Dr David Gould worked as a teacher and counsellor in schools and universities in Australia, France, and Japan. He then became Manager of the Committee for Melbourne’s business leadership program. In 2020 he completed his PhD and in 2023 his book ‘Survivors and Thrivers. Male Homosexual Lives in Postwar Australia’ was published. His current research is on Australian Rules Football and homophobia. David is co-founder of Bare Elements Entertainment company. He also founded and is President of Carlton Pride, the official LBGTI+ supporter group of the Carlton Football Club. David has assisted a Rohingya refugee family for the past decade.
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Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
A Feather Landing
This digital writing exhibition is an invitation into stillness. Four poets experiment with communicating the wordless, drawing upon language as an imperfect signpost towards the shimmering presence that exists beneath and beyond all things.

Saturday 14 September, 11AM
Poster Poems
Join poet Alison J Barton and Troppo Print Studio for a hands-on workshop all about different approaches to visual poetry. During the workshop, participants will have the chance to add to a collaborative poem, which will be turned into a paste up poster by Troppo Print Studio, to be unveiled at the end of the workshop. The workshop coincides with the ‘Future Foundations’ exhibition curated by Troppo Print Studio, which celebrates the past, present and future of printmaking and is currently showing at Counihan Gallery.

Friday 6 September, 7:30PM
Make It Up Club: EWF Edition
Enjoy an evening of readings from debut authors and performances that play on the threshold of music and literature.

Monday 9 September, 9AM
Sinister Wisdom: Panel
Join this panel from Sinister Wisdom, the world’s longest-running lesbian literary magazine coming to Australia.
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