Ultima locals will become the stars of the show in Ultima District Uncovered – a photography exhibition at their hall on 17 and 18 November. Former Swan Hill resident Mick Cullin took the photos during a recent artist in residence project. Mick stayed in Ultima, going to the footy, visiting ...
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Our Region Our Rivers – a $34 million suite of projects across seven Council areas – has progressed to Stage 2 of the Federal Government’s coveted Regional Growth Fund. Swan Hill Rural City Council has led the charge for this funding, which will deliver riverfront projects in the Swan Hill, ...
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The 2018 Swan Hill Fairfax Youth Initiative kicks off this Monday – and you’re invited to be part of it. PROUD + DEADLY will open the festival with a night of Aboriginal storytelling, comedy, dance, song and a traditional smoking ceremony. Australia’s premier Aboriginal comedy star Kevin Kropinyeri will be ...
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Do you sing in the shower, but yearn to take to the stage? Maybe you like sing-alongs with your kids? Or maybe you’re an experienced performer? Regardless of your singing prowess, you are being asked to lend your voice to a pop-up community choir in Swan Hill this September. In ...
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The Swan Hill region is culturally strong and artistically ambitious. That is the vision set out in the Swan Hill Rural City Council draft Creative Strategy, which was released for public input today. Mayor Les McPhee said ideas from the community and from Council’s cultural services team were used to ...
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This weekend, classical singers Rianne Graham and Iris Ferwerda are taking over the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery. On Saturday, 11 August join Rianne and Iris as they entertain with a range of pieces from well known operas and musicals such as The Marriage of Figaro, LesMiserable, Carmen, The Pirates ...
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Car and plane lovers – take a break from tinkering in your shed and pay a visit to Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery this winter. Locals are lending some unique objects to the Gallery for the new Flight/Motion exhibition, like a 1940s BSA motorbike, model aeroplanes and beautifully painted car ...
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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Swan Hill Print & Drawing Acquisitve Awards. Print winner Elizabeth Banfield From Loftia Park, 2017 Linocut artist book on kozo tissue, 38 x 58cm page size Drawing winner Jan Davis Georgica #25, 2017 Ink, stitching on Nepalese paper, 53 x ...
Read More »Are you an artist or creative person living in the Swan Hill region? Do you enjoy going to live shows, visiting galleries or getting involved at the Library? Or maybe you have ideas about what would entice you to get involved or attend a local arts event? In May, you ...
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Bayden Clayton is a familiar face in the Swan Hill creative arts scene. When he first became involved back in 2009, he says he was “a quiet 13-year-old that had little interest in theatre or art in general” and hesitated when asked to take part in a show with the ...
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