Rosalyn Page, Author at Some Notes From A Broad

The new book on the art of the Spinifex people

Books

by Rosalyn Page - 22 September 202322 September 2023

As we approach the referendum for the Voice to Parliament in Australia, a new book on the Indigenous artists known as the Spinifex people reminds us of the way painting helped give them a voice 25 years ago in their Native Title battle. John Carty and Luke Scholes, editors of the

1001 Remarkable Objects exhibition

Exhibitions

by Rosalyn Page - 1 September 20231 September 2023

1001 Remarkable Objects at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney is an unusual exhibition. It’s a remarkable curation of some of interesting, original and culturally significant objects. While most exhibitions typically feature around 100 or so objects, this one is exponentially more ambitious, coming in at 1001 separate exhibits. There are popular iconic

Mina Wylie: New book about one of Australia’s greatest swimmers you’ve never heard of

by Rosalyn Page - 17 March 202317 March 2023

March is Women’s History Month and in honour of that The Broad is covering a new book about an Australian swimming legend and the woman who’s captured her story. Mina Wylie at Coogee beach In Search of Mina Wylie tells the life story of Australia’s greatest swimmer. It recounts the life of

Frida Kahlo: The enduring appeal of a feminist icon

Creative Women at Work

by Rosalyn Page - 3 March 20233 March 2023

An immersive exhibition on the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo reminds us of the enduring appeal of the feminist icon. Who wouldn’t recognise the iconic self-portraits that capture her soulful, expressive face. Her dark hair, parted and twisted atop her head with the crown of flowers and of course

Are TV reboots doomed to fail?

Film + TV

by Rosalyn Page - 16 February 202316 February 2023

TV reboots face a huge challenge in adapting to changed times while keeping to the essence of the original. So are they destined to flop? We’re not often granted second chances in life. An opportunity for a re do or a re run is like an unfulfilled wish, a yearning that

Novelist Alle C. Hall on her first novel

by Rosalyn Page - 3 February 20233 February 2023

Alle C. Hall, writer and first reader at Creative Nonfiction magazine, recently published her first novel, As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back. It’s the story of Carlie, a young woman who travels through Asia on a journey of abandon and escape. Ultimately a story

Could you see 100 feminist films before you die?

by Rosalyn Page - 2 December 20223 December 2022

What is a feminist film and could you see 100 different films that qualify as feminist, and also pass the Bechdel test? A 100 films to see before you die. It’s a compelling challenge for any filmgoer. But what about films that could qualify as feminist films. Are there even that

Her Fidelity: Herstory of a record store tragic coming of age

by Rosalyn Page - 26 August 202227 August 2022

Her Fidelity, the first book by Dr Katharine Pollock, is an ode to the local record store, but it’s also a lot more than that too. Her Fidelity is a feminist coming-of-age story, with a nod to Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity, a story for anyone who has ever felt that

Inspiring Creativity with Morning Pages

by Rosalyn Page - 19 August 202220 August 2022

Morning Pages offers a simple way to to harness creativity, wherever it's needed. Creativity comes in many forms and has useful outlets, just not the strictly artistic. But what is the wellspring of creativity? And what happens if creativity and inspiration fails you? The Broad has recently adopted the practice of Morning

The forgotten women of Australian vaudeville

Books

by Rosalyn Page - 5 August 20225 August 2022

My Giddy Aunt, a new book by documentary filmmaker Sharon Connolly, shines a light on the forgotten women of Australia’s vaudeville past. The television producer and former chief executive of Film Australia, Sharon Connolly has been involved in making many landmark history series, films. Like her documentary Red Matildas she writes