Artwork from The Torch – Issue No. 1
Brendan H (Gunaikurnai/Kurnai/Gunditjmara) ‘Connecting to Country’ 2023, acrylic on canvas
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Bunjil's Always There
By Artistic Dreaming
Ngarrindjeri / Palawa
2023
This is a story about connecting to community and Country, and how we are all connected. No matter where we're going or where we have been, we are all connected.
Flutter of Life
By Ricky J
Yorta Yorta
2023
This is my journey to connect to my children. Now they have given me a second chance of life, where we now have the love and the bonding. It's given us that journey to connect to our Country. It will keep the bond stronger with the father's love, with the love of his children.
Connecting to Country
By Brendan H
Gunaikurnai / Kurnai / Gunditjmara
2023
This is a story about connecting to community and Country, and how we are all connected. No matter where we're going or where we have been, we are all connected.
'Court' in a Trap
By C.Stewart
Wiradjuri
2023
'Court' in a Trap focuses on our justice system and how they can take something peaceful and criminalise it. The net represents our justice system that is always out to 'catch' something. The jellyfish represents any man going through life, transparent, beautiful, until the justice system finds him in their net. Similar to a jellyfish in a fishing net, the fisherman (the justice system) only focuses on the 'potential' danger and harm the jellyfish is capable of, completely ignoring the fact the jellyfish was just surviving, day by day, wave after wave.
Date Published
January 30, 2025
By About Time
A number of pieces of art by First Nations who are incarcerated in Canberra, or have previously been, are on display for the public as part of a new exhibition.
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By Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network (ICAN)
Something as simple as having a photo ID can have a profound impact.
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By Rethinking Criminal Record Checks
If you apply for a job, you might be told to complete a criminal record check. This provides a document summarising any criminal history that can then be given to a potential employer.
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By Boom Gate Gallery
Most of the art featured at Boom Gate Gallery is made at Long Bay Gaol, with some coming from other prisons in NSW.
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