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Ray Young meets Greg Chappell at the launch of Ray’s Battle Lines exhibition

Ray Young launched his exhibition Battle Lines featuring 36 of his ceramic shields at Nanda Hobbs gallery in Sydney on 26th June 2017. Cricket legend Greg Chappell attended the launch of Ray’s exhibition and was introduced to Ray a Gunnai Kurnai artist participating in The Torch’s In Community program. Chappell Foundation: big names pitch in

Launch of Ray Traplin’s Life in the Ocean artwork with the Gallery in the Sky

Ray Traplin and Kent Morris, Torch CEO were on hand to see the launch of Ray’s Life in the Ocean artwork 20 meters x 8 meters, 399 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. Ray is the first Indigenous artist featured by Crema Constructions Gallery in the Sky program and his artwork will be on display for 12

Launch of No Turning Back artworks from The Torch

The Torch and Deakin University Art Collection and Galleries are proud to present ‘No Turning Back: Artworks from the Torch’ on display at Deakin Downtown Pop Up Gallery, Level 12, Tower 2, Collins Square, Melbourne Docklands. Thanks to Aunty Georgina Nicholson, Uncle Jim and Aunty Kylie Berg, artist Steve Verde and Deakin University staff. Thanks

Torch CEO Introduces Aboriginal Arts Policy Model in Victorian Prisons

For the first time ever in Victoria Aboriginal artists in jail will be able to sell their artworks. Kent Morris, Torch CEO talks to Michelle Lovegrove at SBS about the Victorian Government’s Aboriginal Arts Policy that allows Indigenous men and women participating in The Torch program to sell their artworks while still in custody. Podcast

The Torch Project helps Indigenous prisoners unlock their creativity

Kent Morris, The Torch’s Statewide Indigenous Arts Officer, and Jeff Kennett talk to Matthew Westwood, from The Australian about the Confined 6 exhibition in 2015. This exhibition included 100 works by 80 artists in The Torch’s program. At the exhibition opening, Victoria’s Labor government boosted funding for the program to $758,000 across three years. The