This Arts Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers First up we speak to artist Natalya Hughes whose exhibition The Interior has just launched at the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane and whose work will be seen in September at the Sullivan and Strumpf gallery in Sydney. In her exhibition Natalya presents a psychoanalytic-inspired […]
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This Cultural Life: 8 June 2022
Arts Thursday – Dipping into Australian History Peach Productions supports women writers and directors in creating new works, telling women’s stories, and gaining experience in theatre production. Producer, writer and director Margaret Fitzgerald will be joining us to discuss its latest project “Women’s Voices: Stories to Stage” which opens next week. This show features new short […]
THIS CULTURAL LIFE – 23 June 2022
This Arts Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers for the Arts Thursday radiothon show. First up we visit the Art Gallery of NSW’s Brett Whiteley Studio in Surry Hills where a special exhibition of Brett Whiteley’s painted ceramics is on view. Over 40 ceramic works are to be found in the exhibition Brett Whiteley: […]
THIS CULTURAL LIFE – PRIZES
This Arts Thursday, with Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers the focus is on the prizes and awards and the impact they have on the development of art forms. First Guest: Dr Biljana Jančić, Sydney College of the Arts judging panel, 2022 David Harold Tribe Sculpture Award Last week, the winner of the 2022 David Harold […]
THIS CULTURAL LIFE 14 April 2022
This Arts Thursday, with Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers the focus is on performance and the visual arts. First up met artist Richard Rosebery who returned to painting after a successful career in business and marketing and gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The National Art School. During 2016/17 he undertook a major commission […]
THIS CULTURAL LIFE – Arts Thursday
17 February 2022 This Arts Thursday program, with Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers, is packed with interviews. First, we explore a recently published book celebrating the badass ‘sheroes’ we were never taught about in school. In Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History, author Eliza Reilly revives forgotten stories including Indigenous bushranger Mary Ann Bugg breaking […]
THIS CULTURAL LIFE 17 February 2022
This Arts Thursday, with Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers, explores a recently published book celebrating the badass ‘sheroes’ we were never taught about in school. In Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History, author Eliza Reilly revives forgotten stories including Indigenous bushranger Mary Ann Bugg breaking her husband Captain Thunderbolt out of gaol and Nancy Wake […]
DELECTABLE: 25 November 2021
Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers For this program, we are interviewing Jo Jansyn, the Cultural Development Coordinator at Woollahra Municipal Council who manages the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize. Now located in its new home at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, the Prize celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year and is the inaugural exhibition in the new gallery. Jo […]
Hi JINKS! 11 November 2021
Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers Maisy and Paula return to Arts Thursday after a COVID break. Find out what’s happening in the arts and cultural area and explore the brand new gallery in the Southern Highlands – Ngununggulla – as Maisy meets the Director Megan Monte and we look at the opening […]
Arts Thursday 30 September 2021
presented by Bronwyn Rennex On today’s show I play an interview I recorded with Jo Holder, who is Director of Cross Arts Projects and Curator of their current exhibition: Dhomala Dhäwu: Makassan Sail Stories The exhibtion features artists Ipeh Nur & Margaret Rarru Garrawurra and is presented in collaboration with Milingimbi Art and Culture. […]
Arts Thursday 16 September 2021
Presented by Bronwyn Rennex For today’s show I thought I’d continue along the lines of the show I did 2 weeks ago (2 September) where I reached out to some creative friends and colleagues to ask them: what’s keeping you busy? what are you doing to keep afloat/sane? what music have you been listening to, […]
Arts Thursday 2 September 2021
Presented by Bronwyn Rennex For today’s show (inspired by the interview I did 2 weeks ago with Hugh Stewart and Rachel Knepfer about the Lockdown Picture Show) I thought I’d reach out to some creative friends and colleagues to ask them: what’s keeping you busy? what are you doing to keep afloat/sane? what music have […]