The Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival is always held the weekend before the Melbourne cup, this year it is from 28th to 30th October and as usual there are some wonderful Australian jazz artists performing. This week on the program I’m going to you as many as I can fit into this short hour, but […]
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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: […]
Arts Thursday 6 October. This Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton to commence a special series, Asian Intersections, examining how we intersect with Asia through culture and art. The program will also include the final interviews in the series e 2016 Woollahra artists in residence. Asian Intersections In the first of a two-program interview, Jackie Menzies OAM, […]
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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 […]
Ever wondered why whales and dolphins periodically commit suicide with mass beachings? Often it’s because they can’t stand the noise we are making. Imagine the loudest pub band or noisiest cafe that’s ever battered your ears to a pulp and amplify it till your brain bleeds, to get some idea of the aural horrors […]
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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 […]
‘Tocororo’ by Alfredo Rodriguez is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. This week we give some well deserved special attention to the highly talented pianist and composer Alfredo Rodriguez the man who left Cuba to undertake ‘The American Dream” and to share stages with some of the best in the business is what he […]
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I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Aunty Donna Ingram, an Elder of the Redfern Aboriginal Community, during Global Rhythms 2016. I was about to MC for the first time a Music Festival in Australia so I had no idea on how to introduce a culture representative from aboriginal communities. Aunty Donna was kind to explain […]
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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Since December 2009, folks from across Australia and all over the planet have come together in a bespoke celebration of music, art, friendship, and community. For one hot, sweaty, and absolutely unforgettable summer’s weekend these people call it their home and celebrate their shared passions at an event which has amassed fame for its vision, dedication and world-class execution. This is Subsonic […]
Presented by Bronwyn Rennex This Thursday I speak to Tamara Voninski, a second year PhD student currently studying at Sydney College of the Arts – University of Sydney. We discuss University of Sydney’s plans to close the Rozelle campus of Sydney College of the Arts, the failed merger proposal with University of NSW School of […]
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