A Visit to Vardzia

Outside Vardzia, Georgia. Photo: Hannah Spencer In my journal, the first sentence I wrote about my trip to the cave-city monastery Vardzia, Georgia, was ‘It was SO hot today.’ This was true in Georgia nearly the whole summer. Even after insistence from my...

My Top 3 Feminist Reads: Her Body and Other Parties 

Cover Art for Her Body and Other Parties, 2017. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Machado, 2017  Following my earlier analyses of Madeline Miller’s Circe and Saba Sams’ Send Nudes, this final review examines Carmen Maria Machado’s Her Body...

The Girl Who Didn’t Paint Pretty

Bridget Riley as a Girl by Helen Barnard, 2025. When Bridget Riley was a young artist, many people expected her to paint things they recognised, like lovely landscapes, bowls of fruit, or portraits of people.   Art was supposed to be “pretty,”...

Meet our Interns: Sarah McGreevy

Kia ora! My name is Sarah. I’m from New Zealand and currently living in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. I grew up in a small town in the South Island called Blenheim with my parents and my older brother. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honours and I have just...

Report from ICOM 2025: What was that? 

ICOM Dubai Opening Session, Nov 11-17, 2025. Photo: Ashley E Remer The 27th International Committee Of Museums (ICOM) General conference was held in Dubai from November 11-17 this year. Key topics were youth, technology, and shaping the future of museums....

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