A vibrant program celebrating music, creativity and community is happening across the region.
Following the successful transformation of our maiden piano at The Gum Ball, Dashville, in April, our collaborators have been busily preparing for the arrival of their own magnificent instruments.
Looking for something a little different to do in Singleton? Art After Dark: Sound, Stories & Second Lives on the 6 November 2026. This sounds like a fantastic opportunity to get creative, explore the fascinating inner workings of a piano, and even make your own experimental musical instrument! There are some really unique events coming…
This event has been postponed to Saturday 28 November 2026. Bring your creativity along for a Teddy Bears’ Picnic-inspired art-making adventure on Tuesday 6 October at the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre! Children and their caregivers will explore a variety of fun printing techniques to decorate a pianola roll, working together to create a colourful collaborative…
Piano played differently! Participants in this workshop on Tuesday 29 September 2026, will engage in a variety of beat making activities led by Hunter Regional Conservatorium’s Joshua Vada. Rather than traditional percussion instruments Joshua will make use of our semi-deconstructed piano. The recorded rhythmic patterns will be layered to create a percussion ensemble piece. Family…
Join the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre and Arts Upper Hunter on Friday 25 September 2026 for an evening of music, memories and farewell to STRAD, a much-loved piano with a story to tell. Led by STRAD’s sparkling former owner, the evening will bring together live music, reminiscing and an Open Piano for anyone who wants…
Join Arts Upper Hunter and the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre as we strike a joyful chord through a vibrant program of FREE events and workshops celebrating music, creativity and community. It’s already started with a weaving workshop in July, and the next couple of months will see a flurry of activity at the gallery with…
A vibrant program celebrating music, creativity and community is happening across the region. Following the successful transformation of our maiden piano at The Gum Ball, Dashville, in April, our collaborators have been busily preparing for the arrival of their own magnificent instruments. Dungog. The affectionately dubbed Dungog Dump Piano premieres with a tour of the…
Over three days in mid-July 2026, a small posse of Singleton youth joined two “grown-ups” named Just Chuck and Jez to create a very watchable video using hand-crafting and digital tools. When it turned out that three of the young people were also musicians (as were the adults) the stage was set to make something…
This gorgonzola of a school holiday workshop is on 15-17 July 2026. It is FREE and bookings are essential. Make Your Mark on the Screen Three days of digital mayhem where teens aged 12–18 collaborate to create a short animated music video — guided by one of Australia’s most experienced live visual artists. Your character,…
Stop looking everyone! We’ve FOUND a piano (or two). Thanks so much for everyone who contacted us. Here’s what we were asking for … Do you have a piano that you need to get off your hands? Preferably one that hasn’t been tuned in years or is a bit “ruined”. Please contact Haylee Knight, Project…
Our first activity, Death Cycle of a Found Piano begins— Friday (tomorrow) will see the deconstruction, revealing the beautiful inner workings, followed on Saturday and Sunday by participatory creative making. If you are heading to Gum Ball this weekend pop by and say hi. The Gum Ball Art & Music Festival Friday 24 to Sunday…