Australia’s oldest Indigenous gallery Cooee Art will relaunch as Art Leven, ushering in a new era for the gallery under the stewardship of long-term owner and Director Mirri Leven. The vision will focus on transparent dialogue, offering an opportunity beyond the ordinary commercial relationship between artist and gallery, fostering an environment of openness and direct exchanges between artists. Art Leven will work directly with First Nations curators, art centres, and represented artists.  Mirri Leven tells us more about the new era for Australia’s oldest indigenous Gallery. Sydney artist Christophe Domergue’s latest exhibition, dust room, is a site specific show, created on the of his Marrickville studio’s floor.  And we hear from Christophe in amongst his work at Sheffer Gallery in Darlington. The 2023 Saxo Scandinavian Film Festival will be showcasing the finest of Nordic Cinema and we explore the program.

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch, the program participants acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Playlist

Camille Bertault :: BIZARRE Bonjour Mon Amour Paris, France
Saxo Scandinavian Film Festival :: Interview: Marlo Sullivan, Operations Manager 18 July – 9 August 2023 https://scandinavianfilmfestival.com/
Joshua Jaswon Octet :: Swimming in Winter Polar Waters Berlin, Germany
Sampler :: Myd – The Sun Ed Banger Records Paris, France
Cooee Art relaunch to Art Leven :: Interview: Mirri Leven, Director, Art Leven Launch and inaugural exhibition opening: Country x Country 27 July – 26 August 2023 |https://www.cooeeart.com.au/
Bastien Keb :: Tikka The Only Angel I Ever Saw Wore Black UK
Jean-Marc Jafet :: Offering Gluklich VI – Compiled by Rainer Truby Munich, Germany
Exhibition: dust romm :: Interview: Christophe Domergue, Sydney artist Sheffer Gallery: 38 Lander Street, Darlington – 15 July 2023 https://www.christophedomergue.com/
Redinho :: Gobsmacked 1-800-SUC-CESS London, UK
Tales of Hoffmann :: Interview: Guillaume Tournaire, Conductor – 22 July Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House https://opera.org.au/
Merak :: Merak, David Marston, MadStarase – Up High Manic Mode EP India

The National Indigenous Art Fair is the largest gathering of First Nations artists from remote communities across Australia. It’s a weekend of to celebrate the art, craft and performance of the oldest culture in the world. Peter Cooley one of the founding organisers and CEO of First Hand Solutions Aboriginal Cooperation which provides cultural reconnection and well-being programs for Indigenous youth at risk talks us through the program. 4A Centre of Asian Art presents A Soft Touch, an exhibition that brings together contemporary artists whose practices engage visually and conceptually with the material of softness, but embody empowerment and resistance. We hear from one of the artists, Mehwish Iqbal works across painting, printmaking, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and installation art. Her work explores themes involving migration, refugees and complex states of individuals. Sydney based tenor Iain Henderson speaks to us on his role in a new production of The Tales of Hoffmann which at the Sydney Opera House in July.

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch, the program participants acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Playlist

Energy Exchange Ensemble & Oscar Jerome :: Lime Green EP Energy Exchange Berlin Germany
Summer Pearl :: Green Eyes Singe London, UK
Hania Rani :: Dancing with Ghosts Ghosts Warsaw – Set to release October 2023
Rise :: Poem: Romaine Moreton Post Me To The Prime Minister IAP 2005
National Indigenous Art Fair Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 July 2023 :: Interview: Peter Cooley, CEO First Hand Solutions Aboriginal Cooperation Overseas Passenger Terminal, The Rocks – Gold coin entry https://www.niaf.com.au/
Nyron Higor :: Marimba Brazil
Fabiano do Nascimento :: Yugen Das Nuvens LA California
Sinj Clarke :: Loverboy The Height Of Love Melbourne
SWARVY :: Vernon Karate LA
Exhibition: A Soft Touch :: Interview: Mehwish Iqbal / https://www.mehwishiqbal.com/ 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art Galleries Opens 3pm: Saturday 1 July – 13 August – http://4a.com.au
Shafiq Husayn :: No Particulars (eat. Syd, Didda Joe, and August Rose) So gold LA California
Lars Bartkuhn :: Dystopia Dystopia Germany – May 2023
Camille Bertault :: ACRECRAN Bonjour Mon Amour France
The Tales of Hoffmann: Joan Sutherland Theatre :: Interview: Iain Henderson, Australian tenor OA 11-22 July 2023 – Sydney Opera House opera.org.au
Meridian Brothers & Cyril Cyril :: Diablos de Chuao Diablos de Chuao Bong Joe, Switzerland

OCCURRENT AFFAIR in a major touring exhibition on at the National Arts School. Presenting new and recent works by the proppaNOW Brisbane based Aboriginal artist collective. The exhibition references the sensational journalistic style of certain television current affair programs and embraces the slippage between language and its associated readings. Ellipses Gallery is dedicated to providing a much needed platform for artists. Mark Wotherspoon is an artist and the Gallerist, whose current exhibition Ad/dressing the Wound by Tom Isaacs includes performance textile works that creatively engage with ideas of mental health and wellbeing, trauma and healing. Vashti Hughes is a writer and actor who has written and performed works that are based in Sydney’s local history. Doris Goddard Cabaret Show Celebrating Doris is an entertaining response to the renowned owner of the Hollywood Hotel and actress, with reenactments of scenes from the 1955 film in which Doris starred, Wee Geordie. Artistic Director of Ensemble Offspring, Claire Edwardes talks us through Incredible Foliradas by composer Richard Meale. The landmark piece of chamber music is a homage to the surrealist poetry of Arthur Rimbaud.

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch, the program participants acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Playlist

Symbole Records :: LIBETE – Live ATKA LIVE – Patrick Jean-Marie Unreleased before ! – France
Exhibition:OCCURRENT AFFAIR :: Interview: Lily Eather, Member of ProppaNow National Art School- 5 August 2023 https://nas.edu.au/occurrent-affair-proppa-now/
Various Artists :: Dip in the Dub – La Cumbia Del Sufi Que No Sabia coco Maria present Club Coco AHORA! The Latin Sound of now Switzerland
Leichhardt Town Hall – TONIGHT 7pm – :: Concert: Finding Freedom Event by Refugee Action Coalition Sydney RAC and Teachers For Refugees NSW https://www.facebook.com/events/947500586587981
Exhibition: AD/DRESSING the WOUND :: Interview: Tom Isaacs, artist Ellipses Gallery, 41 Crown Street, Woolloomooloo Mark Wotherspoon: Gallerist/Artist – https://www.dotdotdot.club/
Ben van Gelder :: Glass Manifold Amersterdam, Netherlands
Performance: Ensemble Offspring, INCREDIBLE FLORIDAS – Australian composer Richard Meale’s :: Interview: Claire Edwardes, Artistic Director, Ensemble Offspring TWO-NIGHTS ONLY – Carriageworks 23-24 June https://carriageworks.com.au/events/incredible-floridas/
Hirokon Otsuka :: CHILDHOOD CHILDHOOD DJ Otsuka
Pedro Ricardo & Damian Botigue :: Un Nuevo & Damian Amanecer LP (CNL 003) Barcelona, Spain
Doris Goddard Cabaret Show Celebration :: Interview: Vashti Hughes Hollywood Hotel

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch, the program participants acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Performance artist, provocateur and educator New Zealand artist Jim Allen passed away this month at the age of 100. The formative artist leaves an incredible legacy and we acknowledge his radical thinking in recounting a memory of Small Worlds, originally produced in 1969, and reworked in 2010. Black birds don’t mate with starlings is Janaka Malwatta’s collection of poetry. It’s a work of activism, fury and hope. It combines performance poetry with witness that recounts experiences of racism as well as historic injustices.  

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch, the program participants acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Playlist

Simon Mavin :: Good Hair Day Only Your & Me EP Melbourne
Samrai :: Oil Money LINTD Manchester, UK
Interview: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa :: Jim Allen Tribute (1922-2023) Small Worlds: 5 Environmental Structures (1969) – Reconstructed (2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuT8LEHj-6s
BarKino :: Antiprisma On Your Own Cover (Volume 10) sohoradilondon.com
Roisin Murphy :: The Universe Hit Parade London, UK
KONG :: Upfield Lovers Single Melbourne, Australia
Book: Blackbirds don’t mate with starlings :: Interview: Janaka Malwatta UQP janakamalwatta.com
Yussef Dayes :: Rust (feat. Tom Misch) Black Cassical Music London, UK
V.A. Portrety 2 LP :: Teo Otter – How am I doing? Where am I going? Portrety 2 U Know Me Records, Warsaw, Poland
Rigoletto by Verdi :: Interview: Stacey Alleaume, Soprano OA Joan Sutherland Theatre, SOH OA – 26 June 2023
Love of the Brave :: Dusted Off Love of the Brave Leeds, UK – ATA Records

N.Smith are on Cloud 9 in celebration of their second anniversary with a thematic exhibition of new and recent artworks by 9 of the Gallery’s artists. The exhibition explores the artists relationship with clouds and Nicholas Smith, Director is looking up. Sullivan + Strumpf presents Horizons of Happiness by Grant Stevens, a new computer generated video work that grapples with themes of no small significance-happiness, peace and enlightenment. Melbourne both Maurtian Soprano Stacey Alleaume has established herself with clarity in her latest role of Gilda, in Verdi’s classic revenge, Rigoletto as presented by Opera Australia. We speak in between rehearsals.

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch, the program participants acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Playlist

Yoni Mayraz :: 1999 Dybbuk TseReleased 2 June 2023
SHOKAZULU :: Seeing is Believing Earth is Not For Humans2000BLACK
Exhibition: Cloud 9 – Opens 3 June – 1 July 2023 :: Interview: Nicolas Smith, Gallerist N.Smith Galleryhttps://www.nsmithgallery.com/
Azamiah featuring INDIA BLUE :: Azamiah – Celesta In PhasesRebecca Records – Glasgow UK
Exhibition: Cloud 9 :: Interview: Nicolas Smith, Gallerist https://www.nsmithgallery.com/
Les Imprimes :: Falling Away ReverieNorway
Little Dragon :: Slugs of Love Slugs of LoveSweden
Phi-Psonics :: We Walk in the Gardens OctavaLA California
Exhibition: Horizon of Happiness :: Interview: Grant Stevens 8 June – 1 July 2023 | Sullivan + Strumpf Sydneyhttps://www.sullivanstrumpf.com/exhibitions/grant-stevens/horizon-of-happiness/art/works
Sheridan House :: Something Unique – Catch Action Catch Action: The sophisticated boogie funk of SheridanSheridan House Records LA
A Guy Called Gerald :: Time Waits For No Man The John Peel Sessions (1999 Reissue + Bonus Tracks)Manchester UK
quickly, quickly :: Photobook/Easy Listening Easy ListeningPortland, Oregon
Performance: Rigolleto – OA – https://opera.org.au/artist/stacey-alleaume/ :: Interview: Stacey Alleaume June 13- 26 | Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera Househttps://staceyalleaume.com/biography
Tony Allen :: Don’t Believe the Dancers JID018Jazz in Not Dead
Stik Figa & The Expert :: The Green Monster (ft. Solemn Brigham) RitualDublin, Ireland