They cannot take the sky
A new exhibition at the Rachinger Gallery in Geelong aims to bring to light the stories of refugees who have spent time in Australian on- and off-shore immigration detention centres. Through photo portraits and video…
Articles by Kylie Whyte
We’re all ‘Waiting for Something Better’…
The current bush fires demonstrate the climate emergency intensifying and there has been discussion recently about the protest movement against government inaction on this issue not being inclusive of people from culturally diverse backgrounds. A…
Jack Bayley explores elemental flow in his new show: Chaotica
Jack Bayley is a 96 year old artist with a philosophical approach to life that has led him into deep exploration of the forces of nature and the flow from chaos to order. Inspired by…
The Last Folk Singer talks about music, poetry and international collaborations.
Camille Barr, poet and singer-songwriter, recently sent lyrics to Sound Better, only to have them snapped up by a UK producer and through a collaborative process ‘A Little Gypsy Song’ was born. She is now…
In conversation with author Shokoofeh Azar
Shokoofeh Azar is an Iranian artist, journalist and author whose book, The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree, was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and received the Queensland Literary Award in 2018. She has been living…
Phillip Edwards on painting the world in watercolour
Phillip Edwards is an artist who is creating magnificent large scale landscape paintings of places like Mt Buffalo and the Wombat State Forest near his home and studio in Bullarto, Victoria. Phillip approaches his subject…
This is Eden comes to Drysdale
Emily Goddard – creator and performer and Green Room nominee – is bringing her award-winning play to the Potato Shed in Drysdale this November. Emily has performed on stage for companies including the Melbourne Theatre…