Colonial (Still) Life: Robyn Stacey and Sydney Living Museums’ houses

Jane Raffan chats with curator Dr Scott Hill (Sydney Living Museum’s property portfolio), about the book ‘House’, which was the result of a four-year collaboration between photographer Robyn Stacey and curators that explores Sydney’s colonial life through objects from Sydney Living Museums’ properties Elizabeth Bay House, Vaucluse House, and Rouse Hill House & Farm. Robyn […]

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Colonial (Still) Life: Robyn Stacey and Sydney Living Museums’ houses

Join me, Jane Raffan, for a program exploring Sydney’s colonial life and the hidden messages in beautiful Still Life photographs and tableaus by Robyn Stacey featuring objects from Sydney Living Museums’ properties Elizabeth Bay House, Vaucluse House, and Rouse Hill House & Farm. My interviews are with curator Dr Scott Hill (Sydney Living Museum’s property […]

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Diverse, Distinct and Daring: Sydney Latin American Film Festival Announces Program!

From the wonderful and inspiring to the thought-provoking, say hola to the 12th annual Sydney Latin American Film Festival (SLAFF) this September (07-11). Returning to Dendy Opera Quays, the Festival will screen a specially curated program of captivating contemporary Latin American cinema: eight feature films, two documentaries, and seven shorts, along with vibrant opening and […]

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‘Witness’ from Benjamin Booker – Eastside Radio Album Of The Week (17-23 Aug)

‘Witness’ from Benjamin Booker is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. ‘Witness’ is Booker’s second album, the follow up to his self-titled debut from 2013. People talk about writing the “difficult second album”, however Booker doesn’t appear to have suffered at all from this oft-referenced pressure. The new album is a strong, concise record, full of confident […]

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Keith Sweat Review

Keith Sweat Live at Sydney’s Star Event centre Sat Aug 5  Reviewed by Chris Zinn Expectations were high although details were few for the first Australian tour from New Jack Swing pioneer and the self-styled ‘Casanova of R&B’ Keith Sweat. A pre-visit interview further heightened the stakes by suggesting Keith didn’t hear voices like Teddy […]

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Volcanoes, geysers and earthquakes!

A recent rip to Iceland piqued Sylvia’s curiosity about nearly every geological feature she saw. Back in Sydney, she explored those features – volcanoes, geysers, earthquakes, tectonic plates – with Dietmar Muller, Professor of Geophysics at the University of Sydney. That conversation went to air on Arts Wednesday 16 August 2017 and you can listen […]

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