The Archibald Prize is on again and with the winners of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes announced on Friday the 13th, the exhibition is open now at the Art Gallery of NSW. Curator Anne Ryan chats to Arts Wednesday about the judging process, the annual controversy and of course the art. This year sees […]
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is one of the most prestigious competitions for Wildlife Photographers. Developed and produced annually by the National History Museum of London, the finalists are now on display at the National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, Sydney. Events Coordinator, Nicole Dahlberg, chats to Arts Wednesday about the exhibition that is on […]
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We continue, at about 10:40, with Part 4 of From the Quantum to the Cosmos and this week, Professor Geraint Lewis talks about the Quantum of Cosmos Future, postulating what will happen to our universe in trillions of years time. Sadly, it’s still a pretty bleak picture! My special guest at 11:00am is Chris Bonnor, […]
The Australian Signals directorate is the oldest intelligence agency in Australia. To mark its 75th anniversary the National Museum of Australia is holding an exhibition in Canberra entitled Decoded. Paul talks to curator Libby Stewart about how the exhibition came together and how the museum dealt with such a sensitive and secret topic. The exhibition […]
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Waverley Mayor, Paula Masselos, gives us an update on the progress of the Bondi Pavilion renovations. Excitement is really building with an anticipated completion of works and grand opening scheduled for this August. With new art and performance spaces there are many opportunities for local artists in the refreshed complex. Expect 2 music studios, a […]
Professor Geraint Lewis returns with Part 3 of From the Quantum to the Cosmos and in this episode he talks about the quantum of cosmos present. Following on from the birth of our stars in Part 2, Geraint takes us further into the history of stars, including our own sun and their journey to extinction. […]
Tom Gannon knew at the age of three that he was born to dance. His story is one of a lifetime of dedication, training, passion and commitment. He has just been nominated for the Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards at a very young age. His career is about to take off. At 14 he moved […]
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Professor Geraint Lewis joins us in the first half hour with Part 2 of The Quantum to the Cosmos and in this episode, the topic is the quantum of the cosmos past. Starting with Einstein, he explores the varying views of how it all began. My special guests at 11:00 am are Ed Lippmann, who […]
After a rocky couple of years, the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs are about to kick off their 2022 season with an innovative called Mozart: Requiem & Revelation. Paul chats to Artistic and Music Director, Brett Weymark, about the provenance of the Requiem that is shrouded in mystery and storytelling over the centuries. The Choir has for […]
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Geraint Lewis, Professor of Astrophysics at Sydney University, returns for a new series entitled Where Does the Cosmos Come From? It’s based on his new book, co-authored with his colleague, Chris Ferrie, A/Professor of Quantum Mechanics at UTS. It attempts to combine these two often contradictory understandings of the cosmos. In Part 1, Geraint starts […]
In the first half hour, we hear Part 4, the final part of our series on the Moral Rights of Architects with Ed Lippmann. In this final episode, we learn how to get it right. The case study is the old MLC building in Martin Place. Originally designed by the late Harry Seidler, its new […]
This week, in Part 3 of our continuing series on the Moral Rights of Architects, Ed Lippmann introduces us to Philip Thalis, architect and former member of the Sydney City Council. He argues that lawyers, as much as developers, are responsible for the moral rights of architects being denied. Last week, when I was in […]