The United Nations’ 2026 International Women’s Day theme, Balance the Scales, calls for renewed focus on access, opportunity and justice for women across Australia and globally. From corporate sectors to the justice system, media and the home, the conversation must move beyond metrics alone to include safety, equity and genuine recognition.

This online exhibition, Womanifesto, brings together strong voices by many of our women artists, with a particular focus on practices which address gender.

By foregrounding lived experience through their work, our artists are given space to challenge, reflect and contribute to a cultural
dialogue that recognises visibility, agency and balance as essential to a thriving arts culture.