A black feather lying on dead grass โ alone and separated from its life source. As a creative, thereโs nothing quite like finding your tribe. โTribeโ is that over-used term for a group of like-minds, whose values and interests align with yours โ a community of interest. For me, finding that community took years. I …
Shifting gears
Behind the microphone at ABC Western Plains. August 2025. Just when you think youโve found your groove, and life has a sense of rhythm, along comes a speed bump causing life to wobble until you shift gears. This happened at the beginning of August when I decided to find out if I wanted to work …
Is this art?
Installation view of the Vaticinor space in the Regional Futures: Box of Possibilities exhibition at the Manning Regional Art Gallery While putting the finishing touches on the installation of my Vaticinor series works at Manning Regional Art Gallery (MRAG), as part of the Regional Futures exhibition (23 March โ 13 May), a member of the public stuck his head into …
Swimming in a clean ocean
Over a long weekend in October, I returned to the Mid North Coast and the Manning Valley for another round of field recordings and story gathering for my Regional Futures project, Vaticinor. Works are now in development for this project, in preparation for a small group exhibition at the Manning Regional Arts Gallery in March …
Exploring regional creative collaboration
REGIONAL FUTURES RESIDENCY: WELLINGTON CAVES NSW Kim V. Goldsmith is a digital media artist and writer with a background in agriculture, journalism and marketing communications consulting in rural industry, natural resource management and other regional sectors. She's based near Dubbo and has worked across Regional NSW for the past 30 years. Contaminated by our encounters …
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