Arts & Culture

Hawkesbury Cultural Plan 2006-2011 - 24 Oct 2006
Hawkesbury City Council commissioned the development of a Cultural Plan firstly in recognition of the role that culture plays in shaping the quality of life of the Hawkesbury... more ..

Public Art - 'Linking Richmond' - 14 Sep 2005
Richmond residents were invited to send a "postcard" to Council as part of a project part funded by the Department of Urban Planning in partnership with Hawkesbury Chamber of Commerce and Richmond Mainstreet Program. more ..

Arts & Events Contents - 27 Dec 2006
A healthy city has a stong current of professional and community-based cultural activity which gives expression to the community's aspirations and identity. more ..

The Windsor Group - 15 Nov 2004
The Windsor Group were nine young Sydney artists who painted in the inner city of Sydney as well as Emu Plains, Richmond and, especially, Windsor between 1935 and 1945. more ..

Battle of Vinegar Hill Commemoration - 14 Sep 2005
In 2004 five Western Sydney councils got together to commemorate the Battle of Vinegar Hill and our combined efforts won the prize for "Best Cultural Project/Program" at the inaugural Local Government Association Cultural Awards. more ..

Community Arts Projects - 14 Sep 2005
Council both initiates and supports community arts projects, and seeks sponsorship from the state government and other organisations for these projects where appropriate. more ..

Public Art - Hospital Beds - 05 Sep 2005
This project arose out of the community's aspirations to a cultural precinct to be Hawkesbury Hospital, aheritage building (original a convict barracks) with no landscape. more ..

Hawkesbury Regional Gallery - 05 Sep 2005
Hawkesbury Regional Gallery opened on 24-25 June 2005. It provides opportunities for residents and visitors to access contemporary visual art with a unique Hawkesbury flavour. more ..

AGRI/CULTURE: Re-Creating the Living Landscape - 05 Sep 2005
The exhibition was remarkable in a number of ways. First, it was the inaugural exhibition of the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, the region's first public art gallery. Secondly, it was the first time a specifically cultural scrutiny of our agricultural heritage has taken place. The result was an exhibition that interpretised the intersections of a number of powerful themes: from life on the farm and methods of production to changing landscapes, fire and flood, sustainability and urbanisation. more ..

The Deerubbin Centre Commemorative Booklet - 05 Jul 2005
Click to view Deerubbin Centre Commemorative Booklet more ..

The Hawkesbury Art Collection - 07 Sep 2004
The Hawkesbury Art Collection comprises approximately 300 works of art, the majority acquired through the Macquarie Towns Acquisitive Art Exhibition, which was conducted throughout the decade 1985 - 1995. more ..

Arts & Crafts Groups - 07 Sep 2004
Contact details for a variey of arts and crafts groups are listed in the Community Directory. more ..


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