Best Art Gallery Of Western Australia Podcasts (2024)

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S6 Ep 5 - Mayu Kanamori - Pacesetters Conversations 31:04

12M ago31:04

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The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds Mayu Kanamori has about 30 years of practice under her belt, establishing herself as a multi-disciplinary artist and heritage interpreter working on site-specific projects across the country…

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S6 Ep 4 - Tony Ayres - Pacesetters Conversations 36:19

12M ago36:19

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The Pacesetters conversations are a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds. The interview with Tony Ayers examines how his childhood, cultural identity and family tragedy have shaped his signature approach to storytelling today. Now entering his sixth decade of li…

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S6 Ep 3 - Khaled Sabsabi - Pacesetters Conversations 33:04

12M ago33:04

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The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds. When Abdul Abdullah approached Khaled Sabsabi for an interview, Abdul mentioned that there was already a lot of writing by smarter people than himself about Khaled's practice. Abdul wanted …

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S6 Ep 2 - MC Trey - Pacesetters Conversations 32:35

12M ago32:35

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The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds. The interview with MC Trey is an overview of her life—from an idyllic childhood in Fiji, rougher teenage years in Western Sydney, becoming a pioneering and successful female rapper in Austr…

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S6 Ep 1 - Kamahl - Pacesetters Conversations 30:15

12M ago30:15

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The Pacesetters conversations is a project of Diversity Arts Australia documenting and recording trailblazing artists’ work from culturally diverse backgrounds. The interview with Kamahl looks at the challenges and triumphs he’s experienced from the racist treatment he received on Hey Hey It’s Saturday to reaching the pinnacle of his career at the …

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Let's talk about the future #1: Can the arts help save the planet? 1:04:13

1+ y ago1:04:13

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The first of three podcasts in partnership with the Chamber of Arts and Culture WA tackles the future of the arts and the environment. How are arts and culture in WA impacted by environmental change and what is the sector’s role in addressing these issues now and in coming decades? Three of WA’s leading thinkers come together to discuss the future …

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Let's talk about the future #2: Better health and wellbeing 53:08

1+ y ago53:08

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Participation in the arts is unquestionably good for community mental health and wellbeing, but those working in the arts aren’t reporting the same benefits. Artists are burning out and leaving the sector in droves. What’s working and what’s not? Why are the arts often considered non-essential in our culture and what needs to change in the way we m…

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Let's talk about the future #3: Arts and tourism 56:54

1+ y ago56:54

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Tourism and the arts are both finding their feet post-pandemic. How can the relationship between the two be strengthened now and into the future? In this third and final episode in the “Lets talk about the future” series, Meri Fatin hosts a conversation bristling with optimism and laughter as industry experts discuss the beginning of a new journey …

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S5 Ep7 - Communities of practice 34:12

2y ago34:12

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How does it feel to be surrounded, supported, and inspired by community? We hear from Sarah Ayoub, a freelance journalist and author of young adult novels including The Yearbook Committee and The Cult of Romance, as well as StoryCaster graduates Annie Brockenhuus-Schack, Sarah Mendoza, and Hannah Lai, a group of passionate creatives exploring the s…

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S5 Ep6 - From Western Sydney to Newcastle: art making and producing 35:37

2y ago35:37

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On this episode of DARTS’ StoryCasters-led Colour Cycle podcast, we partner up with Newcastle, NSW-based arts organisation, Octapod, to talk to five regional artists about working in the arts outside metropolitan areas. Western Sydney StoryCaster producer Vir Kaula hosts an important discussion about the strength of the local community and what it’…

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S5 Ep5 - Making music in lockdown 32:35

2y ago32:35

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COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the arts sector, and the music industry in particular. Broadcaster and writer Tanya Ali speaks to three incredibly talented musicians about their work and how the pandemic challenged them to transform their creative processes. Singer and songwriter GLO discusses the creation of her track “Transmute” during o…

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S5 Ep4 - Boundless: the joys and insights of literature 38:20

2y ago38:20

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Can joy and insights flow from writing, literature, screenwriting and other forms of the craft? Our StoryCasters chat with an eclectic group of storytellers and share stories of their own. StoryCaster producer Sharon Masige shares a reflective piece on her childhood love of books and the importance of finding representation, while Natesha Somasunda…

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S5 Ep3 - Industry Pipelines 30:14

2y ago30:14

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Live from the Fearless Curious event, award-winning journalist and media personality, Marc Fennell speaks with StoryCasters podcaster Sharon Masige about how industry pipelines can be transformed for greater equity. In an equally engaging conversation, Newcastle Art Gallery’s Zana Kobayashi sits down with Storycasters podcaster Vir Kaula to share h…

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S5 Ep2 - Living between cultures 33:59

2y ago33:59

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Hear from dynamic women unpacking what it means to live a cross-cultural existence in Australia. Live from Boundless Festival, StoryCasters podcaster Connie Khoo chats with acclaimed author Alice Pung about how she experiences intercultural relationships, her outstanding writing journey and more. Broadcaster and writer Tanya Ali also sits down with…

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S5 Ep1 - Coming to Australia 34:04

2y ago34:04

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On this compelling new season of DARTS’ Colour Cycle podcast, led by emerging young digital producers from the Storycasters project, our first episode features gripping stories on the ways overseas-born artists have adjusted to Australia’s arts and culture landscape. Storycasters graduate Vir Kaula chats with talent from Newcastle-based arts compan…

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S4 Ep4 - Ask the other question: unpacking intersectionality 44:51

2y ago44:51

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First aired: 16 March 2022 This episode we’re unpacking intersectionality. What is it? Why is it important, and what does it mean to live an intersectional life? In London, freelancer, editor and novelist Sharmilla Beezmohun (Co-founder of independent literature organisation Speaking Volumes) unpacks the question with Sydney filmmaker Pearl Tan, a …

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S4 Ep3 - This is Who We Are: things they never told me 17:48

2y ago17:48

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First aired: 16 March 2022 In this episode, we’re peering a little into our personal lives today with some quick vox pops from artists and creatives. Our question: What is something we learnt about later in life, that we wish somebody in our lives had told us about? It could have come from our mothers, fathers, extended family, or people we came ac…

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S4 Ep2 - Women, Hip Hop and Resilience: MC Trey (AUS), DJ Sarah Love (UK) and Maya Jupiter (USA) 37:40

2y ago37:40

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First aired: 16 March 2022 In this episode we’re speaking to three award-winning women of the Hip Hop world across three continents. These pioneers discuss working across regions, why community is integral to Hip Hop, and what resilience means to them. In Australia is MC Trey, a pacesetter in the world of hip hop whose legacy spans 20 years of musi…

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S4 Ep1 - This is Who We Are: Deborah Cheetham & Chi-chi Nwanoku on transforming classical music 40:32

2y ago40:32

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First aired: 16 March 2022 This episode brings together Professor Deborah Cheetham AO, First Nations Creative Chair of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and producer of Australia’s first Indigenous opera, and Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, founder of the first professional orchestra in Europe to be made up of a majority of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse …

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S3 Bonus Ep2 - Racism in the arts reform or revolution 51:41

2y ago51:41

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First aired: 10 Jan 2022 In 2020, Sydney Arts Management Group (SAMAG) facilitated a panel asking what was the role and responsibility of the creative sector in the fight for racial justice. Hosted by Diversity Arts’ Lena Nahlous, the talk featured leading activists, artists and community leaders, who explored whether we should take the path of ref…

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S3 Bonus Ep1 - How to engage diverse audiences 48:26

2y ago48:26

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First aired: 6 Jan 2022 Lena Nahlous interviews poet and theatre producer Zainab Syed, who tells us about how she successfully engaged Muslim communities in Western Australia. The episode focuses on Performing Lines WA’s staging of Layla Majnun, a solo show devised by diverse and emerging artists from WA and featuring US Farsi scholar and storytell…

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S3 Ep8 - Overcoming the imaginings of others 49:21

2y ago49:21

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First aired: 17 August 2021 Lena Nahlous talks to multidisciplinary artist, activist, Ted x speaker and creative director of FOLK magazine Moreblessing Maturure about fighting erasure, the importance of having spaces to experiment and create, and the need for critics of colour. Spotlight: singer-songwriter and performer Zaya Barroso. Thank you to t…

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S3 Ep7 - The importance of physical spaces to create and connect 59:06

2y ago59:06

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First aired: 12 August 2021 The creation of physical spaces — theatres, film companies and galleries — is integral to showcasing the work of culturally diverse artists and true pluralism of Australia. This episode explores the need for these spaces, with a particular focus on a diverse creative hub in Adelaide called Nexus Arts. We also ask: what h…

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S3 Ep6 - Screen targets and standards, do they work? 52:36

2y ago52:36

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First aired: 12 August 2021 Can we increase cultural diversity on and behind our screens through official diversity standards? How necessary and effective are standards and targets? Lena Nahlous explores these questions by speaking to the Head of Inclusion at the British Film Institute (BFI) Jennifer Smith and Australian filmmaker Pearl Tan, a part…

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S3 Ep5 - Cultural Markers and Visibility in the arts: a UK:Australia conversation 43:06

2y ago43:06

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First aired: 12 August 2021 The past two years have seen worldwide changes in the ways we talk about racial and cultural representation. Contemporary audiences are increasingly seeking out and demanding greater diversity in our screen and performing arts sectors. Writer/broadcaster Sunil Badami talks to CEO of Creative Diversity Network (UK) Debora…

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S3 Ep4 - Global Conversations: giving audiences the screen and stage diversity they want 57:01

2y ago57:01

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First aired: 12 August 2021 The past two years have seen worldwide changes in the ways we talk about racial and cultural representation. Contemporary audiences are increasingly seeking out and demanding greater diversity in our screen and performing arts sectors. Writer/broadcaster Sunil Badami talks to CEO of Creative Diversity Network (UK) Debora…

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S3 Ep3 - Gina Williams: Reviving and celebrating Indigenous languages through music 41:23

2y ago41:23

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First aired: 12 August 2021 What is the power of language? How does the language we speak inform artistic practice? What do you do when the State has historically attempted to erase that language? Our special guest in this episode is singer-songwriter and British Council ACCELERATE alumni Gina Williams, who creates contemporary music in her Indigen…

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S3 Ep2 - I Am Not A Virus – anti-Asian Covid racism 58:45

2y ago58:45

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12 August 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic saw a surge of Anti-Asian racism. In response, Diversity Arts Australia launched I Am Not A Virus, an artist-led project that provides powerful counter-narratives to xenophobia and racism. This episode spotlights interviews from Asian artists, partners and curators from the I Am Not A Virus project, along with t…

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S3 Ep1 - How to be Anti-Racist in the arts 56:40

2y ago56:40

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First aired: 11 August 2021 In 2020, Diversity Arts Australia and British Council launched the Creative Equity Toolkit, a how-to resource that supports organisations in reaching diversity goals. This episode was filmed at the Toolkit launch at Sydney Opera House. It features conversations about the global anti-racism movements of 2020, allyship, bu…

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S2 Ep10 - The politics of intersectionality 1:02:52

2y ago1:02:52

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First aired: 15 May 2020 Intersectionality can mean different things for different people and can be applied across a range of settings and in different ways it enables us to understand identity as a complex multi-dimensional category but it can also be an approach to the way we move and work in the world. And as a practice it provides a foundation…

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S2 Ep9 - Learning from each other 1:08:16

2y ago1:08:16

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First aired: 8 May 2020 Genuine diverse leadership has the potential for the audiences who are engaging with culture to see themselves, their narratives and histories, reflected in what they see and experience. This panel discussion includes arts leaders from the UK and Australia who participated in the inaugural year of the INTERSECT program. INTE…

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S2 Ep8 - Learning from Frida 32:09

2y ago32:09

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First aired: 1 May 2020 In 2014, Caroline Bowditch premiered a dance theatre performance called “Falling in Love with Frida” with both disabled and non-disabled performers, and sign language interpretation embedded at its centre, the award-winning and critically acclaimed piece was shown 93 times to sold-out audiences across the UK and internationa…

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S2 Ep7 - Building Aboriginal cultural competency 30:18

2y ago30:18

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First aired: 24 April 2020 Diversity and inclusion employment practices are often focused on recruitment, but not on retention. Promoting cultural competency in the creative sector is a step towards creating safe spaces that foster and encourage equity. In his keynote at the Fair Play symposium, Rob Hyatt from the Koorie Heritage Trust talks about …

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S2 Ep6 - Take it from the top 1:12:31

2y ago1:12:31

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First aired: 17 April 2020 In the creative sector, the most visible marker of power can be seen by who occupies positions of leadership, who is on the boards, who judges the awards and runs the company? Who hires? Who dispenses funds? Who signs off on the program or decides what work gets made? Tune in to the “Take it from the top” panel at the Fai…

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S2 Ep5 - The Diversity Monologues 34:22

2y ago34:22

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First aired: 10 April 2020 After years of talking about diversity in the arts sector, it’s starting to feel like a monologue that only reaches an audience of our own communities, say Dr Paula Abood and Aseel Taya, a Palestinian creative director, and installation artist. Aseel says when applying for arts funding, the process is not tolerant of peop…

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S2 Ep4 - State of Play: Equity and Inclusive Practices 1:01:12

2y ago1:01:12

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First aired: 3 April 2020 So what is the status quo in terms of access and inclusion in Australia’s creative sector for people from First Nations backgrounds, People with Disability and culturally and linguistically diverse or migrant communities? How do you dismantle existing systems and structures of power? These are just some of the issues tackl…

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S2 Ep3 - Diversifying Screen and Stage with Deborah Williams 41:29

2y ago41:29

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First aired: 27 March 2020 Tune in to Diversifying Screen and Stage with Deborah Williams, artist and CEO of the Creative Diversity Network (CDN) in conversation with performer, teacher and CEO of Arts Access Victoria Caroline Bowditch at The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas for Diversity Arts’ Fair Play season. Deborah Williams tackle…

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S2 Ep2 - Towards Creative Sector Self-Determination 1:04:22

2y ago1:04:22

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First aired: 20 March 2020 Has representation become a buzzword? The representation box is often ticked when â€œPeople of Colourâ€�, â€œFirst Nationsâ€� people and â€œPeople With Disabilityâ€� are â€˜invited intoâ€™ the conversation for a moment. But how can we create real systemic change? Tune in to the panel: Towards Creative Sector Self-Determin…

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S2 Ep1 - First Peoples First 43:21

2y ago43:21

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First aired: 13 March 2020 First People’s First, how do cultural organisations, institutions and arts practitioners put this principle into practice in ways that move beyond tokenism? This is one of the critical issues unpacked in depth by Genevieve Grieves. Genevieve is a Worimi woman from southeast Australia based in Naarm, sometimes known as Mel…

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Season 2 trailer 2:18

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First aired: 6 March 2018 We want to make sure that the conversations that we have inside closed rooms are shared far and wide. It’s a season packed with important ideas, strategies and insights from leading thinkers in the arts. People like First Nations trail blaizers Genevieve Grieves and Tony Briggs, international guests like Deborah Williams f…

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S1 Bonus Ep3 - Arts leadership: Where are the teeth? 56:01

2y ago56:01

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First aired: 8 March 2018 We often talk about the need for quotas to compel arts organisations to include more diversity in their programming. When Create NSW’s Screen division introduced a 50/50 quota for gender - they significantly increased the participation of female directors, writers, and producers within a very short period of time. So could…

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S1 Bonus Ep2 - Are we there yet? 28:06

2y ago28:06

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First aired: 1 March 2018 Over this podcast series we've heard a lot of strategies for increasing cultural diversity in the Arts and on our Screens - so are we there yet? Well, we're on our way but still have a long way to go according to a panel discussion that Diversity Arts Australia hosted at the Performing Arts Connections Australia conference…

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S1 Bonus Ep1 - Australian Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane 18:35

2y ago18:35

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First aired: 21 Feb 2018 In our first bonus episode, we are playing a live recording of the speech from Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Tim Soutphommosane, during the Beyond Tick Boxes Symposium. It was so good we just had to share it with you. He challenges Australians to think about cultural diversity as more than just going out f…

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S1 Ep6 - The Diversity of Australia’s First Peoples 57:32

2y ago57:32

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First aired: 15 March 2018 This ancient continent has been populated by diverse groups of people and artists from over 500 language groups and nations. We recognise that diversity didn’t start with Australia’s European colonisations and the migrants who came after. But too often Australia’s indigenous artists are relegated into one box to tick. In …

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S1 Ep5 - Changing the narrative 37:23

2y ago37:23

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First aired: 8 Feb 2018 We know that people are moving around the world and fleeing persecution, fleeing environmental disaster at a rate that has never before happened in history. In this episode we talk to an artist who was unable to practice his craft in his home country for fear of persecution. We talk to Damon Amb about his journey as a refuge…

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S1 Ep4 - Making art in exile 38:37

2y ago38:37

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First aired: 8 Feb 2018 We know that people are moving around the world and fleeing persecution, fleeing environmental disasters at a rate that has never before happened in history. In this episode, we talk to an artist who was unable to practice his craft in his home country for fear of persecution. We talk to Damon Amb about his journey as a refu…

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S1 Ep3 - Art and Identity: What is the Australian voice? 20:42

2y ago20:42

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First aired: 1 Feb 2018 As our next guest tells The Colour Cycle, the great Australian author David Malouf is never referred to as the Great-Lebanese-Gay-Australian author. So do non-Anglo artists always have to represent the cultural identity of their parents or their birthplace? Why aren't they simply referred to as Australian artists? How does t…

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S1 Ep2 - Making spaces for refugee artists 36:34

2y ago36:34

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First aired: 25 Jan 2018 We talk a lot about the challenges for artists of colour to break into the arts sector and the pervasive stereotypes they face based on cultural backgrounds. But what if, on top of all that, you’re also trying to manage the added difficulties of language barriers, work and trauma as a recently arrived refugee to Australia? …

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S1 Ep1 - Creating new reflections 31:41

2y ago31:41

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First aired: 18 Jan 2018 What does it feel like to grow up without seeing yourself reflected on TV? Screenwriter Benjamin Law describes this exclusion as 'quietly dehumanising' and a form of 'structural racism'. He joins Lena Nahlous on the Colour Cycle to talk about his comedy series that is changing the face of our TV screens. Benjamin Law talks …

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Introducing The Colour Cycle 1:37

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First aired: 9 Jan 2018 Australia's recent census data shows that half of the population were born overseas or have a parent born overseas. But do we see this reflected on stage, on screen and in our arts sector? Launching in January 2018, The Colour Cycle Podcast by Diversity Arts Australia aims to disrupt cultural whitewashing. Each week Lena Nah…

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