arts OutWest, images at the opening of The Stone Pine Celebration exhibition, Café Viva, May 2026.






OPPORTUNITIES & FUNDING ALERT landing in subscriber inboxes now.Nothing prompts action like a deadline - so here’s a who...
29/05/2026

OPPORTUNITIES & FUNDING ALERT landing in subscriber inboxes now.

Nothing prompts action like a deadline - so here’s a whole lot of opportunity and funding deadlines from our inbox, within the NSW Central West and beyond.

As these come in, we pop them up on the opportunities page or funding page of our website. In this digest find:
📍 Professional development: business and industry skills for creatives
📍 Opportunities: artist call outs, exhibitions, competitions, auditions, residencies, opportunities for young people, and more, locally and state/ national.
📍 Arts and cultural funding
📍 Tips to promote your events

NOT SUBSCRIBED? Sign up here: https://artsoutwest.org.au/opportunities/subscribe/

Header images: Redleaf Discovery Art Trail in Orange EOI call out; Cementa Salon artist call out; Musician F***y Lumsden looking for great venues.

We know we have followers in Narromine, Trangie, Gilgandra, Coonabarabran, Coolah, Wellington, Dubbo. This is for you.✨ ...
28/05/2026

We know we have followers in Narromine, Trangie, Gilgandra, Coonabarabran, Coolah, Wellington, Dubbo. This is for you.

✨ Next week Orana Arts is heading out to meet and hear from the region’s artists & you’re invited! ✨

➡ The purpose is simple: to meet artists and creative communities where they are, find out who they are and what they’re making, share what a RADO can offer, and listen to what people actually need.

📍 NARROMINE
Monday 1 June — 9:30am
Creative CoLab, 9/76 Dandaloo Street

📍 TRANGIE
Monday 1 June — 12:30pm
Wungunja Cultural Centre, 81 Dandaloo Street

📍 GILGANDRA
Monday 1 June — 2:30pm
Coo-ee Heritage & Visitor Information Centre, 6452 Newell Highway

📍 COONABARABRAN
Monday 1 June — 7:00pm
Space Gallery, 41 Dalgarno Street

📍 COOLAH
Tuesday 2 June — 12:00pm
Pandora Gallery & Tourist Information Centre, 57 Binnia Street

📍 WELLINGTON
Wednesday 3 June — 9:30am
The Maliyan Cultural Centre, 13A Nanima Crescent

📍 DUBBO
Wednesday 3 June — 2:00pm
RDA Orana – The Vault, 83 Wingewarra Street

🔗 MORE INFO: www.oranaarts.com

This program is supported by Regional Arts NSW and the NSW Government through Create NSW.

📸: Artlands Opening Ceremony, Dubbo 2016. Photo by Alex Wisser.

We are raising $5000 to do so much more.The arts are more impactful in our daily lives than we often imagine but arts fu...
28/05/2026

We are raising $5000 to do so much more.

The arts are more impactful in our daily lives than we often imagine but arts funding is under immense pressure across regional Australia.

This tax time, we ask you to consider the profound value Arts OutWest brings to our communities - helping people stay connected, creative and future-focused, while ensuring arts and culture remain part of a thriving Central West.

As a not-for-profit organisation, much of what we do for creative communities is offered freely and made possible through the generosity of supporters like you. Your gift today is critical to our ability to advocate for the arts and deliver programs that create lasting impact - often in ways far greater than we first realise.

A donation to Arts OutWest is so much more than the gift of money. It’s connection, it’s growth, it’s a gift to yourself - because when you keep the arts alive, you keep your own heart beating.

Your support brings creativity to life. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation before June 30 and help us raise $5,000 so we can continue doing even more for communities across the Central West.

With thanks,
Kylie Shead
Executive Director, Arts OutWest

🔗 DONATE HERE: https://artsoutwest.org.au/donate/

Images:

1. ‘Fruity Bunch’ by Claudia Cheney, Forbes Public School. This Arts & Health project was designed to bring awareness of health and happiness through art making.

2. ViV! A sensory journey into the imagination - Catherine McNamaraViV! merges digital landscapes, puppetry and choreography with an original score played live. Photo credit Henry Simmons.

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Blg 1454, Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, NSW
2795

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

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