Art Smitten
Art Smitten
With a focus on the contemporary art scene in Naarm / Melbourne, we’re here to showcase art and culture. Contributors and presenters interview, review, and cover current and upcoming exhibitions, practices and everything in between. Art Smitten is the place for expanding your knowledge of art! Art Smitten is a SYN Media Podcast.Social links:
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The natural world inspiring us all - with Pippa Milne from the Potter Museum of Art
For this week’s episode of Art Smitten ~ we are looking to the world around us and discussing how nature inspires artistic practice 🔍🐛🐜🌷🐦⬛ The team visited the Potter Museum of Art’s current exhibition ‘a velvet ant, a flower and a bird’, and will be speaking to Pippa Milne all about the show…
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Measures of devotion in art - Rebel Heart at SLV
We are putting the SMITTEN into Art Smitten this week as we discuss art that act as measures of devotion <3 🏹 During the show we will be joined by Isabel from the State Library of Victoria to discuss the current exhibition 'Rebel Heart: Love Letters and Other Declarations' ✍️ Jen also discusses …
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The bedroom as site for artistic resistance - George from ' Bedside Oracle' + Nina on 'Forever Bedroom'
This episode explores the bed and our rooms as sites for artistic expression + resistance 💭 🛌 Speaking first to George @cinnam0nros3 about their essays on Beside Oracle before hearing about an upcoming group exhibition curated by Nina @nini.beani titled ‘forever bedroom’ 🤍🤍🤍 Art Smitten airs 3…
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Art Smitten - film experiences
The long weekend is the perfect time to tick off all those movies on your watchlist - so that's exactly what we will be talking about on today’s show! 📽️ Tyra talks about Vietnamese film 'Bunny!!' (2026), Astra speaks to 'Wanda' (1970), Afrina reflects on her recent trip to Taiwan and the team dis…
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Inspiration from the streets - Viva Gibb
Get out of your house and onto the streets for today’s episode of Art Smitten 🗞️ In our episode, we will be discussing the streets as inspiration featuring a discussion about Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Death in Brunswick (1990) and a special conversation with Savannah from City Gallery. 📸 Their exh…
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Ben from Fed Square's Open Air Program
Astra speaks with Ben, the programmer for Fed Square's Open Air! Hear them speak in detail about the uniqueness of outdoor cinematic experiences, public space activation and the films on offer for the 2026 program. Art Smitten airs 3-5pm on SYN 90.7fm.
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Mas and Fressie - Yarra Youth Artists-in-Residence
In this episode, we are fortunate to be joined by Francesca Smith and Mas Cremasco, two of Yarra Youth’s Artists-in-Residents 🖌️ We spoke to them about their practices and the workshops they have been running with young people in the City of Yarra! This episode also features reviews on Laneway '26…
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Capturing youthfulness in art with Angela Connor from MAPh
For our first show back in 2026, Art Smitten will be speaking to Angela Connor, Senior Curator at MAPh on the exhibition YOUNG 📸 🌟This episode kicks off with a new segment 'Art that has us SMITTEN' before focusing on how youthfulness is captured in art. We hear Angela’s perspectives on the role …
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RMIT Fine Art Graduates + 2025 reflections (finale for 2025)
For our last episode of 2025, Art Smitten is bringing you interviews with recent School of Art graduates from RMIT 🖼️ 🌟 Arabella, Millie and Tully will be in the studio to share their experiences of art school, the final works that appeared in the grad show and what they have coming up next! An…
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Special Features - Music as Art
This interview is part of a segment called Music as Art, implemented by Dani Roche. In this edition, we will be hearing from the members of Special Features for our Music as Art segment! 🥁Special Features @specialfeaturesband is a heavy alt-rock band from Meanjin/Brisbane, and they spoke with Dan…
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