‘I’m still an outsider’:A path from a childhood in denial to lighting up the CBD

‘I’m still an outsider’:A path from a childhood in denial to lighting up the CBD

Birrunga Wiradyuri says his ancestors made him wait to rediscover his culture. But when the time was right,he picked up a paintbrush and never looked back.

  • byCourtney Kruk

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‘I made this movie for the stolen mob’:A horror about historic wrongs

‘I made this movie for the stolen mob’:A horror about historic wrongs

The Moogai offers a perspective on the Stolen Generations that has been sorely missing in mainstream Australian cinema.

  • byNell Geraets
‘So hungry for something beyond four walls’:The musical bringing joy to prisons

‘So hungry for something beyond four walls’:The musical bringing joy to prisons

Ilbijerri Theatre’s Big Name,No Blankets wowed audiences at the big festivals in Sydney and Melbourne. Now it’s winning over the toughest crowd of all.

  • byKarl Quinn
For Indigenous artist Jonathan Jones,even painting a landscape is ‘political’
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For Indigenous artist Jonathan Jones,even painting a landscape is ‘political’

The Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man on engaging with nature and each other – and a favourite NSW bushwalk.

  • byBenjamin Law
A First Nations artist’s week with Jean Paul Gaultier

A First Nations artist’s week with Jean Paul Gaultier

The chance to work with a fashion legend was one Grace Lillian Lee could not pass up.

  • byJane Rocca
Rapper Barkaa wants ‘white men to be very scared of me’. This is her victory lap

Rapper Barkaa wants ‘white men to be very scared of me’. This is her victory lap

From a troubled teenager to artist of the year,Barkaa is now living her best life,but she still has no interest in making people feel comfortable.

  • byMeg Watson
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Swords,shields,spheres:The First Nations art in Brisbane’s Lightscape

Swords,shields,spheres:The First Nations art in Brisbane’s Lightscape

The immersive,illuminated 2km trail through Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens is back – and this year,it features works of two North Queensland First Nations’ artists.

  • byCatherine Strohfeldt
‘Wow … It touched her’:Vincent Namatjira on that Gina Rinehart portrait
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‘Wow … It touched her’:Vincent Namatjira on that Gina Rinehart portrait

The Archibald Prize-winning painter on Australia’s richest person,his idols and his most valued possession.

  • byBenjamin Law
‘What are you willing to sacrifice?’ The upshot for comedian Steph Tisdell

‘What are you willing to sacrifice?’ The upshot for comedian Steph Tisdell

The stand-up comic,actor and screenwriter on advice for school-leavers,the importance of quelling self-doubt – and the harsh reality of political systems.

  • byBenjamin Law
Mega-spiders,crocs and a wild bull. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea

Mega-spiders,crocs and a wild bull. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea

We were too old to trek into the Kimberley,but we did anyway. And I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

  • byAnson Cameron
Corporate watchdog clears Indigenous art centre

Corporate watchdog clears Indigenous art centre

Allegations that non-Indigenous arts workers meddled with Indigenous art sent shockwaves through the industry.

  • byLiz Hobday