Creating & Thriving IDPWD Atrium Exhibition 2025

Next date: Saturday, 06 December 2025 | 11:00 PM to Friday, 23 January 2026 | 04:30 PM

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Welcome to this month’s exciting and dynamic Atrium exhibition, Creating and Thriving 2025. Wingecarribee Shire Council is excited to celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) on 3 December by inviting local artists with disability to exhibit their work in our grand finale December 2025 exhibition.

IDPwD is a United Nations Day observed internationally on 3 December each year. It aims to promote community awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability.

Our annual Creating and Thriving exhibition is back for December 2025 and January 2026, in time to convey a vibrant Christmassy, summery feeling of joy and celebration throughout the Atrium. Showcasing the creativity of our local artists and creatives living with disability, this show will once again inspire and delight audiences, highlighting some of the diversity and dedication of our Shire’s creative community.

The 2025 theme is “Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress”. Artists associated with Creative Space, Rosnel Hostel, and other services around the Shire are some of the creatives who have contributed a wonderful collection of artworks for this uplifting multimedia group exhibition.

Explore, discover, and connect! https://www.idpwd.com.au/

For more information on this event and artwork purchase information, please get in touch with mail@wsc.nsw.gov.au

Visitors are always welcome to take photographs within the space, no permissions required; however, we encourage people to credit the artists if they are posting online.

It is possible to organise guided tours of the exhibition for small groups on request.

Please join us for the launch event - all welcome, no need to book

Launch event details

Date: Thursday, 4 December
Time: 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Location: The Atrium, Civic Centre, 68 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale, 2577.

Literary preview: As part of the exhibition launch, our guest speaker Erin Reedie will share her story and announce her new children’s book. Erin will also share the journey of local author Claire Jessop, who also has a disability, and has been supported by Erin to write and publish her own book.

Refreshments will be provided at the launch.

Images from our 2024 Creative and Thriving Exhibition