Lin Onus - Cultural Mechanic

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Time and transition in the work of Lee Harrop
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Mandy Treagus

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Living rocks: A fragment of the universe
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James Darling

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Stuart Ringholt: Time pressures
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Wes Hill

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Australian Body Art Festival
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Nicholas Folland: Secondhand time
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Eve Sullivan

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Deborah Kelly CREATION: Sustenance workshop
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Julianne Pierce

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The future of work: Public Share and John Vea
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Altair Roelants

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Dianne Yulawirri Hall: White food
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Christine Morrow

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Elizabeth Willing: The shelf life of food
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Andrew Stephens

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Contemplating the work of Lin Onus the artist, the arts administrator and the panel beating mechanic.

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