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Art Smitten

Art Smitten is SYN's biweekly guide to arts, culture and entertainment in Australia and around the world from our base in Melbourne which broadcasts live, Wednesdays 4-6pm and Sundays 1-3pm, on 90.7FM in Melbourne and across Australia via SYN. Art Smitten is a SYN Media Podcast.

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Musician Raphael Recht on his new album Lifexpectancy
Raphael Recht is a Naarm/Melbourne based rapper, performer, photographer, creative director, health advocate and more. Art Smitten EP Cristina spoke with him about his new album titled Lifexpectancy. Dubbed a hip-hop musical journey, Lifexpectancy is the soundtrack to Raph’s life experiences, inc…
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Interview with artist Rebecca Mayo
Rebecca is an Australian artist and educator, with a special focus on print-making, textiles and dyeing techniques. She has exhibited her work throughout Australia including the RMIT gallery and the Canberra Contemporary art space. Art Smitten host Mherhean spoke with Rebecca about the art exhibit…
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Southside Live - Curator Sullivan Patten
Sullivan Patten is a DJ, producer and curator who has worked in the arts industry for almost two decades, both in Australia and overseas. Headed by Sullivan is the upcoming winter music festival in St. Kilda, Southside Live. Southside Live will be taking place over 10 days, from Friday the 24th of…
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Penny Harpham - Co-director of 'The Retreat' for Western Edge
Penny Harpham is the executive Director of Western Edge - a not-for-profit arts organisation that works to create safe places for young artists in Melbourne’s west and give their work a platform. Along with Tariro Mavondo, she co-directed the upcoming theatre/film hybrid work titiled The Retreat.…
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Photographer and artist - Robert Earp
A 'photomaker' of many years - Robert Earp honed his craft through film photography when he was a uni student and found himself exhibited in the National Gallery of Victoria with an image from only his third roll of film. He took his unique conceptual photography to the commercial sector for many…
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St Kilda Film Festival Director - Richard Sowada Interview
Art Smitten hosts Rachael and Cristina had the pleasure of speaking with Richard Sowada, the director of the 2022 St Kilda Film Festival. With decades of experience in the arts sector, Richard gave us some insight into the changing nature of film festivals today and how important it is to give yo…
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Photographer, writer and educator - Marziya Mohammedali Interview
Art Smitten had the pleasure of speaking with photographer Marziya Mohammedali. They spoke about their protest photography and how it differs from written journalism, as well as how it influences the way they approach education. Marziya is currently studying for a PhD focusing on identity, activis…
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Comedian Aidan Jones - Melbourne International Comedy Festival Interview
Art Smitten host Chris had the absolute pleasure of speaking with comedian Aidan Jones. Inspired by his grandpa's antics and the fact that Aidan himself has been fired from 14 jobs in his life, Pap is his new and explosive comedy show. Pap is showing every single night up until the 24th of April.…
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Student and Co-curator - Zaib Abbas - Emergent 2021
Zaib Abbas is a student and one of the co-curators for Emergent 2021: VCE Graduate Showcase. The exhibition showcases the achievements of local students upon completing the VCE subjects: Studio Art, Media, Product Design and Technology, and Visual Communication and Design. We spoke to Zaib about …
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Ruby Teys - Melbourne International Comedy Festival Interview
Triple threat Ruby Teys speaks with Art Smitten host Nick all about starring in the upcoming show, Schapelle Schapelle: The Musical for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The high-energy musical comedy satirises the highly publicised, media sensationalised story surrounding Schapelle Co…
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