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GBMCAN Grand Finale Event

The Edge Cinema Gallery Katoomba
3pm – 6pm+ 19 October 2024

The Greater Blue Mountains Creative Arts Network will be winding up its Blue Mountains Artists Company by December 2024, due to loss of financial viability through 2024-2025 to meet all our fixed costs. To celebrate our more than 20 years of effort in supporting the Blue Mountains arts community, we invite you all to join us for our Grand Finale Event at The Edge Cinema in Katoomba, on Saturday 19 October 2024 from 3pm.

At the event, we will also be announcing various new initiatives being undertaken to continue our collective engagement with the world of the creative arts.

Event Program

3.00pm

Launch of the 2024 Regenesis Anthology: Weaving Connections
– Barbara Lepani & Zac Quinn

  • Talks by winning entrants
    • Short Story
    • Poetry
    • Artworks
3.30pm
Open discussion about the works
4.00 pm

Opening of GBMCAN Art Exhibition
– Curated by Corinne Hemsley
Detais for enering the Art Exhibition

 

4.30pm Opening of Mountain of Youth Exhibition
 Documentary Loop of Student Engagement
– Discussion with Kalani and Helena and student MOY crew
5.00pm

Cinema theatre showing of short films, Dream Link and Soles

– Introduced by Kalani Gacon

6.00pm +

End of an Era Legacy Party
Live music

Drinks from the bar and light refreshments provided

Appreciations and Outline of new pathways forward across the arts – how the legacy continues

RECENT ACTIVTIES

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups

This program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities.
Grants are available from $10,000 to $50,000. Supported activities must not last longer than two years from the proposed start date.
Please read through the following grant guidelines.

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Greater Blue Mountains Creative Arts Network

CONNECTING CREATIVES ACROSS THE GREATER BLUE MOUNTAINS

DARUG, GUNDUNGURRA AND WIRADJURI COUNTRY

WELCOME TO THE NETWORK

Connecting Creatives Across the Greater Blue Mountains 

We are delighted to welcome you to the Greater Blue Mountains Creative Arts Network (The Network) — a vibrant, engaged community of creatives living in the Greater Blue Mountains encompassing the City of Blue Mountains and the Seven Valleys (Lithgow) LGAs. 

SADLY WE WILL BE WINDING UP BY DECEMBER 2024

In collaboration with our partner organisations, we seek to support all arts genres and to project a positive image, regionally, nationally and internationally of Greater Blue Mountains arts and culture through member-initiated projects, art exhibitions and through multi-arts events with our network partners.

We offer our members personalised pages on our website, and the opportunity to engage in thought leadership through our blog and forums.  

The Network’s community is supported by a volunteer management committee that meets once a month and reports to our members through our quarterly ARTBytes e-newsletter.

Members can get involved in the full range of our activities and projects, which you can learn about elsewhere on this website:

  • Seek support for your project from fellow members in the network  
  • As a visual artist, help to support and exhibit in our exhibition programs  
  • Have your personal page linked to your own artwork and projects on our website
  • As a writer, contribute to our Regenesis Collective blog and ARTBytes quarterly newsletter  
  • As a cultural worker in the community, help us build strong partnerships with other cultural organisations  
  • As a creative use The Network as your auspicing body if you are applying for a grant
  • As a musician or performing artist, work with us to initiate and run multi-arts events that showcase your talents
  • As a network partner, work with us to initiate projects that support the creative community. 

Don’t hesitate to reach out to members of the Management Committee to discuss your ideas and needs.  

 

FUNDING

 Regional Arts NSW

Create NSW

Australian Council

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OPPORTUNITIES

 Regional Arts NSW

Create NSW

Australian Council

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REESOURCES

 Regional Arts NSW

Create NSW

Australian Council

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NEWS

 Regional Arts NSW

Create NSW

Australian Council

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CONNECT TO THE ART BUZZ

SUBSCRIBE TO THE ARTBYTES FEED

NETWORK PARTNERS