I am a co-founding member of tbC, a thirteen-year-old artist-run initiative based in suburban Melbourne, Australia. tbC is an egalitarian, self-governing collaborative art space. The autonomy that defines this practice model has granted me life-changing freedoms, opportunities and experiences - ones I am reluctant to give up…

It is estimated that between 40% and 50% of doctoral students do not finish their degrees. Those that do often describe the experience as challenging but also profoundly rewarding. Whatever the experience, completing a PhD is a significant achievement…

Sonya Nwokediuko (Dukes) is a young illustrator and graphic designer. She designs publications, consumer packaging, corporate collateral, textiles, fashion ranges and street art installations…

This article looks at youth arts practice through the lens of youth sport. It compares the disproportionate focus on the educational, health and welfare benefits of youth arts with youth sport’s aspirational focus on skills development and performance…

In 2008, a group of young artists from the outer eastern Melbourne communities of Upwey and Belgrave asked local photographer Tiffaney Bishop to support them in making and presenting a body of artwork that would speak to their contemporary experiences and collective identity. As a photographer drawn to social documentation, this request delighted Tiffaney, and she agreed. What followed was the development of a more than decade-long collaborative arts practice and research project that examines and positions the young artist…

I’m sitting in the middle. My older sisters either side of me, arguing. It’s a long journey, but we’re almost there. Well, hopefully, anyways…

tbC has been running its youth arts studio for 13 years. The model's key features include collaboration, mentoring, making, and exhibiting. Although successful, tbC has had trouble monetising its model…