MOREE Arts Community Centre is one of 20 organisations to receive an Arts North West micro-grant, aimed at supporting artists, collective, and creative organisations across the New England and north-western regions.

MACC received funding to developing a new professional website that will manage programs, showcase local artworks and strengthen community engagement.

MACC, a not-for-profit organisation established two years ago by Dr Mojgan Habibi, Claus Bredow, and Jenni and Peter Birch, is run entirely by volunteers.

“We are very grateful to receive this micro-grant and sincerely thank Arts North West for this support,” Dr Habibi said.

“Our mission is to create an inclusive and welcoming space where people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy art, creativity, and community connection.

“This grant will allow us to create a dedicated website for the centre which will help our community connect more easily with our programs, workshops and exhibitions,” she said.

“It will also give our local artists a place to share their work, reach wider audiences and strengthen cultural engagement in Moree.

“We are grateful for this opportunity and look forward to building a digital space that reflects the creativity, inclusion and community spirit of the Moree Arts Community Centre.

“We warmly invite community members, visitors and anyone interested in art to come and enjoy our facilities, participate in our programs, and be part of the growing creative life of Moree,” Dr Habibi said.

Moree Arts Community Centre is one of 20 organisations to receive an Arts North West micro-grant.

The micro-grants program offers up to $1000 in quick-response funding for independent professional artists, community groups, and arts organisations to support their creative practice.

Designed to sustain and grow locally-led arts and cultural activity, the program enables artists to respond flexibly to opportunities in skills development, capacity building, and creative experimentation, particularly during times of uncertainty.

Arts North West acting executive director, Miranda Heckenberg, said the micro-grants demonstrate the value of flexible, small-scale funding in keeping regional creativity thriving.

“These small grants have a big impact. They help artists keep making, sharing, and connecting through creativity,” Ms Heckenberg said.

The 20 successful recipients represent a vibrant cross-section of the region’s creative community, from emerging artists and experienced artisans, to filmmakers, musicians and arts collectives.

Each project reflects the strength, diversity and innovation of arts practice across regional New South Wales.

Artists and organisations from Glen Innes, Tamworth, Armidale, Walcha, Uralla, Gunnedah, Moree, Liverpool Plains and Tenterfield will undertake projects that include purchasing new creative equipment, delivering professional development workshops, producing films, hosting community events and creating new artistic works.

All will contribute to the rich cultural life of towns and villages across the district, Ms Heckenberg said.

“Each project strengthens our region’s cultural ecosystem and ensures arts and culture remain part of everyday life across the New England and north-west.”