“Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer. It teaches us to embrace damage and flaws.” — ManGill. For most of my adult life I have helped repair the sick. Many had their lives suddenly shattered and altered forever. It was a job at which I was quite good. Recently, the… Read more

Landlines -Lise Hobcroft Soft Echo -Akie Haga The first curator of the South Australian Museum was the pioneering naturalist, Frederick George Waterhouse. The Waterhouse art prize and exhibition, honour his significant contributions to the Museum. All manner of art media are eligible for this competition, but the subject must be an aspect of the natural… Read more

“I’m a choir girl gone horribly, desperately wrong…” Florence Welch Just last weekend, one of the most important and prestigious annual music competitions was held. No not Eurovision, the Aarhus Vocal Festival. Each year the Danish town of Aarhus hosts one of the largest choir and vocal events. The festival was established in 1999, to… Read more