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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...
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Season 1

  • Uncle Jack Charles, Atong Atem & Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran
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    Uncle Jack Charles, Atong Atem & Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/5/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • Opera Australia & Mary Quant
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    Opera Australia & Mary Quant

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/19/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • Museum of Contemporary Art & ABC Classic 100
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    Museum of Contemporary Art & ABC Classic 100

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • Miss First Nation & the Ramsay Art Prize
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    Miss First Nation & the Ramsay Art Prize

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/2/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • Archibald Prize & Archie 100
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    Archibald Prize & Archie 100

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/9/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • Kate Just & the Great Woy Woy Tea Cosy Showcase
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    Kate Just & the Great Woy Woy Tea Cosy Showcase

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/16/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • Hilma af Klint & Incognito Art Show
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    Hilma af Klint & Incognito Art Show

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/23/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • Dark Mofo 2021
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    Dark Mofo 2021

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/30/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • NAIDOC Week 2021
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    NAIDOC Week 2021

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/7/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • Just Not Australian Touring Exhibition
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    Just Not Australian Touring Exhibition

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/14/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • Arts Access Victoria Amplify Festival
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    Arts Access Victoria Amplify Festival

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/21/2021

    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.

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    Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge

  • Science Gallery in Melbourne
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    Science Gallery in Melbourne

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/28/2021

    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.

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  • Brisbane Comedy Festival
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    Brisbane Comedy Festival

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/4/2021

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

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  • Malthouse Theatre's Because the Night
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    Malthouse Theatre's Because the Night

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/11/2021

    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.

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  • Mo'Ju, Vipoo Srivilasa & The Wellness Deity Project
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    Mo'Ju, Vipoo Srivilasa & The Wellness Deity Project

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/18/2021

    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.

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  • Maxine Beneba Clark, New Writers Collective & Alex Lahey
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    Maxine Beneba Clark, New Writers Collective & Alex Lahey

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/25/2021

    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.

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  • NATSIAA, Ishmael, Stone Country, Ida Sophia
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    NATSIAA, Ishmael, Stone Country, Ida Sophia

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/1/2021

    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.

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  • Kylie Bracknell, Lucy Irvine, Demolition
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    Kylie Bracknell, Lucy Irvine, Demolition

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/8/2021

    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.

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  • Boy Swallows Universe, Murrniny, Ngaiire
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    Boy Swallows Universe, Murrniny, Ngaiire

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/15/2021

    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.

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  • Daniel Lafferty, The Rivers Sing
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    Daniel Lafferty, The Rivers Sing

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/22/2021

    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.

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  • Brenton E. McKenna, Mick Turner, Bukjeh
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    Brenton E. McKenna, Mick Turner, Bukjeh

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/29/2021

    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.

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  • Claire McArdle, Voices of Colour
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    Claire McArdle, Voices of Colour

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/6/2021

    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.

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  • #KnowMyName
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    #KnowMyName

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/13/2021

    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.

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  • Muster, Terrapin, Dale Woodbridge-Brown
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    Muster, Terrapin, Dale Woodbridge-Brown

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 10/20/2021

    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.

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  • First Nations Fashion and Design
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    First Nations Fashion and Design

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 10/27/2021

    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.

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  • Ausmusic Month
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    Ausmusic Month

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 11/3/2021

    Art Works celebrates Ausmusic Month by talking to musicians, Bukhu Ganburged, and Vika and Linda Bull; and artist and graphic designer Jonathan Zawada, the creator of a number of iconic Australian album covers.

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  • Art in the Vines, Patricia Piccinini
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    Art in the Vines, Patricia Piccinini

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 11/10/2021

    Art Works visits the new Art in the Vines sculpture exhibition at a winery in regional Victoria. Also meet artist Patricia Piccinini; musicians Jackie and Dean Newcomb; and the artists behind Dungarri Nya Nya Ngarri Bi Nya.

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  • OzAsia Festival, Koolbardi wer Wardong
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    OzAsia Festival, Koolbardi wer Wardong

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 11/17/2021

    Art Works heads to OzAsia Festival in Adelaide; Maclagan Squeezebox Festival in regional Queensland; and to see West Australian Opera's world-first opera in Noongar language. We check out a youth circus program in Broome.

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  • Neo Teen Takeover, Wendy Mocke, Fiona Lee
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    Neo Teen Takeover, Wendy Mocke, Fiona Lee

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 11/24/2021

    Teens curate a bimonthly event at AGSA; Papua New Guinean artist Wendy Mocke talks about empowered Black womanhood; how Fiona Lee turned the remnants of her bushfire-ravaged home into art; and the books to read this summer.

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  • Jazz Money, Tarnanthi, Serwah Attafuah
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    Jazz Money, Tarnanthi, Serwah Attafuah

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 12/1/2021

    Meet poet/artist Jazz Money and artist Serwah Attafuah and see how the first interrogates colonial spaces, and the latter toys with digital reality. We head to two exhibitions, Tarnanthi in Adelaide and SOUL fury in Bendigo.

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  • Transformation, Time Pass, Baai
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    Transformation, Time Pass, Baai

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 12/8/2021

    Hear from young people reclaiming their own narratives: by celebrating South Sudanese culture; and creating work by and about the queer and disabled communities. Plus, check out exhibitions Transformation and Time Pass.

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  • La Mama Theatre, Stella Prize
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    La Mama Theatre, Stella Prize

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 12/15/2021

    We visit the newly reopened La Mama Theatre in Melbourne; see how Aboriginal artists are using a colonial statue as a canvas in Hobart; meet past winners of the Stella Prize; and talk to artist and choreographer Amrita Hepi.

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