9th May, 2025
Cate Blanchett in Her Dressing Room: What We Learn from William Yang Portraiture
An analysis of William Yang's famous photograph Cate Blanchett: The star in her dressing room. After Hedda Gabler. Wharf Theatre. Sydney. 2004.
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Meet a Flame writer: Tyneesha Williams
University of Wollongong student Tyneesha Williams has just finished a successful internship at the Flame, during which she’s interviewed everyone from theatre goers to poets. To celebrate, we turned the tables and…
VCD101 – Final Reflection
In this blog post, I reflect on my experience creating my task 2 collage and booklet.
Monograms: Something Old & Something New
Monograms, combining initials or symbols, have a long-standing appeal across cultures and eras. They’ve evolved from royal insignias to modern design elements, influencing fashion and branding.
‘Dreaming Inside’ is changing the narrative and building confidence for those doing time
When Aunty Barbara Nicholson first stepped foot in Junee Correctional Centre 13 years ago to teach creative writing to Indigenous inmates she thought it was going to be a “one-off”. Last week…
Yarning Poetry with Anne-Marie Te Whiu
Anne-Marie Te Whiu is a Maori-Australian editor, weaver, writer, festival director and cultural producer. Her work is led by a deep sense of connection, to herself, her community and the places they…
American Psycho The Musical: Local take on cult classic comes to IPAC
American Psycho The Musical will make its Australian amateur premiere at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre in Wollongong, opening on Thursday, May 23. Jarrod Riesinger, director and producer at Rising Arts Productions,…
Short and sweet: Tafe students fund film via bake sale
A group of TAFE Wollongong students have raised almost $3500 to make their short film, a queer coming-of-age story set in the 90s. The director of Dear Ocean, I love you, Tamia Herrera,…
Discover Northern Illawarra Beachwalks thanks to Geoff Whale’s booklet
Bulli local Geoff Whale tells us about his new guide, Northern Illawarra Beachwalks. Please tell us a bit about yourself. My wife and I moved to Bulli from Botany in 2021. Semi-retired…
Characters of Comic Gong: Photos from 2024’s pop culture festival
The rain came but Comic Gong did go on! All kinds of characters rolled into the CBD on Saturday, May 11 to enjoy the festival of pop culture, which is organised every year by Wollongong City Libraries. Here’s…