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Art made at research station

FOWLERS Gap research station housed artists from throughout the country for the last week, who’d travelled to the region to undertake a multimedia arts workshop with artist Ash Frost and local potter Lyndy Marshall. Frost has hosted the workshop...

28 Jul 2025
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The face of art

ARTIST Patty Bover used to think she was bad at art. That was until 13 years ago, when she signed up for a course teaching a style of portraiture called “whimsical faces”.Only then did Bover realise that art is whatever the artist says it...

25 Jul 2025
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What’s On

TODAYLife DrawingBroken Hill City Art Gallery, 6pmLive model at the gallery. TicketedTOMORROWArtist Talk: Em Jensen and Hashem McAdam of Pushing FilmBroken Hill City Art Gallery, 10.30-11.30amArtist talk with photographer Em Jensen and...

24 Jul 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Textile artist awarded

LOCAL Barkandji artist Krystle Evans has been awarded the Joyce Spencer Award for 2025, receiving financial support to assist her presenting a solo exhibition called Goddess at the Broken Hill City Art Gallery. Evans said she drew on Spencer’s words...

20 Jul 2025
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From hair to handmade jewellery

KAREN Underwood’s idea of “switching off” from work when she gets home in the evening might not seem relaxing to most. After finishing the day running her Sulphide Street hair salon, Ms Underwood spends her evenings hand-making jewellery.“I...

20 Jul 2025
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Author mines for dirt in The Hill

NATHAN Carnie doesn’t mind wading through the muck and filth of humanity. For the last five years, he’s been busy reading and writing about the very worst of us, those so desperate and soulless they are driven to take the lives of others. It’s...

13 Jul 2025
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Girl looks to build better future

FORMER local Abbie Kelly has been recognised in the ultimate shout-out to the unsung builders of the world -- girls. It’s a global initiative that aims to surprise the world and rally girls everywhere by defying expectations and show they can also be...

13 Jul 2025
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Dutton takes Baldy

THE annual Bald Archy Prize opens tonight at the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery. Now in its 29th year, the Bald Archy Prize is something of a satirical antidote to its more serious counterpart, the Archibald Prize, Australia’s most notable...

12 Jul 2025
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Red Dirt, Blues Skies call for art

THE Broken Hill Art Exchange is calling for entries for their Red Dirt, Blue Skies Artist Trail, an installation that will see businesses throughout town transform into exhibits displaying local art. The series will take place throughout August...

12 Jul 2025
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Dreaming comes to life at Marnpi Festival

A NEW arts festival grounded in First Nations storytelling and practice is set to takeover Oxide Street next month. Marnpi festival, co-designed by Barkandji Elder Uncle Badger Bates and artist run-initiative Slag Heap Projects, brings together art...

12 Jul 2025
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Cultural festival returns

MUTAWINTJI Cultural Festival will return next month for its fourth year running, and organiser Leroy Johnson said the running of the festival has become much smoother with more events under the team’s belt.“We’re just on the tried-and-true...

11 Jul 2025
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From Bauhaus to the Bush

WEAVER, Kelly Leonard, has been crafting on and off for decades, and traces the threads her life work back to one serendipitous encounter while studying at art college in the 1970s.“When I was a teenager at art college, I just happened to...

07 Jul 2025
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Weekend workshop sews connection

AN embroidery guidance group enjoyed a weekend of stitches and fun under the tutelage of a Mildura group. The Embroiders Guild, Victoria - Mildura Branch’s Broken Hill Guidance Group had a weekend workshop titled ‘Chirpy Little Birds’.Mildura Branch...

07 Jul 2025
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Another farmer wants another wife

THERE’S only one thing sadder than a farmer without a good woman, and that’s a single lady who needs a good farmer. Thank heaven for the popular reality TV program, Farmer Wants a Wife. Over the course of 15 seasons, the program has resulted in 11...

05 Jul 2025
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Broken Hills voice to the world

FOR a girl born in the dusty outback town of Broken Hill, June Bronhill’s voice would go on to perform internationally in the theatres of London and Sydney. But Bronhill never forgot where she came from, even changing her name to recognise her...

05 Jul 2025
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Budget slashed for Broken Hill Gallery

FUTURE programs at the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery could be in jeopardy after the State Government pulled funding from all but three country galleries in New South Wales. Applications for grants under the four-year funding program...

04 Jul 2025
Arts & Entertainment

What’s On in Broken Hill?

Big Sky Tour: Performance 6.30pm, Broken Hill Civic Centre SYO’s Big Sky Tour culminates in spectacular fashion with the Big Sky Gala at the Broken Hill Civic Centre on Friday 4 July at 7:00pm. Live Music: Chrissie Murphy & Highway...

03 Jul 2025