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For International Trans Day of Visibility, we discuss hypervisibility, and accessibility in the arts! On this episode of Canvas David Capra and Sabella D'Souza chat with artist, and board director of Firstdarft Ohni Blu about their tattoos, their identity, and how to advocate for accessible spaces. Then we hear an interview with Archie Barry, a Melbourne based artist who recently co-authored Clear Expectations: a guideline for institutions, galleries and curators working with Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse people.
From grief to speculative notions of debt, and ant colonies Canvas has got you sorted. This week, David Capra and Sabella D'Souza finish up their coverage of the National with FBi Radio's neighbour Carriageworks! Joined in studio by curator Daniel Mudie Cunningham, and artist Cherine Fahd they chat about western displays of grief, family art collaborations and upcoming public programs. Then we're joined by artist and dancer Ivey Wawn, promoting their upcoming experimental lecture performance Talking Bodies at Surry Hills Library as part of March Dance.
This week on Canvas, Sabella D'Souza and David Capra continue coverage of The National with the Museum of Contemporary Art. We chat with curator Anna Davis and artist Tina Havelock Stevens about their upcoming projects. Then Artist Marilyn Schneider informs us that there are in fact, "no neutral fonts" with her current exhibition Disappear Here showing at Verge Gallery.
This is a powerful week on Canvas, join David Capra and Sabella D'Souza as they sit down with boss women of colour Dr Mikala Tai and Adelaide Bannerman to talk about sharing knowledge and building friendships through an international exchange programme organised by Diversity Arts Australia and the British Council called INTERSECT. Then we share a special moment with Tongan LGBTIQ activist Joleen Mataele, as we talk about her feature in the upcoming Queer Screens Mardis Gras Film Festival in Leitis in Waiting. Guest Music Curator: Jan Terri
Canvas is back for 2019 with chats about the aftermath of technology on art, longing through curation, and the plight of Britney Spears. David Capra and Sabella D'Souza catch you up on their whereabouts for the last 2 months before diving into the deep end with co-curator Stella McDonald, and artist Akil Ahamat about 'After Technology' their upcoming exhibition at UTS Gallery. Then its onto curator Sebastian Henry Jones and artist JD Reforma as they discuss strategies of communication at their February Firstdraft show 'do you know this feeling?'. Guest Music Curator: Jan Terri
This episode of Art We Heart features an interview with Sydney based artist Shireen Taweel and our arts editor Sabella D'Souza where they talk about the differing modes of cultural exchange, and the the labour of love: copper smithing. Shireen Taweel is a Sydney based emerging artist whose work embodies the paradoxical mix of brute force, and striking fragility.
This episode we spoke about the recent Roxanne Gay and Mia Freedman controversy and cultural appriopriation blunders in celebrity culture.Check out this great talk by Princess Nokia for more on cultural appropriation. We also explore our first online experiences from overly-polite questions on Ask Jeeves to cyberbullying on Neopets with Sydney artist Sabella D'Souza, who shared her early experiences with feminism and her current research on online autonomous spaces. Sabella will be speaking on Women In The Arts' event, Contemporary Art, Feminism and the Internet at the MCA from 3pm on June 17.
In this episode of Art We Heart our arts editor Sabella D'Souza interviews artist Mehwish Iqbal.