Enjoy this 8minute interview with Australian post doctoral fellow (his 2nd PhD!), Dr Graham Zemunik. Who is Dr Zemunik? Graham is currently based at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and specialises in soil driven vegetation assemblages. His research examines how soil elements, especially phosphorus, might drive tropical tree growth. What has he found? In the […]
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The Art of Politics and Artists in Residence Art-speak is the segment where I interview influencers and forces in the arts sector in Australia. This Thursday, the focus is on arts and its role in politics. The federal election is past and while the parties in government continue to wrangle, let’s find out what is […]
Julien: tenor sax, Carl Dewhurst: electric guitar, Barney McCall: piano, Jonathan Zwartz: bass, Hamish Stuart: drums. I knew this wasn’t going to be just another gig! Five of Australia’s top artists all on the one stage was guaranteed to create fireworks! Ostensibly this was a CD launch of ‘This Narrow Isthmus’ which was recorded in […]
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Renowned artist, Ann Thomson and teacher, Anna McPherson are my guests today. Ann Thomson’s exhibition at the National Art School: ‘Ann Thomson & Contemporaries’ celebrates the heady times at East Sydney Tech in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a period which produced a significant group of Australian artists including Godfrey Miller, John Passmore, John Olsen, […]
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On today’s episode, we’re wrapping up celebrations for our past mid-year Radiothon and what a success it was! Thanks to your donations we raised over $25,000 through your calls, online subscriptions, and donations and we can’t thank you enough! That money will be put to great use I can assure you but I’m sure what […]
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, […]
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 […]
The arts world is changing. New and innovative approaches to delivering, appreciating and interpreting art are in evidence. This Arts Thursday, with Maisy Stapleton, we explore some of these changes and of course delve into the art and cultural forms themselves. Auctions, for instance are beginning to replace retailing specialists as a significant source for […]
Arts Thursday, on 21 April gives air to both the visual arts and to sound-based performance art. First up is composer, broadcaster and writer Julian Day who joins me, Maisy Stapleton in the studio to talk about Super Critical Mass which is showcased in the exhibition CUSP, now making its return to Sydney to the […]
Arts Thursday 14th April 2016 focusses on the contribution of a major cultural identity in Sydney, the late Bill Wright and sprinkles the air with magic when we talk to Bruce Glenn, The Gentleman Magician. Firstly, the exhibition, William Wright – Visions Through Disbelief. There are only a few days left to see this exhibition […]
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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This week on Arts Thursday join me, Maisy Stapleton, with a focus on visual arts exhibitions in Sydney. Firstly, join Maisy in conversation with Gene Sherman from the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), which is launching its 2016 exhibition program with an ambitious moving image project by Mikhael Subotzky, entitled WYE, standing for the letter “Y”. […]