Conversations from the Collection
Conversations from the Collection
Conversations from the Collection – a Newcastle Art Gallery podcast. Our summer listening series explores stories from renowned artists who have contributed to Newcastle Art Gallery’s iconic collection. Our first season included conversations with artists Virginia Cuppaidge, Brian Robinson, Kenji Uranishi, Joan Ross, Tamara Dean and Hilarie Mais. Our second season featured artists Lottie Consa…Follow the podcast:
Bonus Episode: Jazz Money at Newcastle Writers Festival
In honour of NAIDOC Week, we are bringing you a special podcast episode featuring Wiradjuri poet and artist Jazz Money in conversation with Newcastle Art Gallery's Curatorial Lead PeterJohnson. Recorded live at the Newcastle Writers Festival earlier this year, Jazz discusses the way their practice…
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Photography - Owen Leong
For the past two decades Owen Leong has developed a highly personal art practice that spans sculpture, photography, video, and installation. Through the lens of his own identity as a queer person of colour, Owen examines the social, political, and cultural forces that impact our lives. Often cent…
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Ceramics - Janet Fieldhouse
Janet Fieldhouse's distinctive combination of ancestral practice and contemporary techniques has positioned her as a singular voice in Australian ceramics. Through her hand-built sculptures, Janet simultaneously records and reinterprets traditional stories and practices from the Torres Strait Isla…
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Video - Tina Havelock Stevens
Fusing her experience as a documentary film maker and post-punk drummer, Tina Havelock Stevens has established herself as an exciting figure in contemporary Australian video and performance art. Tina has travelled across the world to create video documented performances that feature her drumming w…
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Sculpture - Lindy Lee
In this episode, we speak with one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists, Lindy Lee. Throughout her life and practice, Lindy has sought the answer to one of the most fundamental questions - where do I belong? This investigation began in her childhood as a first-generation Chinese-Australia…
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Prints & Drawings - Jemima Wyman
In our second episode, we speak with palawa artist Jemima Wyman, who lives and works between Brisbane and Los Angeles. For the past 15 years, Jemima has collected images of protests from around the globe to use in her intricate collages. Jemima is interested in camouflage and how it is strategic…
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Painting - Lottie Consalvo
In our first episode, we visit the home and studio of Newcastle-based artist Lottie Consalvo. Lottie's practice explores our invisible worlds - the unknown and the intangible, often drawing on feelings such as desire, longing, and loss. Through her diverse practice, Lottie has continued to examine…
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Season Two Preview
Conversations from the Collection – a Newcastle Art Gallery podcast. This six-part summer listening series explores stories from renowned artists who have contributed to Newcastle Art Gallery’s iconic collection. Our second season will include conversations with artists Lottie Consalvo, Janet F…
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Bonus Episode: Fayen d'Evie at Newcastle Writers Festival
In honour of International Day of People with Disability, we are delighted to release a bonus podcast episode featuring artist Fayen d'Evie. Fayen d'Evie is an artist with lived experience of low vision who creates installations, publications, and performances. She draws on blindness as a way of u…
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Sculpture - Hilarie Mais
In this episode, we visit the studio and gallery of sculptor Hilarie Mais. Hilarie's formative years as an artist began in London, followed by a potent stint in New York during the late 70s. For the last 40 years, she has settled in Sydney and enjoyed a highly successful career from Australia. Hi…
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