Below you'll find a list of all posts from June, 2015
By Celeste Hawkins One of the topics that is hot right now and will continue to be is art and social change. This weekends forum “2970 º The Boiling Point” on the Gold Coast, which will see a combination of local and international innovative creatives come together,promises to be an event for futurists,artists, activists,cultural workers, academics and those interested in social change. And with …
‘Free the Arts’ is calling on the Federal Government to put an immediate halt to plans to strip the Australia Council of $105 million over 4 years to establish the new National Programme for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA). Free the Arts is a national whole of industry alliance of arts and cultural sector organisations and independent artists. The 65 …
By Celeste Hawkins In one of my favourite underground haunts in the heart of Melbourne exists a great little shop called: ‘The Cats Meow’. Opening as a partnership in 2002, it has been providing customers with Australian made clothing and accessories ever since. Kylie Golsby-Smith who started the Kylie Jane label in 1999, took over as sole owner and operator …
By Celeste Hawkins I’m sure there are some people still clinging to their TV sets, missing the plethora of wonderful stuff floating around on the web. But, most of those people probably wouldn’t be reading this right now! For those of who spend large amounts of time on You Tube and Vimeo, you would have noticed the digital web series …
By Celeste Hawkins I’ve got a soft spot for Sydney. Every now and then I like to venture out of Melbourne town to explore the diverse and healthy art scene that Sydney has on offer. You may recall an interview I did with the charismatic Mulga a few years ago. He was able to quit his dull day job to focus …