MADE IN KANDOS

CREATIVE
CULTURAL
EXPERIENCES

Explore the creative side of Kandos. Made in Kandos is a private experience designed for groups of six or more who crave a deeper connection to place through art. Be guided with your group through three studios in Kandos, where local artists and makers open their doors to share the processes, inspiration, and stories that weave together the spirit of this remarkable post-industrial town.

Delve into a hidden world. The post-industrial town of Kandos in Central NSW has become a magnet for artists, and their creativity secretly hums in its streets and forgotten spaces, waiting to be uncovered.

If your group is seeking something different, Made in Kandos promises a memorable encounter with regional culture and creativity.

Experiences start at 10am and run for approximately 2 hours: Add-ons extend the experience by 1–3 hours

Included in your morning:

  • Tailored guided visits to 3 private art/maker’s studios in Kandos
  • Intimate conversations and demonstrations with artists about their work and creative practice
  • A welcoming, fascinating journey through Kandos’ art scene

MADE IN KANDOS operates at 10AM, Thursday to Sunday, throughout the year.

PRICES

CORE TOUR — $50 per person (Group of 6+ Minimum)

Optional add-ons (additional cost):

  • Morning tea at Kandos Kitchen – scones, jam, cream, tea and coffee $20pp
  • Lunch at Kandos Kitchen – locally inspired, seasonally fresh fare $25pp
  • Private art workshop – tailored to your group’s interests (eco-dying, printmaking, drawing, movement, or more) $50pp

To book your experience email
madeinkandos@gmail.com

Please include in your email:

  • The date you wish to have your experience (10AM start on Thurs, Fri, Sat or Sunday)
  • The number of guests in your group
  • Special interests (eg. Painting, textiles, photography, printmaking, installation, performance, Indigenous art, sculpture, assemblage, furniture making)
  • The Add-Ons you wish to experience
  • Dietary preferences (if you’re adding morning tea or lunch)

ARTISTS

  • Gus Armstrong & Maddison O’Brien collaborate on environmentally focused projects like Creek Dreaming, blending film, installation, and community engagement. Both artists are active in Kandos’s cultural ecology, with Maddie curating exhibitions and Gus producing works that reflect the tensions between land, climate, and identity.
  • Gabrielle Bates is an interdisciplinary artist and arts organizer whose work in Kandos since 2022 has fostered community connections through collaborative, place-based projects that blur the boundaries between art, ritual, and local storytelling.
  • Terry Burrows relocated to Kandos from the city and uses painting, photography and installation to reflect on themes of displacement and belonging. His work often engages with the town’s domestic spaces and broader global issues.
  • Maddison Gibbs & Jason Wing own a warehouse studio in Kandos which they hope to transform into an art gallery. Jason is of Biripi and Cantonese heritage whose work explores bi-cultural identity, truth-telling, and environmental justice; Maddie is a proud Barkindji woman who creates multidisciplinary works that examine Aboriginal histories and spirits.
  • Fleur MacDonald is a Kandos-based artist and textile designer renowned for her intricate gouache-painted wooden objects and sweet/spicy hand-printed table linens, with a debut novel set in Kandos currently in progress.
  • Brett Nutting runs Ad Hoc Furniture from his workshop on Angus Avenue, crafting one-of-a-kind pieces from salvaged timber that reflect Kandos’s post-industrial charm. His practice embodies a sustainable ethos that resonates with the town’s creative reuse culture.
  • Georgina Pollard is a co-founder of Cementa festival and WAYOUT Artspace in Kandos, and her abstract painting practice is deeply rooted in Kandos’s rhythms and rituals. She blends socially engaged art with a strong material sensibility, helping shape the town’s contemporary art identity.
  • Leanne Wicks blends ornithology and textile art in her Kandos-based practice, knitting bird portraits that merge artist identities with native species. Her whimsical installations, such as Birds Like Us, celebrate community and environmental care through soft sculpture.

Made in Kandos acknowledges the Dabee people of the Wiradjuri Nation on whose land Kandos is built. We pay our respects to Elders Past, Present and Emerging and acknowledge that their Sovereignty has never been ceded.

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