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! ✨

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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)

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’.