In a competition designed to withstand the constraints of hard lockdown, this September, Information and Cultural Exchange (I.C.E.) invites musicians to create new tracks. Artists are invited to remix, chop and twist original tracks provided by artist CHASM, to create new and inspiring beats. [caption id="attachment_19558"...
Our first post-lockdown event will be presented in partnership with our wonderful colleagues, Sweatshop. At 2 pm on Saturday December 4, David Unaipon Award-winning poet Jazz Money will be in conversation with Sara M. Saleh, Arab-Australian human rights activist and also an award-winning poet. They will be talking...
Cover art by Jonathan Yung. Design by Robert O’Farrell. Jerrah Patston’s new single, a rollicking collaboration with Kate Field and Jonathan Yung, celebrates the fresh freedom of Spring just as Australia emerges from prolonged pandemic lockdowns. This single follows up Patston’s acclaimed debut album Sounds Like Rain and is his...
I.C.E. is proud to appoint two strong advocates for ethnically diverse voices to its board. Korean-Australian English language teacher and refugee support worker, Junghee Seeto, and screen industry leader, Donna Chang, strengthen I.C.E.’s connection to and understanding of underrepresented communities. An English language teacher who has...
The Western Sydney Arts Alliance has an online program running through the month of November. Organisations from across Western Sydney have come together to offer free creative experiences which are available to everyone. Follow our calendar, join a live session, or access this content at...
In diaspora communities, sex is often a topic of stigma and shame. I.C.E. is working with Greek-Australian early career screen creative, Danielle Stamoulos, to produce a six-part narrative digital series that pushes the envelope and explores sexual taboos through comedy. [caption id="attachment_19612" align="alignleft" width="222"] Writer and...
In the midst of the challenges of hard lockdown, I.C.E. is pleased to be able to continue to offer public events that lift moods and evoke a sense of hope. With the participants of its Club Weld program for neurodiverse musicians and in support of R...
To boost the visibility of diverse artists and celebrate emerging talent from underrepresented communities from Western Sydney and beyond, a group of talented CALD storytellers recently participated in a three day film production intensive. The workshop (Aug 20 – 23) were part of Platform 21, created...
Alongside the two poems which he has written for the Information and Cultural Exchange, writer and poet Omar Sakr, one of Australia’s foremost public thinkers, and the first Arab-Australian Muslim to win the prestigious Prime Minister’s Literary Award (2020), has spoken with Daniel Nour on...
Writer Omar Sakr, one of Australia’s foremost public thinkers, and the first Arab-Australian Muslim to win the prestigious Prime Minister’s Literary Award (2020), has written two original poems for Information and Cultural Exchange (I.C.E.). The new works, Masks Off and Stay Safe, offer profound insights...
