Desima-Jayne Connolly on Building Arts Centres Around People and Place

From Christmas markets to the return of light, how collaborative programming at Flowerfield and Roe Valley places people, place and wellbeing at the centre of cultural life.

Fight Like a Girl: Ana Fish on Safer Spaces & Murals

Tracing a life shaped by movement, myth, and community – using street art to reclaim space, tell shared stories, and make the everyday world feel safer, softer, and more alive.

Finding Magic Stillness in the City: Joel Simon’s Paintings

Scenes observed slowly and held with care, where light, posture, and silence allow the ordinary street to become a quiet stage for feeling

Inni-K on Still A Day: Genuine Irish Songwriting

In the aftermath of touring Still A Day, the singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist considers music, nature, and what remains once the movement stops.