The Drawing Room

By ABCSociety & Culture Arts

The Drawing Room episodes

November 04, 2020 Kate Durbin: American Cheese and reality TV
Love it or hate it, reality television has been one of the defining forces of pop culture over the last two decades.
Kate Durbin is a prize-winning poet who is creating works inspired by those shows and by social media. In her works, Durbin explores how those worlds reflect and change our everyday lives.
She's also one of Arts Queensland's poets-in-residence for 2020.
19 min
November 03, 2020 Echoes of the Invisible
What does silence mean in a world full of noise?
Many of us move through the world at a frantic pace, running from deadline to deadline.
Around us, modern electronics keep us connected, but create their own digital noise.
A new documentary, Echoes of the Invisible, wrestles with what in means to slow down and engage quietly with the world around us.
23 min
November 03, 2020 Echoes of the Invisible
What does silence mean in a world full of noise?
Many of us move through the world at a frantic pace, running from deadline to deadline.
Around us, modern electronics keep us connected, but create their own digital noise.
A new documentary, Echoes of the Invisible, wrestles with what in means to slow down and engage quietly with the world around us.
23 min
October 30, 2020 Kate Miller-Heidke: Child in Reverse
It has been six years since Kate Miller-Heidke last released a new studio album.
That's not to say that things have been quiet. There has been opera, musicals, Eurovision, and of course a lot of life to live along the way.
But now she's back with a new record: Child In Reverse.
18 min
October 30, 2020 Kate Miller-Heidke: Child in Reverse
It has been six years since Kate Miller-Heidke last released a new studio album.
That's not to say that things have been quiet. There has been opera, musicals, Eurovision, and of course a lot of life to live along the way.
But now she's back with a new record: Child In Reverse.
18 min
October 29, 2020 Jo Lawry returns home
Jo Lawry has performed backup vocals for Sting, Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel, but she is, first and foremost, an acclaimed musician in her own right.
In the Drawing Room, Jo talks to Patricia Karvelas about meeting her heroes, learning to trust her own abilities, and returning home to Adelaide after two decades in New York.
20 min
October 29, 2020 Jo Lawry returns home
Jo Lawry has performed backup vocals for Sting, Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel, but she is, first and foremost, an acclaimed musician in her own right.
In the Drawing Room, Jo talks to Patricia Karvelas about meeting her heroes, learning to trust her own abilities, and returning home to Adelaide after two decades in New York.
20 min
October 28, 2020 Where does the moving image go from here?
In a time of deep fakes and propaganda, how do audiences learn to critically engage with the video footage they see?
Mid-way through 2019, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, or ACMI, closed for renovations.
ACMI have begun to announce what audiences can expect when they reopen, including new digital-only exhibition spaces that will be available soon throughout the country.
23 min
October 28, 2020 Where does the moving image go from here?
In a time of deep fakes and propaganda, how do audiences learn to critically engage with the video footage they see?
Mid-way through 2019, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, or ACMI, closed for renovations.
ACMI have begun to announce what audiences can expect when they reopen, including new digital-only exhibition spaces that will be available soon throughout the country.
23 min
October 27, 2020 Midnight Oil's statement from the heart
It's been almost two decades since Midnight Oil last released a new album, but they've remained one of the most important bands in this country
Their new record, The Makarrata Project, features collaborations with an amazing collection of First Nations artists and includes a reading of the Uluru Statement from the Heart
23 min

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Retire to the eclectic environs of the RN Drive Drawing Room, for music, musings and unexpected conversations. The Drawing Room is equal parts performance space, salon, and kitchen table confessional.