If, like me, you’ve always been interested in interior design, then tune into Arts Thursday for a conversation with Catriona Quinn a former curator at Sydney Living Museums best known for her expertise in 20th century Australian interior design and decoration. Catriona was curator of the groundbreaking 1993 exhibition, Sydney Style: Marion Hall Best Interior Designer and […]
Arts Thursday 7th February 2019. Paddington has long held a special place in Sydney – with its rows of terraces, cascading downwards from the spine of Oxford Street; its bohemian, artistic reputation and success in battles to retain its distinctive character and vibrant community. The Paddington Society has long protected the physical character of Paddington […]
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If you are a lover of the works of Jane Austen tune into Arts Thursday with me, Maisy Stapleton. Carrie Kablean’s debut novel What Kitty Did Next, follows the next phase in the Bennet house hold and furthers the story of Kitty Bennet, fourth sister in Jane Auster’s Pride and Prejudice. Carrie Kablean surveys the […]
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HOME is the theme of Arts Thursday on 27th December 2018. The Ideal Home is a phrase that conjures up a long-running English exhibition that showcases the latest ideas, designs and products for the home. The Ideal Home exhibition at Penrith Regional Gallery and the Powerhouse Museum showcases some of the innovations and products that […]
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SYDNEY IN SUMMERTIME is the theme of Arts Thursday on 13th December 2018. Destination Sydney has become a tourism catchcry, but the phrase was popularised two years ago, with a ground-breaking exhibition of that name, presented at three of Sydney’s finest public galleries, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Mosman Art Gallery and the S. H. […]
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Arts Thursday 4th October 2018 MODERN MASTERS IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE Masters of Modern Art from the Hermitage opened at The Art Gallery of NSW last week and this week Maisy Stapleton spoke to Peter Raisis, Senior Curator of Historical European Art about the exhibition. The exhibition is a stunning showcase of the modern movement, […]
Arts Thursday 11 October 2018 presented by Bronwyn Rennex On today’s program I invited American artist Jaime Warren into the studio to speak about her practice and her work in Warm Bodies currently showing at Cement Fondu. Jaimie Warren is an award-winning artist, performer and educator. She’s also Co-Director/Creator of the community arts project and fake public […]
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Arts Thursday 4th October 2018 WHAT’S ON TODAY’S PROGRAM: Join Maisy Stapleton for stories in the arts. Sydney Craft Week is being staged for the second year by the Australian Design Centre. This year it’s a festival of creativity and making, with a theme of mindful making – exploring how working with your hands […]
presented by Bronwyn Rennex On today’s show I speak with artist Sarah Goffman about her art practice, what inspires her, where she came from and the ideas behind her artwork. I also invited her to choose a few tunes and she came up with three crackers. If you want to see Sarah’s work in […]
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WHAT’S ON TODAY’S PROGRAM: Join Maisy Stapleton for stories acrosss the arts . The third Arts Thursday segment on the Sydney Architecture Festival focuses on Ethics in an Age of Excess. This will be a preview of a panel discussion querying if architecture has lost its social purpose, and its focus on the public good […]
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Presented by Bronwyn Rennex On today’s show I chat to Mark O’Toole who is one of the producers (along with Kath Shelper – Scarlett Pictures) of Black Comedy Series 3, which is about to screen on ABC TV. Because Mark is such a fan of garage music from the 60s to 80s, I also take […]
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WHAT’S ON TODAY’S PROGRAM: Join Maisy Stapleton for stories in the arts. This year’s Sydney Architecture Festival focuses on Great Architecture – What makes a building great? Architect Angelo Candalepas joins to talk about The Architecture Symposium, featuring 21 of Australia’s leading architects who will discuss their buildings and demonstrate the maturity and complexity of […]
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