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Smart Arts - 16 May 2019

This week Richard is first joined in the studio with Patricia Cornelius and Susie Dee to discuss their double bill of plays. Next up, actors Chris Ryan and Mike McLeish swing by to…

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Smart Arts - 9 May 2019

This week Richard is first joined by Nicole Beyer for an interesting chat about the arts policy election. Followed by David Finningan, discussing his show You're Safe Til 2024 as part of the…

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Smart Arts - 21 February 2019

This week, Richard sits down with MUMA's Senior Curator Hannah Mathews, and artists Will Foster and Gabrielle de Vietri to chat about Shapes of Knowledge;Laura Milke-Garner and Eleanor Howlett pop by to…

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Smart Arts - 7 February 2019

This week, Richard is joined by Director Mark Wilson to chat about Sweet Phoebe on at Red Stitch Theatre, Artist Simon Terrill pops by to talk about CCP's newest exhibition: major photographic survey…

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SmartArts - 6 December 2018

This week, Richard chats all things Womens Circus with executive director Devon Taylor and Penelope Bartlau, a collaboration between Heide and the Immigration Museum curated by Brooke Babington and Moya McFadzean respectively titled…

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SmartArts - 29 November 2018

This week, Richard gets a rundown of the MTC's 2019 program from coordinator Brett Sheehy, acclaimed artist Patricia Piccinini chats about her exhibition at TarraWarra gallery: Patricia Piccinini and Joy Hester: Through

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SmartArts - 15 November 2018

Richard is joined this week by co Artistic Directors Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield from Adelaide Festival, Speak Percussion artistic director Eugene Ughetti chats about their creation and composition of the music…

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SmartArts - 8 November 2018

This week, Richard is joined by Rachel Perks and Bridget Balodis to chat aboutMoral Panic, Team Leader Arts and Cultural DevelopmentTrevorMatthews alongside artist Mirwais Janbaz chat about the City of Greater…

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SmartArts - 1 November 2018

This week, Richard sits down with proprietor Jason Cavanaugh, on the new multi purpose art space The Motley Bauhaus,Director and Company Artistic Director Steven Mitchell Wright alongside Performer and Ensemble Member Katrina…

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SmartArts - 25 October 2018

This week Richard is joined byOtto & Astrid for Circus Oz: Rock Bang, Wesley Enoch chats about Sydney Festival's 2019 program, and actor Max Gillies alongside director Laurence Strangio discuss Samuel Beckett's…

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SmartArts - 18 October 2018

This week, Richard is joined by Matt Lutton to chat about Malthouse Theatre's 2019 season, Melbourne International Arts Festival dancerRauf Yasit talks about the uniquely peaceful A Quiet Evening of Dance, and…

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SmartArts - 4 October 2018

This week Richard chats to artist, taxidermist and jeweller Julia deVille about their solo exhibition Wholeness and the Implicate Order,Alicia Sometimesdigresses about their fascination with science with their show Particle/Wave on at…

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SmartArts - 11 October 2018

This week, Richard is joined by Alec Reid alongside Artistic Associate and new Executive co-Producer Dan Mitchell to chat about Due West Arts Festival,Abbie Madden from My Sight Their Sight Blindful and…

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SmartArts - 27 September 2018

This week, Richard is joined by Archibald Prize winner Yvette Coppersmith, Creative director of Lexicon Firenza Guidi and company join us prior to their launch at Melbourne International Arts Festival, and Jessie…

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SmartArts - 13 September 2018

This week, Richard chats to Creative Director Simon Abrahams for a Fringe Festival overview, Rose Hiscock explains all things science for Perfection: on at the Science Gallery;Sasha Grishin spruiks the National Gallery's…

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SmartArts - 30 August 2018

This week, Richard chats to the delightful Liz Skitch about her play Mothermorphosis at La Mama Theatre,Jakop Ahlbom re-defines the limittions of horror in Horroron at the Arts Centre, and Blasted cast…

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SmartArts - 16 August 2018

This week, Richard has the pleasure of chatting to She Said Theatre Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director Penny Harpham about their newest release Fallen, David Coles chats about his book Chromatopia: A History of…

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SmartArts - 2 August 2018

This week, Richard chats to Gabrielle de Vietri about improving artist's working conditions via Artslog, Producer Phillipa Bateman talks about the new ACMI commission The Beehive: Who killed Juanita Neilsen; and writer…

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SmartArts - 26 July 2018

Richard dives in with a Melbourne Festival program overview with Jonathan Holloway, Playwright Emilie Collyer and cast member Emily Tomlinschat about Contest, playing at Northcote Town Hall; and Director of SPRING 1883

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SmartArts - 19 July 2018

This week, Richard catches up withBernard Caleofor their fortnightly segmentDrawn out,Francois Pelinard LambertandKristy Mathesonchat about ACMI's upcoming seriesMania,andAlaine Beek joins us on the phone to spruikPoint of No

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SmartArts - 12 July 2018

This week Richard catches up with Fleur Kilpatrick for Shoot the Messenger, Wintersweet's own James Welshby from Yummy stops by and ACCA curator Hannah Presley chats about the featured exhibition A Lightness

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SmartArts - 5 July 2018

This week Richard is joined by Lydia Fairhall, Executive Producer at ILBIJERRI (and also half of the folk/pop duo TigerLily) regarding the Victorian government's major new First Nations arts funding announcement, Ash Flanders…

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SmartArts - 28 June 2018

This week Richard is joined by Executive Producer Sue Maslin regarding the Cinema Nova screening of JILL BILCOCK: DANCING THE INVISIBLE, Justin Shoulder pops in to chat about the Arts House lates…

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SmartArts - 7 June 2018

This week Richard chats to Will Larnach-Jones regarding his book 50 Queer Music Icons Who Changed the World; the Hon. Martin Foley MP Minister for Creative Industries joins us on the line…

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SmartArts - 31 May 2018

Richard chats to Hoda Afshar ahead of their exhibition Behold at the Mars Gallery,Artistic Director Cal Robinson-Taylor and cast member Melina Wylie spruik Beautiful Thing by North By South Theatre Company; and finallysenior…

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SmartArts - 24 May 2018

Richard is joined by Artistic Director of La Mama Theatre Liz Jones, with an update on the situation following the fire last weekend; Set and costume designerEugyeene Teh as well as lighting tech…

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SmartArts - 17 May 2018

Richard kicks off this week with Shoot the Messenger alongside Fleur Kilpatrick,Co-creators Olivia Tartaglia and Alex Tate chat about Bureau of Metroanxiety at Next Wave, andPolyglot Artistic Director Sue Giles joins us to…

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SmartArts - 10 May 2018

This week Richard is joined byPaul Anthony Nelson and Perri Cummings to talk about a new detective comedy filmTrench,After Dark Theatre Artistic Director and Performer Frank Minniti and performer Simon Storey…

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SmartArts - 3 May 2018

Richard is joined by Matthew Adey to chat about House of Unholy, Curator of Pink Frost Charlotte Watson pops by to chat all things Tinning Street and Actor Virginia Gay and director John…

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SmartArts - 26 April 2018

Richard kicks off this week's podcast with some Art Attack with regulars Tai Snaith and Ace Wagstaff -Carla Donnelly comes in to chat about their Across the Aisle podcast; CatherineMcClements and…

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SmartArts - 19 April 2018

This week Richard is joined by Jodee Mundy to talk about her coming show Personal, company owner and choreographerStephanie Lake chats all things Replica and Curator Jon Buckingham pops by to talkChaos…

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SmartArts - 12 April 2018

This week, Richard sits down wiht Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial Directors Kent Wilson and Clare Needham, Graeme Dale and cast member Harriet Robertson discuss Flash Donahs atLa Mama Theatre, andSerap Osman talks about…

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SmartArts - 5 April 2018

This week, Richard joins Zoe Coombs-Marr to talk about her Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Bossy Bottom,Stieg Persson talks about their The Ian Potter Museum of Art presentation Stieg Persson: Polyphonic, andCreative Director…

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SmartArts - 22 March 2018

This week, Richard is joined by Playwright Jane Thompson for their playFierce, artistBindi Cole Chocka and curator Myles Russell-Cook talk about Colony a depiction of Australia during the Frontier Wars andEsther Hannaford…

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SmartArts - 15 March 2018

This week, Richard joins Lara Nicholls to chat about Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Red Snitch's own Lachlan Philpott and director Alyson Campbel pop in to discussColder; Georgie Meagher and Creative Producer…

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SmartArts - 1 March 2018

This week Richard is joined in studio by Play On: The Art of Sport'sCurator Jacqueline Doughty in celebration of 10 years of the Basil Sellers Art Prize, Alison Croggon and Robert Reid…

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SmartArts - 22 February 2018

This week, Richard is joined by one ofA Little night Music's lead actorsEddie Muliaumasealii, Megan Beckwith of Parallax 3D dance work, and Tarrawarra Museum of Arts Director Victoria Lynn pops by to…

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SmartArts - 15 February 2018

This week Richard is joined by Khalid Warsame, lead producer for Footscray Community Arts Centre working on Festival of Live Art projects, Sarah Goodes pops by to chat about Malthouse Theatre Companys The

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SmartArts - 1 February 2018

This week Richard is joined by Bernard Caleo for Draw Out,Co-creators Brodie John and Marissa Bennett chat about a new Butterfly Club show Burlesque By Force;Rory ONeill (aka Panti Bliss) pops in to…

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SmartArts - 25 January 2018

This week Richard is joined by Australian Theatre for Young People's assistant director Fraser Corfield, Heather Croall of Adelaide Fringe, and Performer Brian Lucas of Midsumma's De Profundis.