Community
The arts are the soul of the Central West Orana community—from the Dubbo Region and Warrumbungles, to the Western Plains. This page is a resource for artists and creative communities across the Orana Arts home region.
Artist resources
These resources are for the benefit of artists in the Orana Arts home region of the Central West Orana. Additional resources and opportunities for visual artists, performing artists and writers are available through a Studio Co!Lab membership.
Grants + funding
As well as the links in this section, check your local government websites for community funds and grants. Need help? Email Orana Arts.
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The Country Arts Support Program (CASP) is funding from the NSW Government, administered by the Regional Arts Development Organisations.
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This includes Regional Arts Fund (RAF) grants. Keep checking in for opportunities. MORE
Regional Arts NSW offers discounted group insurance policies with Finsura to any not-for-profit arts organisation nation-wide that joins RANSW as a Community Member. MORE
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Keep checking for opportunities. MORE
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Regional Arts Fund grants are administered by state regional arts organisations. Regional Arts Australia offer a fellowship and other opportunities. MORE
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GrantConnect provides centralised publication of forecast and current Australian Government grant opportunities and grants awarded.
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Explore and check into regularly for grants and opportunities. MORE
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Start a tax-deductible fundraising campaign.
Arts organisations
A guide to key arts organisations in Australia.
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The peak arts and disability organisation in New South Wales. We advance the rights of, and opportunities for, people with disability or who are d/Deaf to develop and sustain professional careers in the arts and have equitable access to arts and culture across NSW.
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A music rights management organisation, APRA AMCOS licences help music creators get paid for their work and provide a straightforward way to legally play and copy our music.
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Australia’s only national community legal centre for the arts. Arts Law is a not-for-profit that is committed to strengthening the value and respect for creative communities and culture to make a better world.
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Cross-cultural programs and resources to help artists and arts professionals in Australia and Asia build knowledge, understanding and networks.
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AFTRS is the national screen and broadcast school.
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Through residencies, symposia, workshops and other professional activities supported by robust national and international networks, ANAT plays a unique and critical role in Australia’s artistic and cultural ecosystem.
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The Australian Writers’ Guild is the professional association representing writers for stage, screen, audio and interactive and has protected and promoted their creative and professional interests for more than 60 years.
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A not-for-profit organisation that provides simple licensing solutions to allow you to use copyright-protected words and images. Fees from licences are paid to our creator members.
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Create NSW is the NSW Government's arts and cultural driver. We grow and support the arts and cultural sectors in NSW for everyone to enjoy.
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Creative Australia is the Australian Government’s principal arts investment and advisory body.
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Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS) is the national voice for ethno-cultural and migrant racial equity in the arts, cultural and creative industries.
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The largest, most established union and industry advocate for Australia’s creative professionals. MORE
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MusicNSW supports artists and industry across regional NSW to increase touring, expand networks, and share knowledge.
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Since 1983, the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) has been an influential advocate for the Australian visual arts, craft and design sector.
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RAA are a not-for-profit arts organisation, dedicated to unlocking cultural and creative ambition across the vast landscapes and communities of regional, rural, and remote Australia.
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As the peak body and service agency for arts and cultural development in regional New South Wales (NSW), Regional Arts NSW leads the conversation, encourages collaboration, provides support and celebrates the achievements of the arts and cultural sector in regional NSW.
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There are 15 Regional Arts Organisations in New South Wales, each providing strategic direction for sustainable arts and cultural development in their region.
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Screen NSW champions creativity and economic sustainability for the state’s content creators.
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Screenworks is a national member-based non-profit committed to supporting and empowering screen creatives and crew across regional Australia. We offer professional industry programs and activities for people at every career stage to develop their skills and help build a diverse and thriving regional screen sector.
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Sound NSW is a dedicated office within the NSW Government committed to the growth, development and promotion of contemporary music in NSW.
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Writing NSW is the state’s leading provider of services to writers, including courses, seminars and workshops, writing groups, festivals and events, grants and prizes, and information and advice. A not-for-profit organisation formerly known as the NSW Writers’ Centre, we have been providing quality support to the writers of our state since 1991.
Professional development resources
Find more videos on the Studio Talks page or in the What they said… blog. This a small sample of what we offer our Studio Co!Lab members. These talks have been part of a four-year Studio Talks program since 2021.
The impact of generative artificial intelligence on the arts
This conversation between Dr Andrew Frost and Kim V. Goldsmith looks at what’s happening in AI (early 2024), and why Andrew Frost is intrigued by it, how he uses it in his work, and how he sees it developing.
Storytelling approaches to confront difficult histories
Nathan ‘mudyi’ Sentance, Head of Collections, First Nations, at the Powerhouse Museum talks with Andrew Glassop about storytelling approaches to confront difficult histories.
Ensuring the arts are for everyone
Disability advocate and artist, Allison Reynolds believes the arts are for everyone. In this talk with Alicia Leggett she explains how to how to increase your art-loving audience by up to 25 percent.
Crowdfunding
Multidisciplinary artist and creative producer, Kim V. Goldsmith, looks at the pros and cons of crowdfunding and how to make it part of the funding mix for your arts practice.
Regional resources
This section provides links to arts and cultural venues, community arts organisations, and project spaces across the Central West Orana region. The Central West Orana region takes in the local government areas of Dubbo Regional, Warrumbungle Shire, and parts of Gilgandra Shire, Narromine Shire, and Mid-Western Regional Council. We work with a range of partner and member organisations including local government, Local Aboriginal Land Councils, and community arts orgnisations.
Dubbo Region
The Dubbo Region takes in the communities of Dubbo City, Wellington, Geurie, Wongarbon, and Stuart Town, as well as smaller villages and localities including Brocklehurst, Dripstone, Euchareena, Eulomogo, Eumungerie, Maryvale, Mogriguy, Mumbil, North Yeoval, Rawsonville, and Toongi.
Dubbo Regional Council is a member organisation of Orana Arts.
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At the WPCC you will discover exhibitions of contemporary art to local history and cultural events that speak to the many facets of society through the arts, history and performance. The Western Plains Cultural Centre offers venue hire for any occasion from corporate hire to community and cultural groups looking for space to create and connect.
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The Joyce Schneider Auditorium is a 500 seat theatre with state-of-the art facilities including a comprehensive, computerised sound and lighting control room, box office, hydraulic orchestra pit, fly tower, dressing rooms, ‘green room’ and refreshment bar.
The Convention Centre is a flat-floor auditorium which can seat 750 theatre style, up to 500 banquet style with a break out room, extensive foyers, function bar and commercial kitchen. It is an ideal venue for a range of events including trade shows and exhibitions, weddings, school formals, concerts and award presentations.
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The Maliyan Cultural Centre in Wellington NSW is dedicated to showcasing, exploring and elevating the rich cultural history of the Aboriginal people of our region. We focus on community, culture, conversations and continuity in telling our stories and the stories of those who have been here before us. We understand the intercultural nature of our people and the complex relationships they have with each other and the land.
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The Wellington Museum & Historical Society shares the memories of the interesting people, places and events in the ever changing environment of the beautiful Wellington Valley.
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Wellington Arts Centre Inc. aims to promote, educate and encourage the arts in Wellington and surrounds. To this aim Wellington Arts Centre Inc. actively engages in developing and creating events linking in with existing events and the promotion of arts events throughout the community.
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Established in 1964, the BBGA mission is to preserve for future generations an inspirational collection of Australian plants, particularly those of the inland slopes and plains of temperate eastern Australia, for the purpose of conservation, education and recreation.
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The place to create, jam, exhibit and perform in Dubbo.
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Australia's leading regional dance studio. Setting the standard in Australia dance since 1934.
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Supporting, advocating for and growing Dubbo's original music scene into a thriving music city.
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CrACN is a not-for-profit organisation, providing a central platform to advocate for and celebrate creative and cultural practitioners. We support individuals and organisations in Dubbo and all towns within approximately 200 km.
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We are a not-for-profit created to promote and advance screen content creation and the screen industry in Dubbo NSW and surrounding region.
Warrumbungle Shire
The Warrumbungle Shire takes in the towns of Coonabarabran, Baradine, Binnaway, Mendooran, Dunedoo and Coolah.
Warrumbungle Shire Council is a member organisation of Orana Arts.
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SPACE is a not-for-profit social enterprise art gallery and creative space in Coonabarabran NSW. SPACE was conceived and executed by Creatives Collective ARI inc. a local disability-led disabled artists’ group who believe in making opportunities, not waiting for them.
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Connecting Community - Making a difference for communities of Coonabarabran and the 2357 postcode.
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Baradine & District Progress Association is a not-for-profit group of community volunteers.
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Community organisation
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The Coolah District Development Group Inc (CDDG) is a volunteer managed community organisation based in Coolah, NSW.
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Use the tag Pandora Gallery to find out what exhibitions are on.
Narromine + Gilgandra
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The Trangie Local Aboriginal Land Council had a vision to establish a Keeping Place or Cultural Centre where the community could gather and meet.
The Wungunja Cultural Centre sits on a site that is culturally significant as it once provided emergency housing for Aboriginal members of the community. This site celebrates our connection to Aboriginal heritage and is often showcased through stories told in various forms of art.
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The Coo-ee Heritage Centre building houses not only the Visitor Information Centre, but several galleries.