Maree Clarke is one of Melbourne’s most dynamic cultural leaders. A Yorta Yorta / Wamba Wamba / Mutti Mutti / Boonwurrung woman, Clarke is an artist, designer, curator, researcher and leader in the reclamation of south-east Australian Aboriginal art, design and culture. Through more than three decades of multidisciplinary work – which includes photography, printmaking, sculpture, jewellery, video and glass, Clarke’s work highlights a deep engagement with and reverence for the customary ceremonies, rituals, objects and language of her Ancestors. In 2021 – 22, a major retrospective of Clarke’s work, “Ancestoral Memories” was exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria. Clarke’s contemporary jewellery incorporates gold, glass, kangaroo teeth, river reeds, echidna quills, feathers, ochre and 3D printed thermoplastics.

Blanche Tilden is one of Australia’s leading contemporary craft and design practitioners, working in the fields of studio glass and contemporary jewellery. Throughout her practice, Blanche has developed a unique visual and material vocabulary to discuss ideas of value in impeccably resolved jewellery she designs to be worn, and to move with the body. “Ripple Effect”, a 25-year survey of Tilden’s practice, curated by Jason Smith, Geelong Gallery, is currently touring to regional centres and capital cities across Australia until mid 2023.