This poem is a response to four of Joy Hester's images of girls currently on display at Heide Museum of Modern Art.
On Joy Hester’s late portraits of girls
Category: History
Poetry inspired by ‘Flourish’
Sally Denshire's poem ‘A lineage of ecologies’ celebrates LeAnne Vincent's award-winning art work 'Flourish'. Vincent's Artist's Statement follows the poem.
Women at the Edge: History and Beyond
A transcript of a talk I gave at this event in Beechworth on the 12th March. The event was a partnership between Women's Health Goulburn North East and The Wheeler Centre. They asked me to speak to the question "What would the historical timeline look like if women were included?" In 1956, Kylie Tennant… Continue reading Women at the Edge: History and Beyond
Albury in the Year of Indigenous Languages
Walking around Albury, locals and visitors alike have probably noticed an explosion of public art.
Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series at MAMA
A couple of times a week, over the past couple of months, I’ve been a visitor-experience volunteer at MAMA, talking with people about Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series, which is currently showing. This is the only NSW stop on a travelling exhibition from the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. It is no exaggeration to… Continue reading Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series at MAMA
A Weekend Unlocked
The Rutherglen and Corowa Unlocked weekend, on the 25th and 26th of August 2018, was a great success and it is hoped it will find a regular place on the calendar.
Sad Shadows and Vivid Creativity: The Mayday Hills Arts Society
An atmospheric and beautiful place rich with history, layers of flaking plaster and paint, long echoing corridors, generous rooms with high ceilings and soft light, gardens with quiet corners. Is it any wonder that Mayday Hills has become a home for local artists?
Count Down
A short story by Dorothy Simmons, based on the story of the first woman hanged in Victoria (Winner of the Marjorie Barnard award, 2015)
Lost for 150 Years: Burke’s Pistol Returns to Beechworth
An incredible story: There is limited money and only three days to spare, and an important piece of Beechworth history has become available ... half way around the world ...
At Last, A Seed in the Hollow Womb
A short story by Raylene Brown set in the Snowy Mountains. It was first published in story.book: a collection of fiction (long and short), Unbound Press & Spilling Ink Review's Prize -Winning Fiction 2011.
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