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 …
Start where you are
As my creative year begins to very slowly wind up with what will surely be enough tension to carry it into next year, Iโve been left thinking about where the call to action is in the work I do, be it recording and composing soundscapes, walking, writing, visual documentation or community engagement. Every day, we're …
Why. Now. How.: a practice for change
Sowing seeds that can stimulate societal transformations. For decades I've heard artists say their art does the talking for them. As someone who likes to write, putting together an artist or work statement has never a problem, but I know artists who really struggle to explain WHY they do what they do. Many will describe …
An Entangled Existence: An Essay
A collaborative essay by Kim V. Goldsmith, Narelle Vogel, Joanne Stead, Anna Glynn, Tracy Luff, Jane Richens, Laura Baker and Tania Hartigan, October 2024. First published on ClimateCultures, 21 October 2024 Regional Futures: An Entangled Existenceย is a collection of artworks informed by an intimate knowledge of Regional New South Wales, created by seven female artists …
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 …
