Regular hosts Flick Ford and Paul Anthony Nelson are joined by guest hosts Kristian Connelly, CEO of Cinema Nova, and Zak Hepburn, General Manager of the Astor Theatre. They discuss the scope of…

In the midst of the COVID pandemic, which is wreaking havoc on the live music scene, Music Victoria is offering free memberships up until the end of the financial year. The one and…

With guests including Tony Birch, Clare Bowditch, Christos Tsiolkas, and many more, the Yarra Valley Writers Festival this weekend was set to be an illuminative cultural date in regional Victoria, until... well, you…

With all the cinemas closed, watching movies from home is all the rage at the moment. With that in mind, how about revisiting some classic films made right here in Melbourne? Primal Screen …

The Victorian government recently announced a $16.8M arts survival package for the creative industries, which have been hit hard as a result of coronavirus, due to the closures of theatres, galleries, live music…

Judith Lucy, broadcaster, best-selling author and comedy superstar of the stage and screen, joins Breakfasters to chat about her upcoming stand-up special Judith Lucy Vs Men. Her stand-up show toured nation-wide for…

Boasting more than 7000 visitors a day, the State Library of Victoria is Australia’s oldest and busiest public library. Sadly, just after undergoing an $88.1 million facelift, the much-loved institution was forced to…

Beth AQ catches up with writer, essayist and academic Sophie Cunningham, who recently wrote an article for the Sydney Morning Herald, titled “We Need Books and Their Authors More Then Ever”. The…

Nicole Beyer, Executive Director of Theatre Network Australia, joins SmartArts to discuss the Australian arts sector's funding crisis. She explains the government’s decision to de-fund over 20 per cent of art organisations across…

Australian soprano and psychologist Greta Bradman phones in to SmartArts to chat with Richard about how people in the arts can care for their physical and mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We…