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Supporting the arts and creative communities in the Blue Mountains through promoting the diverse range of quality cultural events and activities to local and broader audiences.
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CONGRATULATIONS!We are thrilled to award the following artists and arts organisations with grants as part of the 2026 Ci...
19/06/2026

CONGRATULATIONS!

We are thrilled to award the following artists and arts organisations with grants as part of the 2026 City of the Arts Trust Grants Program! Congratulations to all eight grant recipients. We look forward to sharing more information as their projects are realised.

// Megalong Music Festival Inc. - '2027 Megalong Music Festival'

// Ru Halwala - 'Scary Strangers Comedy Festival'

// bentART Inc. – 'bentART'

// Blue Mountains Concert Band Inc. - 'Among the gum trees: celebrating music in the Blue Mountains'

// Modern Art Projects Blue Mountains Inc. - 'ARCADE'

// Ann Palumbo - Buster Keaton Silent Film 'The General' with live music at Mount Vic Flicks

// Ramana Dienes-Browning - 'Imra's Ocean', film and screening

// Tyswan Slater - 'Dragonfly 2780'

For more information about the grant recipients and their projects, read the full media release from Blue Mountains City Council here www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/blue-mountains-celebrates-local-creativity-through-2026-city-of-arts-trust-grants

For more information about the City of the Arts Trust visit www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/city-of-the-arts-trust

Images:
Megalong Music Festival - Artistic Director Asmira Woodward-Page (L) and festival fellow (R) (cropped). Photo by Gabe Hutcheon.
Tom Stevenson (L) and Ru Halwala (R) from Scary Strangers (cropped). Photo by Ryan Leaney.
Installation shot of bentART 2025 (cropped). Photo by Meagan Macintosh.
Blue Mountains Concert Band and Mountains Youth Band in concert Blue Mountains Theatre 2025 (cropped). Photo by Greg Farmer.
Ann Palumbo and Paul Laszlo (cropped). Photo by Alison Marcer.
Film still from 'Imra's Ocean' (cropped). Cinematography by Tom Taylor.
Project Dragonfly 2780 lead, Tyswan Slater.

The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre is presenting a new painting prize!Submissions for the inaugural Hill Painting Prize ...
24/04/2026

The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre is presenting a new painting prize!

Submissions for the inaugural Hill Painting Prize will close midnight Sunday 24 May 2026.

This new painting prize will feature three awards – People’s Choice, Artist’s Choice and an overall winner – with a total prize pool of $12,000. The overall winner will be announced at the official exhibition opening on Friday 7 August 2026.

To learn more about terms and conditions and the entry process visit bluemountainsculturalcentre.com.au/hillpaintingprize/

Image: DAVID R HILL Blue Mountains Cadence 2026 (detail), oil on canvas, 80 x 102 cm. Courtesy the artist.

Blue Mountains City Council's Cultural Development team is excited to be participating in the 2026 Ripple: Disability an...
02/04/2026

Blue Mountains City Council's Cultural Development team is excited to be participating in the 2026 Ripple: Disability and Diversity Internship Program.

Applications are now open for this exciting paid internship opportunity led by Accessible Arts in partnership with Diversity Arts Australia and a range of leading arts and cultural organisations.

Eight paid internships will be offered across NSW and ACT for people who identify as both culturally diverse AND d/Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent.

The term “culturally diverse” is inclusive of people who identify as Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) and or Culturally and Racially Marginalised (CaRM), people of colour, Black people, and people from migrant and refugee backgrounds.

A person with Disability includes anyone with sensory or physical conditions, learning disability, chronic illnesses, mental health conditions or who is Neurodivergent.

This 14-week program includes an internship, 1:1 mentorship and professional development training. Internships will take place from June to September.

For details and to apply, visit https://aarts.net.au/news/ripple-2026-apply-now/

Program information session will be held 5pm-6pm Tuesday 7 April 2026 via zoom. Register here https://events.humanitix.com/2026-ripple-disability-and-culturally-diverse-internship-program-information-session

Applications close 11:30PM Monday 27 April.

Image description: RIPPLE appears in bold colourful, capital letters with a graphic of a white ripple effect within the lettering. Above is pink text that reads: Accessible Arts. Underneath is pink text that reads: Disability and Culturally Diverse Internship.

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