There’s a great new exhibition at Linden New Art – Bernhard Sachs: After History - which celebrates the life and art of artist and academic Bernhard Sachs and Curator Hamish Sawyer walks and talks us through these remarkable works…

…and speaking of Linden New Art, and exhibition we missed last year has been captured in a beautiful book – I’m A Believer by artist Michelle Hamer capturing her exploration of the invalidation and dismissive language we often encounter in healthcare systems all over the world…

And why not spend the whole show in galleries…  we’ll finish up at McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery where Monica Curro is rolling out a fabulous new programme of Music on Sundays…

They’re all on this week’s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

There&rsquo;s a great new exhibition at Linden New Art &ndash; <a href="https://www.lindenarts.org/exhibitions/linden-new-art/bernhard-sachs/">Bernhard Sachs: After History</a> - which celebrates the life and art of artist and academic Bernhard Sachs and Curator Hamish Sawyer walks and talks us through these remarkable works&hellip;
&hellip;and speaking of Linden New Art, and exhibition we missed last year has been captured in a beautiful book &ndash; <a href="https://www.lindenarts.org/products/linden-im-a-believer-limited-edition-artist-book/">I&rsquo;m A Believer</a> by artist Michelle Hamer capturing her exploration of the invalidation and dismissive language we often encounter in healthcare systems all over the world&hellip;
And why not spend the whole show in galleries&hellip;&nbsp; we&rsquo;ll finish up at <a href="https://mcclelland.org.au/">McClelland Sculpture Park</a> and Gallery where Monica Curro is rolling out a fabulous new programme of <a href="https://mcclelland.org.au/events/musicatmcclelland">Music on Sundays</a>&hellip;
They&rsquo;re all on this week&rsquo;s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

The Australian Arts community is as diverse as its population. Each week Behind The Scenes looks at how people carry out these arts projects. Many stories, both fascinating and amusing are waiting to be told. 

The Australian Arts community is as diverse as its population. Each week Behind The Scenes looks at how people carry out these arts projects. Many stories, both fascinating and amusing are waiting to be told.&nbsp;

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Behind the Scenes 21st April 2025

Helen Simonson from WA Museum Boola Bardip gets us going this week with her monthly round up of all this Perth…

Then, we drop in on rehearsals for the remount of the smash hit Happy Go Wrong and find out what it’s like to revisit such a personal show after seven years when we chat with creator/performer Andi Snelling…

Meanwhile, the stage adaptation of the popular novel about the youngest soldier at Gallipoli – Soldier Boy – is about to open at Theatre Works and writer/adaptor Anthony Hill is here to talk about the difference between being the novelist and being the playwright…

And finally, yet another new play has just opened, this time at Red Stitch and poet, essayist and playwright Emilie Collyer will tell us about Super…

They’re all on this week’s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Helen Simonson from <a href="https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip">WA Museum Boola Bardip</a> gets us going this week with her monthly round up of all this Perth&hellip;
Then, we drop in on rehearsals for the remount of the smash hit <a href="https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/happy-go-wrong/">Happy Go Wrong</a> and find out what it&rsquo;s like to revisit such a personal show after seven years when we chat with creator/performer <a href="https://www.andisnelling.com/">Andi Snelling</a>&hellip;
Meanwhile, the stage adaptation of the popular novel about the youngest soldier at Gallipoli &ndash; <a href="https://www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/soldier-boy">Soldier Boy</a> &ndash; is about to open at <a href="https://www.theatreworks.org.au/">Theatre Works</a> and writer/adaptor Anthony Hill is here to talk about the difference between being the novelist and being the playwright&hellip;
And finally, yet another new play has just opened, this time at <a href="https://www.redstitch.net/">Red Stitch</a> and poet, essayist and playwright Emilie Collyer will tell us about <a href="https://www.redstitch.net/super-2025">Super</a>&hellip;
They&rsquo;re all on this week&rsquo;s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Behind the Scenes 16th June 2025

If it’s the second Monday of the month, then it must be time to drop in on Elena Vereker from InSite Arts for our regular Adelaide catch up AND to meet her local guest artist, prolific actor about to appear in Kimberly Akimbo, Nathan O’Keefe…

Then, even though the Comedy Festival is well over, there’s still funny stuff happening, and to prove it, we’ll meet comedian Chris Ryan and find out why she’s an Extreme Tennant…

Meanwhile, Polyglot’s Artistic Director Cat Sewell is playing in the Cubbyhood and if you’re wondering what that means, then you’re sure to find out from Cat…

And finally, it’s our annual visit to Confined, the exhibition of remarkable work by First Nations’ artists who’ve experienced incarceration…  usually, we’d be talking to curator Kent Morris but this year we’re mixing it up a bit by talking to three of the artists in the exhibition – Jacob, Alisha and Timothy…

They’re all on this week’s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

If it&rsquo;s the second Monday of the month, then it must be time to drop in on Elena Vereker from <a href="https://www.insitearts.com.au/">InSite Arts</a> for our regular Adelaide catch up AND to meet her local guest artist, prolific actor about to appear in <a href="https://statetheatrecompany.com.au/shows/kimberly-akimbo/">Kimberly Akimbo</a>, Nathan O&rsquo;Keefe&hellip;
Then, even though the Comedy Festival is well over, there&rsquo;s still funny stuff happening, and to prove it, we&rsquo;ll meet comedian Chris Ryan and find out why she&rsquo;s an <a href="https://www.century.com.au/chris-ryan-extreme-tenant/">Extreme Tennant</a>&hellip;
Meanwhile, <a href="https://polyglot.org.au/">Polyglot</a>&rsquo;s Artistic Director Cat Sewell is playing in the <a href="https://abbotsfordconvent.com.au/event/cubbyhood-by-polyglot-theatre/">Cubbyhood</a> and if you&rsquo;re wondering what that means, then you&rsquo;re sure to find out from Cat&hellip;
And finally, it&rsquo;s our annual visit to <a href="https://thetorch.org.au/exhibitions/confined-16/?srsltid=AfmBOoo0pec9u1aQoFSyu9oMVwTsEc3GqLFs5OlsqvEFFbwMZC4zahnF">Confined</a>, the exhibition of remarkable work by First Nations&rsquo; artists who&rsquo;ve experienced incarceration&hellip;&nbsp; usually, we&rsquo;d be talking to curator Kent Morris but this year we&rsquo;re mixing it up a bit by talking to three of the artists in the exhibition &ndash; Jacob, Alisha and Timothy&hellip;
They&rsquo;re all on this week&rsquo;s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Behind the Scenes 9th June 2025

Yuhui Ng Rodriguez is here to do our Theatre Network Australia spot this moth AND to introduce the TNA Member of the Month for June – Joel Bray whose new show Monolith is about to open at Arts House in North Melbourne…

And speaking of shows opening, Belle Hansen’s production of Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information has just opened at Theatre Works and for a change of pace, we’ll chat with that show’s composer and sound designer Jack Burmeister…

Then, LOTS to talk about on Screens&Streams…  first up we’ll meet Finnish/Australian filmmaker Saara Lamberg who’s having their own film festival – Winter Warmers – at Henkel Street Cinema… then Richard Sowada is back to talk about this year’s St Kilda Film Festival…  AND we’ll look at one of the festival’s films screens as part of the festival’s Pride Without Prejudice event – a new short film – Found – written and directed by our very own Luka Gracie… and if that’s not enough screen culture for you, Marc Gracie is here as usual to chat about a couple of new movies we’ve seen…

They’re all on this week’s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

Yuhui Ng Rodriguez is here to do our Theatre Network Australia spot this moth AND to introduce the TNA Member of the Month for June &ndash; Joel Bray whose new show Monolith is about to open at Arts House in North Melbourne&hellip;
And speaking of shows opening, Belle Hansen&rsquo;s production of Caryl Churchill&rsquo;s Love and Information has just opened at Theatre Works and for a change of pace, we&rsquo;ll chat with that show&rsquo;s composer and sound designer Jack Burmeister&hellip;
Then, LOTS to talk about on Screens&amp;Streams&hellip;&nbsp; first up we&rsquo;ll meet Finnish/Australian filmmaker Saara Lamberg who&rsquo;s having their own film festival &ndash; Winter Warmers &ndash; at Henkel Street Cinema&hellip; then Richard Sowada is back to talk about this year&rsquo;s St Kilda Film Festival&hellip;&nbsp; AND we&rsquo;ll look at one of the festival&rsquo;s films screens as part of the festival&rsquo;s Pride Without Prejudice event &ndash; a new short film &ndash; Found &ndash; written and directed by our very own Luka Gracie&hellip; and if that&rsquo;s not enough screen culture for you, Marc Gracie is here as usual to chat about a couple of new movies we&rsquo;ve seen&hellip;
They&rsquo;re all on this week&rsquo;s edition of Behind the Scenes with Chris Thompson right here on Vision Australia Radio.

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