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The Cad Factory is re-imagining the world through contemporary art practices.

02/10/2026

Create a dreamcatcher with Barbara Quayle

📅 Wednesday 7 + Thursday 8 October | 10am–4pm
📍 Menindee Civic Hall, 30 Yartla Street
🎟️ FREE
🍽️ Lunch provided

Come along to Menindee Civic Hall and join artist Barbara Quayle for a relaxed, hands-on creative workshop. Bring the kids, bring a friend – everyone is welcome!

No bookings needed. Drop in anytime between 10am and 4pm on either day.

30/09/2026

The Cad Factory is excited to announce the eight incredible recipients of our CASE (Contemporary Art Socially Engaged) Incubator National Residency!

These artists will be heading to Sydney next month to commence this paid, 12-month residency and professional development program supporting mid-career socially engaged artists to develop their practice, engage with their peers, create networking opportunities, and contribute back to the sector through a small project or resource.

We can’t wait!

CASE Incubator Artists: Clare Walton (TAS), Ellie Hannon (NSW), Muriel Hillion Toulcanon (WA), Nathan Stoneham (QLD), Paul Gazzola (SA), Sam Wallman (VIC), Sammy Moynihan (ACT) & Tanya Voges (SA).

26/09/2026

💙 World Rivers Day

Our rivers are vital to life – but their health and ability to sustain the ecosystems that depend on them are becoming increasingly complex as we adapt to climate change and face more frequent and extreme environmental events.

The Murray–Darling Basin has experienced mass fish deaths, recent pelican deaths and confirmed cases of bird flu. These events are stark reminders of the vulnerability of our waterways and the complex, interconnected systems that sustain them.

World Rivers Day is an opportunity to reflect on the health of our rivers, recognise the pressures they face, and consider how we can better understand, protect and care for these vital ecosystems.

Image of the Marrambidya Bila (Murrumbidgee River) by James Farley.

24/09/2026

Barkindji artist Adrianne Semmens is coming to Menindee from October 2026 to April 2027 to collaborate with people to make a new, contemporary dance.

The dance created will be performed in ‘River Stories’, an event that celebrates our waterways and the Barka/Darling River.

If you’ve ever been interested in dance, come and learn from Adrianne who has an incredible career working across live performance, screendance and within art galleries.

October Dates
7, 8, 9 October, 11am - 2pm
CWA Hall Menindee
Lunch Provided
Free
All welcome

23/09/2026

Come and make a dreamcatcher with Barbara Quayle in Menindee this school holidays! Adults and children welcome.

Wednesday 7 October, 10am - 4pm
Thursday 8 October, 10am - 4pm
Drop in anytime over the two days between 10am – 4pm to make a dreamcatcher.

Menindee Civic Hall
30 Yartla Street, Menindee
Free
Lunch Provided

Your dreamcatcher will be kept and exhibited at 'River Stories', a community event celebrating Menindee on 16 and 17 April 2027. Come and make some art and be part of this exhibition!

10/09/2026

If you're in St George Queensland on Friday 12 September, pop into the Harmony Centre - St George and say hi!

07/09/2026

Calling all regional NSW artists working in health!

The Artist in Arts & Health is a gathering for experienced artists to connect, share ideas and explore the future of the field.

The Cad Factory is offering support to regional NSW artists to attend, including travel and accommodation costs. Now accepting applications via email until COB Monday 14 September 2026.

www.cadfactory.com.au/the-artist-in-arts-and-health

Join us and Dr Claire Ho**er in Sydney for this one-day gathering on Wednesday 14 October 2026.

Images: 'The Caring Effect: Perspectives of Care' public program at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, 2022. Courtesy of
Jackie Cooper.

03/09/2026

The Artist in Arts & Health: A one-day gathering for experienced artists working in Arts & Health.

As the Arts & Health field gains momentum nationally, this is an opportunity for artists to come together, learn from one another and grapple with the opportunities and challenges shaping the field.

📅 Wednesday 14 October 2026
🕘 9am–5pm
📍 Sydney (venue TBC)

Apply by Monday 14 September with your CV/portfolio and a 200–300 word response about experience working as an artist in health. More information: www.cadfactory.com.au/the-artist-in-arts-and-health

Supported by the Australian Government's Regional Arts Fund, the NSW Government through Create NSW and Minderoo Foundation.

Image: Audience interaction with the 'Bio-Medical Composing Machine' at Tate Liverpool 2020, Vic McEwan. Photo courtesy of the artist.

02/09/2026

Congratulations to Krystle, Barkandji artist and recipient of the 2025 Joyce Spencer Prize, on her exhibition at Broken Hill City Art Gallery.

The Cad Factory, Western Riverina Arts, and the Spencer Family are pleased to have contributed in a small way to your success.

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