CREATE Festival events sell out

The second CREATE Festival is off to a sold-out start following increased interest in the shire-wide activities.

Opening night festivities at The Crossing Theatre on March 11 and the Wee Waa Community Arts and Cultural Centre opening have already exhausted their ticket allocation.

Other events being held during the two-week-long festival remain available for patrons.

The early success and interest in the festival marks a triumphant return following strong support in 2021.

Last year’s festival featured a theme of ‘Home’. Organisers this year have decided to embrace a theme that is intriguing and have adopted ‘Illusion’.

This year, organisers have also expanded the exhibitions to three spaces at The Crossing Theatre.

All three spaces will be open daily from 10am to 3pm – March 12 to 27. A gold coin donation is being encouraged – to ensure CREATE grows on a yearly basis.

In the main gallery, the exhibition room, all paintings will be curated to give the illusion of ‘A Walk Through Nature’. This will be an immersive experience showcasing some beautiful works inspired by nature.

The second gallery, the riverside room, will host works that are inspired by the 2022 theme, Illusion.

The largest gallery, the main auditorium, will have a digital installation by Lightning Ridge artist, Jillian Gates.

This work titled, ‘Liminal Space: Finding Reality’ is a video installation created solely for the CREATE Festival. The video explores dream spaces and the blur between what is real and what is not.

Full details on what’s on with CREATE to come.