Simple and easy daily Meditation practice, focusing on the subtlety of breathing as you are guided into deep relaxation.  

In a time when the truth is being challenged, and newspapers are being silenced, this is a public call to arms. PHOTO 2021 International Festival of Photography is inviting the public to participate in Inside Out, the global participatory art project initiated by French artist JR that transforms messages of personal identity into works of art. The Inside Out project gives everyone a platform to speak their truth. PHOTO 2021 is calling for people to submit their portraits and to tell us “WHAT IS YOUR TRUTH?”, tying in with the festival’s theme, exploring the critical relationship between photography and truth. Up to 1000 portraits will be printed as posters and pasted up during the opening week of PHOTO 2021 International Festival of Photography at Fed Square in February 2021. The Inside Out project has travelled from Ecuador to Nepal, from Mexico to Palestine, inspiring group actions on varied themes such as hope, diversity, gender-based violence, climate change. Each Inside Out group action around the world is documented, archived and exhibited online. Over 260,000 people have participated in 129 countries, and PHOTO 2021’s group action will be the largest scale project in Australia. Submit your photo here: https://photo.org.au/participate/inside-out

If you’ve had a chuckle at The Project, you’ve been laughing at the effervescent Sonia Di Iorio. Her writing and stand-up are Aussie fixtures – she snaffled up the 2017 Spleen Comedy’s Comic of the Year award and even performed at Splendour in the Grass. She’s witty and wonderful, and live(ish) at our own Deakin Edge theatre. Give it up for Sonia Di Iorio!

Learning resources that are engaging, free to use, and aligned with curriculum. ACMI have got modules exploring art, animation, digital technologies, filmmaking, game making, sustainability and more through interviews, research and creative activities. Activities include: Formatting and writing scripts Time and the moving image Create a cracking contraption Gamemaker Film it: the film maker’s toolkit Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing education resource The magic of Aardman education resource Horton hears a Who! Wonderland learning resource and much more! Find out more: https://www.acmi.net.au/education/online-learning/

Masterclasses! If you’re holed up inside and desperate for something to do, why not learn a new skill – from the very best individuals in their field, no less? We’re launching a new weekly episodic series of incredible, educational and enjoyable videos, and our first cab off the rank is Melbourne sweet-tooth darling Darren Purchese, and his brilliant and original Travlova recipe. New masterclasses go live from 5 pm on our Facebook page each Monday – don’t miss out!