Best Sightlines Podcasts (2024)

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Sightlines - 04-07-2024 - Show 36 - The Illustrious Career of David Elliot 24:30

17d ago24:30

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Show 36 - The Illustrious Career of David Elliot - David Elliot is a multi-award winning author and illustrator who lives in Port Chalmers, and draws inspiration from local wildlife and the sea. David talks to Sally about his uncertain start as an artist, how he received some unexpected help from an Antarctic gnome, and his transformative experienc…

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Sightlines - 06-06-2024 - Show 35 - Simon Richardson - Portrait of the Artist 26:22

1M ago26:22

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Show 35 - Simon Richardson - Portrait of the Artist - Dunedin painter Simon Richardson was recently the only New Zealander to be a finalist for the coveted Archibald Prize for portraiture in Sydney. He has painted some of this country's most notable artists, writers, academics and sportspeople. Simon talks to Sally about striving for the 'precious'…

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Sightlines - 02-05-2024 - Show 34 - Margery Blackman: Weaving, Life 23:25

3M ago23:25

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Margery Blackman: Weaving, Life - Join us as we celebrate the life and career of one of NZ's most prominent textile artists, Dunedin weaver Margery Blackman, ahead of a major retrospective at DPAG. Curator Elle Loui August describes how the passion, dedication, and irrepressible curiosity of this self-styled "serious amateur" enabled her to become …

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Sightlines - 04-04-2024 - Show 33 - Bathrooms Revisited 25:48

4M ago25:48

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Show 33 - Bathrooms Revisited - Spend too long in the bathroom with recent Frances Hodgkins Fellow Emily Hartley-Skudder. Emily reveals the extent of her fascination with retro toilet fittings, eccentric decor choices, and the deeply suspect art historical tradition of painting naked women getting themselves clean. You will never look at your own b…

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Sightlines - 07-03-2024 - Show 32 - Art and Technology Repeat Interview 23:27

5M ago23:27

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This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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Sightlines - 01-02-2024 - Show 31 - Marilynn Webb - Folded in the Hills 25:09

6M ago25:09

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Marilynn Webb - Folded in the Hills - Curators Lauren Gutsell and Lucy Hammonds discuss the long but deeply rewarding journey of assembling the magnificent Marilynn Webb exhibition currently on show at the Gallery.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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Sightlines - 07-12-2023 - Show 30 - Violet Faigan 26:23

8M ago26:23

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This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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Sightlines - 02-11-2023 - Show 29 - Alysha Bailey - In My Mothers Garden 26:19

9M ago26:19

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This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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Sightlines - 05-10-2023 - Show 28 - Anita de Soto - Into the Light 24:35

10M ago24:35

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Show 28 - Anita de Soto - Into the Light - Dunedin artist and School of Art teacher Anita de Soto talks about her unashamed celebration of real femininity. Anita looks back at work from her 2018 William Hodges Fellowship, in which she brought colonial women out of their historical anonymity and into the foreground. She also discusses more recent wo…

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Sightlines - 07-09-2023 - Show 27 - Victoria McIntosh - The Power of Pudding 26:08

11M ago26:08

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Show 27 - Victoria McIntosh: The Power of Pudding - Victoria discusses the origins of her witty, provocative and highly original creative practice. Find out why being forced to attend ballet classes as a child has resulted in the making of exquisite pudding sculptures out of recycled vintage shapewear.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin …

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Sightlines - 03-08-2023 - Show 26 - Otago Art Society, past and present 25:11

12M ago25:11

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Show 26 - Otago Art Society, past and present - Otago Art Society past presidents Doug Hart and Jenny Longstaff discuss the illustrious 147-year history of the OAS, and the impressive programme of exhibitions they currently manage each year. Hear how the Society has gradually evolved into the lively and inclusive organisation it is today. This show…

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Sightlines - 06-07-2023 - Night Vision with Steev Peyroux 25:05

1y ago25:05

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Night Vision with Steev Peyroux - Dunedin artist and educator Steev Peyroux talks to Sally about his career transition from full-time dancer to artist and art teacher, and how some of the skills he learned as a dancer turned out to be surprisingly transferrable. Steev is a proud exponent of the value and uniqueness of Otago Polytechnic Te Pukenga S…

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Sightlines - 01-06-2023 - Show 24 - Jeffrey Harris: landscape, people, emotion 25:51

1y ago25:51

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Acclaimed Dunedin painter Jeffrey Harris talks to Sally about becoming an artist in the face of his father's staunch disapproval, and how his grandparents and a generous art teacher helped. Harris dislikes anything transitory, and although not religious himself, longs to recover the intensity of early religious art. Hear how he draws inspiration fr…

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Sightlines - 04-05-2023 - Show 23 - Under Review with James Dignan 26:46

1y ago26:46

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Show 23 - Under Review with James Dignan - ODT art reviewer James Dignan talks to Sally about the important distinction between reviewing and criticising. How does an honest reviewer avoid discouraging artists? How to write accessibly about difficult art? And how can a reviewer encourage reluctant viewers across gallery thresholds? Join us and find…

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Sightlines - 06-04-2023 - Show 22 - Clive Humphreys - Between Showers 25:55

1+ y ago25:55

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Show 22 - Between Showers - Clive Humphreys is a painter, printmaker and former head of the Dunedin School of Art. In today's episode, he talks to Sally about his development as an artist, how he balanced the demands of academic life with a thriving artistic practice, and the interesting effects of retiring from teaching to become a full-time artis…

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Sightlines - 02-03-2023 - Show 21 - Tuhura Sculpture Invitational 24:32

1+ y ago24:32

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Ross talks to Vanessa Cook from Milford Gallery about the stunning Tuhura Sculpture Invitational: a rare and spectacular showcase featuring some of NZ's foremost sculptors. What makes sculpture such a distinctive art form? What is the best way to look at a sculpture? How have the featured artists reimagined their materials? Join Ross and Vanessa fo…

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Sightlines - 02-02-2022 - Show 20 - Getting Naked with John Z Robinson 25:12

1+ y ago25:12

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Show 20 - Getting Naked with John Z Robinson - Dunedin jeweller and painter Jon Z. Robinson talks about his childhood love of colour, early artistic influnces including Robin White, and the evolution of his long-standing practice of drawing from nude models.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz…

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Sightlines - 01-12-2022 - Show 19 - The Role of Technology in Art 22:48

1+ y ago22:48

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Show 19 - The Role of Technology in Art - DPAG Society President Ross Currie talks to two local artists with diametrically opposing views on the role of technology in art. Goldsmith Tony Williams is committed to traditional methods of handmaking jewellery. Photographer Jennifer Belt has embraced photoshop as a means of achieving her creative vision…

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Sightlines - 03-11-2022 - Show 18 - SITE Specific - Ben Fitzgerald and Esmond Paterson 26:05

1+ y ago26:05

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Show 18 - SITE Specific - Ben Fitzgerald and Esmond Paterson - Ahead of the 2022 SITE exhibition, two promising young graduates of the Dunedin School of Art reflect on their time at art school. Ben Fitzgerald and Esmond Paterson discuss aspects of their current creative practice, ranging from the challenges of integrating text into visual art forms…

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Sightlines - 06-10-2022 - Show 17 - Sorawit Songsataya - 2022 Frances Hodgkins Fellow 25:12

2y ago25:12

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Show 17 - Sorawit Songsataya - 2022 Frances Hodgkins Fellow - Join Sally and our 2022 Frances Hodgkins Fellow, Sorawit Songsataya, as they discuss Sorawit's latest projects, what it's like to move between two very different artistic cultures, and Sorawit's creative evolution from painter to multi-media artist.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM …

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Sightlines - 01-09-2022 - Show 16 - 100 Years of Art 25:27

2y ago25:27

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Show 16 - A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society! Sally explores the nineteenth-century origins of the Gallery and Society, key founding figures, and major milestones, interspersed with historical extracts from the letters page of the ODT voicing a colourful array of opinions on the state of art in Dunedin.…

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Sightlines - 04-08-2022 - Show 15 - Body and Soul - Hospital Art Collection 25:58

2y ago25:58

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Show 15 - Body and Soul - The Dunedin Hospital art collection may be one of the most-viewed collections in the city, but have you ever wondered how extensive it is, or how it started? Join two prominent members of the Dunedin Hospital Art Advisory Committee, Barbara Brinsley and Nicola McClymont, as they discuss the past, present, and future of thi…

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Season 2 | Ep 8 : Gone 24:57

2+ y ago24:57

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How well do you know your friends? If you discovered they weren’t who you thought they were, how would you feel? If you’re being honest with yourself. This episode features performances by Tamsen Glaser, Elina Kanellopoulou, Arlen Ginsburg, and Chris Carr. Take a closer look at Portrait by going to @portraitthepodcast on Instagram.…

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Season 2 | Ep 7 : The Idea Of North 26:08

2+ y ago26:08

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You’re sitting in front of the ruins of a smallpox hospital on Roosevelt Island, where it feels like the end of the line. But there are more revelations to come. This episode features performances by Tamsen Glaser, Elina Kanellopoulou, Serra Hirsch, and Tatiana Pavela. Take a closer look at Portrait by going to @portraitthepodcast on Instagram.…

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Season 2 | Ep 6 : Endless Night 25:09

2+ y ago25:09

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You’re at the BAM Rose, half-watching a French thriller, half remembering a strange night with June. You’re desperate for answers and take something that doesn’t belong to you. This episode features performances by Tamsen Glaser, Elina Kanellopoulou, Serra Hirsch, Chris Carr, and Tatiana Pavela. Take a closer look at Portrait by going to @portraitt…

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Season 2 | Ep 5 : Shadows 17:39

2+ y ago17:39

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Ever since you stepped outside this morning, you feel like you’re being watched. Is because of the tale about shadows you heard on June’s tape. Or is it because Holly actually followed you all the way to Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook? This episode features performances by Tamsen Glaser, Elina Kanellopoulou, and Tatiana Pavela. Take a closer look at Portr…

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Season 2 | Ep 4 : Echoes 20:31

2+ y ago20:31

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You’re in Socrates Sculpture Park with Lars, listening to a recording of June telling a tale. He still has the keys to her old apartment nearby, where you can almost hear history talking back to you. This episode features performances by Tamsen Glaser, Elina Kanellopoulou, and Arlen Ginsburg. Take a closer look at Portrait by going to @portraitthep…

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Season 2 | Ep 3 : Reflections 16:48

2+ y ago16:48

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At Three Lives & Company, Patrick shows the book of fairy tales June gave to him, sending you away to read “The Snow Queen.” But it’s what is tucked inside the book you want to know more about. This episode features performances by Tamsen Glaser, Elina Kanellopoulou, and Chris Carr. Take a closer look at Portrait by going to @portraitthepodcast on …

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Season 2 | Ep 2 : Possessions 21:52

2+ y ago21:52

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You go to the subway corridor where you first met June, hoping to turn remembering into understanding. You have lunch at Café Mogador with Deirdre, who shares what June gave to her. Every answer seems to ask a new question. This episode features performances by Tamsen Glaser, Elina Kanellopoulou, and Serra Hirsch. Take a closer look at Portrait by …

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Season 2 | Ep 1 : Landscape 25:55

2+ y ago25:55

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You’re at a memorial for your friend, June at Tom & Joan’s whiskey bar in Williamsburg. Something in the stories you hear doesn’t match up. Who was June, really? And what’s the meaning behind the objects she left to each friend in her will? This episode features performances by Tamsen Glaser, Elina Kanellopoulou, Arlen Ginsburg, Serra Hirsch, Chris…

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Season 1 | Ep 7 : Last Known Appearance 16:17

5+ y ago16:17

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When someone vanishes, someone else has to pick up the pieces. But are the traces left behind purposely perceived as they're intended?By Sightline Arts

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Season 1 | Ep 6 : Seeing is Believing 15:33

5+ y ago15:33

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How well do you know your friends outside of the frame? In this episode, I move beyond the facade.By Sightline Arts

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Season 1 | Ep 5 : Maliciously Missing 14:20

5+ y ago14:20

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Why would someone choose to disappear? And what do you leave behind when you go?By Sightline Arts

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Season 1 | Ep 4 : Maladaptive Daydreaming 11:35

5+ y ago11:35

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I’m wrestling with a mystery about which I know little. And starting to question the voices that I’m hearing. Or have heard before.By Sightline Arts

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Season 1 | Ep 3 : Art Appreciation 13:51

5+ y ago13:51

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Alice joins me in the Salomon Room to help me dig deeper into the story, which starts to involve some faces from our past.By Sightline Arts

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Season 1 | Ep 2 : Faces 15:21

5+ y ago15:21

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Are there paintings that haunt you? Because there's one that's keeping me up at night. I look closer at the portrait... even as I get this feeling I shouldn't be looking at all.By Sightline Arts

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Season 1 | Ep 1 : The Room 13:37

5+ y ago13:37

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Alice said I needed a room of my own...that I could share with strangers. Which brought me to the Salomon Room. And face-to-face with a portrait I’ve seen before. In a different context.By Sightline Arts

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'Season 1' Finale 22:41

6+ y ago22:41

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In this episode, Cameron and Ben recap what they have learned in this 'Season'. they talk about what is to come of sightlines in the future AND! Cameron might make shirts?

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Silence & The Machine - Q&A 34:10

6+ y ago34:10

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We now return to our regularly scheduled programming! Cameron and Ben discuss the play Silence & The Machine by Liam Salmon. Ben poses questions to Cameron before and after seeing the play to see if his opinion had changed in any way.