Weitou Practices and Intergenerational Knowledge with Chun Yin Rainbow Chan

Chun Yin Rainbow Chan is an interdisciplinary artist, vocalist and producer working across music, image, sculpture and performance, and is one of six finalists in the 2021 - 2022 NSW Visual Arts Emerging Fellowship(Artspace, CreateNSW, NAS). Rainbow joins Ayeesha to share the history and rituals sh…

The Evolution of First Nations Representation On and Off Stage with Beau James

Curator, producer and performer Beau James joins host Ayeesha Ash to reflect upon their time in the arts industry so far, share some advice they’d give to their younger self and consider the way things have or haven’t changed during their time in the arts industry. We also hear about two works they…

Family Rituals, Photography and Rosehip Jam with Otis Burian Hodge

Photographic artist and curator Otis Burian Hodge joins Ayeesha Ash to share the evolution of TCS Windows, a non-commercial gallery hosting monthly shows of photography-based work by emerging artists. Burian Hodge explains the versatility of photography as an artistic medium and its ability to tell…

On 'Traces' and Collaboration Across Borders and Practices with Joan Shin and Brigitte Podrasky

We take a deep dive with Joan Shin and Brigitte Podrasky into their work ‘Traces’, performed at arts and music festival Soft Centre. Glimpsing at ghostly gestural markings, fragmented rhythms and scrambled visuals, ‘Traces’ is a live audiovisual performance showcasing the multidisciplinary offering…

Stories of Community in Western Sydney with Gillian Kayrooz

Gillian Kayrooz joins Ayeesha to share how her beginnings taking photos of friends in high school evolved into her current practice providing representation of young people from Western Sydney. We get insight into her work for group exhibition Over the Fence and her process discovering family stori…

Sharing and Protecting Culture with Morgan Hogg

Morgan Hogg is an artist who explores the identities of Indigenous perspectives within the Pacific Islands, and the cultural impact modern day has on traditional standards. Morgan talks about the balance involved in protecting and sharing culture, the importance of creating conversation about clima…

Creating Space with Temporary Position & Agus Wijaya

Temporary Position (Mara Schwerdtfeger and Zoe Baumgartner) hosts web publications and shared spaces that explore alternative presentations of narrative. Mara and Zoe join Ayeesha to chat about the platform, their process and upcoming De-Choiring workshop at Phoenix Central Park. Agus Wijaya shares…

Abolition and Infrastructural Inequalities with Snack Syndicate

Snack Syndicate (Andrew Brooks and Astrid Lorange) is a critical art collective. Canvas team member Emerald Dunnfrost guest hosts this episode with the pair where they discuss infrastructural inequalities, abolition, and their recently launched publishing collective Rosa Press. Featuring an excerpt…

From Art School to Artist with David Capra & Abdul Abdullah

Multi-disciplinary artists David Capra and Abdul Abdullah return to Canvas in this reunion episode. They chat about what they've been up to during the COVID-19 pandemic, graduating from the 'art school fantasy' and reconciling the intimate and commercial aspects of creating work. Abdul shares his f…

Poetry, Activism and Self-Expression with Jazz Money

In this episode, Ayeesha Ash chats with Jazz Money, an award-winning poet and artist of Wiradjuri heritage. Jazz discusses the challenge of balancing poetry as a medium for self expression and vulnerability with using her voice for activism and shares what she's been working on, including her recen…