Issue 111: 20th Anniversary

Time waits for no one. I think about that phrase often. This issue of Aesthetica marks 20 years since the first issue was published. I have a whole host of emotions: cheer, disbelief, excitement, pride, surprise – the list goes on. Dale Donley and I set up this magazine when we were students. The pillars of this company were – and remain – equality, creativity and diversity. We are passionate about art and culture, and because Dale and I started from the right place with Aesthetica, we’ve had the longevity of 20 years. Everything we do is because we believe in the power of art to make positive changes to contemporary society: it helps us to make sense of the world and times we are living in. I look back and see myself as a younger woman with this unwavering resilience. I am proud of the Magazine, Film Festival, Art Prize, Future Now Symposium and Creative Writing Award. It hasn’t always been easy, but it has been worth it.