Bathurst Regional Art Gallery is running a free Kids Activity Room through until January 28.

Be inspired by Andrew Christofides’ geometric artworks and design your own flag or 3D shape

Stick your artwork to the gallery wall to help create Bathurst’s biggest bunting. All materials are supplied, this is a free event, supervision by an adult/ carer is required.

They also have four kids’ workshops January 16-19 including an intro to life painting, making your own robot, 3D wire portraits and making your own drawing machine.

All workshops $10, 10.30am-12.30pm, bookings essential (6333 6555).

Ivory Rose Botanicals in George St have daily workshops in Christmas wreath or table decoration making from tonight (6pm) through to Sunday (6331 5656).

At Abercrombie House, the kids are invited on a Night Tour next Wednesday, December 27 from 7.30-8.45pm. Tickets $15 via the Visitor Centre 6332 1444 or Abercrombie House 6331 4929.

Some of the best fun I had in 2017 was playing around at BMEC and making new theatre with teenagers and director Nel Kentish.

The free workshops for 13-18 year olds are back January 17-20 with Phil McDowell joining Nel for the music side of things. 6333 6161.

In Orange, Brittany Lee Page and Kurt Dwyer-Williams will run a dance workshop at Colour City Dance Works on January 17 (BKdancedevelopment@outlook.com).

ENTRIES for the inaugural Tremain’s Heritage Art Prize will close on December 31.

The focus of the prize is on artists living in and around the Bathurst region recording and preserving in any medium (paint, sculpture, photography etc.) any local historic landmarks, buildings or places that they feel may be at risk or endangered. See tremainsmill.com.

Orange Regional Gallery are calling for proposals from local, regional and national artists and curators for exhibitions in one of their three gallery spaces in 2018.

Applications close December 29. See org.nsw.gov.au/proposals/ for more information.