Artist Dianne Jones discusses issues around race and representation as they relate to her own visual art practice. 

Slides accompanying this talk are available here: http://www.slideshare.net/artbroken/dianne-jones-on-representation-inclusion-and-race-talk-slides

Part 1 of ASSEMBLY:1, a 3-part panel discussion on the topic of cultural appropriation in contemporary art, held at Gertrude Contemporary gallery in Melbourne on the 25th of February, 2014. 

In response to debates on these issues arising around this video by art:broken: https://vimeo.com/83829093 

1: *Dianne Jones* on representation and race

Dr Odette Kelada discusses whiteness, racialisation, and representation in the context of contemporary art. 

The slides for this talk are available here: http://www.slideshare.net/artbroken/whiteness-lecture-2013-copy

Part 1 of a 3-part panel discussion on the topic of cultural appropriation in contemporary art, held at Gertrude Contemporary gallery in Melbourne on the 25th of February, 2014. 

This forum was held in response to pervasive practices of cultural appropriation amongst Australian artists, and particularly in response to debates on these issues arising around a video by art:broken: https://vimeo.com/83829093

2: *Odette Kelada* on whiteness, racialisation, and ethnography

Visual artist Texta Queen discusses issues of privilege, exoticism, and the cultural appropriation and racism apparent in contemporary art practices. Artist statements are quoted from various sources and are read by Takaiya Reed. 

The slides for this talk are available here:
http://www.slideshare.net/artbroken/texta-queen-on-privilege-exoticism-and-contemporary-art-talk-slides

Part 1 of a 3-part panel discussion on the topic of cultural appropriation in contemporary art, held at Gertrude Contemporary gallery in Melbourne on the 25th of February, 2014. 

This forum was held in response to pervasive practices of cultural appropriation amongst Australian artists, and particularly in response to debates on these issues arising around a video by art:broken: https://vimeo.com/83829093