Promoting arts, health and wellbeing in the Northern Rivers.
art therapy / arts / from the Conversation
by bowerbird · Published 25 June, 2020 · Last modified 13 January, 2021
Brain research shows the arts promote mental health At home or at school, practising art can be used to build capacity for managing mental and emotional well-being. (Shutterstock) Brittany Harker Martin, University of Calgary...
From the Conversation The government says artists should be able to access JobKeeper payments. It’s not that simple Many workers in the film industry are excluded from JobKeeper. The Nightinggale/Transmission Films Guy Morrow, University...
cooking / from the Conversation
by bowerbird · Published 21 April, 2020 · Last modified 13 January, 2021
Anzac biscuits, battles and a great Australian isolation bake-off Lindsay Kelley, UNSW The plan was to land in Sydney from an overseas trip on a Friday morning and immediately bake Anzac biscuits to bring...
by bowerbird · Published 17 March, 2020 · Last modified 13 January, 2021
Travel bans and event cancellations: how the art market is suffering from coronavirus Anita Archer, University of Melbourne and David Challis, University of Melbourne The recently released The Art Market 2020 report provides a...
craft / from the Conversation / health and wellbeing
by bowerbird · Published 8 January, 2020 · Last modified 13 January, 2020
Crafting in times of crisis helps critters and creators Emily Brayshaw, University of Technology Sydney The bushfires burning across Australia are having a devastating impact on our unique native wildlife. But while record numbers...
The resonances between Indigenous art and images captured by microscopes Detail from Witchetty Grub Dreaming, Jennifer Napaljarri Lewis, Warlukurlangu Artists of Yuendumu. Courtesy of the artist Roger Wepf, The University of Queensland Rich visual...
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