From The Vault - IT’S ALL HAPPENING IN THE WEST.
Sam COOKs KISSmyBLAKartsCOLUMN – February 2006 IT’S ALL HAPPENING IN THE WEST. Using our isolation as an advantage to define our identity on OUR terms and as the impetus to effect social change, the Indigenous communities of Western Australia are taking a proactive stand toward redefining our process as a hand up approach, not a hand out. And it should come as no surprise that the arts are front and centre. The Indigenous viewpoint on the arts is a holistic one. Family, comm
From The Vault - A BLAKfullas BLAKarts UK TRAVEL DIARY
Sam COOKs KISSmyBLAKartsCOLUMN – June 2006 A BLAKfullas BLAKarts UK TRAVEL DIARY As we speak, I’m riding the train back to London from Newcastle-Gateshead, with an intermittent WIFI connection that seems to drop out every time we go through a tunnel…BUT…I’m far from complaining as I’m heading home and really I’m SOOOO excited I’m pinching myself at a mission accomplished, mission exceeded and that I’m here at all!!! Over the 19 days this blakfulla has spent abroad, I’ve manag
From The Vault - This BLAKworks entry is dedicated to our Urban Dreaming Sista LISA BELLEAR
From the BLAKworks J [Blakfulla networks if you’re asking!] This BLAKworks entry is dedicated to our Urban Dreaming Sista LISA BELLEAR 2nd May 1962– 5th July 2006 Lisa Bellear was a formidable presence on the Australian arts scene and the BLAKarts landscape, achieving national and international recognition in a variety of fields. A Goernpil/Noonuccal woman from Stradbroke Island in Queensland, Lisa had been living and working in Melbourne for many years. She was just 46. Amo
