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SmartArts - 20 July 2017

Richard sits down with Rehgan De Mather to chat about the recent 45 downstairs work titled 'Art, Life, Love, Death, Immortality and a Respectable Haircut', Perri Cummings to dissect 'The Association: A Secret…

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SmartArts - 13 July 2017

Richard is joined today by Brisbane Festival's own David Berthold, Black Hole Theatre's Director Nancy Black and writer/performer Alison Richards to chat about 'The Book of Revelations', finishing with the effervescent Roslyn Oades…

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SmartArts - 6 July 2017

Richard Watts chats with Director and CEO of Melbourne Art foundation Maree di Pasqual about the new Melbourne art fair, Producer of the ACMI series 'Mania' Helen Simondson and polishes off the morning…

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SmartArts - 22 June 2017

Richard sits down with Melbourne festival Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway for 'Tree of Codes, Artistic Director Angharard Wynne Jones for season 2 of Arts House and Tamblyn Lord to discuss his one man…

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SmartArts - 15 June 2017

Richard Watts is joined in this podcast by the Curator for VCA Dr. Elizabeth Gower and Artist Tai Snaith for VCA's 9x5 NOW, Chief theatre critic for the Age Cameron Woodhead discusses MTC's…

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SmartArts - 8 June 2017

This week on Smart Arts we are talking comic books Bernard Kellio, Dr Christopher Heathcote talksDiscovering Dobell. Sam Leach and Kylie Stillman about their upcoming exhibition, magicians Peter and Bambi Heaven on their…

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SmartArts - 1 June 2017

Richard Watt's live broadcast from the National Gallery of Victoria's Van Gough exhibit. Interviews feature NGV senior curator Ted Gott, Dr. Anthony White discussing The myth of Troubled Genius and weekly guests for…

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SmartArts - 25 May 2017

Fraught Outfit's boldInnocence Trilogyhas its final installment realised in 2017. Split into two parts,Book of Exodus continues to focus on the identities of young people, the theatremakers again working with…

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SmartArts - 18 May 2017

Combining the worlds of contemporary dance and competitive hip hop,Nick Power'sCyphertakes the rituals of the hip hop world and places them in a somewhat unfamiliar context. Nick joins Richard to talk…

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SmartArts - 11 May 2017

This week's podcast features the return of 'Drawn Out', our monthly comics segment withBernard Caleo. Bernard introduces us to new Australian indie comicEyes Too Dry by Jessica Tavassoli and Alice Chiplin, described…

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SmartArts - 4 May 2017

The big news on the Melbourne art scene this week is the move of Gertrude Contemporary from Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, to High Street, Preston South, echoing the move of many artists and organisations…

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SmartArts - 27 April 2017

Today's podcast starts with an 'Art Attack!' from Ace and Tai. This fortnight's top exhibition is Claire Lambe'sMother Holding Something Horrific, a sculpture and mixed media exhibition at ACCA.

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SmartArts - 20 April 2017

Glittery Clittery: A ConSENSUAL Partyclosesthis weekend - a sparkly, sex-positive, feminist cabaret/gameshow about women, culture and female anatomy.Tessa Waters, Rowena Hutson and Victoria Falconer-Pritchard from Fringe Wives Club join Richard to sing…

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SmartArts - 13 April 2017

Independent theatre company The Rabble take onJoan of Arc in their production,Joan. Co-creator Kate Davis and actor Luisa Hastings-Edgejoin Richard to discussthe process of devising an original take on a historical…

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SmartArts - 30 March 2017

Anya Anastasia is an award-winning cabaret artist whose latest showRogue Romantic: Serenades from at Delinquent Divahas just kicked off at the new Melba Spiegeltent. Anya joins Richard to discussher show, its…

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SmartArts - 16 March 2017

Photographer Kristian Laemmle-Ruffjoins Richard to talk about his upcoming photographic/mixed media exhibitionMind The Gap.Centred around a photo of the infamous Pine Gap military base, the exhibition explores contemporary Australian issues and…

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SmartArts - 9 March 2017

First up, The Women's Show, an annual exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women artists from across Australia, held at the Vivien Anderson Gallery. Gallery managerAmy Boydand Victorian indigenousartistMaree Clarkjoin Richard…

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SmartArts - 2 March 2017

Bernard Caleo joins Richard this week forDrawn Out, the monthly comics review segment. He introduces us toResist!,a womens' cartooning collection in response to the election of Donald Trump,The…

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SmartArts - 23 February 2017

This week, Richard is in studio with Pippa BaileyandAlex Galeazzi, senior producer and co-director respectively of the cross-cultural playThe Age of Bones. The Age of Bones(orJaman Belulang,its…

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SmartArts - 9 February 2017

Richard speaks to the cast of a brand new Australian production,Lifetime Guarantee. Charles Purcell, Julian Dibley-Hall and Izabella Lena star in this satirical, modern-day comedy, written by Ross Mueller and directed…

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SmartArts - 2 February 2017

Continuing Richard's exploration of the current Midsumma Festival program, this week's podcast features an interview with Tom Halls and Yvonne Virsik, whose production Sad Digger Mad Mary is showing at La Mama Theatre…

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SmartArts - 26 January 2017

This week's podcast includes an in-depth discussion withJacob Boheme, the Artistic Director of the Yirramboi First Nations Festival, on the significanceof 26 January to the First Nations' people of Australia and the upcoming…

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SmartArts - 8 December 2016

This week's podcast includes Fleur Kilpatrick's fortnightly theatre review 'Shoot The Messenger', as well as performers Matt Kelly and Richard Higgins giving you the low down on the new family oriented production of…

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SmartArts - 1 December 2016

This week sees another outstanding bunch of artists and performers and general creative minds in to the studio with Richard, as we gear up for the holiday season.

Firstly we have the multi-talented…

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SmartArts - 24 November 2016

Richard's first guest is the curator at the jaw-droppingly beautiful TarraWarra Museum of Art, one Julie Ewington, who came in to the studio to discuss, among other things, a new exhibition of metalwork…

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SmartArts - 17 November 2016

Richard's first guest this week is the Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the NGV, Simon Maidment, who will be providing insight in to the David Hockney exhibition entitled 'Current'. Current runs at…

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SmartArts - 10 November 2016

In the world of Melbourne theatre Richard talks to director Daniel Clarke about his new production 'Rust and Bone' running at La Mama, as well as theatre makers Rachel Dyson-McGregor and Mike McEvoy…

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SmartArts - 3 November 2016

In this week's episode of Smart Arts, Richard chats with Wesley Enoch about his role in Sydney Festival 2017, as well as Rachel Healy who is the co-director of the Adelaide Festival 2017.

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SmartArts - 20 October 2016

Guests include Melinda Martin, Michael Kluge, Alice Bishop, Ben Schuman and Gareth Hart

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SmartArts - 13 October 2016

Guests include Susan Cooper, Jess Thom, Alexandre Hamel, Kathy Heyward and Oliver Cloke

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SmartArts - 6 October 2016

This week's guests include Michael Vale, Brian Lipsom, Steven Armstrong & Kate Ben-Tovim

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SmartArts - 29 September 2016

This weeks guests include Patricia Cornelius & Candy Bowers, choreographer Lucy Guerin, andFringe artists Kyle Davey & Stephanie Osztreicher.

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SmartArts - 22 September 2016

This weeks episode sees Richard discussing all things Fringe with a range of festival participants including Hannah Cryle, Daniel Santangeli, Brigid Gallacher and Bronwyn Batten.

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SmartArts - 15 September 2016

This week Richard talks with Jess Love about her new show for the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Notorious Strumpet & Danger Girl

Then Kingston Arts Exhibition curator, Hannah Presley and Kingston Arts Visual Arts…

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SmartArts - 9 September 2016

Richard's guests this week include Nicola Gunn, Jo Lloyd and Melanie Lake of Chunky Move, Matt Lutton (artistic director, Malthouse Theatre) as well as Merilee Ross and Sarah Hamilton from the La Mama…

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SmartArts - 18 August 2016

This week's guests includeGina Lee, CEO of NotFair Art Foundation, director Justin Stephens andYaron Lifschit of Circa.

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SmartArts - 11 August 2016

This weeks guests include artist Natasha Johns-Messenger (discussing her upcoming gallery show 'Sitelines: Natasha Johns-Messenger), Victoria Opera executive producerLibby Hill (on the upcoming Victoria Opera/Circus Oz collaboration 'Laughter and Tears') as well as…

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SmartArts - 4 August 2016

Richard explores the upcoming Melbourne Festival program with the festivals programmer Jonothan Holloway. Documentary film-maker Rohan Spong goes over his latest project entitled 'Winter at Westbeth', and the recently appointed director at ACCA…

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SmartArts - 28 July 2016

This weeks podcast includes the regular Drawn Out segment featuring Bernard Caleo, as well as director Matthew Lutton and playwright Anthony Weig talking to Richard about their production of Edward II. Director Tanya…

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SmartArts - 21 July 2016

Interviews, news and reviews ranging across the arts. Today's show features artist Ella Whateley speaking about her exhibitionThe Metaphysics Of Space: Painting a Body of Light. Also Richard speaks to writer Zoe Dawson…

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