Sunday Arts Magazine

Broadcast live from the Immigration Museum, Sunday Arts Magazine proudly welcomes Ballarat Artist, Spencer Harrison, as special guest.

Spencer is a visual artist whose work distills colour, form and space. Through his work he invites people to strut their true selves beneath iridescent jewels.

Learn about Spencer’s background, his qualifications and why he started doing art. He was contacted about exhibiting his work in the Joy exhibition but it was up to himself as to how he went about it, so he based his work on his reflection of joy in his own life. He decided he would like to do something with light, colour and transparency using coloured jewels to create a space where colour and light tend to play.

Find out where in the Immigration Spencer’s work is installed and why. Also, how long Spencer worked on his project before the installation.

The Joy Exhibition runs until 29th August 2025

Visit: https://www.museumsvictoria.com.au/whats-on/joy   to book tickets

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Sunday Arts Magazine proudly welcomes recurring guest, award-winning film critic and arts journalist, Stephen A. Russell.

Stephen was imported from Glasgow, Scotland, to Melbourne and is passionate about film and theatre.

Hear what Stephen has to say about upcoming movies and the ratings he gives them.

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Now for another very exciting Sunday Arts Magazine, with special guest Rowland Thomson.

Roland founded Hares & Hyenas back in 1991. Hares & Hyenas has fiction, biography, sexuality, kink; “anything of interest to queer people and those who love them”(Rowland Thomson on Sunday Arts Magazine, 7th April 2024)

This is definitely a not to be missed opportunity to listen to Rowland chat about everything ‘books’.

Visit: https://hares-hyenas.com.au

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Melbourne-based, award-winning playwright and performer, Bridget Mackey is special guest on this absorbing episode of Sunday Arts Magazine.

Learn about Bridget’s interesting background and qualifications.

Listen as Bridget chats about her upcoming play: THE EXACT DIMENSIONS OF HELL.

THE EXACT DIMENSIONS OF HELL season runs from 19th – 28th April at Fortyfivedownstairs Theatre, Flinders Lane in Melbourne.

For more information visit: https://bridgetmackey.com

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“Treat people how you want to be treated in the rehearsal room and it will show on the stage as well”.(Darcy Kent on Sunday Arts Magazine, 7th April 2024)

This is an intriguing Sunday Arts Magazine with special guest, Darcy Kent.

Darcy Kent graduated with a Masters in Classical Acting from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in the UK in 2019. Learn about Darcy’s amazing background, his career and his passion for acting and teaching. Hear how Darcy places importance on keeping friendly relationships within the cast, thus endorsing the quotation at the beginning of this introduction.

Learn about the Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre, it’s capacity, and how it operates.

Darcy speaks about his role in the upcoming play: Samuel Hunter’s A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD. Learn what this exquisite, two-person cast, play is about and the relevant message it conveys.

Previews run from 13th – 16th April(note: almost booked out)

For more information and to support Red Stitch, visit: https://www.redstitch.net Bookings can be made through this website as well.

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Multi-award-winning Maree Coote; artist, and author of THE INDEPENDENT PEA, DAUGHTERS OF MELBOURNE, AZARIA and other titles, returns to Sunday Arts Mazine. Find out what else Maree owns and does.

Honestly, this is a simply stunning episode where Maree talks about her upcoming exhibition RAUCOUS. Listening to this episode will endorse why the exhibition is titled RAUCOUS. Listen to the story behind RAUCOUS. The story is so beautifully told and in such detail. The audience could not help but to ‘see’ a real life movie playing out as this lovely story unfolds. It is obvious that such beauty could only come from a person who loves their home town, a sense of place and belonging. Maree’s strong love for her home city, Melbourne, really drives her endeavours.

For those who are unfamiliar with the Australian Sulfur Crested White Cockatoos, you will most definitely learn about them here. You will get a full introduction to these delightful, gorgeuos birds, you could even ‘meet’ them. Maree’s description is so, so vivid.

The exhibition RAUCOUS opens Saturday 13th April at Melbourne Style, The Gallery Next Door, 155 Clarendon Street in South Melbourne.

For more information about the amazing Maree Coote visit: https://www.melbournestyle.com.au

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Welcome to an exceptional Sunday Arts Magazine with a difference where David speaks with return special guest, Trevor Hancock.

Sixth-generation East Gippslander Trevor Hancock has been passionate about antiques from an early age and is now a highly regarded antique dealer. He is also a Member of the Australian Art and Antique Dealers Association, and former Malvern Councillor.

Listen to this incredible program and find out everything jewellery when Trevor discusses the upcoming AAADA Art and Antique Fair. Find out about Trevor’s main clientele base. Learn how meticulous Trevor has been over the years about exhibiting items and why. Hear about the fascinating silver spoon, the small snips and the brass dog collar, also the purpose these intriguing items serve. Is there anything rarer than old diamonds? Believe it or not there is. Even the answer to this question is revealed in this episode.

“Collecting antiques is really exciting. You never retire from it and you never stop learning”.(Trevor Hancock on Sunday Arts Magazine, 7th April 2024.)

The AAADA Art and Antique Fair, Melbourne, is happening at the iconic Malvern Town Hall from Thursday 18th April(the Opening of the Fair), then Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April from 10am – 6pm, and Sunday 21st April from 10am – 4pm. This is sure to be a fascinating event.

For more information visit: https://www.aaada.org.au

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Hello and welcome to Sunday Arts Magazine; the show that delves into the thriving arts scene in Melbourne and beyond.

Now in this hilarious episode, the hosts chat with regular guest, the multi-award-winning film critic, Stephen A Russell.

Hear what Stephen has to say about upcoming movies and the ratings he gives each movie. Also find out the AMAZING news Stephen has to share.

For more information about Stephen, visit: https://www.stephenarussell.com/about

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Introducing special guest on this episode of Sunday Arts Magazine, the award-winning Kitan Petkovski.

Born in Macedonia and brought up in Auckland, New Zealand, Kitan started in the Arts as a young performer. He successfully auditioned for a play when he was seventeen years of age. This is what gave him the foundation, the framework, to continue with a career in theatre.

Learn about Kitan’s background and his new play THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE through this moving interview.

For which play did he audition when a teenager? Why did he move away from acting and consider directing? When did he move to Australia and why did he choose Melbourne?

What is THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE about? How did Kitan come across this particular play? Has he been involved in other plays? All this is revealed in this episode of Sunday Arts Magazine making this really worth a listen.

THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE will be staging at Theatre Works in St Kilda from 19th April – 4th May.

Tickets to this outstanding show are obtainable through the Theatre Works website: https://www.theatreworks.org.au

More information can be found by visiting: https://kitanpetkovski.com/about

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