Upcoming Events
Matter + Mind: A meditation on materials, balance & being
In this exhibition, artist Bec Cutler traces the quiet conversation between material and maker, being and becoming. Working with textiles, wood, paper and other materials, the artworks move between two and three dimensions, exploring form, balance, and transformation. At their core lies an awareness of life’s cycles—growth, decay, and return—where natural matter carries both memory and impermanence. Each piece invites reflection on how materials hold us in the present, while also reminding us of nature’s enduring rhythms. Matter + Mind is both an act of making and a meditation on how we live, create, and return to the earth.
Exhibition Launch:
Friday 31 October
5:30-7:30pm
Exhibition Launch: Voices In Colour
Behind every work is a voice worth hearing.
Join us on Tuesday 25 November from 4:30pm at the Ambo Gallery for the launch of Voices in Colour, a powerful exhibition created by artists with lived and living experiences of mental health challenges.
Through paint, texture and expression, these artists share stories of struggle, resilience and hope - inviting us to see beyond labels and connect with the heart of our community.
Voices in Colour is free to attend and will be on display from 25 November to 2 December, however we highly encourage joining the opening night launch event, with light refreshments provided as we celebrate creativity, courage and connection.
Indigenous Cultural & Intellectual Property (ICIP) Roadshow with Create NSW
Join Create NSW as part of their statewide ICIP Roadshow to discuss Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP)- which includes all aspects of cultural practices, traditional knowledge, resources and knowledge systems developed by Indigenous people as part of their cultural identity.
The Create NSW First Nations team is travelling around NSW to meet with First Nations artistic & cultural communities about what ICIP means for you.
First Nations community members and allies are invited to join Create NSW for a briefing on what is happening in this space locally and federally, as well as a broad ranging discussion on the ICIP issues that directly affect your communities and cultural practices.
These conversations will help shape future resources and tools, developed in collaboration with Terri Janke Company, to support the protection of ICIP in First Nations arts and cultural practice.
Bursaries are available to cover travel costs for those attending from outside Wagga Wagga within the Eastern Riverina Arts region. To express your interest in a bursary, please contact exec@easternriverinaarts.org.au or phone 02 6921 6890.
FIND OUT MORE: https://www.nsw.gov.au/.../resour.../icip-gathering-roadshow
Image credit:
Arts Northern Rivers, Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali Weaving Workshop, Evans Head, Photograph by Kate Holmes.
Station Morning Tea
Join us on the first Thursday of the month for a cuppa, a chat, and a chance to connect with the creative community at Station Creative Workspace. Meet the makers, catch up with fellow creatives, and share ideas over a relaxed morning tea.
It’s also the perfect time to connect with the Eastern Riverina Arts team about your arts practice or projects in the works.
The Mix
Calling artists, venues, promoters, artist managers, educators, techs and others involved in music and the arts in Wagga Wagga and the surrounding areas.
Don’t miss ‘The Mix’ hosted by MusicNSW Regional Coordinator Kayne Mills on Wiradjuri Country. Join us for a listening party and industry mixer, where you'll get the chance to connect, chat, and meet others in your local music scene. You can also learn about opportunities coming up and how MusicNSW can support you.
Musicians who’d like to share their music at the listening party can submit their work via the RSVP link below. Submissions are limited to 20 artists only.
We encourage a safe space, and ask all attendees to be respectful, kind and courteous during the listening party.
Catering will be provided.
Presented in partnership with Eastern Riverina Arts.
For access enquiries, you can contact Kayne Mills at kayne@musicnsw.com.
'Cool Cactus' Paint and Sip Workshop
On October 25th, Tanya is offering a brand new theme with a twist! Tanya will take you traversing the desert with her new cool cactus-themed 'Paint and Sip' workshop – with a little surprise included!
Choose your cactus – or your camel for that matter – whatever sparks your imagination, you’re in for an afternoon of fun, laughter and 100% creativity! Whether you come solo, with friends, or as part of a group, you’ll leave with a beautiful piece of artwork to be proud of, plus that wonderful feeling of calm and creative satisfaction.
What’s included:
All materials provided (canvas, easel, apron, paints, brushes, etc.)
Step-by-step guidance in a relaxed, supportive environment
A fruit platter
A surprise twist to the theme that’ll make this session extra special!
Duration: Approximately 2–3 hours
Location: The Station Creative Workspace
Date & Time: October 25th at 4:00 PM
Cost: $75 per person
Bookings: Seats are limited—reserve your spot early to avoid missing out!
Check Tanya’s website for further details on all workshops: www.paintandsipwithtanya.com.au
Saturday Morning Storytelling
Associate Professor Sam Bowker will tell stories old and new from the legends that have inspired Green Beetle
The Green Beetle company tells stories long forgotten, which have not yet been told. In this intimate spoken word performance, we will hear a selection of the ancient and invented tales that have inspired us.
25 October - FREE - 11am to 12 noon - all ages over 8 years
Shadow Puppet Workshop
Bring your imagination and let a new shadow puppet take flight! In this guided hands-on craft workshop Associate Professor Sam Bowker will share how he creates shadow puppets, and you will be able to take home a simple articulated puppet of your own design. Materials provided.
Saturday 18 October 11am to 12 noon - all ages over 8 years, all welcome to participate in this creative craft session. Maximum 12 people, $10 each.
Social Queen Market
Find your newest wardrobe additions at the upcoming Social Queen Markets at the Station’s outdoor Event Space!
A local markets filled with second hand or brand new high end clothing and accessories. From dresses to handbags to shoes and designer brands; there’s something for any queen at Social Queen Markets.
Connecting to Nature : Pathways to Art Workshop
Join Elaine Camlin from Unique State for an immersive sensory-based walk around the Wolloundry Lagoon, where participants will be invited to not only see their surrounds but to sense them. Following the walk, everyone will respond to their connection with nature, place, and experiences through a creative art workshop.
The workshop embraces playful approaches to art-making and intergenerational collaboration, inviting families and young people to explore and create together. Elaine is an experienced artist and registered art therapist who actively welcomes and creates space for our diverse communities, through neurodivergent affirming practice. This workshop has been supported by Eastern Riverina Arts Creative Commissions Project and is hosted at The Station Creative Workspace.
Event date: Saturday 11 October, 2025
Time: 11am - 2pm
$20pp - Includes: materials, tuition, light lunch
Wear: old clothes and comfortable closed in shoes suitable for walking.
Public Lecture - Myth and Legend in Shadow Theatre
Once upon a time, as the stars came out, intricate shadows danced to ancient music. In this public lecture Associate Professor Sam Bowker will survey the global histories of shadow theatre, including the stories that inspired the exhibition 'Myths of the Green Beetle'. We will see rare puppets, learn the stories they once shared, and see how artists past and present have made shadows dance to new tunes.
Saturday 4 October 6-7pm evening $10 admission
Myths of the Green Beetle
When words are forgotten, their shadows will dance.
Inspired by the Egyptian medieval traditions of khayal al-zill shadow theatre, this exhibition brings together drawings, linoprints and shadow puppets created by Dr Sam Bowker for the Green Beetle Company.
Together, these tell stories long forgotten, which have not yet been told.
Exhibition Launch:
3 October
5:30-7:30pm
Includes a performance by Melinda Bowker and Harold Gretton
Public Lecture Saturday 4 October, 6:00-7:00pm: Myth and Legend in Shadow Theatre, $10 admission.
Shadow Puppet Workshop Saturday 18 October 11:00am-12:00noon: all ages over 8 years, all welcome to participate in this creative craft session. Maximum 12 people, $10 each.
Experimental New Storytelling Saturday 25 October 11:00am-12:00noon: FREE EVENT all ages over 8 years, Sam Bowker will tell stories old and new from the legends that have inspired Green Beetle.
Brush Lettering Workshop
Join Alena Tsarkova from YaMogu for an inspiring 3.5-hour brush lettering workshop, and dive into the world of brush lettering with the latest Staedtler Pigment Arts Markers (markers sponsored by Staedtler). Whether you’re a complete beginner or an enthusiast looking to enhance your skills, this workshop is a perfect way to unlock your creativity, improve fine motor skills, and learn a relaxing, meditative art form.
Wiradjuri Art Commission Unveiling & Station Morning Tea
Aunty Fay Clayton Moseley is a proud Wiradyuri woman, Elder, and nationally recognised artist whose life and work embody resilience, cultural strength, and deep connection to Country. Join us for morning tea and the unveiling of her art commission down here at Station Creative Workspace. This is also a casual opportunity to chat to the Eastern Riverina Arts team about your project ideas or arts practice.
Paint and Sip with Tanya
We’re excited to announce that one of our resident artists, Tanya from Paint and Sip with Tanya, is now running regular creative workshops in the exhibition space at The Staton.
Join us on Saturday, 27th September for a relaxed and inspiring afternoon of painting, sipping, and connecting. This special country-inspired session will guide you step-by-step as you create your own country-styled artwork.
Whether you’re an experienced painter or picking up a brush for the very first time, Tanya’s workshops are designed to be fun, social, and beginner-friendly. All materials are provided—just bring along your favourite drink and a willingness to get creative!
✨ Spaces are limited—book your spot today to secure your easel! ✨
Work in Progress with Elaine Camlin, Gabrielle Tozer & Virginia Anderson
Hosted in partnership with The Art Factory, the next 'Work in Progress' event will be held on the 26th September. Our three presenters discussing their upcoming projects will be Elaine Camlin, Pathways to Art, Gabrielle Tozer, Your Creative Reset: Where inspiration meets action and Virginia Anderson, Starborn.
Master of Ceremonies and Speaker: Damian Triulcio
Damian is an illustrator and writer who is interested in history and its cultures. He has just finished a run of early childhood focused workshops presenting 3D printing to new audiences. This was created from Damian’s solo exhibition On Track in October 2025. Damian’s limited Radio Drama- Nemisis; The Jaded Millennium was released in July 2021. He also featured dossier’s and original artworks at the annual Halfway Print Festival. He is exhibiting in Momentum an Inclusive Arts Network & ArtRageUs Group Exhibition in October.
Speaker 1: Elaine Camlin - Connecting to Nature: Pathways to Art
Elaine Camlin from Unique State shares her WIP developing an immersive sensory-based walk around the Wolloundry Lagoon, where participants will be invited to not only see their surroundings but to sense them. The workshop embraces playful approaches to artmaking and intergenerational collaboration, inviting families and young people to explore and create together.
Speaker 2: Gabrielle Tozer - Your Creative Reset
Join award-winning author Gabrielle Tozer as she unpacks the wins, struggles and breakthroughs from launching Your Creative Reset, a dynamic and immersive workshop designed to reignite participants’ mindset and artistic processes. Plus, reflections on how mentorship from a renowned writing coach fueled both the program’s creation and her own creative momentum.
Speaker 3: Virginia Anderson - Starborn: We Are All Made of Stardust
Mojo SenseScape Productions invites you into a world where imagination and inclusion unite. Our latest sensory story, We Are All Made of Stardust, is a luminous journey through the cosmos—an immersive experience designed to awaken wonder through sound, light, touch, and scent. Created for individuals with sensory and communication differences, this performance places accessibility at its heart, offering every participant the chance to feel the beauty of our shared connection to the universe.
Creative Cultural Tourism
Regional creatives are sitting on a cultural tourism goldmine, but how do we unlock it? This workshop explores how artists, councils, and organisations can collaborate to create meaningful, market-ready experiences.
Designed for cultural organisations ready to move beyond the basics of cultural tourism and delve into advanced strategies for engagement, collaboration, and sustainable growth.
This full-day event combines in-depth discussions, hands-on activities, advanced resource sharing, and targeted networking opportunities. Participants will learn how to strategically leverage their unique attributes - including their people, history, traditions, arts, and culture - to create compelling, participatory experiences that resonate deeply with cultural tourists.
Come ready to workshop ideas, refine your offer, and shape the future of cultural tourism in our region.
This workshop is a part of the Eastern Riverina Arts Creative Industries Bootcamp.
About Creative Plus Business
Creative Plus Business is a national social enterprise dedicated to helping creative practitioners and arts professionals develop their entrepreneurial skills.
They help creative cohorts to learn new skills and implement practical approaches to small business, strategic planning, financial literacy, marketing strategy, wellbeing and more.
Since 2016, they’ve helped over 15,000 individual practitioners and creative organisations to finesse their entrepreneurial abilities, overcome challenges, improve their commercial capacity, survive and thrive.
Creative Industries Panel - Wearing Many Hats
Creatives in regional and rural Australia often juggle a rich mix of roles, from artist to administrator, teacher to technician, maker to mentor. This panel celebrates the diverse ways creatives show up for their communities, sustain their practices, and stay adaptable in a shifting industry landscape.
We'll explore how “multi-hat” work drives innovation, builds networks, and reveals unexpected career pathways, all while navigating burnout, boundaries, and the business side of art.
Panellists
Claire Harris
Claire Harris is the Manager of the Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre. She has twenty-five years experience across the arts and creative industries, including working with Australian Theatre for Young People, Outback Theatre for Young People, Eastern Riverina Arts, The Cad Factory, The Wired Lab and Live Performance Australia. Claire founded Create Hub Riverina in Wagga Wagga and currently sits on the board of NAPACA (NSW Performing Arts Centres Association).
Vickie Burkinshaw
Vickie Burkinshaw is a respected community leader in Wagga Wagga. As owner of The Curious Rabbit, she developed a much-loved gallery, café and cultural hub. She is President of both the Friends of the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and the Wagga Wagga Women’s Health Centre, where she continues to champion creativity, culture and community wellbeing. In recognition of her leadership, Vickie has received accolades including the 2022 Transgrid Leadership Award and the 2025 Wagga Wagga Local Woman of the Year.
Vanessa Keenan
Vanessa Keenan is the Managing Director of Acorn Creative Group, bringing over 20 years of experience in arts management and community engagement. She has a strong background in project management with a history of successful, award-winning projects and is a practicing artist.
Moderator
Chris Roe
Chris roe is a storyteller, artist and TV producer based in Wagga Wagga. With three decades of experience in broadcast media Chris left Sydney with his young family in 2022 to launch the popular Region Riverina digital news platform and has recently returned to a senior production role with SBS/NITV. Working remotely from the Station Creative Workspace, Chris juggles daily TV deadlines along with writing, his art practice and a small business making unusual props and toys. Fittingly, Chris has collected hats since he was 5 years old and maintains a large and varied collection.
Strategic Thinking + Project Design
Develop strategic and flexible project planning skills that can strengthen and future-proof your organisation, group, or project in this two day workshop.
Part 1: Strategic Thinking – The Why
This session will help participants uncover the deeper purpose behind their work. You’ll reflect on the gap or need your project addresses, who it’s for, why it matters, and how it connects with people’s lives. You’ll build clarity around your mission and the communities/audiences you aim to engage.
Part 2: Project Design – The How
Building on this strategic foundation, the second session will explore how to design adaptable, opportunity-ready projects. You’ll learn how to scale your idea to suit different contexts (e.g., $5k, $25k, or $100k versions) and how to pitch well-considered, implementation-ready initiatives that align with your long-term goals and vision.
This workshop is a part of the Eastern Riverina Arts Creative Industries Bootcamp.
Your Creative Reset
Ready to reignite your creativity? Join award-winning author Gabrielle Tozer for an immersive workshop that’s like a creative retreat without packing a suitcase.
Your Creative Reset is for aspiring, emerging and professional creatives of all disciplines aged 18+ who are ready to level up their artistic practice.
This isn’t your typical how-to workshop.
We’ll get to the heart of what makes you tick creatively and build a personalised toolkit that suits your season of life, whatever that may be.
Think strategies for taming your inner critic, development of deeper insights into your process, navigating burnout, habit formation to conquer procrastination and simple tips to infuse creative magic into every day.
Gabrielle delivers all this with an approach that is equal parts inspiring and supportive, making it the perfect space to grow artistically while connecting with fellow creatives.
About Gabrielle Tozer:
Gabrielle Tozer is an award-winning author based in regional New South Wales. Her latest works include The Unexpected Mess of it All, which won the 2025 ACT Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction, and beloved picture book Before We Met (illustrated by the award-winning Sophie Beer).
Over the years, Gabrielle has received honours including the State Library of Victoria’s Gold Inky Award for her debut novel, The Intern, and appeared on the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Notable List for Older Readers for Remind Me How This Ends.
She loves sharing her passion for creativity and has worked as a mentor for the Regional Arts Network's Horizon program, Regional Arts Australia's Regional Scribes program and the ABC’s Heywire initiative.
Gabrielle is currently working on three new books for HarperCollins.
With over 20 years of media, publishing and mentoring experience, Gabrielle brings her blend of industry expertise and unique ability to nurture creativity to the workshop, making her the perfect guide for your creative reset.
This workshop is a part of the Eastern Riverina Arts Creative Industries Bootcamp.
Station Morning Tea
Join us on the first Thursday of the month for a cuppa, a chat, and a chance to connect with the creative community at Station Creative Workspace. Meet the makers, catch up with fellow creatives, and share ideas over a relaxed morning tea.
It’s also the perfect time to connect with the Eastern Riverina Arts team about your arts practice or projects in the works.
Instagram for Business Owners
Specifically designed for small business owners, this fun 2 hour interactive workshop will be jam-packed with valuable information and nifty tips to build your confidence using Instagram. We will cover the fundamentals and the ways you can leverage this social media platform to drive engagement and sales for your business. The workshop will be beginner friendly and Sam is excited to give you all her top tips to help you feel like you finally know what you're doing on Instagram. So why don't you grab yourself a ticket and come along!
What's Included:
your entry to the workshop
(non-alcoholic) drinks & nibbles
free digital resources
networking opportunity to meet other likeminded people and business owners
Exhibition Workshop: Family Friendly Maker's Table
Join Artist Nina Magrath & her collaborator Elaine Camlin at the Love Cats Makers Table within the gallery exhibition space. Sit, chat and make together. A playful public programme working with paper & colour to make your own paper puppets in response to the Love Cats exhibition.
Materials provided - suitable for the young at heart. (Children 6+ to adults)
Nina's Visitor's Book which will be in the exhibition space for signing. The handmade book is by Sue Woods with Nina's paper cats embellishment
LOVE CATS
In her debut solo exhibition LOVE CATS, emerging local artist Nina Magrath shares her deep love for cats through a playful and expressive collection of drawings, prints, and fabric works.
Chok: Uzbek Architecture in Needlepoint Book Launch & Exhibition
Chok: Uzbek Architecture in Needlepoint by Natalie Fisher. Cover designed by Pro Bono Publico
Come and enjoy a celebration of the launch of Natalie Fisher’s new coffee table book Chok: Uzbek Architecture in Needlepoint. In her book, Natalie takes you to nine significant sites in Uzbekistan, illustrating her creative process of interpreting decorative ceramic tiles into needlepoint art. She also features the Silk Inroads project, in which more than 60 locals from Wagga Wagga participated in a community needlepoint project in 2022, drawing on decorative tiles from Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan and India.
Natalie will be in conversation with Sam Bowker to explore her creative journey. You can also see her latest needlepoint works on exhibition for one night only.
If you’re interested in photography, textile arts, Islamic art, architecture or travel, this evening is for you!
About the Author
Natalie Fisher is a self taught needlepoint artists who practises under her company Artweave Originals. Her work has been exhibited in galleries, museums, mosques and Persian showrooms in Australia and in the United Arab Emirates. She is also the author of ‘Ghorzah: Islamic Architecture in Needlepoint’.
Through My Eyes
Explore Claudia Haines’ exhibition Through My Eyes in the Ambo Gallery.
Drawing Methods & Mediums with Karen Walsh
Enjoy a creative fun day experimenting and learning some basic drawing techniques while exploring different drawing mediums.
In Bloom & Motion
Georgia Barton’s debut exhibition, In Bloom and Motion, is an intimate exploration of memory, emotion and personal experience.