The Score

This week on The Score, Samira chats with Filipino chef Ross Magnaye about Oh My Gulay, a vegetarian Filipino food feast exploring Filipino food culture in Australia as part of Filipino Food Month; psychologist, author and PhD candidate Hannah Yared on a new study showing the stunting of racial literacy development in schools; and artist Ziggy Ramo ahead of their live performance of Black Thoughts at the Melbourne Recital Centre as part of Yirramboi 2021.

This week on The Score, Samira chats with artist and librarian Tilly Glascodine about the Incendium Radical Library and Press, now based at The Substation; music journalist and critic Sosefina Fuamoli on the latest HBO documentary TINA, exploring the life and career of Tina Turner; and South Sudanese artist Pookie on their latest EP Dinka Girl. 

This week on The Score, Samira chats with Adrian Fernandez about privacy and Google street view as part of the latest Writing & Concepts lecture series at BLINDSIDE gallery; Jewish activist and historian Dr. Jordy Silverstein on BDS Melbourne's counter-screening of Pinkwashing Exposed, a film in solidarity with queer Palestinians and in response to the work of director Eytan Fox; comedian Aurelia St. Clair on their latest work Woke 2.0 as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021; and CEO of the Olkola Aboriginal Corporation Debbie Ross-Symond and Dr. Hannah Robertson on Building Collective Knowledge For Action, a community-led research and design collaboration on Cape York's Olkola Country.

This week on The Score Samira chats with musician Deline Briscoe about the recent Blacktivism concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl; and Somali-Australian writer and journalist Najma Sambul about the issues around Jimmy Fallon highlighting online dance trends in a recent segment, cancel culture, and racism on Hey Hey It's Saturday.

This week on the Score Samira chats with Koorie Heritage Trust CEO Tom Mosby about 'Dead Narratives', a new exhibition celebrating the Koorie Heritage Trust's 5-year anniversary at Federation Square; comedian, writer and arts curator Vidya Rajan on Darebin Arts' 'Exhibiting Culture Online' series; and Cree filmmaker and educator Tasha Hubbard on their new film 'nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up', screening as part of Birrarangga Film Festival.

This week on The Score Samira chats to curator and arts writer Sophia Cai about her exhibition 'Disobedient Daughters' as well as their recent self-publication of a letter which raised concerns around gatekeeping, race and whitewashing in the Australian arts industry and what the industry needs to do next; Somali-Australian writer and contributor to HuffPost Australia Najma Sambul talks about the rise of white supremacy and extremist acts of violence; and Sydney-based artist Odette chats about their new album. 

Samira Farah speaks with artist, performer, and Meriam Mir man Clinton Naina about their life and works for the 8th Koorie Art Show, showing at the Koorie Heritage Trust until Sunday 21 February 2021.

Samira Farah speaks with artist and curator Olivia Koh about Exhibition Culture Online, an online magazine featuring local artists with connections to Darebin. Bijan Stephen, technology and streaming reporter for The Verge hops on the line to discuss all the Gamestop, Reddit and Wall Street stock market drama and artist Mashara Wachjudy chats with Samira about their current exhibition, Always at the West Space window until March 7, as part of PHOTO 2021.

For this first episode of The Score, Samira Farah speaks with Yorta Yorta woman, Art Trams curator, and RISING Artistic Associate Kimberley Moulton about a call out for First Nations artists to participate in the Art Trams project.

MPavilion program consultant and curator, Palawa woman Sarah Lynn Rees hops on the line to discuss the BLAKitecture 2020/21 program and Nahui Jimenez, protest coordinator for Campaign Against Racism and Fascism updates Samira on protests organised for the release of refugees detained in hotels across Australia as part of the medevac program.