NAVA: in conversation
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Breaking the pattern of policy neglect for the arts
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
98% of us engage with the arts and 45% of us create art, yet the majority of Australian visual artists and arts workers remain deeply concerned by inc...
Episode 58: Sophia Cai
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sophia Cai is a curator and arts writer based in Melbourne, Australia. In this podcast, NAVA's Leya Reid talks to Sophia Cai about community-based pra...
Episode 57: Arts Day on the Hill Debrief
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Arts Day on the Hill is Australia’s annual focus on building sector capacity for sustained government engagement and lasting policy reform. This yea...
Episode 56: Rohin Kickett
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rohin Kickett is a NAVA Board Member and Nyoongar artist from the Balardong region Western Australia. In this podcast, NAVA’s Esther Anatolitis talk...
Episode 55: Santilla Chingaipe
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Santilla Chingaipe is a journalist, filmmaker and author whose work explores migration, cultural identities and politics. In this podcast, NAVA's Ta...
Episode 54: Artsworkers Union x Australian Arts Workers Alliance
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode bridges the cross-generational experiences of Helen Grace, on behalf of the historical Artsworkers Union, and Dylan Batty, a co-founder o...
Episode 53: Emele Ugavule
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emele Ugavule is a Tokelauan Fijian storyteller. Her research and practice area of interest is Oceanic Indigenous-led storytelling, working across liv...
Episode 52: Toby Dennett
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Esther Anatolitis is in conversation with Toby Dennett from the Arts Council of Ireland about their 'Paying the Artist' policy releas...
'The Past Becomes Our Future' NAVA x Twenty10 x I.C.E. event on March 11 2020
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following the culmination of the 42nd Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, we opened a conversation about the role of art in worldbuilding and community mobilisa...
NAVA Episode 51: Cr Jess Scully
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, Cr Jess Scully in conversation with Penelope Benton about the importance of having more creative people in politics and i...
Episode 50: Dr Léuli Eshrāghi in conversation with Georgia Mokak
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I was thinking a lot about what an art museum of Indigenous moving image work from this region, the Great Ocean and all its shores would look like an...
NAVA: in conversation with Mandy Quadrio
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mandy Quadrio is a contemporary artist and doctoral candidate at Queensland College of the Arts with the Griffith University. Her multidisciplinary pr...
Episode 48: Renuka Bauri, CARFAC
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"The artist doesn't have to be starving. It should not be starving. It is not the way that it should be. You should be able to be an artist and sustai...
Episode 47: Eme, Anti-Colonial Asian Alliance(AAA)in conversation with Soo-Min Shim
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Eme, artist and member of the Anticolonial Asian Alliance, is in conversation with Soo-Min Shim from NAVA's Membership and Communicat...
Episode 46: Latai Taumoepeau in conversation with Justine Youssef
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Latai Taumoepeau speaks with NAVA’s Professional Development Coordinator, Justine Youssef, about her practice relative to climate j...
Arts Day on the Hill
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live at the launch of Arts Day on the Hill and the inauguration of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Contemporary Arts and Culture, Co-C...
Episode 45: Make or Break in conversation with Esther Anatolitis
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“I think we'll see organisations essentially deciding which artists get supported as opposed to artists applying directly to a funding body… There...
Episode 44: Genevieve Grieves
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Genevieve Grieves in conversation with NAVA's Wesley Shaw and Georgia Mokak about her current role teaching students about decolonisation at the Art G...
Art/Life Balance
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Esther Anatolitis in conversation with artists Abdul Abdullah, Çigdem Aydemir and Harriet Body presented in partnership with Parramatta Artist Studio...
Artist Run World
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What would an artist run world look like? Imagine if artistic courage was a guiding force in the policy arena. What sort of cities could we build? Wha...
Episode 42: Bianca Beetson
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Keynote recorded live at Australian Cultural Policy: The Next Decade, presented by Monash University’s Masters of Cultural & Creative Industries and...
Episode 41: Tony Albert and Wesley Enoch
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NAVA's Esther Anatolitis in conversation with Girramay/Kuku Yalanji artist, Tony Albert and Noonuccal Nuugi playwright and theatrical director, Wesley...
Episode 40: Adrian Villar Rojas in conversation with Coby Edgar
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Adrian Villar Rojas sits down with Coby Edgar to discuss the research methodologies informing his exploration of Australia as a potential site ...
Episode 39: Feminist South Project
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NAVA's Penelope Benton in conversation with Chinese-Australian artist Amy Suo Wu and artist, curator and founder of Feminist South, Kelly Doley. Femi...
Episode 38: Karla Dickens in conversation with Penelope Benton
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
‘As artists we have to keep questioning and being really honest about what’s going on’ Karla Dickens, 2019. Artist Karla Dickens sits down with...
Episode 37: Ku Arts Symposium in Port Augusta
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ku Arts is the South Australian support organisation for Aboriginal artists and art centres, and recently hosted a professional development symposi...
Episode 36: Jeremy Smith in conversation
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
‘Both the ‘Community and Cultural Development’ (CACD) and the ‘Emerging and Experimental Arts’(EEA) sector are the vanguards of the explorat...
Episode 35: Joe Toohey in conversation
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'Any conversation becomes easier when there is a starting point of universal and collective understanding' Joe Toohey Joe Toohey is the Executive Dir...
Episode 33: Meeting Place with Arts Access Australia's Meagan Shand
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, Penelope Benton chats with Meagan Shand, CEO of Arts Access Australia about this year's 'Meeting Place' forum held in Alice Springs....
Episode 32: Jeff Khan in conversation with Penelope Benton
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Curator and writer, Jeff Khan joins Penelope Benton in conversation about Performance Contemporary as part of Sydney Contemporary Art Fair and Livewor...
Episode 31: Tess Maunder in conversation with Esther Anatolitis
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Esther speaks with Tess Maunder ahead of the launch of her new publication, Absolute Humidity. Absolute Humidity is a volume that aims to re-position...
Episode 30: Esther Anatolitis at Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Cairns for the annual Indigenous Art Fair, Esther speaks with Artistic Director Janina Harding about this year's program. Curator and artist Bian...
Episode 29: Soda_Jerk in conversation with Esther Anatolitis
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Soda_Jerk sits down with Esther Anatolitis in the NAVA office to talk about their most recent and controversial work, 'Terror Nullius, a political ...
Episode 28: Gosia Wlodarczak in conversation with Esther Anatolitis
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the window of the Australia Council building in Sydney, Esther Anatolitis is in conversation with Gosia Wlodarczak, during her drawing residency. T...
Episode 27: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah in conversation with Esther Anatolitis
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah in conversation with Esther Anatolitis about his most recent work in 'Enough خلاص Khalas' exhibition at UNSW Gallerie...
Episode 26: Chris Fox in conversation with Esther Anatolitis & Penelope Benton
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, artist Chris Fox is in conversation with Esther Anatolitis and Penelope Benton around public art, and his most recent public artwork...
Episode 25: Sarah Goffman in conversation with Esther Anatolitis
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, Esther Anatolitis is in conversation with artist Sarah Goffman. Sarah describes her work as an obsession and compulsion, and her ro...
Episode 24: Erica Green in conversation with Esther Anatolitis
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Esther Anatolitis in conversation with Elvis Richardson, the curator of 2018 Adelaide Biennial. They discuss the exhibition, artists and the arts in S...
Episode 23: Elvis Richardson in conversation with Esther Anatolitis
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, Esther Anatolitis is in conversation with artist and activist, Elvis Richardson. Founder of the Countess Report, Elvis has been expo...
Episode 22: Mami Kataoka in conversation with Esther Anatolitis
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'the five fundamental elements of the universe is sitting in reciprocal relationship, so no one is stronger than the other, that one either kill or ki...
Episode 21: Sydney Design Festival's Call to Action
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode we are at MAAS, the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences speaking about the upcoming Sydney Design Festival. Running from the 2nd to t...
Episode 20: Design in Tasmania with Pippa Dickson
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode we are speaking with Dr. Pippa Dickson. Pippa is the chair of Design Tasmania and an advocate for design, art and creativity in Austr...
Episode 19: Girrawaa Arts Centre and art programs in corrective services.
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode we are at Girrawaa Arts Centre at Bathurst Correctional Facility. The arts centre is an initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait I...
Episode 18: Richard Bell in conversation with Esther Anatolitis
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'If we want change, we gotta make it ... we need to participate', Richard Bell. For this episode, artist and activist Richard Bell is in conversation...
Episode 17: Pipilotti Rist & family friendly exhibitions
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode we speak with Susie Rugg, the Kids & Families Coordinator at the Museum of Contemporary art about the major summer exhibition, Pip...
Episode 16: Hobiennale 17 & Artist-Run-Initiatives
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of NAVA: in conversation with are in Hobart for the inaugural Hobiennale 17. We speak with the two directors of the festival, Grace He...
Episode 15: Sydney Craft Week with Australian Design Centre
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode we speak with Australian Design Centre about the state of the craft and design sector in Australia, and particularly the inaugural Sy...
Episode 14: The Fake Art Campaign with Arts Law
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we discuss the Fake Art Harms Culture campaign. The Fake Art campaign is being run by Arts Law, the Indigenous Art Code and Copyri...
Episode 13: Next Wave Festival with Georgie Meagher
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak with Georgie Meagher, the CEO and Artistic Director of Next Wave Festival, a biennial arts festival based in Melbourne. Georgie ch...
Episode 12: Performance Art in Pakistan
28 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode we speak with Rabbaya Nasser & Hurman Ul Ain, two artists from Pakistan who are in Sydney presenting a live performance work as part ...
Episode 11: Proximity Festival with Kelli McCluskey & Sarah Rowbottam
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11: Proximity Festival with Kelli McCluskey & Sarah Rowbottam by National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)
Episode 10: Liz Nowell introduces ACE Open
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode we speak with Liz Nowell, the CEO of ACE Open. Based in Adelaide, ACE Open is an exciting new model for independent contemporary art ...
Episode 9: ALL Conference - a national network of artist-led arts organisations
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we speak to key members of ALL Conference about the need and purpose of collaboration and connection in the arts. All Conference is a nat...
Episode 8: The National 2017, Art Gallery of New South Wales
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 8: The National 2017, Art Gallery of New South Wales by National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)
Episode 7: Wendy Whiteley
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The new documentary feature, WHITELEY is a visual journey into the private life and creative legacy of Australia’s most iconic artist, Brett Whitele...
Episode 6: The National 2017, Carriageworks
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The second instalment of our series on The National exhibition is a conversation between artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran and curator Nina Miall at C...
Episode 5: The National 2017, Museum of Contemporary Art
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, curator Blair French is in conversation with artists Zanny Begg & Alex Gawronski at the MCA for The National exhibition. This episod...
Episode 4: Honor Eastly & the Starving Artist Podcast
13 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of NAVA: in conversation, Melbourne-based artist and producer Audrey Hulm, (aka ADHOC) speak with Honor Eastly - founder and director...
Episode 3: Gender politics & industrial relations in the arts, with Devon Taylor & ADHOC
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this instalment of NAVA: In Conversation, Melbourne-based artist and producer Audrey ( aka ADHOC) speaks with Devon Taylor, the Executive Director ...
Episode 2: Collaboration & Performance with Mark Shorter & Sach Catts
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode we are on site with Mark Shorter and Sach Catts, at Cementa17. We listen into their conversation as they discuss their collaborative ...
Episode 1: Cementa17 Festival & Regional Arts
25 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with artists and curators at Cementa17, a experiemental arts festival in Regional NSW, and explore some of the ideas and iss...