by Barbara Lepani | Nov 29, 2020 | Commentary, Our Collective
The painting featured above, held in my personal collection, is of the Tingari Songline by George Ward Tjungurrayi, a Senior Knowledge man of the Gibson Desert (Barbara Lepani). Songlines: The Power and Promise How to do justice to this small paperback,...
by Barbara Lepani | Nov 14, 2020 | Commentary, Our Collective
Epistemology and Culture Epistemology is the study of how we construct our systems of knowledge (ways of knowing) that express our worldview. These rest on our ontology, our ideas about the nature of reality. In a multicultural society, it is important to understand...
by Barbara Lepani | Nov 12, 2020 | Commentary, Our Collective
Community Matters Blue Mountains artist, Wendy Tsai, asks: “How do we garner and nurture the passion in why the arts are so important in cultural life?” The answer to this question lies in the strength of the relationships between the creative arts community of...
by Barbara Lepani | Oct 20, 2020 | Our Collective
I sat down with Jo Truman, a multimedia artist living in Wentworth Falls to discuss her life journey as an artist working with sound, musical composition, voice and the visual arts. While most of her works involve sound and musical compositions, she is also an...
by Barbara Lepani | Sep 28, 2020 | Commentary, Our Collective
The Uluru Statement from the Heart In 2017, 250 delegates of Australia’s First Nations’ people came together at Uluru for the National Constitutional Convention. As a result of widespread consultation among First Nations’ people, they issued the...
by Barbara Lepani | Sep 23, 2020 | Commentary, Our Collective
Center for Humane Technology We envision a world where technology is realigned with humanity’s best interests. Our work expands beyond tech addiction to the broader societal threats that the attention economy poses to our well-being, relationships, democracy, and...
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