Staunchly anti-establishment, M.I.A.’s signature artistry is intrinsically introspective and uncensored – an extension of her cultural identity and the politics that shaped her upbringing.

Peo sees her art as a form of activism “Being a queer person of colour and making art in a public forum makes it activism. I’m trying to dilute the normal standards out there.” Peo Michie.

If you’ve seen her jewellery you’ll remember it – bold, colourful, sometimes political and often nostalgic. Wiradjuri woman Kristy Dickinson has built Haus of Dizzy from the ground up. Armed with her solar-powered lasercutter, Kristy puts the ‘Deadly’ in design.

Puma becomes the first global sporting brand to release an Indigenous range of apparel Dreamtime 'Borra Grounds'. Designed by Indigenous artist and Melbourne resident, Robert Young, the range is the first of its kind from an international sporting brand. 

A story told through a narrative of Indian miniature paintings with sound, video and prose, Bloodlines addresses the unacknowledged history and experiences of women taken from South India to South Africa as indentured labour during the late 1800’s and throughout the early 1900’s.

Sydney artist collective Black Birds bring their hard-hitting show to Griffin for Batch Festival. Brown Skin Girl melds visual art, spoken word, music and movement, drawing audiences into the lives of three Black and Brown women as they navigate the complexities of life as twenty-somethings in Sydney.