This morning I came across some old ephemera from a group I was involved in over twenty years ago in Brisbane.
Women and Arts (WandA), was started by a small group of proactive women artists looking for ways to promote the work of Brisbane women artists and writers. Our first exhibition was held as part of International Women’s Day celebrations at Queensland Collage of Art.
Wanda Invite
Here is some information about WandA on a flyer that we used to circulate around the local arts scene at the time. The flyer was for a symposium we ran way back in 1995!
WandA Symposium
Over the years, some of the wonderful WandA women have moved on from Brisbane, exploring other landscapes of possibility. Most of us have continued working in the arts in one form or another – as curators, writers, artists and educators.
Here is an image of the fabulous Evelyn Hartogh performing at Bartleme Gallery, with one of my mixed media works in the background.
Evelyn Hartogh
On a final note, here is an invite to one of our shows in 1997 “Women behaving badly”, don’t mind the Vagina Dentata
Women Behaving Badly invite
Enjoy!
Tracey M Benson is a lover of travel, having a diverse background as an artist, writer and researcher. Working with online environments since 1994, Tracey's experience includes providing digital media, web and social media solutions to government, non-profit, private industry and tertiary sectors. Her focus is on sustainability behaviour change and the use of communications and emerging technologies to empower community and build culture.
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