Program #31, 2004
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Christopher Doyle: Sydney-born, Hong Kong-based cinematographer, whose photographic exhibition "Why I'm Not A Painter" is now on in Melbourne.
Listen to the extended interview (Windows Media, 10 minutes 17 seconds)
("Why I'm not A Painter", the exhibition of Chris Doyle's film set photographs is now open until 8 August at the Crossley & Scott Gallery, 29 Crossley Street, in Melbourne's CBD. 'Hero' is slated for an Australian release in October.)
The Fringe Festival in Darwin is well into its second successful week.
(The Darwin Fringe Festival is now on until August 15 in and around Browns Market with some events travelling to Katherine and Alice Springs. And we're warned that one show at least contains frequent coarse language, adult themes, nudity, sexual references, low level comedy, blasphemy, country music & horns. Official Darwin Fringe Festival website: http://darwinfringe.octa4.net.au.)
Copyright Agency Limited, the collector of writers' royalties, turns 30.
(Official Copyright Agency Limited website: www.copyright.com.au.)
Guest: once spoken of by the sober citizens of Sydney as Madam Lash, the dark denizen of the seamier side of Sydney, today Gretel Pinniger is better known as a painter whose works have been in the Archibald Prize, and as the saviour of an historic theatre in Melbourne's inner western suburb of Yarraville.
Film Review: Fahrenheit 9/11
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Jess Myles, Anna Brain, Nina-Marie Petrik, Nicole Findlay, Sean Kennedy, Kate Stowell & Luke Dykes.
Program #32, 2004
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The Australian TV quota debate
This week, Jonathan Boymal and Sinclair Davidson caused a stir in The Age Newspaper when they called for the Australian TV content quota to be scrapped. They argued that the Free Trade Agreement and more competition would lead to better TV programming.
On this program, Dr. Boymal will debate the issue with Professor John McLaren, consulting editor of Overland and a fierce proponent of Australian content quotas.
Listen to the debate (26 minutes)
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) has published an enlarged and updated edition of the Code of Practice for Visual Arts and Crafts.
(The Code of Practice is available in bookshops, especially academic and arts bookshops in every state, for rrp $38.50. NAVA members can order it from NAVA for $27.50. More info: www.visualarts.net.au/nava/.)
The Youth Action and Policy Association (YAPA) in NSW has released a guide to organising youth entertainment events.
(The Youth Action and Policy Association (YAPA) official website: www.yapa.org.au. And similar guides are available in other states: The Push in Victoria publishes A Guide to Staging a Musical Event and Q Music in Queensland is another source to check out. And of course there's How to Where to (H2W2) launched by the Australia Council last May - see program #22 - and available free from the Australia Council. )
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Jess Myles, Anna Brain, Nina-Marie Petrik, Nicole Findlay, Sean Kennedy, Kate Stowell & Luke Dykes.
Program #33, 2004
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The launch of the program for Eureka 150, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the storming of the Eureka Stockade on the Ballarat gold fields, featuring a live performance from rock musician Shane Howard (pictured right).
(Eureka 150 runs from Friday 26 November - Sunday 5 December, 2004. More info: www.eurekaballarat.com.)
9 treasures* of Australian history are added to the Australian Memory of the World Register.
(*In the recorded program we stated that 8 treasures have been added to the register while in fact there are in total 9. ARTS alive apologises for the confusion.)
(For more info about the Australian Memory of the World program and details of the newly-nominated items, visit www.amw.org.au.)
Guest: David Barison, co-director of an intriguing new Australia film, The Ister, a journey through place, time and philosophy that's enjoying critical acclaim both here and overseas.
(Official website of The Ister: www.theister.com)
Billie Brown, the recipient of a Queensland Creative Fellowship, is presently on stage as Malvolio in Bell Shakespeare's 'Twelth Night'.
(The Bell Shakespeare's production of 'Twelfth Night' is now on stage at Melbourne's Art Centre until 21 August, and will tour nationally over the coming months. More info: www.bellshakespeare.com.au. And we have word from Canberra that David Williamson's 'Amigos' is attracting full houses.)
Film Review: Connie and Carla
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Jess Myles, Anna Brain, Nina-Marie Petrik, Nicole Findlay, Sean Kennedy, Kate Stowell & Luke Dykes.
Program #34, 2004
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Christchurch, New Zealand, gears up for its bi-annual celebration of the visual arts, as the city with snow on the ground comes out of winter.
(The New Zealand Community Trust Art & Industry Urban Arts Biennial 'Scape04' runs from 1 September - 30 November in Christchurch, New Zealand. More info: www.artandindustry.org.nz.)
The Moosehead Awards, established in 1987, promotes innovation in comedy and an end to the word 'wacky'.
(Applications for this year's Moosehead Awards close on the 17th of September. If you want more information on the awards email moosehead@comedy.com.au or call 03 9417 4700.)
Guest: Dr. Peter Dunbar-Hall & Chris Gibson, authors of 'Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places', a book that delves in to the ever-increasing archives of contemporary Aboriginal Music in Australia and highlights past and present issues faced by indigenous musicians.
('Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places' is now available in paperback through the University of New South Wales Press at your local bookshops for rrp $A39.95. More info: www.unswpress.com.au.)
There is a serious dispute happening over the ownership of a number of Indigenous artefacts, loaned to the Melbourne Museum by the British Museum and the Royal Botanic Gardens. We asked Dr Linda Young, who lectures in museum studies at the University of Canberra, about Australian heritage legislation.
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Jess Myles, Sean Kennedy, Nicole Findlay, Anna Brain, Luke Dykes, Kate Stowell & Bianca Natasha.
Program #35, 2004
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George Gittoes' Australian film 'Soundtrack to War', screens on US television to 85 million viewers.
('Soundtrack to War' screens on ABC TV on Wednesday 1 September. More info on the film's official website: www.soundtracktowar.com.)
The Gympie Muster, originally a local celebration of Country Music, has grown to be an international event.
(The Toyota National Country Music Muster 2004 runs from 24 - 29 August in the Amamoor Creek State Forrest Park, 35 km west of Gympie, in the hinterland of Queensland Sunshine Coast. More info: www.muster.com.au.)
Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market blends artistic endeavour in schools with market promotion.
(The Queen Victoria Market official website: www.qvm.com.au.)
Guest: Robyn Archer, directing her 3rd Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, and completing her trilogy of themes - "Text", "Body" now "Voice".
(The 2004 Melbourne International Arts Festival runs from 7 - 23 October. More info: www.melbournefestival.com.au.)
Paul Waycott, industrial chemist turned artist, has just left on a six-month student exchange with the Art School at the University of Newcastle-on-Tyne in the UK.
(Paul Waycott is currently exhibiting with British ceramicist Regina Heinz at Melbourne's Über Gallery, 52 Fitzroy Street St Kilda, until 7 October. More info: www.ubergallery.com.)
Film Review: Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Jess Myles, Sean Kennedy, Nicole Findlay, Anna Brain, Luke Dykes, Kate Stowell & Bianca Natasha.
Program #36, 2004
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The Melbourne Fringe Festival turns 22 and recognising the responsibilities of young parenthood, they have a G rating on part of the program.
(The 2004 Melbourne Fringe Festival starts 22 September and runs till 10 October. You can find the program on the web at www.melbournefringe.com.au.)
Band in a Bubble: Australian pop rockers Regurgitator lock themselves in a public show-dome hoping to incubate a career-reviving album... will they pull off what the Beatles failed?
(Band in a Bubble is now happening at Melbourne's Federation Sqaure. For the latest news and updates log on to www.bandinabubble.com. Also check out Regurgitator's official website: www.regurgitator.net.)
Guest: Kerry Rock & Georgina Willis, the producer and the director of 'Watermark', a film described by one critic as "original, brave and visionary".
('Watermark' opens on September 16. More info on the film's official website: www.watermarkthefilm.com.)
Nicole Findlay chats with the acclaimed all girl quartet Akasa about births, deaths and making it in the music business.
(For more information about any of Akasa's workshops or upcoming gigs go to www.akasa.com.au.)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Jess Myles, Luke Dykes, Sean Kennedy, Nicole Findlay & Kate Stowell.
Program #37, 2004
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A major conference and exhibition called Biennial of Electronic Art (BEAP) began last week in Perth.
(The 2004 Biennial of Electronic Art is now on until 7 November. More info: www.beap.org.)
A Melbourne conservator finds 19th-century murals under a coat of house paint using her own specialist stripping agent.
(More info: www.scienceinpublic.com, http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au.)
Guest: David Risstrom, No. 1 senate candidate for the Australian Greens, as ARTS alive's first of four interviews on arts and cultural policy for the federal election of 9 October.
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(David Ristrom's homepage: www.davidrisstrom.org. The Australian Greens Online: www.greens.org.au.)
Tour the mighty McDonnell Ranges around Alice Springs and paint to your heart's content on Trek Larapinta, a special artist camping trip.
(More info: www.treklarapinta.com.au.)
Film Review: The Terminal
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Jess Myles, Nina-Marie Petrik, Sean Kennedy, Nicole Findlay, Anna Brain, Kate Stowell & Luke Dykes.
Program #38, 2004
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Arts policy interviews series #2: Senator Kate Lundy, the ALP Shadow Minister for the Arts will join us in our extended guest spot.
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(Senator Kate Lundy's Home Page: www.katelundy.com.au. The Australian Labor Party website: www.alp.org.au.)
Recently-formed 'More Than Opera' is putting opera into the community with an innovative and creative program.
(More info: www.morethanopera.com.)
The photographic work of a three-year-old toddler provides an insight into how children perceive the world. ARTS alive talks to Devon Lucca-Pope's mother Liana.
(Devon Lucca-Pope's exhibition - ironically titled 'Short but Sweet: A Retrospective' - starts on the 26th September. Call (03) 9576 1813 to get more information. For those of you not in Melbourne click here for some pictures from the exhibition.)
We visit the home of the late Manning and Dymphna Clark in Canberra that has become a true living museum and cultural venue.
(Membership of Manning Clark House is available for $50.00 per annum, and just $20 if you are a student or unemployed. More info: www.manningclark.org.au.)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Jess Myles, Sean Kennedy, Anna Brain & Kate Stowell.
Program #39, 2004
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Arts policy interviews series #3: Senator Aden Ridgeway, the Australian Democrats Senator for NSW.
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(Senator Aden Ridgeway's homepage: www.adenridgeway.com. The Australian Democrats website: www.democrats.org.au.)
Protesting musicians led by Lindsay McDougall from Frenzal Rhomb release a 'Rock Against Howard' CD as part of their campaign to change the government.
('Rock Against Howard', featuring 34 of blazing anti-Howard anthems by Australia's most furious bands is now in stores. For more information check out the Rock Against Howard website: www.rockagainsthoward.com.)
A follow up on the national "Say No To Nothing" protest by visual artists, a simultaneous demonstrations in art galleries in every capital city in Australia to highlight the meagre returns most visual artists get for their work, and to seek restoration of reasonable fees from public galleries when their work is included in exhibitions financed from the public purse.
(The "Say No to Nothing" national campaign is now extended to 9 October. For more info on the "Say No to Nothing" protest check out the blog site: sydneyartseen.blog-city.com.)
An exhibition in homage to the Peugeot motor car by Melbourne Artist Anna Ferago as part of the Melbourne Fringe, funny enough in a Peugeot car showroom.
(The "OH 404" exhibition is now running until 10 October at the City Peugeot Showroom, 690 Elizabeth St, Melbourne. More info: annushka.typepad.com.)
Film Review: Somersault
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Jess Myles, Sean Kennedy, Nina-Marie Petrik, Anna Brain, Kate Stowell & Luke Dykes.
Program #40, 2004
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We had planned to bring you the fourth and concluding interview on arts and cultural policy, this one with Senator, the Hon. Rod Kemp, Minister for Arts and Sport. However, the Minister cannot make time for the interview. We are disappointed that we have not been able to provide further balance to our coverage, but we are more disappointed that the Minister for the Arts did not feel that you, voters with a particular interest in arts and cultural affairs, were worth addressing. We understand from Senator Helen Coonan's office that the Coalition Arts policy will be released this week, in time for the election but not in time for much examination or debate.
A musician, an actor and a writer head the senate ticket for the Your Voice Party. ARTS alive speaks to number one candidate on the Your Voice senate ticket, musician and sometimes actor Richard Frankland.
(For more information about the Your Voice Party check out: www.yourvoice.org.au. And Richard Frankland will be onstage in The Charcoal Club in the Melbourne Festival this month.)
30 years of volunteer labour rewarded by the State Library of Victoria's publication of two new indexes of historical records in its possession: the Tetlow Index to the Robert K. Cole collection of hotel records, and the Darragh Index to the Melbourne German Sick and Relief Society membership 1861-1924, an early mutual aid society.
(Go to http://gateway.slv.vic.gov.au to access the Tetlow Index to the Robert K. Cole collection of hotel records or the Darragh Index to the Melbourne German Sick and Relief Society membership 1861-1924. The Tetlow Index is also available as a set of 5 microfiche for A$40 (GST exempt, includes postage and handling). To request an order form, please contact: Imaging Studio, State Library of Victoria on (03) 8664 7332 or email microfilmsales@slv.vic.gov.au.)
Guest: theatre director Kate Cherry. Her most recent production is the Melbourne Theatre Company's 'Take Me Out', by US playwright Richard Greenberg.
The once-great gold-rush town of Cue in Western Australia's Murchison district gears up for the annual QFest, complete with the specially commissioned drag act - the Queens of Murchison.
(The 2004 Cue Outback Festival runs 7-10th October. More info: www.qfest.com.)
Film Review: Letters To Ali, the new no-budget documentary by Macau-born/Melbourne-based female director Clara Law.
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Jess Myles, Sean Kennedy, Nina-Marie Petrik, Nicole Findlay, Anna Brain & Kate Stowell.
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