The aim of Desert Equinox 10th Anniversary (DE10) is to enliven the city of Broken Hill with a suite of site-specific and site-responsive installations created and installed by artists in residence at Broken Hill Art Exchange. Supported by the Environmental Research Initiative for Art (ERIA), UNSW and utilising cutting-edge off-grid solar technologies, ...

Broken Hill Art Exchange (BHAE) is an artist-led, volunteer-run grassroots charity located on Wilyakali land. Our mission is to support all arts communities whilst creating experiences, projects and opportunities for locals, and events to attract visitors.

Two decades ago, I was asked to create and teach the first Electronics in Art class at UNSW’s College of Fine Arts. I approached Jaycar Electronics (now just called Jaycar) for sponsorship, and was met with enthusiasm by Jaycar’s then new and clearly very hands-on CEO, Stephen Van Wessem, who later came to class and took photos of the students with the equipment supplied by Jaycar.