Briony Downes

Proud to be the 1,310th 😎 on @BackerKit for I Am a Rebel Girl: A Journal to Start Revolutions. Thanks @rebelgirlsbook rebel-girl-journal.backerkit.com/community_shar…

A wonderful glimpse of a lost Victorian world: a look inside a JANE’S TELESCOPIC VIEW, made out of cardboard, of the interior of the Crystal Palace housing the Great Exhibition.

Mood 🙄

@auscouncilarts In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje 🦁

If you could read any book again for the first time, what would it be? #thereadinghour #artmatters

I love writing but a pet peeve of mine is having to read 2-3 paragraphs describing the coffee/cup/table before getting to the point of the story. ☕️🍩 #isitjustme

Vale, the magical Mirka Mora. One of Melbourne’s most treasured artists, with a career spanning more than six decades and abundant creative flair. Always remembered through her distinctive paintings. #MirkaMora #NGV

My life 😆😭

The strange and stunning results of artist-directed music videos: bit.ly/2AZxCda

Eltham, native plants and archiving gardens. My story on Gordon Ford and new research by Annette Warner @ForegroundNews 🌱 foreground.com.au/culture/gordon…

We are thrilled to launch this resource for journalists when reporting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Issues. We partnered with @congressmob with the support of the @ABCaustralia #NAIDOC2018 #naidocweek mediadiversityaustralia.org/indigenous/

Sandra Harben shares important knowledge about Nyungar culture, history and language as it relates to water and water bodies in Perth. In conversation with Rosie Halsmith. twitter.com/foregroundnews…

Beautifully written interview with painter Yvette Coppersmith about what it’s really like to win the Archibald. @Artguideaust 👌👏🏻 twitter.com/artguideaust/s…

Living in Tasmania = feeling jubilant when your quarterly winter electricity bill is $900 rather than the expected $1300. #wearenotevenreallythatwarm #craycray

"It’s about me quietly managing that situation," Mike Parr, the Australian performance artist, says. "It plugs directly into each person’s fears and anxieties." nyti.ms/2ykinKo

In my city tonight, St Vincent plays on one side, Blixa Bargeld plays on the other and a man sits in a tiny room buried beneath a road 🖤 Hobart I love you. #DarkMofo

Today’s @themercurycomau cartoon: The Man Under Macquarie Street.

Artistic context of Mike Parr's upcoming Underneath the Bitumen the Artist performance for #darkmofo. Excellent research and engaging writing about an incredibly powerful work. twitter.com/TimDouglas_Aus…

Mike Parr to be buried in a steel container for 3 days beneath one of Hobart’s busiest streets #Darkmofo google.com/amp/amp.abc.ne…

Oh my! 2018 Chelsea Flower Show looks amazing 👌🦄🧚🏻‍♀️🌸🌼🌹🍄vogue.com/article/london…