2017 Radiothon Coordinator

Eastside Radio 2017 Radiothon Fundraising Coordinator                    Fixed Term Position: Monday 24th of April to Friday 30th of June 2017   Closing Date for Applications: Friday 31st of March 2017   Salary: $50,000 pro rata with commission   Summary   The Eastside Radiothon is an annual fundraiser that helps raise much needed money for the running […]

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Art and Activism and Civil Rights

Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan in conversation with Matt Poll, Sydney University’s Indigenous Heritage curator, about the Freedom Rides of 1965, and the work of a group of artists produced in response for an exhibition titled, ‘Freedom Riders: Art and activism 1960s to now’. Inspired by the ‘freedom rides’ into the segregated southern states of the […]

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Is there Anything New Under the Sun? Artists respond to Dupain’s Sunbaker

Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan interviews Claire Monneraye, curator at the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, about the exhibition Under the Sun, which explores questions about cultural norms, nationhood and identity, through the work of 15 artists from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds in response to max Dupain’s iconic Sunbaker image. The artists: Peta Clancy, Christopher […]

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Album of the Week – ‘Lovelight’ by The Lachy Doley Group

‘Lovelight’ by The Lachy Doley Group is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. The Jimi Hendrix of the Hammond Organ brings yet another powerful bluesy performance following  sold out shows throughout 2016 including performances across Australia and Europe. Captured over two weeks, Lovelight packs a punch full of passion, excitement and talent seamlessly across nine tracks.  On […]

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Bebel Gilberto with Jazz Impressions

Multiple Grammy nominee Bebel Gilberto, the torchbearer of Bossa Nova, is coming to Sydney. The world-renowned singer-songwriter has forged her own distinctive, laidback style of bossa nova, positioning her among the best-selling Brazilian artists performing today. Thomas Adams from Jazz Impressions recently caught up with Bebel on the phone from New York ahead of her […]

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Is there anything new Under The Sun?

Join me, Jane Raffan, on Monday 6 March for a program devoted to questions about cultural norms, nationhood and identity. I’ll be interviewing Claire Monneraye, curator at the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, about the exhibition Under the Sun, in which 15 artists from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds respond to max Dupain’s iconic Sunbaker […]

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TRY-A-BIKE: THE DOMAIN

Rally your colleagues and spend your lunch break on two-wheels with a 10-minute ride around the Domain. Bikes and helmets are provided and the first 200 people receive free lunch from the Monster Rolls food truck. Prizes are on offer to the top encouragers so start spreading the word in the office for a chance to win. This event […]

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Matt Keegans The Three Seas

Award winning saxophonist and composer Matt Keegan, together with master bassist Steve Elphick, combine with three dynamic and creative musicians from West Bengal, India for this unique cross cultural project. The very atmospheric theatre at the National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour is the venue for this astonishing collaboration created in India’s Rajasthan desert, blending traditional and contemporary […]

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