Gregory Carosi, “Dead Reckoning”
Speaking Place workshops 2026
Workshops: Saturday 24th October
On the inspiring grounds of Piccolo Family Farm, a series of arts workshops and seminars are facilitated by skilled professional makers and artists across various unique creative disciplines. The workshops will centre around the concept of Place, and how makers and creatives evoke and communicate Place through their craft. Throughout the day, facilitators and participants have the opportunity to gather with the other participants, fostering creative networking and the exchange of ideas and thoughtful conversation.
Speaking Place was founded to provide access to world-class artistic skills for regional audiences. It also has a strong focus on ongoing impact, encouraging further creative collaboration and artistic exploration beyond the Speaking Place weekend.
‘Place’ is a generous topic of exploration. It gives artists and audiences an infinite world of discussion and discovery of how their craft ‘speaks place’ and opens them up to a journey of creative understanding and collaboration.
2026 workshops
Browse workshops below. Workshop ticket includes welcome coffee, lunch, and admission to the Speaking Place Festival on Sunday 25th October; where each workshop will showcase their craft throughout the day.
Workshop participant also have the opportunity to add a ticket to the Speaking Place dinner on Saturday 24th October – Join us for the Speaking Place dinner; an opportunity to network with other Speaking Place workshop participants and facilitators, presentations and keynote addresses.
Speaking Place workshops are for participants aged over 16 years. Participants aged under 18 years will require a guardian’s acknowledgement on waiver form.
Support: Western Riverina Arts is generously offering full sponsorship to 2x participants to attend one of the 5 Speaking Place workshops. To apply, fill out the EOI form (link in our bio), applications close Friday 28th August.
Applications for WRA sponsorship have closed.
Speaking Place Festival
Sunday 25th October
The Speaking Place weekend includes an open community festival, where workshop facilitators and participants showcase their newfound skills to the wider community. This event is a celebration of regional arts; and includes presentations, panel discussions, keynote addresses, live demonstrations, and performances. ArtFarm also opens the Speaking Place Festival to local and regional makers, with the opportunity to showcase their work and hold market stalls, and network with other artists.
The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government initiative that supports sustainable cultural development in regional, remote and very remote Australia.
The project was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, provided through Regional Arts Australia and Regional Arts NSW.
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