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Searching for Warrajamba: Artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins on mermaids, memory and the meaning of home

Ancestral story meets immersive making as artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins transforms Museum of Brisbane’s Creative Space, inviting visitors to explore Country, culture and creativity in search of an elusive mermaid…

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Best Friends Forever! Celebrating the (fictional) besties who’ve shaped our friendships

From bosom buddies to ride-or-dies, friends make life better. Inspired by author Gabrielle Zevin’s book Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, we celebrate the iconic, fictional ‘bestie’ duos who remind us that love, even when messy, is always worth it.
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Creative Collisions: Why we need to talk to strangers more

From little things big things grow… Like a sweet compliment about a me-made dress sparking an unexpected friendship, and reminding Laura Jackson that often, ‘your people’ are closer than you think. All it takes is speaking up and connecting out loud.
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From Waste to Wonder: Cynthia Nudel’s biopainting turns scraps into luminous art

Argentinean-born artist Cynthia Nudel paints without paint. Using textile waste dyed with organic scraps, her ‘biopainting’ transforms discarded materials into textured portraits that invite us to rethink beauty, waste and our connection to nature.
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You Can Sit With Us: Feast for Freedom returns!

Imagine a table big enough for everyone, breaking bread and finding common ground with those we may see as ‘different’, but are at heart the same. Enter Feast for Freedom: a call for connection across cultures, and to say, ‘you are welcome here’.
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Festival Forecast: High creativity with a chance of radical hope on the Horizon

Salt air, good vibes and bold ideas will soon collide at the Sunshine Coast’s annual Horizon Festival. Celebrating ten years of creativity this May, Horizon brings art, music, performance and radical imagination to Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country.
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Glitter and grit: celebrating Sydney Mardi Gras then – and now

🎵 I’m coming out! I want the world to know, I’ve got to let it show… 🎵 The Sydney Mardi Gras isn’t just a celebration of glamour, grit and queer pride, it’s an act of defiance built on a background of activism and ongoing discrimination.
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Colour with Care: Marlena Taylor on creativity, craft and Ruco Paints

Handcrafted on the NSW North Coast, Ruco Paints brings sustainability and artistry together through vegan paints, refillable ceramic pots and small-batch colour runs. Founder Marlena Taylor shares why ‘living a making’ matters.
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Merry and meaningful: Feel-good, planet-friendly ways to give this year

Keen to skip the last-minute panic buying trip to the mall? Choose gifts that are thoughtful and better for people and the planet instead!
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Handmade • Vegan • Recycled Materials • Upcycled Materials • Sustainable Materials •  Australian Made • Size Inclusive • Resale or Buyback Scheme • Organic • Fair Trade • Rentals •  LGBTIQA+ Owned • Socially Responsible • Packaging Initiatives • Climate Neutral • Preloved or Vintage • First Nations • Women-Led or Owned • Gender Neutral • 

LGBTIQA+ Owned • Socially Responsible • Packaging Initiatives • Climate Neutral • Preloved or Vintage • First Nations • Women-Led or Owned • Gender Neutral • Handmade • Vegan • Recycled Materials • Upcycled Materials • Sustainable Materials • Australian Made • Size Inclusive • Resale or Buyback Scheme • Organic• Fair Trade • Rentals •  

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