In this week’s episode of Behind the Art, we chat with an artist with quite an eclectic practise. Noel Brady practices as a sculptor, bricoleur, ceramicist and designer, and has also spent many years as an arts educator. With this wealth of experience, we hear how art has and continues to shape Noel’s life.

We venture behind the art as we hear from artist Gail Meyer in our next podcast episode. Fascinated by colour from an early age growing up surrounded by the Australian bush, Gail’s love of the natural world is expressed in her arts practice, finding “beauty and happiness in colour”. Experimenting in various other media such as sculpting, ink sketching, painting and collage, Gail lets us in on her inspiration and the beauty of artistic freedom.

We get a glimpse into the mind of a sculptor, as Brendon Tohill breaks down the nitty gritty details of bronze casting in this week’s episode of Behind the Art. We hear about the exciting process of how raw, unformed materials can be created into magnificent works of art completely transformed. Get your art fix and listen now.

In an inspired talk with art enthusiast Leonie Gray and full-time artist Veronika Zeil, we hear about the vitality of art in society, the ‘circle of life’ from owning art to gifting to charity and further propelling the success of the Arts in a community. We also get a further glimpse into Leonie Gray’s personal art collection and how it inspires her. Join us as we venture behind the art.

In today’s podcast episode we chat with assemblage artist, Nora Hanasy, and get an insight to the way her creative practice is informed by life experiences and cultural heritage. We also learn of the "organised chaos" aesthetic of Nora's studio, and the way she comes about finding the objects that form the subjects of her sculptures. Nora has a Bachelor of Education, majoring in Visual Art and has been an arts educator for the past 17 years.

With her recent near-sellout solo exhibition, we chat with Belynda (Bindi) Waugh all about her inspiration for this most recent body of work and the dialogue that surrounds it, as well as the perspectives that inform her practice as a whole. As an enthusiastic bricoleur of sorts (a lover of making things), we learn of the joy that Bindi brings to the art she creates. Bindi is a visual artist who lives and works in Yarwun, practicing in sculpture, pottery, poetry and painting.

Join us in our latest podcast edition as we delve ‘Behind the Art’ with mixed-media artist Nellie Lovegrove. Known for her beautiful murals, installations and printmaking, Nellie gives us the inside scoop on new projects, studio life and all about her life in Iran and the big move to Australia.

We got to sit down with artist, Amber Countryman, for a candid conversation about the role of art in her world and how major life changes can affect the creative process in poignant ways, and also act as a method of healing. Amber Countryman is a Rockhampton-based artist who practices in a variety of art forms such as painting, sculpture and installations.

We get up close and personal with artist Emma Ward in this candid, intimate chat that explores Emma’s creative practices, what life has been like as an artist and mother during isolation, and more.

Emma Ward is a mixed-media artist who lives and works in the Rockhampton region, with a predominant focus on exploring femininity and the human condition. Make yourself a cup of tea, get cosy and tune in.

With the advancement of the online world, many subcultures have become a dying breed. Are art galleries the same?

In this episode we delve into a cultural discussion with Regional Economic Development Professor John Rolfe who explains just how important art galleries are, especially in this day and age. Professor John Rolfe delves into the cultural economics of art galleries and how these internal didactics contribute to society as a whole on a conscious and subconscious level. We hear about how the presentation of art is synonymous with the development of humanity, and with its rich history of storytelling, to forming new schools of thought in political and religious tendencies we find out how art really is a part of our DNA.