SmartArts takes over the Triple R Performance Space for a very special broadcast on Thursday 19 December from 9am till midday, to celebrate the show's 20th anniversary!

Richard Watts OAM first brought Triple R's flagship morning arts program to life in December 2004, hosting hundreds of conversations every year with local artists, established talent and international touring legends from across the visual and performing arts spectrum.

To celebrate twenty years on the airwaves, SmartArts will broadcast live from the Triple R Performance Space, featuring a bevvy of talent!

PERFORMANCE TIMES

9:10AM Comedian Tom Ballard
9:25AM Art rockers Otto & Astrid
9:35AM 'Drawn Out’ segment presenter Bernard Caleo
9:45AM Photographer and artist Pia Johnson
9:55AM Actor and theatremaker Candy Bowers
10:10AM Theatre icons Susie Dee and Patricia Cornelius (in discussion with SmartArts theatre reviewer Anne Marie Peard)
10:25AM MTC’s Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks
10:40AM Rock cabaret artist Geraldine Quinn
10:55AM ‘Art Attack’ presenter Tai Snaith
11:05AM MQFF Program Director Cerise Howard
11:15AM Peggy Frew
11:35AM Guy Blackman Band

With live drawings from Oslo Davis throughout the day, plus, free pastries and tasty morning brews from Everyday Coffee and HowNow Dairy, who'll be commandeering the official Triple R Kitchen Coffee Machine.

Triple R subscribers and First Nations people, can head to Subscriber Giveaways for more details. Giveaway opens Thursday 12 December.

ACCESS: This will be a seated event.

For those unable to attend, you can still tune in to the performance via FM, digital, online or with the Triple R app.