Pro Prac

Curator and Writer Sophia Cai joins us on the podcast and talks to us about her challenges with motivation, how she is rethinking productivity, and the unrealistic expectations and outcomes placed on artists and arts workers. Sophia talks about a holistic approach in addressing global issues which affect the arts and imagining what kind of arts industry she wants to be part of in the future.

How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

Dance Artist Amaara Raheem talks to us today about online workshops and a residency at Blindside she has been undertaking during isolation. Amaara shares with us her concerns about the increasing of costs for arts degrees and how this will affect who can access education, and shares where she is finding hope and healing in the Black Lives Matter movement.

How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

Sam Petersen joins us to discuss her worries about being in hospital without access to PPE and familiar support workers, and the visibility of people with a disability. Sam shares current projects she is working on at home exploring themes of slow violence.

How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

Artist and researcher Lara Chamas joins us on the show and shares 

putting her practice on pause, caring for family and questioning what art is for. We discuss why it takes a pandemic for government to take note and express care for vulnerable communities; and how as artists we don’t want to work in competition against each other, but support each other and our communities.

How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

Join us as we call Artist Lauren Dunn and check in with how her week has been going. Lauren chats about how her students have adapted to learn online, having major shows postponed and how she has found herself with more time to experiment and be proactive within her practice. Lauren speaks about how doubt can be constructive in re-evaluating our intentions and motivations as artists.

How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

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How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City Of Melbourne Quick Response Grants.

Jeremy Eaton joins us on the line to chat about where he is finding himself in the midst of easing restrictions and what life is looking like as we emerge from isolation. We all share our concerns about the difficulties emerging artists are going to face over the coming year and Jeremy shares how he is finding hope in maintaining and supporting friends and our arts community.

How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

Jessie Scott touches base with us and discusses a range of topics including home schooling, babysitting swaps, structuring your weeks in isolation, adapting a project and the cultural significance of sourdough at this time. Jessie shares how being in lockdown has affected her PHD studies, adjusted her expectations of public outcomes and how the global pandemic is making her feel more connected to friends, family and colleagues across the world.

How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

Artist Josephine Mead talks us through her decision to leave Berlin mid residency to return to Melbourne. Josephine shares projects and artists that are providing her with inspiration during this time and discusses her new drawing project and research project which she has been creating throughout her time isolating in Melbourne.

How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

In this episode we speak with mother and arts worker Amelia Wallin about working from home with her young child, directing West Space through the pandemic, preparing for and providing new opportunities for artists and having a time of pause to pull back to reflect on what our arts community needs in this time.

How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.

In today’s show we chat with artist Bonnie Lane about how she is navigating working and creating during the Coronavirus crisis. Bonnie talks to us about how she had to quickly decide to return to Melbourne, leaving her home and work in New York. Bonnie continues to teach art to school children in New York from her current location in Melbourne and is settling into a new studio as she prepares for a solo performance.

How Are You Today? is generously supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program.