Ash is a Yorta Yorta artist who creates detail-orientated paintings that interconnect culture, spirituality and realism. My art practice at the moment is based on my recovery and my journey so I do it each and every day, which seems to work. I love that the torch lets me create what I want, so I

This year, The Torch received the Champions of Reconciliation Award at this year’s HART Awards for the annual Confined exhibition. Confined 12 began as an in-person and online exhibition this year, but COVID-19 restrictions pushed us to take the event online-only for the second year in a row. Our supporters were not phased by this

Melissa Bell, Gunditjmara/Yorta Yorta woman and one of the post-release artists in The Torch program was commissioned by Respect Victoria to paint an artwork for various corporate documents including their Reconciliation Action Plan. Joining The Torch program, I didn’t think that I would get this far in life. I’m proud of myself and I am

Future Dreaming was an exhibition of artworks created within Victorian prisons during 2021. It was launched on 11th November and wrapped up on 17th December 2021. We are so pleased to report that Future Dreaming was an overwhelming success and sell out show. During the online-only exhibition 205 of 205 artworks sold, raising $49,900 for

The 9th Koorie Art Show launched on 4th December 2021 and we are thrilled that Torch artists and staff were among the winners of the Award categories. Palawa artist Thelma Beeton took home the Metro Tunnel Creative Program 2D Award for her stunning artwork Multicultural. Indigenous Arts Officer with The Torch and Barkindji/Ngiyaamppa woman Tracy

In an effort to raise awareness for the protection of marine biodiversity throughout Oceania, ANL & CMA CGM have created an outdoor container artwork exhibition in the Docklands. Featuring 8 containers, each mural has been created by an artist of different cultural background and style, showcasing both the rich appreciation for life below water shared

Mark O’Callaghan is a Kurtijar man who has been painting with the Torch since 2015. His arts practice has been a journey of reclamation and has given him the opportunity to learn more about his culture and family. Being a member of the Stolen generation, Mark describes feeling lost, unsure of who he was and

Jack* is an established artist who had experienced a lot of success with his visual arts practice. Unfortunately Jack had been battling some mental health and drug abuse issues over the last couple of years and found himself in prison. He was supported by the Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Worker and Aboriginal Programs staff in

Thelma and Ash, two of The Torch In Community artists, came into the office last week to put together Thank You packs for all of the 331 artists whose works were exhibited in Confined 12 earlier this year. Each year, after the Confined exhibition, The Torch produces a full-colour catalogue of all the artworks in