An occasional look at Art, Artists, Collectors and Museums in Australia and around the world.
Episodes
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
How are local galleries coping with COVID-19? This edition features 3 gallery owners doing what they can to support their artists, as they discuss strategies for operating exclusively on the internet. Also, the Faculty of Arts at Monash University moves quickly to modify their teaching 100% online.
Index of interviews:
3.30: Theo Mantalvanos at the Queenscliff Gallery and Workshop in Victoria has chosen to continue to hang their scheduled exhibitions, and then present them online.
13.30: Owner Louise Reilly and art consultant Robert Lording at Audrey Fine Art in Sydney hope to engage art lovers by remotely superimposing artwork onto images of customer's own wall space.
21.45: Terri Lew at 19Karen Contemporary Artspace on Queensland's Gold Coast is urging artists not to panic, but stick with their dealers and agents rather than withdrawing art from galleries.
30.45: Professor Jane Griffiths with the Faculty of Arts at Monash University describes the transition to 100% online learning, as well as forecasting the future of the arts during and post COVID-19.
Transcripts of interviews are available for download HERE. The transcriptions are made possible by the support from Pixel Perfect Prolab - The photolab for professionals.
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Matthew Sleeth has reimagined A Drone Opera into a cinematic experience. The installation at the Lyon Housemuseum Galleries is open from the 14-29 March 2020. Matt talks to Inside The Gallery about the history of the work, and where to from here.
The Australian Government has vanished the Arts portfolio within the new Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. No mention of 'The Arts' at all. Associate Professor Lizzie Muller (UNSW) expresses the effect this will have on the sector, and how this affects upcoming students of the arts.
When is the right time to establish your own studio and gallery? Joram van der Starre takes a bold leap and sets-up The Art T Gallery in Sydney's Entertainment Quarter. He confidently tells Inside The Gallery why.
Transcripts of interviews are available for download HERE. The transcriptions are made possible by the support from Pixel Perfect Prolab - The photolab for professionals.
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Australian artists featured in Milan. Judith Blackall delivers an update on AUSTRALIA - ANTIPODEAN STORIES at Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, the biggest exhibition of Australian contemporary art ever to be staged outside of Australia.
Bushfire affected regional galleries across the country are struggling with diminished visitors, as the holiday tourist trade is shattered. We hear from Jan Goodwin and Margaret White from The Point Gallery and Craft (Greenwell Point) and Robert Creed at The Gallery in Mogo about the stress and aftermath of the bushfires in their area.
Transcripts of interviews are available for download HERE. The transcriptions are made possible by the support from Pixel Perfect Prolab - The photolab for professionals.
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
The Australian Government has vanished the Arts portfolio within the new Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. No mention of 'The Arts' at all.
The lack of any reference to the arts in the new department’s title, and the loss of a dedicated department overseeing the arts and cultural sector, is of significant concern within the arts.
In this edition of the podcast, Esther Anatolitis of the National Association for the Visual Arts expresses NAVA's perspective on the change.
Also, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance is delivering a campaign to ensure The Arts is not forgotten within the corridors of Parliament House, nor within the local community. MEAA members Jonathan Biggins, Camilla Ahkin, Jonathan Mill, and Equity Director Andrew Crowley express their frustration and their plans
Transcripts of interviews are available for download HERE. The transcriptions are made possible by the support from Pixel Perfect Prolab - The photolab for professionals.
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Art + Virtual Reality: Terminus has arrived at the Heide. Sue Cramer talks about Jess Johnson and Simon Ward's immersive installation in which Jess' drawings have been transformed from analogue to digital. Alien architecture, humanoid clones and cryptic symbols are revealed via a cyber network of moving footways and gateways.
Providing artwork for human rights lawyer Stewart Levitt's "Too Soon To Be Late" collection of poetry, Geoff Todd AM and Alan Duffy discuss marrying their imagery to the verses.
A snowman at QAGOMA: Geraldine Barlow describes WATER, with some impressive installations drawing attention to our most precious resource, and its greatest threat.
Transcripts of interviews are available for download HERE. The transcriptions are made possible by the support from Pixel Perfect Prolab - The photolab for professionals.
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
The incredible Kathrin Longhurst has an exhibition underway at Gallery One in Queensland. Kathrin talks about her inspiration and her teenage years in East Berlin behind the Iron Curtain.
The Other Art Fair returns this month featuring around 130 independent artists, taking place at The Cutaway at Barangaroo on 24-27 October. Ryan Stanier shares the history of this alternative art fair, and lets us know what to expect.
Steve Lazarides responds to critics over his unauthorised Art of Banksy exhibition, while praising the brilliance of the most famous street artist of a generation.
Transcripts of interviews are available for download HERE. The transcriptions are made possible by the support from Pixel Perfect Prolab - The photolab for professionals.
PLEASE NOTE: This edition contains coarse language that some listeners might find confronting.