Conversations from the Collection
Episodes
Bonus episode: Christabel Blackman at Newcastle Writers Festival 2025
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This special bonus episode of Conversations from the Collection was recorded live at the 2025 Newcastle Writers Festival with artist, fine art conserv...
Bonus Episode: Megan Cope at Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House 2024
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Cope is a Quandamooka artist from Moreton Bay/North Stradbroke Island in South East Queensland. Her site-specific sculptural installations, publ...
Bonus Episode: Jazz Money at Newcastle Writers Festival
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In honour of NAIDOC Week, we are bringing you a special podcast episode featuring Wiradjuri poet and artist Jazz Money in conversation with Newcastle...
Photography - Owen Leong
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the past two decades Owen Leong has developed a highly personal art practice that spans sculpture, photography, video, and installation. Through...
Ceramics - Janet Fieldhouse
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Fieldhouse's distinctive combination of ancestral practice and contemporary techniques has positioned her as a singular voice in Australian cera...
Video - Tina Havelock Stevens
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fusing her experience as a documentary film maker and post-punk drummer, Tina Havelock Stevens has established herself as an exciting figure in contem...
Sculpture - Lindy Lee
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists, Lindy Lee. Throughout her life and practice, Lindy has sought the a...
Prints & Drawings - Jemima Wyman
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Painting - Lottie Consalvo
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode, we visit the home and studio of Newcastle-based artist Lottie Consalvo. Lottie's practice explores our invisible worlds - the un...
Season Two Preview
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations from the Collection – a Newcastle Art Gallery podcast. This six-part summer listening series explores stories from renowned artists ...
Bonus Episode: Fayen d'Evie at Newcastle Writers Festival
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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'E...
Sculpture - Hilarie Mais
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 poten...
Photography - Tamara Dean
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with award winning photographer Tamara Dean. Tamara has been working with the medium of photography for over 20 years – be...
Video & New Media - Joan Ross
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we visit the home of artist Joan Ross, whose vibrant and experimental practice tackles complex themes such as colonisation, capitalis...
Ceramics - Kenji Uranishi
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Prints & Drawings - Brian Robinson
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode, we speak with celebrated Torres Strait Islander artist and curator Brian Robinson. This conversation explores some of the maj...
Painting - Virginia Cuppaidge
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode, we speak with one of Australia's foremost abstract painters Virginia Cuppaidge. This conversation traverses Virginia's time in N...
Preview
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations from the Collection – a Newcastle Art Gallery podcast. In this six part series, each episode will dive into a different collection a...