We Sit in Circle (1–18 July) at Queen Victoria Women's CentreWe Sit in Circle
Blak In-Justice: Incarceration and Resilience (5 April – 20 July 2025) at Heide Museum of Modern Art
To be an Aboriginal female artist and to put down a beautiful picture and express my Country to other people is amazing.Melissa Bell (Gunditjmara/Yorta Yorta)
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Becoming an artist has given me a better perspective and outlook on life and taught me to have patience.Thomas Marks (Wotjobaluk/Gunaikurnai)
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The Torch has shown me a way of making money without crime and changed the way I earn a living. I can show I’m a better man.Aaron Duggan (Gunaikurnai/Wurundjeri)
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