Pop-Up green waste is happening again from 7.00 am til 2.00 pm on Sunday 19 March on the corner of Rifle Range Road and Campbell Ford Drive.
Each year, the Arts around August campaign promotes the diversity of the Central Highlands’ thriving arts and culture sector through supporting local community projects and their development.
The program offers an assortment of exciting events and workshops right across the Central Highlands.
July
6 June to 8 July | Blackwater Art Society Exhibition ‘Through Our Eyes” | Bauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery, Spingsure
27 June to 27 July | 2022 CHRC Youth Art Awards Exhibition | Emerald Art Gallery
8 July to 12 August | Learn to draw over 5 weeks | Blackwater Art Society
15 July | Natasha Stanton Exhibition Opening “Emergence” | Bauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery, Springsure
18 July to 3 September | Natasha Stanton Exhibition – “Emergence” | Bauhinia Bicentennial Art Gallery, Springsure
23 July | Z&K Designs Leather Tote Workshop | 58 Retro Street, Emerald
30 July | Beginner Glass Bead Making with Michelle Gray | Emerald Art Group
31 July | Fused Glass Jewellery with Michelle Gray | Emerald Art Group
August
2 August | Roald Dahl & Imagination Seekers | Capella Cultural Centre
3 August | Death by Carrot | The Irish Village
5 August | Annual Art Awards Emerald – opening and awards presentation | Emerald Art Gallery
6 August | Art in the Park – youth art workshop | Emerald Botanic Gardens
6 August | Lego art with Brick Nic | Tieri Library
6 August | Beginner Glass Bead Making with Michelle Gray | Emerald Art Group
6 August | Gemfields Festival – Big Brekky Fundraiser for the Willows Rural Fire Brigade & Family Day | Willows Gemfields
6 August | Blackwater Art Society Exhibition Opening | Blackwater International Coal Centre
7 August | Gemfields Festival – Queen’s Jubilee High Tea | Ramboda Homestead, Anakie
7 August | Advanced Glass Bead Making with Michelle Gray | Emerald Art Group
8 to 9 August | Gemfields Festival – GAA Intro to Gemmology | Rubyvale Town Hall
8 August to 16 September | Annual Art Awards Emerald – Exhibition | Emerald Art Gallery
8 to 19 August | Glass Botanicals in the Outback Workshop Series | Outback Exploratorium
10 August | Gemfields Festival – Anakie Historic Walk & Devonshire Tea | Anakie Crossroads
10 August | Gemfields Festival – Wine & Cheese Night + Art Exhibition | Rubyvale Hall
11 August | Quirky Wire Art Workshops | Rolleston Memorial Hall
12 August | Gemfields Festival – Fancy Dress Ball | Sapphire RSL
12 to 14 August | Gemfields Festival – Gemstone and jewellery vendors | Rubyvale Hall, Sapphire Hall
12 to 14 August | Gemfields Festival – Gemfields Lapidary & Craft Club Gemboree – Roy Day Park
13 to 14 August | Quirky Wire Art Workshops | Emerald Art Group rooms
13 August | Gemfields Festival – Rubyvale Progress Assoc Saturday Night Spectacular | Rubyvale Flats
20 August | Lego art with Brick Nic | Blackwater Library
20 August | It’s Genetic – Colette Anderson [7.00pm tickets] [9.00pm tickets] | Emerald Little Theatre
20 August | Art in the Park – youth art workshop | Emerald Botanic Gardens
[cancelled] 21 August | Lego art with Brick Nic | Rubyvale Hall
[cancelled] 25 August | Quirky Wire Art Workshops | Dingo Community Hall
26 August | Wonka: The story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Emerald Town Hall
29 August | Quirky Wire Art Workshops | Tieri Civic Centre
30 August to 2 September | Outback Photography Retreat Carnarvon National Park | Wallaroo Outback Retreat, Arcadia Valley
September
2 September | Wine and art night | Blackwater Art Society
3 September | Lego art with Brick Nic | Springsure Library
3 September | Art in the Park – youth art workshop | Emerald Botanic Gardens
9 to 30 September | Learn to paint over 4 weeks | Blackwater Art Society
10 September | Capella Pioneer Village Heritage Day | Capella Pioneer Village
17 September | Art in the Park – youth art workshop | Emerald Botanic Gardens
17 September | Schoolhouse Quilters Workshop, hosted by Emerald Patchwork and Quilting Group | Emerald Town Hall Supper Rom
17-18 September | Flipside Circus workshops | Emerald Indoor Sports Centre
20 September | Flipside Circus workshops | Blackwater Civic Centre
21 September | Flipside Circus workshops | McIndoe Park
October
7 October | Barbed wire fruit sculptures with Scrapmetalsheila | Springsure Showgrounds
8-9 October | Barbed wire sculptures with Scrapmetalsheila | HIA Pavilion, Emerald Showgrounds
8 October | Festival of Small Halls | Anakie School of Arts
Download the Arts around August promotional kit here.
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