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With in-studio segments, behind-the-scenes stories, interviews, playful explainers and deep-dive field reports from locations across Australia, this docuseries puts the spotlight on creativity as an overlooked but inherent part of our everyday lives.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Art Works Season 1 Episode 1 - Uncle Jack Charles, Atong Atem & Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran
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    #1 - Uncle Jack Charles, Atong Atem & Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

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    In the very first episode of Art Works, host Namila Benson throws a pot with actor Uncle Jack Charles and interviews artist Atong Atem, while sculptor Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran explains his unusual sources of inspiration.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  2. Art Works Season 1 Episode 3 - Opera Australia & Mary Quant
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    #2 - Opera Australia & Mary Quant

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    Deni Todorovic looks at the career of fashion designer Mary Quant, developer Siobhan Reddy talks about the storytelling potential of video games and Soprano Natalie Aroyan offers a peek behind the scenes of Opera Australia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  3. Art Works Season 1 Episode 4 - Museum of Contemporary Art & ABC Classic 100
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    #3 - Museum of Contemporary Art & ABC Classic 100

    S1:E4

    Two perfect strangers go on a blind date to the MCA, Curator Kimberley Moulton and director Bruce Gladwin talk about how collaboration enhances creativity and presenter Alice Keath on ABC Classic's annual countdown.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  4. Art Works Season 1 Episode 5 - Miss First Nation & the Ramsay Art Prize
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    #4 - Miss First Nation & the Ramsay Art Prize

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    We head backstage at Miss First Nation, the national competition for Indigenous drag queens. Musician Eric Avery talks about playing the violin for self-expression and we go behind the scenes of the Ramsay Art Prize.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  5. Art Works Season 1 Episode 6 - Archibald Prize & Archie 100
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    #5 - Archibald Prize & Archie 100

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    Art Works deep dives into the 2021 Archibald Prize. We meet 1985 Archibald winner and the subject of Peter Wegner's winning entry, Guy Warren - who turns 100 this year, just like the prize itself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  6. Art Works Season 1 Episode 7 - Kate Just & the Great Woy Woy Tea Cosy Showcase
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    #6 - Kate Just & the Great Woy Woy Tea Cosy Showcase

    S1:E7

    Artist Kate Just teaches Namila Benson how to knit while explaining her feminist art practice, before we visit the Great Woy Woy Tea Cosy Showcase. We also head to Bendigo to go looking for junk with sculptor Andre Sardone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  7. Art Works Season 1 Episode 8 - Hilma af Klint & Incognito Art Show
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    #7 - Hilma af Klint & Incognito Art Show

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    Artist Katy B. Plummer takes us to the Hilma af Klint exhibition where she and co-curators Sue Cramer and Nicholas Chambers explain the Swedish artist's work and influence. We also visit the Incognito Art Show in Sydney.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  8. Art Works Season 1 Episode 9 - Dark Mofo 2021
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    #8 - Dark Mofo 2021

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    Art Works heads to Dark Mofo festival to hear from Tasmanian First Nations artists about the Union Flag controversy and how the fallout shaped the 2021 festival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  9. Art Works Season 1 Episode 10 - NAIDOC Week 2021
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    #9 - NAIDOC Week 2021

    S1:E10

    We meet the creators of documentaries Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra and My Name Is Gulpilil; plus Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual artists including Megan Cope, Richard Bell, Brian Robinson and Toby Cedar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  10. Art Works Season 1 Episode 11 - Just Not Australian Touring Exhibition
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    #10 - Just Not Australian Touring Exhibition

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    Art Works explores the impact of the film and drama industry moving into Byron Bay. Artists Fiona Foley and Abdul Abdullah speak about the touring exhibition Just Not Australian.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  11. Art Works Season 1 Episode 12 - Arts Access Victoria Amplify Festival
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    #11 - Arts Access Victoria Amplify Festival

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    Street artist Heesco shares the ethos behind the large-scale mural project Heesco Town in regional Victoria; and we meet the musicians and artists from Arts Access Victoria's Amplify festival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  12. Art Works Season 1 Episode 13 - Science Gallery in Melbourne
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    #12 - Science Gallery in Melbourne

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    We meet Maree Clarke, the first living Victorian Aboriginal artist to have a solo exhibition at the NGV, before Namila Benson visits the newly opened Science Gallery in Melbourne.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Art Works Season 1 Episode 14 - Brisbane Comedy Festival
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    #13 - Brisbane Comedy Festival

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    Ngugi artist Elisa Jane Carmichael introduces us to the revived traditional art of weaving and Brisbane Comedy Festival continues despite lockdowns and border closures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Art Works Season 1 Episode 15 - Malthouse Theatre's Because the Night
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    #14 - Malthouse Theatre's Because the Night

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    Namila Benson talks to Yorta Yorta soprano, composer and educator (and national treasure) Deborah Cheetham and we wander through Malthouse Theatre's Because the Night, an ambitious theatre work based on Shakespeare's Hamlet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Art Works Season 1 Episode 16 - Mo'Ju, Vipoo Srivilasa & The Wellness Deity Project
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    #15 - Mo'Ju, Vipoo Srivilasa & The Wellness Deity Project

    S1:E16

    We meet with award-winning Wiradjuri and Filipino musician Mo'Ju, before going foraging for driftwood with artist Pete Rush. Artist Vipoo Srivilasa turns a design from Namila Benson into a porcelain wellness deity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Art Works Season 1 Episode 17 - Maxine Beneba Clark, New Writers Collective & Alex Lahey
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    #16 - Maxine Beneba Clark, New Writers Collective & Alex Lahey

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    We visit writer Maxine Beneba Clarke in her studio; get to know the New Writers Collective for teen women, trans and non-binary playwrights; and meet musician Alex Lahey, whose call for industry funding made headlines.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Art Works Season 1 Episode 18 - NATSIAA, Ishmael, Stone Country, Ida Sophia
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    #17 - NATSIAA, Ishmael, Stone Country, Ida Sophia

    S1:E18

    We check out the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards; a space-age reimagining of Moby-Dick; wearable art from Lorraine Kabbindi White; and the durational work of performance artist Ida Sophia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Art Works Season 1 Episode 19 - Kylie Bracknell, Lucy Irvine, Demolition
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    #18 - Kylie Bracknell, Lucy Irvine, Demolition

    S1:E19

    Learn about the first feature film to be dubbed in an Australian Aboriginal language; Canberra-based Scottish sculptor Lucy Irvine; Hobart artist and fundraiser Janelle McMillan; and feminist performance-makers Polytoxic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Art Works Season 1 Episode 20 - Boy Swallows Universe, Murrniny, Ngaiire
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    #19 - Boy Swallows Universe, Murrniny, Ngaiire

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    Meet the creators of the theatre adaptation of award-winning novel Boy Swallows Universe, the Yolngu artists from the remote Northern Territory repurposing abandoned metal into art, and R&B singer-songwriter Ngaiire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Art Works Season 1 Episode 21 - Daniel Lafferty, The Rivers Sing
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    #20 - Daniel Lafferty, The Rivers Sing

    S1:E21

    Daniel Lafferty fires up his kiln for the first time since the 2019/20 bushfires; Deborah Cheetham reflects on The Rivers Sing; Sami Shah speaks about confronting racism; and a mum and daughter solve a terrazzo tile mystery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Art Works Season 1 Episode 22 - Brenton E. McKenna, Mick Turner, Bukjeh
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    #21 - Brenton E. McKenna, Mick Turner, Bukjeh

    S1:E22

    Brenton E. McKenna shares his lifelong love of comics; Mick Turner from the Dirty Three talks about the art of the album cover; the migrant community art project Bukjeh; and a virtual show at Melbourne's Comedy Republic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Art Works Season 1 Episode 23 - Claire McArdle, Voices of Colour
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    #22 - Claire McArdle, Voices of Colour

    S1:E23

    Claire McArdle takes jewellery making into the streets; meet the Voices of Colour arts collective; David Moran shows us unconventional ways to play a cello; and head to Adelaide Zoo for an illuminating animal installation.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Art Works Season 1 Episode 24 - #KnowMyName
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    #23 - #KnowMyName

    S1:E24

    Meet artists Lisa Waup, Sally Rees and Yhonnie Scarce, as well as the artistic directors of some of Australia's most celebrated major performing arts companies, Nicolette Fraillon, Lee Lewis, Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Art Works Season 1 Episode 25 - Muster, Terrapin, Dale Woodbridge-Brown
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    #24 - Muster, Terrapin, Dale Woodbridge-Brown

    S1:E25

    Watch participatory dance work Muster; marvel at the craftsmanship of Terrapin; meet 13-year-old Bronte as she auditions for Ballet Theatre Queensland; and hear from "Kamilaroi cowboy", acrobat Dale Woodbridge-Brown.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Art Works Season 1 Episode 26 - First Nations Fashion and Design
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    #25 - First Nations Fashion and Design

    S1:E26

    Strut the catwalk with First Nations Fashion and Design; have a stickybeak inside Sam Leighton-Dore's home; share a cuppa with latte art champ Caleb Cha; and meet a few artists exhibiting at the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Uncle Jack Charles, Atong Atem & Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran" is the best rated episode of "Art Works". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Zoe Norton Lodge, it aired on 5/5/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Opera Australia & Mary Quant".