Talking ArtZ

Talking ArtZ on RBM89.1FM

We tuned in to Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on Thursday, August 11th from 6 pm and heard more interviews from The Professor centering on Lithgow once more.

This week we heard an interview with artist Colette Jonquieres who was exhibiting in the Lumin show at Gang Gang Gallery and about her talk at the Gallery.

Where to normally listen to listen.

On your Radio @ 89.1FM

or streaming on your Device @

https://rbm.org.au/ (click on the listen button)

Talking ArtZ RBM89.1FM 2022 Episode 03 | JULY 2022 | The Professor talks to Zac &Cath (Rosey Ravelstone) and Lithgow artist Lisa Rhodes.

Tune in to Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM every Thursday, at 6 PM to listen to the Blue Mountains foremost radio based Arts program. on July 14 we heard The Professor chatting with new RBM presenters Zac Quinn and Catherine Sell as they talked about their new radio show about books and literature 'Paperback Writer'.

They discuss new exciting incentives and programs they are launching and we learnt about the 'Regenisis' Competition which, in partnership with Arts organisation BMCAN, will culminate in performances and publications tied to Winter Magic in August.

In the second half The Professor talked to Lithgow artist, illustrator, photographer and cultural mentor Lisa Rhodes about her recent exhibitions and plans for the future.

President of the Blue Mountains Creative Arts Network (BMCAN) Barbara Lepani Interviewed Kalani Gacon who talks about his 'Mountain of Youth' film project and then in the second interview talks to Ruth Marshall for the official and inaugural 2022 episode of TalkingArtZ, which was aired on Radio Blue Mountains on Thursday the 26th of May at 6 pm. 

On this episode of BMCAN's Talking ArtZ writer Craig Billingham and visual artist Judith Martinez Estrada talk to Wendy Chai and Brad Diedrich about their work practises and how they are dealing with the COVID-19 lockdown while producing new works.

Judith Martinez Estrada (b. 1973) is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer living and working in the Blue
 Mountains, NSW. Martinez graduated from the UNSW Art and Design with a Bachelor of Design in
 1996, and is currently completing a Master of Philosophy in Fine Arts at the same institution. Judith is a collector and visual narrator. In her work she explores theories about memory and the use of images and objects found in archives (official and personal). She borrows fragments from the past to create a new present. It displaces people from old images and creates an alternative world around them, exploring the themes of identity, emigration, nostalgia and reinvention.

Judith Martinez Estrada's links:

Craig Billingham migrated to Australia in 1987. His poems have appeared in journals such as Famous Reporter, Snorkel, Going Down Swinging, Meanjin, HEAT, and Antipodes, and a first collection, Storytelling, was published in 2007. He lives in Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains of NSW. He has worked with the Red Room Company in its 2010 collaboration with the Australian Theatre for Young People, where young actors were involved in workshops with contemporary poets and developed their skills in reading and reciting poetry. Craig’s poem “The Fan” was published in 2011 as part of The Red Room Company’s Sun-Herald “Extra” series. He is a Doctor of Arts candidate at the University of Sydney.

Craig Billingham links:

Short Story: https://verityla.com/2016/10/07/breakfast-at-bethanys-craig-billingham/

Blue Mountains visual artist and and creative arts therapist Martin Roberts talks to Wendy Chai and Brad Diedrich about his work practises and how he is dealing with the COVID-19 lockdown while presenting a new exhibition at Braemar Gallery in Springwood.

His new exhibition Landscapes from the Anthropocene is an exhibition that considers the proposed geological age during which human activity has become the dominant influence on the environment, ecosystems and the climate. The collection is textile based, with a variety of fabrics collaged together, painted, stitched and incorporate a variety of mixed media and found objects to create layers of images and textures that contemplate our changing world.

The interview was first played on Blue Mountains Live after ARTHouse on RBMFM and is now available here as a podcast in the Talking Artz series. Talking Arts ids a program of the Blue Mountains Creative Arts Network.

Blue Mountains landscape and installation artist Natasha Daniloff talks to Wendy Chai and Brad Diedrich about her work practises and how she is dealing with the VOVID-19 lockdown. 

Having a unique personal cultural history forms a significant part of Natasha Daniloff’s creative story. A Russian heritage which also encompasses the family’s time in Iran before arriving in Australia where Natasha was born, has shaped Natasha’s work as a painter and mixed media artist. Her abundant output reveals her love for landscape work, but also her passionate belief in the arts as curative and formative soul work. Her message is crucial for all of us in the arts during this climate of devaluation. You can find out more about Natasha at natashadaniloff.com. Her website is currently being redesigned by Brad Diedrich and will be updated soon.

Blue Mountains print maker Freedom Wilson talks to Wendy Chai and Brad Diedrich about her work practises and how she is dealing with the VOVID-19 lockdown.