Acknowledgement of Country

Dr Stuart Murray spoke to Joe Hildebrand about Sports Diplomacy and Novak Djokovic on 2GB ahead of the upcoming conference – ‘Who are we now, as seen through the lens of sport’ happening March 2022

A riveting book tracks down tens of thousands of Indigenous objects held in European museums, casting light on earliest contact between culture. The Australian, 21 Dec 21

The shortlisting of a British collective of neurodiverse artists, Project Art Works, for this year’s prestigious Turner Prize was an overdue acknowledgement of neurodiversity in the mainstream art world.

Alex Cloherty representing the Netherlands was today crowned Champion at the FameLab International 2021 Online Final (25 November). Alex successfully competed against 22 other researchers and young STEM professionals from across the globe to win the title of the world’s best science communicator

We are excited to announce that our mentoring programme is now open for applications. As part of the programme, Kath Melbourne, Australian-based arts consultant and Melanie Abrahams, UK-based arts curator and producer, will be mentoring thirty artists, producers and creative professionals.

The names of the ten researchers and young professionals selected to compete for the title of world’s best science communicator in the FameLab International 2021 Online Final have been announced.

Forget Wolverhampton and Winnipeg – a legend of the theatre reveals the Outback is the best place he’s visited.
Barry Humphries, The Telegraph & The Australian

Katharine Quarmby explores why Britain’s story of transportation – the biggest forced migration in its history – has largely been buried. BYLINE TIMES. 11 Nov 21

Sync Leadership and Access Arts are excited to announce the 2021 cohort for the Sync Australia Leadership program.

With epic pieces that take in creation myths and spread ancient knowledge, this exhibition has taken Australia by storm and is now in the UK. The Guardian, 25 October 21

 FOUR STARS.
A pavilion has been erected in the square outside The Box in Plymouth.
The Times, 22 October 21

Landscape 1.

It is so great to get Ghost Tunes started.

Alasdair Campbell, Counterflows, September 21

The UK/Australia Season is the largest ever cultural exchange between the two nations, including shell-covered slippers, a 19th-century Indigenous cricket team and uprising anthems linking Brixton to Palm Island.  The Guardian 27 Sept 21

Not only does the Melbourne-based artist create a tantalising intensity within her work, she also gently stimulates ethically-charged debate and critical thought. T Magazine, 17 Sep 21.

The UK and Australia may be 10,000 miles apart, but our relationship is strong, and indeed becoming closer. 

The fact that the UK/Australia Season even exists at this moment is extraordinary. Yet here we are, emerging from opposite sides of the globe to share experiences, to collaborate, to re-imagine.

The largest ever cultural exchange between Australia and the UK asks some uncomfortable questions about national identity. Who are we, Australia, in relation to the United Kingdom? Who is the United Kingdom with regard to us? Our relationship used to be convivial enough. But we’ve changed.

Review, The Weekend Australia – 21 Aug 21

Australian tech incubator Cicada Innovations and Biennale of Sydney are launching the ‘New & Sustainable Materials Challenge,’ in an effort to create a more sustainable future.
B&T – 22 July, 2021.