NaN/100 votes#1 - Summer Arts Festivals, Art-Washing
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2022
We head to three of Australia's summer arts festivals in Adelaide, Perth and Sydney, before we unpack the idea of 'art-washing': when organisations, individuals and even countries use art to distract from negative actions.
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Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge
NaN/100 votes#2 - Dean Cross x Sidney Nolan, Eucalyptusdom
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2022
We meet Sidney Nolan by way of artist Dean Cross, visit Powerhouse Ultimo's exhibition Eucalyptusdom, as it interrogates colonial narratives, and find out about the playful self-portraits of textile artist Adrienne Doig.
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Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge
NaN/100 votes#3 - Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Biennale of Sydney
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2022
Namila Benson explores the Lorne Sculpture Biennale, and Eloise Fuss the 23rd Biennale of Sydney. Daina Sgarioto explains how she got into hand-tufting and we discover the timely story of 91-year-old artist Tamara Bekier.
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Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge
NaN/100 votes#4 - WOMADelaide, Alex Seton, Parvyn Singh
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2022
We stop by "world music" festival WOMADelaide, and an augmented reality exhibition in Melbourne. We meet artist Alex Seton, who makes sculptures out of marble, and Punjabi Australian musicians Parvyn and her father Dya Singh.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Marco Fusinato, MICF, Louise Coghill
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2022
We talk to Australia's representative at the Venice Biennale, Marco Fusinato; hear Aussie comedians talk politics; see Louise Coghill's photographs of the WA bushfires; and enter Frida Las Vegas's colourful "Frida-verse".
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Bundanon, Aretha Brown x Emma Donovan
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2022
We visit the new Bundanon Art Museum plus Aretha Brown and Emma Donavan talk album covers. Graeme McCullough speaks to us about the disappearing art of signwriting and we explore the food and art exhibition, Simmer.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - AQAL, David Quirk, Caitlin Yeo, Sky Song
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2022
We check out Somali Australian exhibition AQAL, and First Nations drone art event Sky Song. We unearth comedian David Quirk's unexpected day job, meet composer Caitlin Yeo, and learn about art therapy from Lissette Endacott.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - National Indigenous Art Triennial
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/4/2022
We head to the National Indigenous Art Triennial in Canberra, this year titled Ceremony. Then we meet artist and film photographer Sammy Hawker, and get the lowdown on the latest in film and TV from critic Keva York.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Safa El Samad, Gabbi Bolt, Jordan Benson
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/11/2022
We chat to artists using novel methods and materials: Safa El Samad, who uses embroidery to upcycle clothes; and Jordan Benson, who works with stained glass. We also meet comedian Gabbi Bolt and Bigambul poet Uncle Wes Marne.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Venice Biennale, Deborah Kelly
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/18/2022
We visit the Venice Biennale to catch up with Marco Fusinato, and Parrtjima in Alice Springs. Artist Deborah Kelly invites us to join her religion, and artist Christopher Zanko shares how he combines woodcarving and painting.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Tamworth Country Music Festival
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/25/2022
We witness the power of art therapy with Lissette Endacott. Artist Katie West shares how she uses weaving techniques and found fabrics in her work.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Sydney Writers' Festival, Nils Frahm
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2022
Namila Benson meets some of Australia's leading authors at Sydney Writers' Festival: Chelsea Watego and Clementine Ford, Eliza Hull and Debra Keenahan, and Tony Birch. We also talk to Nils Frahm ahead of his Australian tour.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Australian Fashion Week, Dylan Mooney
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 6/8/2022
We meet fashion designers Nicol & Ford, artist Dylan Mooney and recorder virtuoso Alicia Crossley. We catch new Tassie dance company Great Southern Dance's debut, before ABC Classic's Dan Golding shares his fave soundtracks.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Luca French, Amani Haydar, Cut N Polish
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 6/15/2022
We catch up with Luca French, one of the youngest artists exhibiting at Vivid Sydney. Namila talks to Amani Haydar about art grief and healing. We walk through Cut N Polish, Carriageworks car boot art sale in Sydney.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Rising, Luke Arnold, Is Bach the best?
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 6/22/2022
We head along to Melbourne's Rising festival. Zeina Thiboult shares the art of hair sculpture and Luke Arnold talks about creating change on social media through art. Richard Tognetti explains Bach's classical music mastery.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Sampa The Great, Reality to Screen
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 6/29/2022
Sampa The Great shares how returning from her home in Zambia has guided her music. We get an in depth look into 'Still Lives' at Rising Festival. Ben Law and Vanessa Alexander unpack how filmmakers depict reality on screen.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - NAIDOC Week: Dylan Mooney, Eucalyptusdom
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 7/6/2022
We flash back to some great First Nations stories. Meet Dylan Mooney and see Eucalyptusdom. Emma Donovan and Aretha Brown do Art of the Cover. We meet Katie West, and finish at the National Indigenous Art Triennial.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - The Regions: Christopher Zanko, Bundanon
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 7/13/2022
We revisit some great stories from the regions. Meet artist Christopher Zanko, photographer Sammy Hawker and sign-writer Graeme McCullough. Plus, we head to Bundanon Art Museum and Parrtjima festival in the Red Centre.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - The Burning, Naomi Hobson, Manifesto
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 7/20/2022
We visit Dark Mofo to watch Alex Podger combine art, fire and ritual; Rising for a new work of dance and drums; and Sydney to check out an intimate music venue; and look at Naomi Hobson's photos of young people in Cape York.
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NaN/100 votes#20 - Brisbane Street Art Festival
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 7/27/2022
We head to Brisbane Street Art Festival, and find out about Jess Ribeiro's day job. We talk to theatre group Second Echo Ensemble about their latest show Outside Boy, before Miles Brown teaches us how to play the theremin.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Back to Back Theatre, Soft Centre
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 8/3/2022
We meet the award-winning Back to Back Theatre; slow fashion designer Noah Johnson; and Koori artist S.J Norman, who takes us through his language reclamation work. We also visit experimental art and music fest Soft Centre.
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NaN/100 votes#22 - Arts Week: Looking for Alibrandi, Queer
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 8/9/2022
It's Arts Week on Art Works! We check out a new stage adaptation of Looking for Alibrandi; head to Minjerribah to see Megan Cope build an oyster reef on Country; and explore National Gallery of Victoria's Queer exhibition.
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NaN/100 votes#23 - Gay Hawkes, Tactical Space Lab
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 8/17/2022
We meet 80-year-old artist and furniture maker Gay Hawkes, and learn how artists like Abdul Abdullah work at the nexus of art and tech. We head to Queensland for a film fest in the outback and the opening event of BLEACH*.
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NaN/100 votes#24 - Blaze, Zahra Elham
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 8/24/2022
Artist Kathryn Del Barton talks about her debut feature film Blaze; we meet the now-Australia-based Zahra Elman, the first woman to win Afghan Star; and Sarah L'Estrange unpacks the winner of this year's Miles Franklin Award.
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NaN/100 votes#25 - Fangirls, National Poetry Month Gala
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 8/31/2022
Hear from the creator of the Aussie musical about fandom that has fostered its own devotees; a Canberra coin designer; and amateur musicians who performed with the WASO, as well as poems from the National Poetry Month Gala.
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The Best Episodes of Art Works Season 2
Every episode of Art Works Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Art Works Season 2!
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 2 Ratings Summary
"Summer Arts Festivals, Art-Washing" is the best rated episode of "Art Works" season 2. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Zoe Norton Lodge, it aired on 3/16/2022. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Dean Cross x Sidney Nolan, Eucalyptusdom".