was the title of my 60 second challenge at TEDxBrisbane. And I want to take a moment to reflect on that experience. Chloe Wigg on the TEDxBrisbane stage. Image Courtesy TEDxBrisbane Official It started with Kate Fisher the force behind Milkshakes for Marleigh. Her daughter Marleigh has autoimmune encephalitis, the same condition my dad faces, where the immune system attacks and causes inflammation in the brain. Through that connection Kate discovered I also had an autoimmune disease and was...

Community & Heart Being seen not for what you achieve, but for who you choose to be. About Agape Outreach Some organisations exist on paper. Agape Outreach exists in the early mornings, in car parks, on street corners, anywhere a vulnerable person needs to feel that someone cares. Founded on January 26th, 2009, by Theresa Mitchell, Agape began simply: Theresa could no longer walk past people on the street, so she started cooking meals in her own kitchen and handing them out. Today, Agape is...

Last week, I had to prove I'm a business. Not to a client. Not to a gallery. To the government, to access support that, as a person with a disability, I am supposed to be entitled to. Ten years into my career as a sole trader, ten years of exhibitions, artworks sold, communities built, and I had to justify my existence as a professional. The catch? I also had to prove I'm profitable. Here's the thing about being a disabled artist trying to run a small business: every dollar that comes in goes...