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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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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Schoolhouse Studios + art reflections
Our team went on a super special excursion to the folks at Schoolhouse Studios in Coburg to learn more about the spaces, ethos and artists that inhibit this former supermarket space! 🛒 We spoke with Director Bron Belcher along with residents Ashley, Rhys and Mae to hear first hand the importance …
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Poetry Special with Lili from Roundtable Readings + Jen in Japan!
Art Smitten is bringing you a special on poetry this episode ✍️ To begin, we hear from our Executive Producer Jen all the way in Tokyo to share a little bit of her trip and examples of poetry within Japanese art 🖼️ that she has seen in the galleries. Then, the Art Smitten team share poetic extra…
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Art that has moved us
On this episode of Art Smitten, presenters Afrina, Astra, Larissa and Tyra shared the art that has moved them. Tyra begins with the 2025 film 'Sinners' dir. by Ryan Coogler; Larissa speaks on her observations of the legal system in Reginald Rose's '12 Angry Men', Afrina reflects on the cultural re…
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Art Criticism - with Victoria Perin from Memo Review
Art Smitten is bringing you a special episode on Art Criticism✍️🗞️ The team will be chatting about the importance and the impact of criticism of art in all forms, as well as our own views on how criticism effects our encounters with art. Plus, we are joined by art historian and critic Victoria Per…
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Pepper at NCM + 'Her' (2013) film review
This episode of Art Smitten features our conversation with humanoid robot Pepper who is currently on display at the National Communication Museum in Hawthorn. Restored for their current exhibition ‘Friend’, we asked Pepper many pressing questions including if robots will take over the world… 😳😳 J…
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Archives are Hot! with Amy Spiers + 'Love Serenade' (1996) film analysis by Tyra
Art Smitten is joined by Amy Spiers in this episode to discuss the ‘Archives Are Hot! Artists in the Archive’ program developed by Next Wave in collaboration with CAST, Saluhan and An.Other Collective. Our presenter Tyra will also be sharing a review of Love Serenade (1996) directed by Shirley Bar…
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Artist Interview with Aisha Hara + Review of 'French Impressionism' at the NGV
In this episode of Art Smitten, we are fortunate to be joined by artist Aisha Hara who recently had an exhibition at CAVES 🌼titled 'Green Age'. Aisha is a Japanese-Australian visual artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. She is interested in the intersections of painting and translation and her exhibiti…
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