Join me on Australia Day at 10:30 for Arts Thursday. To begin, meet Emily Valentine whose extraordinary work, made by ‘painting in feathers’, can be seen at the exhibition Preen at the Janet Clayton Gallery in Oxford Street until 29th January. Emily’s lively and inventive art […]
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Arts Thursday 12 January 2017
MARGARET OLLEY This Arts Thursday, celebrate the life and contribution of the beloved Australian artist Margaret Olley. Margaret Olley: Painter, Peer, Mentor and Muse on exhibition at the SH Ervin Gallery tells of Olley’s life not only as an accomplished artist herself but also as a friend and supporter of many of her own contemporaries […]
ASIAN INTERSECTIONS – BEYOND WORDS
Beyond Words – Calligraphic Traditions of Asia is a long-running exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Join Matt Cox, Curator of Asian Art, in conversation with Maisy Stapleton on Arts Thursday 29 December 2016, about this spiritual and artistic form of communication used across the Asian world. Calligraphy is found in contexts […]
DIRECTOR’S OVERVIEW OF THE SYDNEY FESTIVAL
On Arts Thursday 29 December 2016, Wesley Enoch, the Director of the Sydney Festival spoke with Maisy Stapleton. With over 150 programmed events brought together over the last 5 months, incoming Director Wesley Enoch is embarking on his first Sydney Festival this January. What motivates this passionate and articulate arts leader? What are his ideas […]
Arts Thursday 29 December 2016
DIRECTOR’S OVERVIEW OF THE SYDNEY FESTIVAL This Thursday, join Wesley Enoch, the Director of the Sydney Festival speaking with Maisy Stapleton on Arts Thursday. With over 150 programmed events brought together over the last 5 months, incoming Director Wesley Enoch is embarking on his first Sydney Festival this January. What motivates this passionate and articulate […]
Christmas Inspiration!
Arts Thursday 15 December 2016 Join Annette Blinco in conversation with Maisy Stapleton as she describes how to set a Christmas table from the cloth upwards – and be inspired by Annette’s approach to creating an enchanted festive atmosphere for guests. Annette’s spectacular Christmas table settings, combining tradition with a touch of whimsy, grace the […]
Tradition with a twist
Arts Thursday 15 December 2016. Meet Dr Belinda Von Mengerson, the Curator of Slipstitch, a new exhibition at Mosman Art Gallery. This is the first contemporary embroidery exhibition to be held in 3 decades. Belinda spoke to Maisy Stapleton about how embroidery has been turned on its head and taken up by a young generation of […]
Arts Thursday 15 December 2016.
A NEW LOOK AT TRADITIONS This Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton looking at some traditions that have been turned on their head or interpreted with a twist. First up meet Belinda Von Mengerson, the Curator of Slipstitch, a new exhibition at Mosman Art Gallery. This is the first contemporary embroidery exhibition to […]
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 […]
Venice on Arts Thursday 1 December
Join Maisy Stapleton in conversation with Desmond Freeman, about his recent publication Venice – Impressions in Pen and Ink, which celebrates Venice – through its buildings and special places. Desmond is a well-known interior designer and creator of museums and exhibitions and has also been involved in the design of hospitals, prisons, universities, commercial headquarters, […]
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 […]
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 […]