King Street Gallery & Half Time: 18 March 21

Join Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers this Arts Thursday to meet two special guests from two local landmark organisations. Randi Linnegar King Street Gallery on William is in the centre of Sydney’s arts district, not far from the AGNSW and the MCA. Since opening originally in King St, Newtown in the 1980s, it has grown to represent many established artists […]

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Shout Sister Shout: Loretta Palmeiro (IWD 2021)

Approx. 6 minute read My next interviewee in the Shout Sister Shout series, Loretta Palmeiro, brings a sense of boundless energy to her work. Working as an in-demand session musician, she is constantly bouncing around the city from jazz venue to theatre to recording studio much like a pinball darting around the playfield – if […]

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Shout Sister Shout: Susie Bishop (IWD 2021)

Approx. 12 minute read The March 4 Justice protest in Sydney took place yesterday 15 March. I am in awe of the community of people from all walks of life who gathered to protest gendered violence; sexual harassment and domestic violence against women. While I celebrate and have such admiration of the courage of everyone […]

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Con Open Academy Autumn Term

SHORT COURSES AUTUMN TERM NOW OPEN FOR ENROLMENT! Have you had a long-time passion for music and learning? The OPEN ACADEMY SHORT COURSE AUTUMN TERM is now open for enrolment and we have so many courses to choose from! Classes covering Jazz, soul, blues, songwriting, singing, Composition, ear training, music analysis and music technology are […]

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Shout Sister Shout: Emma Pask (IWD 2021)

Approx. 7 minute 30 second read I love learning of the relationships between artists; how they collaborate, inspire each other and create opportunities for each other. For example, one of my favourite jazz pianists, child prodigy Joey Alexander was discovered on Youtube by Wynton Marsalis (of Marsalis family jazz royalty, naturally) who then gave Joey […]

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Shout Sister Shout: Jenny Eriksson (IWD 2021)

Approx. 12 minute read Artists have an inner drive to deliver their calling to the world and persuade others to appreciate the unique perspective or thing of beauty they surface, even when their pursuit is somewhat out of the ordinary or has never really been done before. Rock ’n Roll did not exist before Sister […]

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Shout Sister Shout: Gai Bryant (IWD 2021)

Approx. 7 minute read One of the wonderful things about working in the Arts is being surrounded by people who express their own interests and talents and share them with the world. It’s a dynamic creative space where dancers, musicians, circus performers, sculptors, painters, writers, impresarios, designers… find each other and invent ways to collaborate […]

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Review: Artist Profile – Melissa Mladin

Artist Profile – Melissa Mladin Review by Anthony Frater (Arts Wednesday) It’s like we are looking into the dark internal spaces of someones brain, yes we have X-ray vision. It’s an evolution: evolution and change the aim, stasis the antithesis. An evolution that has taken visual artist and painter Melissa Mladin on an exploratory journey […]

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Shout Sister Shout: Kristin Berardi (IWD 2021)

Approx. 7 minute read I first came across Kristin Berardi’s beautiful voice on her album Where or When a few years back – I’m a late comer to her music ( I know!) considering she had a dozen releases to her name before this 2015 album. I was hooked from the moment her sonic scapes […]

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