Art as a means to good times and wellbeing
Art Phoenix is a four-week creative program that supports people living with HIV to explore and express their creativity in a safe, inclusive space. Led by a local art tutor, the workshops focus on building artistic skills while honouring the mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing that creative expression can nurture. The program welcomes LGBTQIA+ (and we know that ‘A’ stands for allies), and celebrates art as a powerful tool for connection, resilience, and self-expression.
Two-hour workshops are run weekly, where art theory as well as practise takes place, and the pros to an outlet like this are many. As any creative will tell you, art helps you to explore holistic ways that help shape wellbeing.
Whether it’s just getting something negative off your mind and onto canvas (hello Wednesday Addams), or feeling pleased as punch with your splatter-paintwork that looks better than any Hocking – let alone the physical exercise in arm movement and fun mind mischief, the benefits of creating art are boundless.
Express yourself and, hey, you may even end up seeing your works in an end-of-season exhibition.
A Bobby Goldsmith initiative, budding artists can submit their enquiries here bgf.org.au/art-phoenix. See if there’s a class in your city.
Oz Comic-Con is on next month: first round of guests announced
With just a few weeks to go before Oz Comic-Con unleashes on Perth’s Convention and Exhibition Centre, a good number of guests have been confirmed to be attending the event and things are shaping up nicely.
Oz Comic-Con 2026 will be bringing a huge weekend of pop culture, fandom and creativity to the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre on the weekend of March 28–29 so pin it into the comic-book decoupaged calendar!
Already confirmed in the lineup of global guests is Brandon Rogers (Helluva Boss), alongside Renée O’Connor (Xena: Warrior Princess), Michaela Jill Murphy (Avatar: The Last Airbender), and The Walking Dead stars Chandler Riggs and Ross Marquand.
The Walking Dead’s Chandler Riggs will be appearing at Oz Comic-Con 2026. If you be nice he might let you try his hat on.
Fans can expect celebrity panels, interactive gaming, artist showcases, exclusive merchandise and the return of the Australian Championships of Cosplay, with more guests still to be announced.
There’ll also be workshops and industry talks and panel discussions so lots of news on the film, telly and gaming front, to be sure.
Tickets can be purchased at ozcomiccon.com.
Event Details:
Oz Comic-Con Perth
March 28–29
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
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