Dark Sky Innovations

Dark Sky Innovations Empowering small businesses and communities to connect, create and collaborate.

21/11/2024

The Art Unlimited committee is pleased to announce the 2025 exhibition dates. We are looking forward to another fantastic year and will make entry forms available in the new year.
Stay up to date and receive entry forms direct to your inbox by joining our mailing list - http://eepurl.com/bJDDAz

12/10/2024

SPACE is excited to host WAACI with their Exhibition and stalls this week.
Tuesday through to Thursday, lots of Art, crafts, handmade goodies on display and for purchase. Be sure to call in and see the WAACI team.

Excited for this Bloomin’ Birds Spring Fest celebration tomorrow of all things Spring!
20/09/2024

Excited for this Bloomin’ Birds Spring Fest celebration tomorrow of all things Spring!

BLOOMIN' BIRDS SPRINGFEST IS HERE! 🎉Join us in celebrating the arrival of spring with the Bloomin' Birds SpringFest on 21 September 2024, along Dalgarno Street, Coonabarabran. This vibrant festival will be filled with creative activities, delicious food stalls, local art, and captivating music!

What to Expect:
🎶 Live Music
🍔 Food and Street Stalls
🎨 Creative & Plant Workshops
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for All the Family
💡 Light Projections by Illuminart

This Open Streets Project is proudly funded by the NSW Government. Stay tuned for more details, as the Council will share exciting updates about Bloomin' Birds SpringFest, including locations and activities.

📍 Location: Dalgarno Street, Coonabarabran
📞 Phone: 02 6849 2000
📧 Email: [email protected]

For more events, check out the https://www.warrumbungle.nsw.gov.au/tourism/events

So awesome to see the fruition from concept stage, networking with local artists/businesses, assisting writing a grant o...
14/09/2024

So awesome to see the fruition from concept stage, networking with local artists/businesses, assisting writing a grant on behalf of an organisation to seeing the finished outcome for the community to enjoy. (Only one part of 2 multifaceted projects for the Warrumbungle Shire as part of the NSW Government’s Open Streets Program )

13/09/2024
22/08/2024

Bloomin’ Birds Projected Art and Exhibition What is it? Have an image of your art projected in Dalgarno Street during Springfest. 20 artists (selected by judges) will be paid to have their work projected during Springfest, and exhibited in SPACE. What do I have to do? Upload a high resolution phot...

20/08/2024

👀💰 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:

📌 Innovate with NBN: A grants program that's designed to support regional and remote businesses. Arts category grant: $15,000.
“The arts and cultural communities throughout regional Australia are brimming with people from all walks of life. We’re looking for businesses run by artists who continue to deliver exciting content, and use technology to bring their passion to life – engaging with audiences both domestically and internationally.”
Applications close 29th September.
Full details: https://www.nbnco.com.au/campaigns/innovate-with-nbn-grants-program

📌 Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grants: Up to $3,000 for individuals or $5,000 for organisations. Open to regional artists, arts organisations and communities to take up professional or skills development opportunities, or respond to small project opportunities that arise at short notice. Delivered monthly from February to November.
Full details: https://regionalarts.com.au/regional-arts-fund/apply-to-the-raf

📌 Playing Australia Project Investment: Supporting performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia. The program supports costs associated with touring to regional and remote areas of Australia. There is no limit on the amount that can be requested.
Applications close 1st October
Dull details: https://creative.gov.au/investment-and-development/playing-australia-project-investment/

📌 2024 Dinny O' Hearn Fellowship applications are now open - offered to young Australian writers to help support a creative project or work in progress. To be eligible for this fellowship you must:
- be an Australian writer engaged in creative writing;
- aged no more than 25 by the application closing date; and,
- be an Australian citizen.
Offering up to $7,300. Applications close 9th September.
Full details: https://scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/awards/dinny-ohearn-fellowships



📸 Image credit: Piriwa Placemaking Mural, Balgo Community. Supported by a 2022 Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grant. Image courtesy Sarah Landro, Camera Story.

30/07/2024
The Australian Haydn Ensemble visiting Dunedoo on Friday 6th August, 6pm at the Jubilee Hall.Tickets are $35 (under 18s ...
21/07/2024

The Australian Haydn Ensemble visiting Dunedoo on Friday 6th August, 6pm at the Jubilee Hall.

Tickets are $35 (under 18s free) and can be purchased at humanitix.com or at the door on the night. The Dunedoo Development Group will be providing supper on the night for a gold coin donation.

Get tickets on Humanitix - Australian Haydn Ensemble (Dunedoo) hosted by Music in the Regions. Dunedoo Jubilee Memorial Hall, 154 Bolaro St, Dunedoo NSW 2844, Australia. Friday 9th August 2024. Find event information.

“Just Say Yes!” One of the many messages and inner reflections shared by Coonabarabran artist Simon Martin at his ‘Cymbo...
21/07/2024

“Just Say Yes!” One of the many messages and inner reflections shared by Coonabarabran artist Simon Martin at his ‘Cymbology’ exhibition at SPACE

Many said Yes! and enjoyed the special opening on Saturday night.

Congratulations Simon and SPACE and to those who’ve already made purchases 🙌 30% of sales go to Yarn, Support, Connect - Coonabarabran Su***de Prevention Network

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Dark Sky Innovations

We believe that rural businesses & communities can THRIVE! EMPOWERING small businesses & communities to connect, create and GROW through INNOVATION and COLLABORATION is what we do!

Dark Sky Innovations is based in the NSW rural community of Coonabarabran which is adjacent to Australia's first internationally recognised International Dark Sky Park. The stunning Warrumbungle Dark Sky Park. We love our Dark Skies and the enormity of potential we can see and not yet see!

​Innovation is our passion and we work not only in our community but with businesses across Australia and internationally. Like most businesses we have made a big shift this year due to COVID. We were in preparation for hosting an exciting Goose Chase for Coonabarabran’s inaugural Dark Sky Awakens Festival (an awesome Star Wars themed festival) in May when things were postponed. At the same time Youth events in the Warrumbungle Shire, where Coonabarabran is nestled, were closing down... so thinking outside the box we proposed a home based Goose Chase to the Youth officer of the Warrumbungle Shire Council. We were excited in April to launch the Warrumbungle Goose Chase which was to run for 3 weeks over the school holidays... before the finish date we were asked to extend for May (and we said “Sure!”) and then as the end of May was looming we were asked to extend to include June... and we said “Okay” and then we were asked to extend to include the July school holidays. So what started as a 3 week COVID lock down event turned into 15 weeks with 3208 missions completed by 89 players on 46 teams across the Warrumbungle Shire. 3 months of giggles, creativity, getting active and wonderful connections...

Vivian was running this first goose chase basically on her own and was exploding with ideas of how this could grow to help support rural and regional communities for not only family engagement but also assisting Festivals, Tourism and more whether in COVID lock down or not. Tying in perfectly with our business vision of helping rural businesses and communities to THRIVE!