Our Stars on Arts Thursday 1 December 2016

Join Maisy Stapleton in conversation with Carrie Kibbler, Curator at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre in Gymea, Sutherland about the beautiful and significant exhibition Nganampa Kilipil: Our Stars, the first major survey exhibition of works from the artists of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunyjatjara (APY) Lands of Central Australia. With over 70 works from more […]

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Arts Thursday 1 December 2016.

VENICE & CENTRAL AUSTRALIA This Arts Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton travelling to two iconic and extraordinary parts of the world. First up meet Desmond Freeman, who has hidden a talent for drawing behind many years as a master designer of museums and exhibitions. Desmond studied art and design at the National Art School, Sydney and […]

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Asian Intersections

On Arts Thursday, Maisy Stapleton commenced a special series, Asian Intersections, examining how we intersect with Asia through culture and art. In a two-program interview, Jackie Menzies OAM, Emeritus Curator of Asian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW and President of The Asian Art Society of Australia joined the us to set the background […]

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Arts Thursday 17 November.

  WILDTHING and Behind the Museum This Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton in a conversation with Frank Howarth PSM, the President of Museums Galleries Australia, the membership organisation for these organisations across Australia. This forms part of an irregular series on ‘thought leaders’ in the arts and cultural world. If you’ve ever wondered about the museum […]

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Arts Thursday 27 October.

ASIAN INTERSECTIONS and YOSHITOSHI This Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton for the second discussion in a special series, Asian Intersections, examining how we intersect with Asia through culture and art. The program will also focus on the exhibition of Japanese woodblocks at the Art Gallery of NSW Yoshitoshi: One hundred aspects of the moon. Asian Intersections […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Moodswing Playlist – Fat, Funky 80s!

Selected & Presented by DJ Taline Aired 16th August 2016 on Eastside Radio 89.7FM 8.00-9.30pm Tonight’s Moodswing is an upbeat selection of fat bass synth, sassy lyrics and cheesy beats.  80s soul and funk, with the likes of Chaka Khan, Shalamar, Patrice Rushen, Leon Haywood, The S.O.S. Band, Sister Sledge, The Fatback Band and more. DJ Taline’s mixes, radio […]

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Arts Thursday 5 May 2016

The arts world is changing. New and innovative approaches to delivering, appreciating and interpreting art are in evidence. This Arts Thursday, with Maisy Stapleton, we explore some of these changes and of course delve into the art and cultural forms themselves. Auctions, for instance are beginning to replace retailing specialists as a significant source for […]

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Arts Thursday 21 April 2016

Arts Thursday, on 21 April gives air to both the visual arts and to sound-based performance art. First up is composer, broadcaster and writer Julian Day who joins me, Maisy Stapleton in the studio to talk about Super Critical Mass which is showcased in the exhibition CUSP, now making its return to Sydney to the […]

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Magic and more!

Arts Thursday 14th April 2016 focusses on the contribution of a major cultural identity in Sydney, the late Bill Wright and sprinkles the air with magic when we talk to Bruce Glenn, The Gentleman Magician. Firstly, the exhibition, William Wright – Visions Through Disbelief. There are only a few days left to see this exhibition […]

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