The Tommy Yackaduna McRae project, an update…
We are underway! Thanks to Ricky Hiskins and Dave Edwards, our new art work – Stage 2 of the Tommy Yackaduna McRae Project by Waradgerie sculptor Lorraine Connelly-Northey – is edging closer to installation. With patience and precision, Ricky and his crane moved the two heavy rocks into position. Once these have settled and weeds […]
Announcing …… 4 At The Hall – Saturday 17 Feb @ Wahgunyah
As part of our focus on original songwriting and storytelling, Arts Rutherglen in conjunction with Indigo FM and Destination Rutherglen, present 4 At The Hall – a live concert headlined by Riley Catherall (and band) with support from Ben Chan, Kamali Lamba and Dave Daly and the Cotton Thieves. 4 At The Hall will be […]
Welcome Beth Rankin, as the new President of Arts Rutherglen
Beth is no stranger to the wonderful life offered in Rutherglen and after 40 years of annual holidays in the area, decided to make a permanent move here in 2017. She has a background in nursing, creative arts education and public health and teaches in the National School of Education at the Australian Catholic University. […]
Calling all young artists!
The Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize encourages all young artists (Under 18) to enter work into the Youth Award, and three young artists will be awarded a prize of $250 each. For more information, terms and conditions please see Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize web page Enter online: www.trybooking.com/CLFKX Entries close Sunday 11 February 2024.
Opening Gala Night 8 March 2024
Join us for Opening Night and book your tickets online: trybooking.com/CLFMY Click here to visit the Rutherglen Art Prize webpage.
Arts Rutherglen Fine Film Season, 2023
Another great season of films has just wound up. We try to select films that aren’t readily accessible in mainstream and which might provoke discussion, whilst being thoroughly entertaining. This year’s selection was mainly French but also Belgian and Spanish. A particular favourite was our July film: “Tour de Force”, (Une Belle Course”) a quirky […]
Thank you Helen
Sadly Helen Mackinlay will be standing down as President of Arts Rutherglen. Helen has been our President for over 2 years and will be greatly missed by the committee. Helen’s love of community, her tireless work on every Arts Rutherglen project and her superb ability to lead a vibrant and energetic Committee dedicated to bringing […]
Movie: Rosa’s Wedding
arts Rutherglen Fine Film, Tuesday 12 September, 2023 Rosa’s Wedding Final film for this season Early date due to school holidays “Due to her kind nature, Rosa is besieged on all sides: family members, work colleagues, neighbours. What to do?! Her unexpected wedding announcement leads to great consternation…. And MUCH more meddling.” <<Rosa’s Wedding: This […]
Busking Festival May 2022
Image: Well Into Winter, featuring Alex Cameron on vocals, warm up the crowd on 13 May 2022 at Rutherglen Memorial Hall ahead of a concert by The Northern Folk Image: Well Into Winter, featuring Alex Cameron on vocals, warm up the crowd on 13 May 2022 at Rutherglen Memorial Hall ahead of a concert by […]
Thank you Frank Prem
Arts Rutherglen had the great pleasure of hosting Frank Prem, poet and story teller extraordinaire, in an afternoon’s immersion into his life’s experiences through verse. The simple images he evoked in his readings were the stuff of touching memories. Having grown up in Beechworth and working as a ‘mental health creature’ (that is a psychiatric […]