Conversations from the Collection

Megan Cope is a Quandamooka artist from Moreton Bay/North Stradbroke Island in South East Queensland. Her site-specific sculptural installations, public art practice and paintings investigate issues …

In honour of NAIDOC Week, we are bringing you a special podcast episode featuring Wiradjuri poet and artist Jazz Money in conversation with Newcastle Art Gallery's Curatorial Lead PeterJohnson.

Recor…

For the past two decades Owen Leong has developed a highly personal art practice that spans sculpture, photography, video, and installation. 

Through the lens of his own identity as a queer person of…

Janet Fieldhouse's distinctive combination of ancestral practice and contemporary techniques has positioned her as a singular voice in Australian ceramics.

Through her hand-built sculptures, Janet si…

Fusing her experience as a documentary film maker and post-punk drummer, Tina Havelock Stevens has established herself as an exciting figure in contemporary Australian video and performance art.

Tina…

In this episode, we speak with one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists, Lindy Lee.

Throughout her life and practice, Lindy has sought the answer to one of the most fundamental questions - wh…

In our second episode, we speak with palawa artist Jemima Wyman, who lives and works between Brisbane and Los Angeles. 

For the past 15 years, Jemima has collected images of protests from around the …

In our first episode, we visit the home and studio of Newcastle-based artist Lottie Consalvo.

Lottie's practice explores our invisible worlds - the unknown and the intangible, often drawing on feelin…

Conversations from the Collection – a Newcastle Art Gallery podcast. 

This six-part summer listening series explores stories from renowned artists who have contributed to Newcastle Art Gallery’s icon…

In honour of International Day of People with Disability, we are delighted to release a bonus podcast episode featuring artist Fayen d'Evie.

Fayen d'Evie is an artist with lived experience of low vis…

In this episode, we visit the studio and gallery of sculptor Hilarie Mais.

Hilarie's formative years as an artist began in London, followed by a potent stint in New York during the late 70s. For the …

In this episode, we speak with award winning photographer Tamara Dean.

Tamara has been working with the medium of photography for over 20 years – beginning as a photojournalist with the Sydney Mornin…

In this episode, we visit the home of artist Joan Ross, whose vibrant and experimental practice tackles complex themes such as colonisation, capitalism and the environment.

In this conversation, Joan…

In our third episode, we speak with Japanese ceramic artist Kenji Uranishi.

Kenji moved to Brisbane over 18 years ago, and the freedom he experienced away from his home country allowed for an excitin…

In our second episode, we speak with celebrated Torres Strait Islander artist and curator Brian Robinson. 

This conversation explores some of the major milestones in Brian's career including creating…

In our first episode, we speak with one of Australia's foremost abstract painters Virginia Cuppaidge.

This conversation traverses Virginia's time in New York, her relationship to Feminism, and her ch…

Conversations from the Collection – a Newcastle Art Gallery podcast. 

In this six part series, each episode will dive into a different collection area of the Newcastle Art Gallery to uncover hidden s…