FORBES CULTURAL PLAN: a community initiative by the Forbes Arts & Culture Working Group to develop a new vision for the Shire of Forbes, NSW

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Newsletter No. 3: Spring/Summer 2005
with great photos of young Forbes musicians playing with the Sydney Youth Orchestra by Renee Orr, and the extraordinary art gallery/exhibition space at Mezzanine in the historic Forbes Arcade, courtesy of the Forbes Advocate.

Double bush binding: an international bookbinding exhibition for Forbes featuring two short stories by Paul Wenz - with photos at the proposed venue, Mezzanine Style.
Cultural survey coming soon to you
Public consultation a team effort
Great opportunity for the Shire's young musicians
Working Group elects its first secretary, Kylie Grayson
Arts stories that change the future
Festival-ising Forbes
Festivals Australia: what have other communities done with Federal funding?
Local lad gets Festivals funding - but not for Forbes!

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Newsletter No. 2: Winter 2004
WITH PHOTOS >>>

Forbes needs a cultural plan
And a cultural centre like Gilgandra's
International travelling exhibition to open in Forbes
Fifty-five minutes late: a 'new' story by Paul Wenz
Art & sense-of-place: landscape painting with Patrick Shirvington
History spot: Billabong Creek as it once was
Draft proposal for Cultural Complex and French Heritage Centre
Landmark Wiradjuri exhibition in Orange
Where's the best place for a cultural centre?
Why bother with the arts?
What can we learn from Parkes?
Ben Hall Myths & Legends Festival proposal
Best Practice in cultural planning

Newsletter No. 1 Autumn 2005
with photos>>

Invitation to the April meeting
What is Forbes Arts & Culture Working Group?
What is Cultural Planning and why is it important for Forbes Shire?
What is culture?
'Culture' is what makes locals who they are and our Shire unique: a report on an a talk in Forbes by Hannah Semler, Arts Out West
A Shire that's much more than the town of Forbes
Cultural Planning Guidelines: NSW State Government

 

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