ARTS ALIVE	PGM 16 - 2007   TX: 4:04 Eastern Time 16 April 2007
THIS PROGRAM IS 55' 50" WITH A NATURAL BREAK AT 29' 55"

This week a somewhat Sydney-centric program, with just a small contribution from Canberra, where the Australian Public Service Commission has announced an art award.  We・ll also hear from Clemincia Rodriguiz from Colombia, one of the organisers of the Our Media conference that was held last week in Sydney*.  And our guest is Roy Smiles, the author of Ying Tong: A Walk with the Goons that has just opened at the Sydney Opera House.

NEWS:  	(approx. 4.30)

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Item 1: Music from Ying Tong (0.30)
Starts with: ：Wired sounds*
Ends with:  music fade.

A little of the sound effects from the stage performance of Ying Tong A Walk with the Goons* more of that story later on the program*  The Australian Public Service Commission along with the National Museum of Australia and the National Archives has invited entries in an arts award that celebrates forty years since the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal rights and identifies the public service as a career for all Australians*  Clare Page from the Commission explains*.

Item 2: Clare Page APSC (4.10)
Starts with: ：*
Ends with: *

Clare Page from the Australian Public Service Commission.  And as Clare said entries close on 8th June and the winners will be announced at the National Museum on 11 July.  Competition organisers would like to hear from venues throughout Australian who are interested in hosting the exhibition of finalists.  The Our Media or Nuestros Medios conference brought delegates from all around the world to the University of Technology Sydney last week.  I asked Clemencia Rodriguez from Colombia, a member of the international organising committee* to brief us on the conference and its history*

Item 3: Our Media Pt 1(3.59)
Starts with: 
Ends with:  

Clemencia Rodriguez at the Our Media conference at the University of Technology.  Late on the program we・ll hear again from Clemencia about the state of community media throughout the world.   Now some music* 

Track 1: Sax solo / Kim Chambers

Item 4A: Roy Smiles (10.40)
First words: You・re listening to*
Last words: *more conversation with Roy Smiles.

Track 2: Kev Carmody・s 

END VOICE	26 min 42 sec		END OF PART ONE	29 min 56 sec

Item 4B: Roy Smiles (8.45)
First words: You・re listening*
Last words: *bit of stage performance.

Track 3: included in above

More from the stage performance of Ying Tong* a typical opening to an episode of the Goon Show*  Now we return to the OurMedia conference and my conversation with Clemencia Rodriguez.

Item 5: Our Media Pt 2(11.01)
First words: Australia has*
Last words: * 

Clemencia Rodrigiez, a community media activist from Colombia, and one of the organisers of the Our Media conference held in Sydney last week.  She is presently an academic on the staff of the University of Oklahoma in the United States.

And that is the program for this week.  Ying Tong opened at the Sydney Opera House on 14th April, and moves to the Victorian Arts Centre on 23 June.  It is a production of the Sydney Theatre Company.  Thanks for listening and join us again next week.

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And the spoken word content from the past four programs is available as audio on demand at www.artsaliveradio.com   I・m Vincent O・Donnell and we leave you with a track off My Friend the Chocolate Cake・s new CD, Home Improvements* this is David Bridie with Hymn for the Carnies

END VOICE	51 min 09 sec 		PROGRAM ENDS	55 min 50 sec

APRA Details:
Opening Theme: "Same like B3" / d.i.g. / d.i.g. / CP / 5285392 / 20 sec.
Sting 1:   Goon show sound fx.  Location recording
Track 1:  ：Sax solo；/Kim Chalmers/ ditto/ location recording, Italy/CP/ 1.05 Track 2:  ：*****；/Kev Carmody/ Track 3:  Music and performance from the stage show Ying Tong Track 4:  " Hymn for the Carnies/ David Bridie /MFCC /CP/LIBCD9231.2/ 4.40