Program #11, 2005
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Guest: Janis Ian, one of the most enduring and independent voices in the US music industry. She had had her first hit record in 1966 at the age of 15. And it seems that she just can't give up touring, she playing 4 states plus the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival and the Port Fairy Folk Festival where we spoke to her.
(Janis Ian is currently touring Australia at various venues and events until 26 March. To find out the tour dates visit the official homepage of Janis Ian: www.janisian.com.)
"Close Up", an exhibition of silversmith Robert Baines's work (including Philadelphia Centrepiece Candlestand pictured left) is showing at the TarraWarra Museum of Art in Victoria's Yarra Valley.
("Close Up" is now on at the TarraWarra Museum of Art, 311 Healesville-Yarra Glen Rd, Healesville until late June 2005. More info: www.twma.com.au.)
The suburban Sydney's Hurstville Community Access Gallery wants you to design a new name and a new logo for the gallery, as part of drawing attention to the gallery.
(The deadline for entries of the Hurstville Community Access Gallery Naming and Logo Design Competition is March 31st. For more details and to download an entry form visit www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au/museum.)
The L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival boasts a new arts program.
(The L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival 05 runs from the 14th to the 20th of March. More info: www.mff.com.au.)
Film Review: Be Cool.
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Kate Stowell, Luke Dykes, Nicole Findlay, Anna Brain & Jess Myles.
Program #12, 2005
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Guest: Eric Bibb, New-York-born singer and songwriter, who music is influenced both by the tradition of the Blues and by his frequent world travels.
(Eric Bibb is now touring Australia nationwide until 9 April. To find out the tour dates and venues visit the official website of Eric Bibb: www.ericbibb.com.)
The opening of an installation art by Matej Vogrincic at the Melbourne GPO.
(Matej Vogrincic's installation can now be viewed at the Melbourne GPO, corner Bourke Street Mall and Elizabeth Street until April 10. More info: www.mff.com.au.)
A report from the recent national community arts conference, held on 4 March.
(For more info regarding the "not just for art's sake" Arts Working and Thinking Conference contact Kate Daddo on (03) 9534 0777 / 0424 102 592 or email info-support@ppcg.org.au.)
Two book launches:
Eric Campbell's "Absurdistan", a reflection on his time as a foreign correspondent;
("Absurdistan" is now available on paperback from HarperCollins in the bookshops for rrp $A29.95 . More info: www.harpercollins.com.au.)
and Juliette Peer's "The Fashion Doll: From Bébé Jumeau to Barbie" deconstructing dolls and fashion in history.
("The Fashion Doll: From Bébé Jumeau to Barbie" is now available on both paperback and hardcover from Berg Publishers in the bookshops for rrp $A25 & $74.95 . More info: www.bergpublishers.com.)
Film Review: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Kate Stowell, Anna Brain & Jess Myles.
Program #13, 2005
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Guest: David Callan, once a true-life spy in the employ of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) but now an actor and stand-up comic doing a tell-all show as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
("I Spied" is now on nightly except Mondays until 17 Apr at Melbourne's Victoria Hotel, 215 Little Collins St. For booking details and more info visit www.comedyfestival.com.au.)
Is Australia's Media Monocultural?: a youth forum on Harmony Day, 21 March organised by SBS Radio. ARTS alive present two of the speeches from the forum:
The Hon. Peter McGauran, Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, addressed the forum that emphasised inclusiveness and lauded multiculturalism;
Actor Nadja Kostich's address pointed the finger at the Anglo-saxon dominance and racial stereotypes rooted across the mainstream media, based on her own acting experience.
(The forum was broadcast on the SBS program World View, and we thank SBS and the speakers for broadcast permission.)
Film Review: Assault on Precinct 13, the remake of John Carpenter's cult classic.
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Kate Stowell & Jess Myles.
Program #14, 2005
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Guest: Ilsa Evans, whose latest suburban novel "Odd Socks" builds on the success of "Spin Cycle" in 2002 and "Drip Dry" published last year.
("Odd Socks" is available on trade paperback at your local bookstores from Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd for rrp $A30. "Spin Cycle" & "Drip Dry" are also available on both trade paperback (rrp $A30) and A-Format Paperback (rrp $19.95). More info about the novels: www.panmacmillan.com.au. Visit the website of Ilsa Evans: www.ilsaevans.com.)
The Museum of Tropical Queensland in Townsville gets its own giant thing called 'Spinderella'.
(More info: www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au.)
The story of the remarkable growth of the Affordable Art Fairs.
(The Melbourne Affordable Art Show runs from 14 to 17 April at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton - more info: www.affordableartshow.com.au. And the Sydney fair will be on in August - more info: www.affordableartshow.com.au/sydney/.)
Benefits of Arts Funding Questioned: a report published by the US Rand Corporation raises critical questions about the economic argument so frequently employed to argue for arts and cultural development, especially infrastructure development, galleries, arts centres theatre, and so on. Elizabeth Blair of the National Public Radio reports.
(ARTS alive will follow that story up when a few of our arts administrator have read the report and considered its applicability in the Australian context.)
Film Review: Five Children and It.
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Kate Stowell, Luke Dykes, Anna Brain & Jess Myles. Elizabeth Blair's report appears courtesy of NPR News.
Program #15, 2005
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Guest: Dr Andy Bennett, who has a particular interest in popular music, and how its production and consumption is shaped by the place it's created and how music forms part of the identity of the people who enjoy it.
(Dr Andy Bennett's image source: The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre website.)
Sculptures by the Sea have just closed a season in Perth and are calling for entries for the next show in Sydney in November.
(Entries for Sculptures by the Sea, Bondi 2005 close on April 26th. More info: www.sculpturebythesea.com.)
SWITCH, a new Multimedia and Digital Arts Access Centre opens in Sydney's west.
(The community-based SWITCH Multimedia and Digital Arts Access Centre is now open for participants in its programs and TAFE certificate courses. For more info call (02) 9897 5744 or visit www.ice.org.au.)
Oz Opera's next touring production is Bizet's "Carmen".
(The national season of "Carmen" commences in Melbourne at Her Majesty's Theatre on July 28th, and plays there until August 6th. The production then goes to suburban Melbourne, playing Ringwood, Frankston, Nunawading, Werribee and Moonee Ponds, then country Victorian, Hobart and Launceston, Canberra, and then Cairns, Mossman, Townsville, Rockhampton, Toowoomba ending in Caboolture on October 1st. Watch local media for more details or contact OZ Opera, care of Opera Australia. Visit www.opera-australia.org.au .)
Film Review: Young Adam.
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Kate Stowell, Anna Brain & Jess Myles.
Program #16, 2005
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Guest: US author Richard North Patterson, whose 13th novel 'Conviction' is a court room thriller that puts the death penalty, so often applied in the US, under the microscope.
('Conviction' is now available on paperback , hardcover and cassette tapes from Macmillan at your local bookstores for rrp $A30, $A59.95 and $A35. More info: www.panmacmillan.com.au.)
Discovery After Dark: a one-night-only tour of cultural venues in Sydney near tripled its audience this year.
(More info: www.discoveryafterdark.com.au.)
The Australian Games Innovation Centre opens in Melbourne to support a growing export and domestic cultural industry.
(The Australian Games Innovation Centre locates at 14 Queens Road in Melbourne. For more information on the Victorian Government's computer game industry development initiative, visit www.mmv.vic.gov.au/gameplan.)
The wall poster is about to make a return as both polemical communication and as a work of art, with a new Melbourne-based public broadsheet 'Is Not Magazine'.
(More info: www.isnotmagazine.org.)
Film Review: The Interpreter.
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Kate Stowell, Luke Dykes, Anna Brain & Jess Myles.
Program #17, 2005
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Guest: biographer Roland Perry. His most recent book is "Monash - The Outsider Who Won the War", the story of Sir John Monash, his career as a civil engineer and as an outstanding general in World War I.
("Monash - The Outsider Who Won the War" is now available on hardcover from Random House at your local bookstores for rrp $A49.95. More info: www.randomhouse.com.au.)
Bill Henson on photographer Bill Henson, at the opening of an exhibition of three decades of his sometimes controversial work.
(The "Bill Henson: 3 Decades of Photography" exhibition is now on at the National Gallery of Victoria's Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square until 10 July 2005. More info: www.ngv.vic.gov.au.)
We reported the shortlist for the City of Milan 2005 Young Foreign Designers Award in early March. The Australian winner has been announced and ARTS alive has a chat with her.
(More info: www.melb-milan.com.)
"Forgotten Faces - Chinese and the Law": an exhibition draws on the photographic records of prisons to tell stories of the Chines gold miners in 19th century Australia.
(The "Forgotten Faces - Chinese and the Law" exhibition is now on at the Victorian Archives Centre, Melbourne until 27 August, moving to the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo between 9 September 2005 - 31 January 2006, then if their application for funds is successful will tour Australia in 2006. Visit the online exhibition at www.prov.vic.gov.au/forgottenfaces/.)
Film Review: The Sea Inside.
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Kate Stowell, Anna Brain & Jess Myles.
Program #18, 2005
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Guest: British author Stephen Leather, who was in Australia for the release of his most recent titles "Hard Landing" and "Soft Target".
("Soft Target" & "Hard Landing" are now available on paperback from Hodder & Stoughton at your local bookstores for rrp $A32.95 each. More info on "Hard Landing": www.hha.com.au. More info on "Soft Target": www.hha.com.au.)
A problem with the Creative Commons copyright licence because Australia has no moral right for performers. Simon Whipp of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance explains.
(To find out more about Creative Commons licensing in Australia visit: http://creativecommons.org/worldwide/au/. The official Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) website - Alliance Online: www.alliance.org.au.)
Sounds from March Against VSU, demonstrations on April 28 in opposition to the Commonwealth government proposal that would make membership of campus student unions optional.
(Critics claim that the lack of the funds presently collected as union fees would rob campuses of a wide range of cultural activities, from sporting facilities to arts galleries. ARTS alive's Anna Brain is working on that story and we'll hear from her next week. More info: www.vsu.com.au.)
A preview of the Singapore Arts Festival.
(The Singapore Arts Festival 2005 runs from 26 May to 26 June. More info: www.singaporeartsfest.com.)
Stage Reviews: Nabucco & The Love of Three Oranges.
('Nabucco' is now playing at State Theatre of the Melbourne Arts Centre until 12 May, then plays at the Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House from 29 June until 12 August. 'The Love for Three Oranges' is now playing at the State Theatre of the Melbourne Arts Centre until 14 May. More info: www.opera-australia.org.au.)
Film Reviews: Crash & Birth.
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Nina-Marie Petrik, Kate Stowell, Anna Brain & Jess Myles.
Program #19, 2005
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Guest: Barry Pearce, Head Curator of Australian art at the Art Gallery of NSW. Vincent O'Donnell took a walk with him around the exhibition of the finalists and winners of the Archibald Prize for Portraiture, won this year by veteran artist John Olson, with a enigmatic painting titled 'Self portrait Janus faced'.
(John Olsen's 'Self portrait Janus faced' and other winners and finalists are now exhibiting at Art Gallery of New South Wales until 3 July. Visit the official Archibald Prize 05 website: www.thearchibaldprize.com.au. Visit the official Art Gallery of New South Wales website: www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au.)
The Australian War Memorial plans a new marketing campaign backed with detailed audience research.
(If you never want to visit Canberra, you can still visit the War Memorial on line at : www.awm.gov.au.)
The United Kingdom targeted for a dose of Australian culture, with more than 20 major Australian arts events set to tour across the UK tyhis year.
(More info: www.ozco.gov.au.)
The secrets of the life and death of Tutankhamun, the Egyptian boy-king, revealed in a new documentary.
('King Tut's Curse', the two part TV series will screen as part of Pharaoh's Week programming on the National Geographic channel from 15 to 20 May. More info: www.nationalgeographic.com.au.)
Poetry: 'Avenue of Honour, Ballart' by Michael Reynolds from the 'Poetry for Peace' CD.
('Poetry for Peace' CD is available through the Victorian Writers Centre. For details contact info@writers-centre.org.)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell & Jess Myles.
Program #20, 2005
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Guest: Fiona Burnett. Her cool jazz saxophone has delighted Australian audiences for some years now, and her new CD 'Counterpoint' takes her back to her classical roots. She talks of mixing career and motherhood.
('Counterpoint', Fiona Burnett's new CD released from ABC Classics is now available at your local ABC shops. More info about the CD: http://shop.abc.net.au. Visit Fiona Burnett's official homepage: www.fionaburnett.com.)
A wrap-up on the Federal Budget.
(The official Australian Government, 2005-06 Commonwealth Budget website: www.budget.gov.au.)
A report on the government's proposed Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU).
(The consequences of Voluntary Student Unionism will be only known in the long term, and, if adverse, will take longer to repair. So many actors get their start in student theatre* but only reach creative maturity twenty years later. One potential of VSU is to undermine two generations of actors for Australian theatre, television and cinema. More info: www.vsu.com.au.)
The Australian Film Institute (AFI) makes a new start after being compelled, by the with drawl of Commonwealth funding, into downsizing over the past three years.
(The official Australian Film Institute website: www.afi.org.au.)
Theatre Review: 'Black Medea' by Wesley Enoch.
('Black Medea', a Malthouse Theatre production presented by Company B has just finished its Sydney season but will be playing in Melbourne at the Malthouse Theatre 14 May - 5 Jun (Previews 12-13 May). For bookings call (03) 9685 5111. More info about the play: www.belvoir.com.au.)
The team: Vincent O'Donnell, Anna Brain, Kate Stowell & Jess Myles.
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