School Holiday Lapidary Workshops for Beginners

Bathurst Lapidary & Collectors Club Old Fire Shed, Park St Eglinton (next to tennis courts)

Learn the skills of cutting and polishing minerals and rocks in a 2-Day workshop; with the possibility to set polished stones - all materials and instruction provided. Minimum age: 8 years old. Parental supervision encouraged for children aged 8-9 years. Enclosed shoes required, BYO lunch, morning tea provided.

$50

Summerfest – Free Activities for Kids & Teens

Bathurst Showground Lot 1 Kendall Avenue, Bathurst

Bathurst Summerfest is an annual week of summer fun for the family. Summerfest has been running each January in Bathurst for over 20 years! Hundreds of children ranging from pre-school, primary and youth spend a week together learning from the Bible, making friends, singing songs, playing games and making craft. There’s something for everyone and […]

Free

Free Workshop: Pricing for Creatives

Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre 105 William Street, Bathurst

Presented by Creative+Business in partnership with Arts OutWest. Working out what to charge for creative products and services can be a colossal challenge. Where to even start? Pricing for Creatives is a practical workshop that covers the basics of figuring out the price point for creative work, including calculating costs and understanding what the market […]

Free, bookings required

Free workshop: Diversify Your Creative Income

Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre 105 William Street, Bathurst

Creative+Business IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTS OUT WEST Creative businesses often need help to brainstorm all the possible ways to diversify their income streams (especially NOW) and become more financially sustainable. Diversify Your Creative Income is an interactive workshop that allows participants to discuss the various general ways that creatives can make money (including services, goods […]

Free, bookings required

Timber Hawkeye

Bathurst Library 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

Timber HawkeyeFriday 10 March, 6pmFree- no bookings required Timber is the bestselling author of Buddhist Boot Camp, Faithfully Religion less and The Opposite of Namaste. He will join us at the Library for a free book talk, discussion and Q&A. Discover the benefits of mindfully living at peace with the world (both within and around […]

Free

Author Talk – Mawunyo Gbogbo

Bathurst Library 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

Author Talk- Mawunyo Gbogbo Saturday 11 March, 3pm Bookings Essential- 6333 6281 Join ex CSU Bathurst student and current ABC journalist Mawunyo Gbogbo for a talk about her 2022 memoir Hip Hop & Hymns. Hear about Mawunyo’s experience growing up in the sleep coal mining town of Muswellbrook, NSW and how her love of storytelling, […]

Free

Bathurst & District Artisans Open Day

Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville

Bathurst & District Artisans is a new craft and art group. We are having an open day to show what we offer as far as developing or enhancing your skills in a range of crafts and art. Come for an hour or stay for the day. Watch demonstrations or try your hand at a range […]

$15

Learn Painting Basics

Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville

This class is aimed at those who want to start painting, but don’t know where to start. Jenni will take you through what you need to know about: . Preparation of painting surface, mixing colours from the 3 primary colours plus white and black. . Maintenance of equipment. . Tips and hints for using acrylic […]

$25

Archives on Tour

Bathurst Library 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

Archives on tour: Lord Carrington is coming to town!Discover one of the jewels of the State Archives Collection, as the Carrington Albums embark on a regional tour, hosted by Museums of History NSW.Travel back in time to colonial NSW and view the exquisite handcrafted illuminations in these albums from the 1880s. You’ll marvel at the […]

Free

Oil Painting

Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville

This class is aimed at artists experienced in using oil paints. More information and booking details can be found at https://www.dropbox.com/s/6uz26gua7x1chn6/oil%20painting.pdf?dl=0

$70

Free Workshop: Networking for Creatives

Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre 105 William Street, Bathurst

Arts OutWest in partnership with Creative+Business. Funded by ConnectBusiness. This in-person workshop is a surprisingly fun event designed to encourage creative people to get to know each other, while acknowledging the horror, and sharing a few tips at the same time. While it’s a vital skill in the creative industries, many practitioners consider networking to […]

FREE

Human Library – Un-judge a Book

Bathurst Library 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

In celebration of Harmony Week Bathurst Library will be hosting a special 'Human Library' event; Un-judge a Book on Saturday 25th March from 3pm - 5:30pm. A Human Library is a library where real people are on loan to readers in a safe, conversational space to discuss topics openly between a 'human book' and reader […]