Alick Tipoti is a world renowned professional artist from Badu Island in the Torres Strait. His work depicts many meaningful symbols about the Land Sea & Sky of his country through traditional Melanesian patterns. Alick translates & interprets images of his spiritual ancestors and their totems. He also shares & educates general ancient knowledge about Torres Strait Islander culture. Most of his works are accompanied by traditional Chants, Songs & Dance. He is one of very few people today who speaks his Language of Kala Lagaw Ya fluently, this is the central reason for his art practice.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y51Rj49qybo

Thomas Dambo is considered the world's leading recycling artist and is famous for his various art installations worldwide, most notably his giant troll sculptures. From a young age, he was taught about the value of recycling, sustainability, and unlimited imagination, and to share this message and inspired people to get out into nature. Thomas creates larger-than-life sculptures from recycled wood, and places them worldwide. The Giants of Mandurah in WA is the first time his Giants have appeared in Australia. Thomas has designed this giant experience as a game. https://www.giantsofmandurah.com.au/

Experience the synergy of art and engineering as Karan Singh collaborates with Porsche to transform the powerful Porsche Taycan into a canvas of creativity at SXSW Sydney.Karan is a self-taught Australian artist, who brings 12 years of experience in visual arts and illustration to this exceptional project. Inspired by graphic design and op-art, his work is a bold and vibrant take on minimalism, playing with depth and dimension through patterns and repetition. http://www.madebykaran.com/about

The 365 Day Project, by Dr Cathryn Lloyd, was a creative concept where she created, an artwork a day for a year. Her art making was influenced by the environmental and ecological challenges we face, and her love of collage and mixed media from found materials. As each artwork was made daily, her making was a response to the world around her, from being very personal at the micro level to the big picture level. Subjects included; Dinner with friends, The year of the Tiger, Coffee catch up, Easy as ABC. All stunningly conceived in topic, medium and effect. www.instagram.com/maverickminds1

Democratic societies thrive when citizens actively and critically engage with new ideas, developments and claims to truth. Not only can such practices result in more effective choices, they can also lead to widespread support for social justice. With Western societies in the midst of environmental, social and political crises, it is more important than ever that citizens become ‘ideas-informed’.Positive ideas that could improve our lives are needed to fuel an ideas-informed society. However, positive ideas often fail to get our attention because negative news is a major problem in today’s world. SEE CHAPTER 16 How to get the (Positive) Word out with IdeaSpies30% discount on the ebook with the EMERALD30 codehttps://www.ebooks.com/en-gb/book/210833661/the-ideas-informe

When the Duke of Lucca partially paid his gambling debts selling many of the works in the Palazzo Ducale at an auction in London in 1836 the city faced its most serious cultural loss. Masterpieces from churches and private collections were lost forever.Lucca was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1847 and the Lucchese painter Michele Ridolphi addressed a pleading to the Grand Duke Leopoldo II to refund citizens of this great loss. The Duke sent Lucca 82 works from the Medici Collection and they are now displayed at the Mansi Palazzo in Lucca.This beautiful painting is of Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Ventura Salimbeni  1568-1613