What’s on at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre

Does the supposed shallowness of pop culture diminish the potential for nuanced messages or does it provide a real and far-reaching platform for feminist subject matter? Join Namila Benson as she unpacks representation in image-based popular entertainment such as TV, movies, and videogames with Comedian and Actor Kate McLennan, Film Critic and Artistic Director Cerise Howard, and Videogames Producer Lisy Kane. Read more

Photography Studies College (Melbourne) and the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre are delighted to present an International Women’s Day photography exhibition featuring work by female students and graduates that celebrates their distinctive stories and vision. Photography is one of many industries that has long been considered to be male-dominated. The Photography Studies College (Melbourne) has consistently bucked that trend, with the majority of our students being female. The images featured in this show reflect hours and weeks of work, careful thought, refinement and sometimes life changing experiences. Whatever the creative content however, the emotive strength of the image is constant and the power of photography on display. This exhibition features the work of  Mary Leon, Agata Mayes, Alysha Jakobi, Charlotte Vignau, Hannah Nikkelson, Sally Kaack, Ana Burenkova, Elli Bardas, Allison Rose,  Cuc Chong and Kayla De Saint Aromain.   Read more

Join us at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre for Out of the Blue: Six Artists, Six Ways of Seeing Blue.  These six artists explore the concept of 'blue' and its wide-ranging associations, including joyous, brooding, cheerful and pensive connotations. The works express diverse approaches to the moods of 'blue' from the natural world, to the world of emotions and feelings. You're invited to experience 'blue' through the eyes of artists Bernadette Boundy, Patricia D. Goldby, Jan Herrera, Sue Lock, Marija Newbold and Liza Posar and be transported. Opening night is on February 2, between 6-8pm at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre. Read more

  Julie Mielke's bright contemporary exhibition compares the playing children of Australia and India to find their universal joy and unique challenges. We invite you to soak up the colour and joy of this exhibition. Read more

Join Ruby and Celeste as they unpack one of feminism's enduring questions from their unique perspectives: what exactly is the purpose of "intersectionality" and what should its goals be? Read more

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” – Dorothea Lange (American photographer 1895-1965) Read more

More men are starting to identify as feminists – but is their involvement helping the movement, or is it self-serving? What does an effective ally look like? Upulie Divisekera, Clementine Ford and Jane Gilmore deconstruct the man’s role in modern feminism . Read more

Facing relentless discrimination, social stigma and violence, women are expected to succeed in a system that actively works against them. Anni Hine Moana, Zoe Morrison and Jenny Valentish explore the patriarchal structures exacerbating women’s mental ill-health. Read more

Helen Timbury is a printmaker who lives and works in Regional Victoria. She specialises in linocuts depicting the plants and animals of Gippsland and other places to which she has travelled within Australia Read more

'F*EMS is an artist-run collective that encourages female-aligned people to creatively express themselves by contributing work to our triannual zine. Read more