The following text is a lightly edited version of the wonderful, heartfelt speech given by Dame Quentin Bryce at the launch of the Susan Ryan AO sculpture in the Old Parliament House Senate Rose...
Category: Art
Women running the tech behind provocative robot sculpture
CW: This post mentions suicide. What happens when art and technology collide? And can it inspire the next generation of women in information and communications technology (ICT)? On May 30, the...
Inspiring women: Jen Webb
BroadAgenda is featuring a short series of profiles on amazing women and LGBTIQ + folks. You're about to meet Distinguished Professor of Creative Practice at the University of Canberra, Jen Webb. ...
The power to take up space: unveiling Zelda D’Aprano
A few days ago at Trades Hall Council on Lyon Street, Melbourne, the late feminist Zelda D’Aprano was immortalised in bronze statue created by artist Jennifer Mann. Zelda's most famous act was...
Our children will ask, ‘What did you know’?
This editorial is inspired by a new play that's on in Melbourne called #NoExemptions, written by Angela Buckingham. In the not too distant future, global environmental collapse triggers wars, the...
The Lost Petition: Naming those killed by domestic abuse
In a couple of lines, tell us about yourself. I am Dans Bain, a Narrm/Melbourne based artist. I work across multiple intersecting mediums with a strong focus on social justice, inclusion and...
A Summer of Hope: Amani’s story
After two long years of the global COVID-19 pandemic, so many of us find ourselves tired and lacking energy for even basic tasks. Facing a new year does not fill us with the joy of possibility as it...
A Summer of Hope: Margo’s story
After two long years of the global COVID-19 pandemic, so many of us find ourselves tired and lacking energy for even basic tasks. Facing a new year does not fill us with the joy of possibility as it...