This week an ABC Radio Sydney blog post from Housnia Shams highlights the importance of art in navigating mental health challenges. In images and words we are offered a glimpse into the creative process employed by different Australian artists who are featured in the Frame of Mind program — a series of exhibitions and panel discussions in Sydney…

This week we are pleased to feature a reflection from artist Xiang Li, considering the nature of her current exhibition Red Dust. Featured in this exhibition is artwork that explores Xiang’s experience of life through the challenges that were part of a solo road trip into Central Australia. Recognizing that “…life is just like a…

Friday 26th February, 2021 was a significant day in the life of the Master of Art Therapy program at La Trobe University as Associate Professor Patricia Fenner retired from full time work after more than 20 years with the University. Whilst Patricia prepares to take up an Honorary role with a focus on research, her…

UNTIL 18 APRFREE ENTRY With the relative social freedom we experienced throughout January in Melbourne 2021, I was keen to visit the NGV and see the TRIENNIAL. The NGV TRIENNIAL is an extraordinary public exhibition designed to bring contemporary art, design and architecture into dialogue, offering the people of Melbourne a visually arresting and thought-provoking…

Broadcast: Sun 9 Aug 2020, 12:30pm We have been interested this year to think about the impact of finding galleries physically closed and artwork available for us to explore online. This week we are pleased to share with you an ABC podcast from Lynne Malcolm’s All in the Mind, exploring the idea of prescribing art for…

Have you thought about making art, but don’t know how to get started? This article, written by Sez Wilks, was recently published in the La Trobe University Alumni magazine may be of interest to you. Hands-on hobbies can help us during times of stress. It’s no surprise, then, that many of us have started, or…

This week we are pleased to feature a story which explores how engaging with art making has supported a group of people in building a sense of hope and optimism for their future, despite the experience of living with the isolation and lockdown that has accompanied this year’s COVID-19 pandemic. Ella Mayo (Occupational Therapist) and…

Few contemporary artists have sparked our imaginations like Christo and Jean-Claude. Now both are gone. I look forward to a series of retrospective exhibitions and moving image dedications. Art for everyone….. Patricia Fenner (Assoc Prof, Art Therapy, La Trobe University) This week we mourn the death of Christo. Adam Geczy (Senior Lecturer, Sydney College of…

In this time of isolation, I have 2 paintings hanging on the wall in my home office that evoke warm memories of January 2020, the time before Covid19 began to change my experience of the world. The images were made by my grandchildren, Ava and Ethan Byrne, in response to a visit we made to…

This week we are featuring an article from EduResearch Matters, a blog from the Australia Association for Research in Education. This article written by Kathryn Coleman and Mark Selkrig considers how, “…despite the gloomy outlook, we are seeing artists and arts educators, survive, adapt and some ways even thrive in this time of change.” CATEGORIES#CreateAustraliasFuture, #inseadrawcloser, #KeepTheMusicGoing, Arts education, Education and the Arts, Multimodal arts…