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Iso Rae Les Acheteuses An impressionist painting if a group of women standing clustered together, holding swathes of fabric or blankets. They look like they are working on something - some appear to be in discussion and one reaches to pull the fabric. Celebrating women who defied the odds
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Celebrating women who defied the odds

20 November 2021

At a time when the gender pay gap for artists in Australia remains shamefully high, a coffee table book is finding more than words to support the cause.

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A man walks across a street, on the corner are 3 bookcases of books Literary silver linings
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Literary silver linings

24 September 2021

Despite border lockdowns, WA literature lovers will get to sample the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival when it arrives in Perth in October.

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Four covers of books - The Night Village, The River Mouth, Private Prosecution and Fromage. Thrills in the hands of women
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Thrills in the hands of women

6 August 2021

We’re about to be introduced to four debut crime and thriller writers – and they’re all West Australian women.

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Sarah Mcneill A blonde woman in a red scoop necked t-shirt is holding open a book and laughing. Behind her is a bookcase, loaded with books. The return of the Vagina Monologues
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The return of the Vagina Monologues

13 January 2021

The Vagina Monologues debuted in 1996 but in the #MeToo era, this collection of stories – based on over 200 interviews with women from around the world – feels more relevant than ever, says Sarah McNeill. She’s the producer of the 2021 Fringe World version of the work, which celebrates sexuality, genitalia, body image and, of course, the vagina.

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Yola Bakker crouches in a bush setting. She wears a lime green, black and white dress in what looks like an Aboriginal design and holds a scarf out, in ochres, black and white, also featuring an Aboriginal design. Practising poetry and dance in the Pilbara
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Practising poetry and dance in the Pilbara

16 September 2020

How many artists do you know who work in the mining sector? We tend to think of the arts and mining as mutually exclusive but regional West Australian performer and writer Yola Bakker is proving that it is possible to work across both sectors.

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