On Arts Wednesday, 5 October 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Emily Cormack, curator of this year’s exhibition. You can listen to the conversation below: That was Part 1 and here is Part 2: And here is the final Part 3: […]
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Objects in Space: Artists in the Garden
The program Artists and Curators on Arts Thursday 22 September with me, Maisy Stapleton, focussed on an exhibition at the Peacock Gallery in Auburn. I spoke to Glenn Barkley, who curated the exhibition Objects in Space: Artists in the Garden. This exhibition is set both in the Gallery and the adjacent […]
Woollahra Artists in Residence #2
On Thursday 22 September the program Artists and Curators with me, Maisy Stapleton, introduced two more Woollahra artists-in-residence, Penelope Metcalf and Eloise Rankine. Penelope Metcalf works in plein air depicting buildings around Woollahra from her street-side easel and travelling painting kit. You can listen to my interview with Penelope here: For more information on […]
Welcoming Refugees to Parliament with Comfort Food
A small café on King Street in Newtown has won awards from the Sydney Good Food Guide and from the Refuge Council of Australia for its innovative initiatives training refugees and asylum seekers in preparing and presenting food for professional catering and hospitality. The cafe also gives them a chance to give the local neighbourhood a taste […]
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The History Of Australia In 100 Objects
On Arts Wednesday 28 September 2016, Toby Creswell was Sylvia’s guest. talking about his new book. Listen to the conversation below : That was Part 1 of the conversation and here is Part 2 : Now for Part 3: […]
Boiling Point Smithsonian Interview Series_Graham Zemunik
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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A History of the World in 100 Objects
On Arts Wednesday 21 September 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Dr Michael Pickering, curator of A History of the World in 100 Objects at the Australian National Museum in Canberra. Listen to the conversation below: That was Part 1 of the conversation and here is Part 2: Now for Part 3: […]
Planting Dreams
On Arts Wednesday 14 September, Sylvia’s guest was Richard Aitken, curator of Planting Dreams, and exhibition at the State Library of NSW and author of a book by the same name. Listen to the conversation: That was Part 1 and here is Part 2: And now for Part 3: […]
Interview with Alphamama
In this podcast Ruth Hessey talks to Alphamama live in studio. In the interview they discuss Alphamama’s upcoming show Queen Cxnt which she is performing in at the Sydney Fringe Festival and talk about her song ‘Ass In The Front’ which Alphamama preforms live in studio. To listen to the podcast click here: To […]
Interview with Janet Merewether
In this podcast Ruth Hessey talks with filmmaker Janet Merewether about her upcoming documentary ‘Reindeer in my Saami [pronounced ss-ah-me] Heart’ which she wrote, directed and produced. Janet Merewether tells Ruth about what motivated her to make this documentary. To listen to the podcast click here: To watch the ‘Reindeer in my Saami Heart’ trailer […]
Interview with Peter Stevens
In this podcast Ruth Hessey talks to Peter Stevens from the Wolli Creek Preservation Society about the tragic demolition of the Bexley North – Tempe ecosystem. They also discuss the effects of the Baird government’s NSW Bio-banking and what the offsets would be, to the community, the environment and most importantly, the wildlife. To listen […]
The Art of Politics and Artists in Residence podcast
Arts Thursday 8 September podcast On Thursday 8 September, with Maisy Stapleton, the focus was on arts and its role in politics. I spoke to Arts Party Leader and co-founder PJ Collins to find out why the party was formed, its results in the recent federal elections and where it’s […]
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