Artisans of the New England is a long-term photographic project by recent New England local, Jim A. Barker. Initiated in 2022, Barker has documented creatives in the region including painters, sculptors, ceramicists, as well as those who make things with their hands such as clockmakers, furniture restorers, seamstresses and writers. The resulting images are a snapshot in time of the array of emerging and established artists who call the New England home. Be there opening night this Friday 12 April at Armidale’s own New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM). Or check it out at your leisure while it graces NERAM’s walls until 26 May.

Spotlight on: The Big Chill artists. FOUND Regional gives you a rundown on the incredible line-up of musos set to grace the 2024 Big Chill stage in Armidale, NSW.

On a spectacular evening in March, more than 130 guests descended on Springfield Woolshed and partied for a great cause – Farming for Kids. Words by Eleanor Pengilley.

Movement has always made me feel good. So I move! I’ve found various ways to satisfy this desire to move throughout my life, including dancing, swimming, boxing, mountain biking, yoga, Pilates, functional weight training and teaching a variety of gym classes. Then there was the birth of my third child and I felt stuck.

So you think there’s no place for emotion in science or the broader workplace, for that matter? UNE geologist, palaeontologist, Superstar of STEM and sci-fi film buff, Marissa Betts, begs to differ.