Gallery of Good

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Today something truly special happened at the Gallery of Good.A new baby arrived- well to be clear, a BABY GRAND arrive...
13/08/2026

Today something truly special happened at the Gallery of Good.
A new baby arrived- well to be clear, a BABY GRAND arrived.
For this to make sense, let’s go back to the start…..
I designed & set up this space, The Gallery
of Good (a creative cathedral) in 2020 right in the middle of covid. It was a ghastly time for all of us-
but during the 2 years that we were locked
down in Melbourne, I watched my children (professional musicians) miss out on formative years of playing with their cohort. It reframed what I wanted this space to be.
I was determined to make it a community space; one that brought people together to do ALL things that were good!
To see good, hear good, make good, eat good, but mostly to feel good!
Most of the time this space is my art studio, where I make and teach ceramics. But once a month we move things around and create a music venue to offer music of extremely high quality, professionally mixed and recorded, to our community. And as a community offering at the Gallery of Good, we gather as community after the gig (musicians and audience together) to eat and drink together as one.
These events are
put on by a wonderful team of people that include family and dear friends, with whom I could not do any of it.
In our first year of operation we were nominated as Best regional music venue in Victoria- it was an amazing recognition of what we do here.
It hasn’t been easy- it is expensive to put on these shows. But we did it the best we could using grants and by Guy and I resolving to put them on regardless of us making any money. But one of the things that I dreamed of was having a PROPER piano- but I could never afford to do that.
Fast forward to now……last
week I was approached by a local family who had a baby Grand piano that they had in storage and wished to donate to us!!! I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. All I had to do was pay for it to come here, all they wanted was for it to be used and enjoyed and when they heard of us they thought it a perfect fit.
I do not have words
to adequately express my gratitude. This totally changes what we can offer here.
I am so grateful.
2027 Gallery Gigs are SOOOOOOO BACK!!!!!!


Angela Davis

meet me where i am;a mess of sorts.both changed+and unchanged.resolute in the power of good.no better time than to confr...
30/06/2026

meet me where i am;
a mess of sorts.

both changed
+
and unchanged.

resolute in the power of good.
no better time than to confront
the reflection
that reveals you to yourself.

allow a revolution of kindness
to be what propels you.
stockpile empathy.
spread love.

we are all just stars
with peoples names.

2026 is the year i put myself back together.Physically and figuratively.The last 5 years have taken a massive toll.First...
13/05/2026

2026 is the year i put myself back together.
Physically and figuratively.
The last 5 years have taken a massive toll.
First 2 years of the most harsh lockdown in the world and then at the same time, a diagnosis of one of our 5 children with a rare and extremely aggressive leukaemia.
3 years of utterly brutal chemo followed- it changed our kid (still so many massive physical conditions to figure out and of course the psycho/emotional fallout will continue probs forever).
It took a toll on all of us. Guy looked after the immediate needs of Auggie, living in hospital for the 3 years of treatment.
I stayed living at the farm and managing the farm, my business and the 4 other kids.
It is now a couple of years post treatment. and we can finally breathe out- our kid is cancer free (6 weekly blood tests and hospital visits for the rest of their life and the management now of all the effects of chemo…… but CANCER FREE!!!!).
It wasn’t until this 2 year reprieve that I felt i could breathe.
And on the exhale i literally collapsed…… i had been hiding the debilitating pain of my knees for years- surgeon said they were as bad as possibly could be.
So this year I am having both total knee replacements done- and also working on all aspects of my own spiritual and physical recovery.
This is a montage of a nearly 60yo woman who is working on STRENGTH- both physical and metaphysical.
This is a real bod of a real person who is really strong and working on wellbeing over looks.
Instagram will serve you recipes with Protein in their name to hook you in, it will serve you anti-aging creams on 20yo’s to tease you.
I have never ever stepped i to a beautician, I have never had a facial or any other treatment’ - i dont understand that stuff …..and ew other ppl touching me …..
I am here to influence you to SEE real ageing, real wrinkles, real curves.
My account has always been about honesty and integrity. I have never chased numbers or had a strategy…..
ffs who has the time?!!!
So despite the fact you wont see too much ceramics here this year- I will still be here showing up as me……..
Thanks for being here.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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