Laila Ellmoos, historian with the City of Sydney, makes a welcome return to Arts Wednesday at 10:40 am with a new series for 2020.Called Developing Sydney, it is the name of an exhibition Laila is curating at Customs House, opening late March and looks at photographs in the council archives from 1900 – 1920. In […]
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Arts Wednesday 12 February 2020
At 10:40 am Anna Groden returns for Part 6, the final part of our series on multiples and she finishes with video art. My special guest at 11:00am is Michael Atherton, all-round musical genius makes a welcome return to Arts Wednesday with another unusual musical instrument: the Jew’s Harp, which, incidentally, has nothing to do […]
Arts Wednesday 5 February 2020
Anna Groden continues with Multiples at 10:40 am and in Part 5, the topic is sculpture. My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Ida Lichter, making a welcome return to Arts Wednesday. Ida has long championed the rights of Muslim women and her current interest is the recent street protests in Iran and the […]
Arts Wednesday 29 January 2020
Art consultant Anna Groden returns at 10:40 am with Part 4 of multiples and this week the topic is photographs. My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Ginni Mansberg, making a welcome return to Arts Wednesday. Ginni is a GP who specialises in women’s health, but is best known as the GP on Sunrise […]
Arts Wednesday 22 January 2020
At 10:40 am, art consultant Anna Groden continues with Part 3 of Multiples and this week the topic is screen printing, lithos and etchings. My special guest at 11:00 am is artist Shivanjani Lal, one of 12 artists exhibiting in Wansolwara: one salt water at the UNSW Galleries. The salt water in question is the […]
Arts Wednesday 15 January 2020
At 10:40 am, Anna Groden returns with Part 2 of our new series on multiples and this week Anna explains relief printing: woodcuts or woodblocks and linocuts. Hear about the techniques and the artists who used them My special guest at 11:00 am is psychologist Professor Alex Blaszcynski in conversation with me about New Year’s […]
Arts Wednesday 8 January 2020
First program for 2020! We start with a brand new series from art consultant Anna Groden, making a welcome return to Arts Wednesday. This series is called Multiples and Anna leads us through the various methods of print making. In Part 1 at 10:40 am, we learn what printmaking is. My special guest at 11:00 […]
Arts Wednesday 11 December 2019
In the first half hour, I will play the third in a series of repeat interviews about unusual musical instruments and this week it is the theorbo and its player, the very talented Tommy Andersson. The conversation was originally recorded in November 2013. My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Keith Suter making a […]
Arts Wednesday 4 December 2019
In the first half hour, I’ll be playing the second in a series of three conversations about unusual musical instruments and this week it is the Stroviol (or Strohviol) and its player, Marcus Holden. I recorded this conversation early 2013 and Marcus brought the instrument to the studio and played live. My special guest at […]
Arts Wednesday 27 November 2019
This week is the first of three where I’ll be focussing on unusual musical instruments in the first half hour. This week features the Serpent with Scott Kinmont. My special guest at 11:00 am is Nicholas Cowdery, who was Director of Public Prosecutions in NSW from 1994 – 2011. Frank and Fearless is the name […]
Arts Wednesday 20 November 2019
Sadly, at 10:40 am, we hear the final part of the Stuff of the Universe with Professor Geraint Lewis. Starting with molecules, we have been getting smaller each week and in this final episode, Geraint says we are not getting smaller – just weirder. Part 6 is called The Dark Side of the Universe. All […]
Arts Wednesday 13 November 2019
Just when you thought the stuff of our universe couldn’t get any smaller, Professor Geraint Lewis returns at 10:40 am with Part 5 of the series, talking about string theory. And, he says, don’t think physicists spent too long in the sun! My special guest at 11:00 am is Corinne Estrada, the organiser of an art […]