Creative Australia has released the results of the 2022 National Arts Participation Survey.  It’s the first comprehensive study of Australians’ engagement with arts and creativity since the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results reinforce just how important arts, culture and creativity are for helping us through difficult times.  Dr Georgie McClean, Executive Director Development and Partnerships, at Creative Australia provides us with insight. Laugh Your Arts Off is back in 2023 for one night only.  All proceeds help fund the vital work of Arts Law.  The Arts Law Centre of Australia provides legal advice and information on a wide range of arts related legal and business matters.  The fundraiser is brought together by the Hearts for Arts Law is a group of young professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to raise money for Arts Law. Made up of lawyers, arts workers and students the committee hosts casual events for both lawyers and artists that provide networking opportunities and raise money and support for Arts Law.  Lee Elsdon, Deputy Chair, Hearts For Arts Law Fundraising Committee tells us more. On at Palace Cinemas is a suite of screen pleasures as part of this year’s program of the ST Ali Italian Film Festival.  To point us toward some of what’s showing we hear from Festival Director, Elysia Zeccola. LOVEGRUNGEPEACHES happened at Since I Left You on Tuesday evening in the YCK laneway heritage venue on Kent Street. The poetry event is the third in a series called pie in the sky poets.  Presented by Poetry Sydney and hosted by the curator Rico Craig who we’ll hear from him with a tribute poem.

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch, from GADIGAL country, we acknowledge First Nations peoples as the sovereign custodians of Country, and pay respect to Elders of past, present and to future generations. We acknowledge and value the distinct culture, customs and practices present in the many and diverse tribal nations across NSW. And we accept the invitation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and supports a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution.

Playlist

Vanishing Twin :: Afternoon X Afternoon X London, UK
Creating Value: Results of the National ARts Participation Survey :: INTERVIEW: Georgie McClean, Executive Director Development and Partnerships, Creative Australia https://creative.gov.au/advocacy-and-research/creating-our-future/
Ella Thompson :: To Light The Lantern Domino Melbourne, Australia
Moondiver :: When U Land Dublin, Ireland EP
Cleo Sol :: Heaven Heaven UK
Elephantine – Maurice Louca :: Moonshine Part 1 Moonshine Cairo, Egypt
FUNDRAISING EVENT: Laugh Your Arts Off – https://www.artslaw.com.au/ :: INTERVIEW: Lee Elsdon, Deputy Chari, Hearts For Arts Law Fundraising Committee 7pm Thursday 28 September 2023: 107 Projects, Redfern https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/laugh-your-arts-off-tickets-708110476497
Treasure Bloom :: Treasure Bloom, Lu Re – Remix Treasure Bloom London, UK
The Sorcerers :: The Outer World Jazz Ensemble – Beg, Borrow, Play The Outer World Jazz Ensemble ATA Records
Dimitri Grimm :: Sunnaeseeu For Beauty’s Source Switzerland
ST ALi Italian Film Festival – 18 October 2023 :: INTERVIEW: Elysia Zeccola, Festival Director https://www.italianfilmfestival.com.au/ https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/festivals/italian-film-festival/
Chip Wickham :: love & Life Live & Life Madrid, Spain
Rico Craig:https://ricocraig.com/ :: Poem: Live recording – LOVEGRUNGEPEACHES pie in the sky poets @ Since I Left You https://poetrysydney.org/2023/08/17/pie-in-the-sky-poets-eat-live-fly/
Silver Firs :: Silver Firs Annihilation Party Oh Sister Records

A Line A Web A World is an exhibition is an in depth look at drawings from the Powerhouse museum’s collection and considers the nature of drawing, and why we draw. Assistant Curator, Nina Earl takes us on a Gallery walk. The 17th edition of Sydney Contemporary is Australasia’s premier contemporary art fair with 96 Galleries presenting over 500 artists at Carriageworks for four days. We glean the atmosphere on Art Night and speak with Firstspace Gallerist Liza Feeney, Stanley Street Gallery and artists, Agus Wijaya and Jackson Farley. From Onespace (Queensland), we hear from Sebastian Moody and Sai Kalen.

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

Azmari :: Sheep Party Maelstrom Album released in October 2023
Exhibition: A line A Web A World :: Interview: Nina Earl, Curator Powerhouse Museum – 31 December 2023 https://powerhouse.com.au/
The Cinematic Orchestra :: All That You Give (feat. Fontella Bass) Every Day (20th Anniversary Edition) London UK
Sam Gendel :: CD AUDIOBOOK LA
Liza Feeney, Gallerist: Artists – Agus Wijaya, Jackson Farley :: Interview: Stanley Street Gallery – Booth AO8 Sydney Contemporary 2023 – Sunday September 2023 sydneycontemporary.com.au / stanleystreetgallery.com.au
Khalab :: Layers Layers Italy
Stanley Street Gallery: Booth AO8 :: Interview: Jackson Farley, artist Sydney Contemporary – 10 September 2023
Ana Frango Electrico :: Electric Fish Me Chama de Gato Que Eu Sou Sua Brazil
Matthew Halsall :: Calder Shapes An Ever Changing View Manchester, UK
Get The Blessing :: Temperate red Pallett Bristol, UK

1001 Remarkable Objects have been selected from more than half a million objects within the Powerhouse archives. Curatorium Chair, Leo Schofield’s charter was to create an exhibition to celebrate the sheer scale, breadth and relevance of the Museum’s collection. We take a walk with Advisor, Ronan Sulich and Exhibition Manager, Anna Gardner. Elisabeth Cummings exhibition, Radiance is attracting much attention and we hear from Steve Alderton, CEO, National Art School, and artist Idris Murphy from their opening address. We step along with the Exhibition curator, Vivienne Webb inside the Galleries. Disorder Gallery in Darlinghurst, features artist, poet and publisher, Gareth Jenkins with his exhibition and book, The Inclination Compass, Puncher & Wattmann. We join from the opening and launch event.

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

Mark Reed :: Your Soul The Separist Party Wee Jazz Records
Kiefer :: August Again It’s Ok, B U LA, California
Opening Address: Lisa Havilah, CEO, and Leo Schofield, Curatorium Chair :: Exhibition: 1001 Remarkable Project, Powerhouse Museum Creative team: Advisor, Ronan Sulich and Anna Gardner, Exhibition Manager 26 August – December 2023 | FREE, Powerhouse Museum | https://powerhouse.com.au/program/1001-remarka
Ixtahuele :: Zebra Limbo EP Zebra Limbo Swedish band
Eli & Harry :: Guitars (feat. quickly quickly quickly) The Breathing Effect LA Calfornia
Opening address: Steve Alderton, Director, CEO National Art School and Idris Murphy, artist :: Exhibition: Radiance – the art of Elisabeth Cummings Exhibition walk: Vivienne Webb, Exhibition Curator National Art School -https://nas.edu.au/radiance-elisabeth-cummings/
Kahden Miehen Galaski :: Look our for schrapnels Fresh From Finland Now’s The Time, Vol 4 Best of Suomi Jazz Cadillac Records, London UK

Margaret Ackland is renowned for her expressive and vibrant use of colour and in her latest exhibition, Tipping Point, her compositions capture quiet moments of watching between the artist and her objects during the pandemic. We encounter Margaret at the Stanley Street Gallery. Open ended meanings that allow the viewer to engage with the work to create their own narratives based on personal experience is Wendy Sharpe’s challenge to all that gaze on.  Wheel of Fortune opened last week at the King Street Gallery on William to a wide eyed audience.  Sharpe’s conditional questions of ‘what if’ is haunting as it is captivating – and ultimately reflects the inherent uncertainty and mysteries of life.  I caught up with her following the exhibition opening in amongst her work. Curators Emma O’Neill and Alex Gawronski talk us through Writing Backwards, which is the third exhibition in an annual series of exhibitions focused on independent artist organisations at the Sydney College of Arts.  The exhibition presents four Sydney-based independent publishers whose work emerges from artmaking, to consider their processes.  The Salons returns to the Chrissie Cotter Gallery with love lines, a boutique program of art-after-hours experiences including an exhibition, workshops and performance curated in the response to the theme of love.  The program explores the interwoven paths of poetry, music and the visual arts.  We hear from two of the three curators, who took time-out from their opening night preparations.

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

oshua Moshe :: Spin Cycle ft. Cazeux O.S.L.O Inner Search Melbourne
Exhibition: Tipping Point – Opens 3-5pm Saturday 12 August :: Interview: Margaret Ackland Stanley Street Gallery – 2 September https://stanleystreetgallery.com.au/exhibitions
Organic Pulse Ensemble :: A3 Finite Formative Stages RR Gems
Exhibition: Writing Backwards – 9 September :: Interview: Curators – Alex Gawronski and Emma O’Neill Sydney College of Arts https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/schools/sydney-college-of-the-arts/galleries-and-exhibitions.html
Guy LaBorde :: Little Corners en mouvement California
Menagerie :: Kingdom The Shores of Infinity Freestyle Records
Exhibition: love lines – opening Friday 6pm – 8pm | Program – 17 August 2023 :: Interview: Angie and Penny, The Salons Chrissy Cotter Gallery https://www.thesalons.org/
Kvinder for Fred :: Kaerilighed og Fred Kvinder for Fred Federiksberg Records
Exhibition: Wheel of Fortune – 26 August 2023 :: Interview: Wendy Sharpe King Street Gallery

A boat for Ray, is an exhibition inspired by the late Ray Cascoigne who loved the shape of ships. Ray taught himself the craft of building a vessel within a vessel – A ship inside a bottle. Artist Pim van Nunen elegant works embody the romance of seafaring, recalling a time long-gone and somehow point towards some other place in situ at day01 Gallery. Transitioning from COOEE Art to Cooee Art Leven with an inaugural exhibition to welcome in the new chapter for the Gallery with country x country. The exhibition feature works set in the remote Northern Territory town of Lajamanu by Kitty Napanangka Simon and Neil Ernest Tomkins, who spent a weeklong painting workshop together to explore themes around the craft of landscape painting and ways of seeing in the translation of land and country. We hear from Neil on opening night. Morgan Hogg is the recipient of the 2023 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship for an emerging artist at Carriageworks. Selected from six fellowship finalists, Morgan will undertake a self-directed program to develop her professional practice. She joins us to tell us more.

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

Suono Assente :: Candles Suono Assente London, UK
Seashores of the Eye :: Radio Citizen feat. Bajka Radio Citizen Munich, Germany
Awarded 2023 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) :: Interview: Morgan Hogg, Visual Artist Finalist exhibition – 27 August 2023 – Carriageworks https://www.artspace.org.au/about/news/2022/wwwartspaceorgaufellowship2023/
Huw Marc Bennett :: Golau Hardd Days Like Now London, UK
Roisin Murphy :: You Knew Hit Parade London,UK
Bowes Road Band :: Grass is Grass Back in the HCA Uno Loop
Exhibition: A boat for Ray – 12 August 2023 :: Interview: Pim van Nunen, Bronwyn Casgoine and Eloise Hastings Day01 Gallery, 189 Crown Street, Darlinghurst – www.day01.gallery Smith Journal: https://vimeo.com/61996880
Pedro Ricardo & Damian Botigue :: Un Nuevo Amanecer LP CNL 003 Barcelona, Spain
Saint Abdullah & Eomac :: Wali A Vow Not To Read New York
Exhibition: Country x Country – 27 August :: Interview: Neil Ernest Tomkins, artist Cooee Art Leven https://www.cooeeart.com.au/
Butcher Brown :: I Can Say To You Solar Music Virgnia
Jonathan Kirby :: Fountain Avenue Safe To Disconnect II North Carolina
Les Imprimes :: Falling Away Reverie Norway