Join me, Jane Raffan, for a program exploring Sydney’s colonial life and the hidden messages in beautiful Still Life photographs and tableaus by Robyn Stacey featuring objects from Sydney Living Museums’ properties Elizabeth Bay House, Vaucluse House, and Rouse Hill House & Farm. My interviews are with curator Dr Scott Hill (Sydney Living Museum’s property […]
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Join me, Jane Raffan, on Monday 24 July for a program devoted to the social history of Sydney’s vibrant 2011: Potts Point, Woolloomooloo, Kings Cross, Rushcutters Bay and Elizabeth Bay. I’ll be interviewing author Warren Fahey, AM, cultural historian, collector and performer of historic songs and stories, founder of Larrikin Records and Paddington’s beloved Folkways […]
Are you looking forward to the Easter and Anzac Day public holidays coming up? Do you know why we celebrate a Labour Day public holiday? Join me, Jane Raffan, for a program about Unity and, specifically, a potted history of Australia’s union movement 1850-1950 as reflected in trade banners, such as the one seen here […]
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Join me, Jane Raffan, on Monday 6 March for a program devoted to questions about cultural norms, nationhood and identity. I’ll be interviewing Claire Monneraye, curator at the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, about the exhibition Under the Sun, in which 15 artists from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds respond to max Dupain’s iconic Sunbaker […]
Join me, Jane Raffan, on Monday 6 February for a program devoted to civil rights. I’ll be interviewing Matt Poll, Sydney University’s Indigenous Heritage curator about the Freedom Rides of 1965, and the work of a group of artists produced in response for an exhibition titled, ‘Freedom Riders: Art and activism 1960s to now’. Inspired […]
Join me, Jane Raffan, on Arts Monday 9 January 2017 for a program exploring some of Sydney’s lost buildings, places and spaces, and the debates and protests their demolition aroused. You’ll hear interviews with Bob Whight, Project Manager at the Museum of Sydney, on MOS’ latest exhibition Demolished Sydney. In 1856, Harper’s magazine published a […]
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Join me, Jane Raffan, on Arts Monday 12 December 2016 for a program exploring Needs and Wants specifically related to the development of shopping as a leisure activity in Sydney. You’ll here interviews with Margot Riley, curator at the State Library, on research undertaken on the emergence and development of shopping from the early days […]
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Join me, Jane Raffan on Arts Monday 14 November for a program that focuses on women and their representation in the visual arts sector. Guest interviews are with Elvis Richardson, artist and author of The Countess Report, “a benchmarking project and online resource on gender equality in the Australian contemporary art sector.” Richardson has compiled […]
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Musicians Mythra Ensemble and Yasmin & Fanous perform live on Arts Monday 6th June 2016. These talented performers are participating in the New Beginnings: Refugee Arts & Culture Festival, which celebrates the talents, skills and cultural diversity of people from refugee backgrounds. Mythra Ensemble’s unique sound is a blend of traditional music of Iran, Armenia, […]
Join me, Jane Raffan, on Arts Monday 30 May for a program that takes an in-depth look at the cultural afterlife of criminal evidence. This week, Sydney University is hosting a photography symposium that will explore the relationship between photography’s ontology (philosophical study of the nature of being), the camera as a human perceptual apparatus […]
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Singer/Songwriter Lo Carmen and Playwright, Rochelle Bright are my guests today. Australian born, Lo Carmen aka Leone Carmen is based in Los Angeles. Lo showcased at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas and is performing at Canadian Music Week in Toronto, Ontario. Lo Carmen will be playing solo, showcasing old favourites and cuts from […]
Renowned author, Jackie French, Hollywood screenwriter, J.D. Barrett and Sydney Comedy Festival Director, Jorge Menidis are my guests today. J.D.Barrett discusses her debut novel ‘The Secret Recipe for Second Chances’ and making the switch from screenwriter in Australia and Hollywood to novelist. Described as “a surprising, smart, charming novel that shows every day is a […]
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