A monthly digest on culture in our lives. From cultural identity to cultural institutions, Kulture Kids are about learning more, connecting more and being more inclusive. Based in Canberra, Australia.
By Vick Gwyn Inclusivity and diversity in our galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) has been a running discussion for quite some time. But where are we up to in Australia? What’s happening and what can we do to add to this discussion to make tangible and visible change?[i] Why is this even important... Continue Reading →
First of all, thanks to all of you who got behind the first Kulture Kid Digest issue - we appreciate it and we hope you stick with us because we've got some exciting things lined up for our future issues. This month's issue is Colour & Culture, and is all about GLAM practitioners (people) of... Continue Reading →
We are ever grateful for this month's contributors and what they have brought to the table for Colour & Culture. *You can access their Issue 2 Digest contributions by clicking their hyperlinked name* Karen Schamberger Karen Schamberger recently completed her PhD: Identity, belonging and cultural diversity in Australian museums at Deakin University where she has... Continue Reading →
We called out to creative practitioners, from artists to curators and producers and collection managers who identify as POC to get their personal experience of practice, what they’re hoping for and how they tackle the (sometimes) contestation of their identity and their work. We had a chat to curator Garth O’Connell to find out more... Continue Reading →
By Karen Schamberger I was fifteen when I saw her in an art gallery. Dark hair, dark eyes, light skin, well-rounded and not quite fitting any ethnicity. Her name was Rita Lee and she was an artist’s model in Sydney in the early twentieth century. Her mother was of Chinese descent, like mine. And... Continue Reading →
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