PRESS
RELEASES from the Forbes Arts & Culture Working Group
8 August 2006
FRANK MOORHOUSE TO OPEN BOOKBINDING EXHIBITION IN FORBES
One of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary authors, Frank Moorhouse, will open Double Bush Binding, an international travelling exhibition of hand-crafted books featuring two short stories by ‘France’s Henry Lawson’, the Franco-Australian writer Paul Wenz, at the Mezzanine Gallery in the historic Forbes Arcade building, 23 Rankin Street, 5pm, Saturday 12 August 2006. more >> [pdf 16kb]
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March 2006
CRITICAL TIME FOR THE ARTS IN FORBES
Community
research for the Forbes Cultural Plan has revealed that the arts
and cultural industries in the shire are facing a crisis, says writer-in-residence
and convener of the Forbes Arts and Culture Working Group, Merrill
Findlay. more>>
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March 2006
DRAFT
CULTURAL PLAN NEARLY READY!
Forbes
Shire residents will be able to read the first draft of the long-awaited
Forbes Cultural Plan at the March meeting of the Forbes Arts &
Culture Working Group at 5.45 pm on Monday 6 March in the Forbes
Library. more>>
What
makes Forbes Special for You?
Forbes Advocate, Tuesday 12 July 2005.
Watch
out for the Forbes Arts and Cultural Working Group’s survey
form in your mailbox on Wednesday asking you ‘What makes Forbes
special’, and what you think can be done to make the shire
an even better place to live in. read
more >>
Ascertaining
shire cultural identity
Forbes Advocate 4 June 2005
Forbes
needs a cultural plan
Forbes
Advocate 12 May 2005
Forbes residents have long dreamed of having more
sophisticated cultural amenities for the town, such as a modern
art gallery, a sophisticated performance space for music and theatre,
a new tourist information centre and dynamic interpretive displays
celebrating the Shire's unique natural and cultural heritage. Such
secret dreams finally became public at the April meeting of the
Forbes Arts and Culture Working Group... more
>>
Wanted:
Ideas on local culture
Forbes
Advocate 12 April 2005
Forbes
needs a cultural plan. That is the opinion of Merrill Findlay, the
chair of Forbes Shire Council's Arts and Culture Working Group.
more
>>
PRESS
RELEASES
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July 2005: WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT FORBES?
Press release for the Forbes Advocate by Kylie Grayson pdf
download
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April 2005: FORBES PEOPLE TO MAP THEIR LOCAL CULTURE pdf
download
Outcomes:
interview on Lachlan Valley Community Radio; interview on ABC Radio,
Orange; coverage
in Forbes Advocate; interview on WIN TV.
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