Sunday Arts Magazine

Michael Elmgreen speaks to the Sunday Arts Magazine team about his exhibits in the Triennial exhibition at the NGV.

Michael(Denmark) has worked in collaboration with Ingar Dragset(Norway) as an artist duo since 1995. Both artists live and work in Berlin. Their art explores the relationship between art, architecture and design.

In this podcast, Simone LeAmon chats to Sunday Arts Magazine about the Triennial exhibition, currently on display at the NGV.

The Triennial is an exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

Australian born, Simone is an award winning artist, designer and curator. Her profound interests in creative design for almost three decades have brought her global recognition.

Simone is now the Inaugural Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture at the NGV in Melbourne.

Born in Brisbane, based in Los Angeles, Smac McCreanor chats to Sunday Arts Magazine about the triennial at the NGV.

Smac trained in dance and theatre and studied Fine Arts. She successfully auditioned for a leading role in a major world touring stage production at eighteen years of age. Smac continued her

career in Television, commercials and music videos. Alongside these roles, Smac still produces original material for her digital works and comedy.

Today Smac McCreanor discusses her current works displayed in the NGV cafe.

The Sunday Arts Magazine team welcomes Myles Russell-Cook to the program to speak about the National Gallery of Victoria Triennial.

Myles has a keen interest in cultural, gender and sexual diversity within Australian and International contemporary practice.

He started his career in photography, then lectured in Design Anthropology and Indigenous Studies at Swinburne University. He worked as Assistant Collections Manager at Melbourne Museum.

Myles is now the Senior Curator, Australian and First Nations Art, at the NGV. Myles has been at the NGV for just under 8 months. Today he chats with David and Neil about the Triennial. The triennial is the largest show-case of contemporary art design and architecture in the Southern Hemisphere.

Australian born, award winning actor, Elisa McCann joins David on Sunday Arts Magazine to chat about Mamma Mia the play.

Today on Sunday Arts Magazine, David chats with Bridget Sweeney, Director, “Outback Adventures.”

Bridget grew up in country Victoria and, on completion of Year 12, moved to Melbourne. She studied Theatre Production at the Victorian College of the Arts. Thinking Theatre Production was not for her, she moved to London to study film. On returning to Australia, she attended the National Theatre Drama School.

Bridget’s first role was in Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” with Melbourne Shakespeare Company. Early this year(2023) she directed “The Wacky Wombat”, and is now directing “Outback Adventures”, both for Melbourne Shakespeare.

“Outback Adventures” is performing outdoors at the St Kilda Botanical Gardens until 23rd December.

Calista Lewis and Loughlan Prior join David on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Calista grew up in North Fitzroy. She participated in school dance programs and was accepted into the Australian Ballet School in 2008.

Award winning choreographer, Loughlan Prior, also from Melbourne, trained at the Victorian College of the Arts. He studied at Melbourne University but realised his interests lay in dancing. He auditioned overseas and was accepted into the New Zealand School of Dance where he undertook his training. After completing his training, Loughlan spent 10 years with the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company as a dancer. He also started producing his own work. He choreographed with the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company and worked as a freelance Creative Director around the world.

On this episode of Sunday Arts Magazine, Calista and Loughlin speak about the uplifting production of “Possum Magic.”

“Possum Magic” performed recently at the Playhouse Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne.

On Sunday Arts Magazine, David chats with Lucy May Knight and Jackson Cross, performers in the production “Merchant of Venice.”

Australian born, they studied together for a Bachelor of Performing Arts at Federation University in Ballarat. Lucy and Jackson successfully auditioned for the production of William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice.” “Merchant of Venice” is now playing outdoors at the Botanical Gardens in St. Kilda.

Garry Wotherspoon, Sydney author, joins David on Sunday Arts Magazine to chat about his section in the book “My Darlinghurst.”

As an academic he taught Economic and Social History. He later became a Consultant Historian; concentrating mainly on the history of Sydney. His main book is “Gay Sydney: A History.”

In this episode, Garry speaks about the book “My Darlinghurst” and his chapter within that book “Darlinghurst and Me.

David Hunt welcomes David Spencer,Resident Director for the play “A Christmas Carol”, to Sunday Arts Magazine.

David Spencer started his career as a performer. He has a long history of understudying for people and working with directors. He has also worked for Victorian Opera and Opera Australia. David has worked on a long list of productions including “Jesus Christ Superstar”and “Priscilla Queen of the Desert”.

He is Resident Director for the production “A Christmas Carol” currently playing at the Comedy Theatre.