PODCAST · arts
Sightlines
by Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society
Your monthly guide to the visual arts in Dunedin and beyond
Episodes
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01-10-2026 - Show 61 - Piupiu Maya Turei - Art is a Necessary Recreation
Blue Oyster Art Project Space is a true Dunedin institution. Director Piupiu Maya Turei talks about Blue Oyster's unique role in Dunedin's art scene, the importance of risk and experimentation, and why contemporary art can be a salve in troubled times. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM…
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03-09-2026 - Show 60 - Nick Guilford - The Gift of Proper Materials
Dunedin artist Nick Guilford is only in his mid-20s, but already has more than a decade of committed arts practice behind him, as well as solo and group exhibitions, and current plans to open an artist-run gallery in Bond St later this year. He talks to Sally about the process of graduating from…
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06-08-2026 - Show 59 - Damien van Brandenburg's Biomorphic Architecture
Well-known Dunedin architect Damien van Brandenburg believes that architecture should serve people by making life more interesting and beautiful. His practice is famous for its use of organic principles and forms, including in the groundbreaking Chinese fashion campus Marisfrolg Gardens. Can a...
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02-07-2026 - Show 58 - Weaving The Glaciers with Pam McKinlay
Pam McKinlay is a multi-disciplinary artist and curator with a special interest in the intersection between art and science. She talks to Sally about her work in this fascinating field. Hear more about Dunedin's long-running biennial Art and Science collaborative exhibition, and why the world...
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04-06-2026 - Show 57 - Mark Cowden's Multiplane Art
Inspired by a chance encounter with an installation at the Pompidou Centre, Mark Cowden switched careers to become a fulltime artist specialising in multiplane artworks. Mark talks to Sally about solving the unique engineering challenges of his particular artform, and how his technique has…
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07-05-2026 - Show 56 - Michael Greaves - Painting is a Beautiful Mess
Show 56 - Michael Greaves is a well-respected local painter and Principal Lecturer at the Dunedin School of Art. This month on Sightlines, he talks about being mentored by Grahame Sydney and Lindsay Crooks, finding inspiration in the imperfection of gardens, and how recent health challenges have...
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02-04-2026 - Show 55 - Te Ahikaroa with Lauren Gutsell and Lucy Hammonds
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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05-03-2026 - Show 54 - In Iron and Stone - Stuart Griffiths
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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05-02-2026 - Show 53 - Artsenta with Paul Smith
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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01-01-2026 - Show 45 Replay - Feathers, Sequins, Vintage Glamour
Replay of Show 45 - Feathers, Sequins, Vintage Glamour - The Eden Hore Collection - How did a farmer from Naseby come to own one of the most significant collections of 70s and 80s designer dresses in NZ? Fashion historian Jane Malthus discusses the Eden Hore Collection, the enduring appeal of...
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04-12-2025 - Show 52 - The Collective Art of Friendship
Show 52 - The Collective Art of Friendship - Do your artistic tastes outstrip your spending power? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to pool resources with friends and purchase art as a group? Explore the fascinating world of art collectives in this unique discussion with collective...
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Show 51 - Catching up with the Forrester Gallery
What does it take to run a major regional gallery? Curator Anna McLean talks to Sally about the Forrester Gallery’s rich history and exciting plans for expansion. Anna discusses some of her favourite items in the Forrester’s collection, including some exciting new acquisitions representing North...
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Show 50 - Paradise of Imagination
Show 50 - Paradise of Imagination - Curatorial Intern Anya Samarasinghe discusses the new DPAG show, Paradise of Imagination: Medieval and Modern Encounters. Join Anya and Sally as they talk about the challenges and rewards of combining medieval and modern artworks, the connections that emerged,...
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Sightlines - 04-09-2025 - Show 49 - Spotlight on the Visual Studies Research Network
Show 49 - Spotlight on the Visual Studies Research Network - Professor Emerita Leoni Schmidt and Dr Bridie Lonie are key members of the Visual Studies Research Network, established as a response to diminishing academic support for the study of art history. Join Sally as she explores the Network’s...
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Sightlines - 07-08-2025 - Show 48 - Peter Cleverley from Kakanui to the World
Show 48 - Peter Cleverley from Kakanui to the World - Peter Cleverley lives in the tiny hamlet of Kakanui but is a major presence on the visual arts scene in North Otago and beyond. Join Sally to hear about the profound effect his extensive travels, contact with indigenous communities, and...
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Sightlines - 03-07-2025 - Show 47 - Alistair Fox - Writing between transience and eternity
Show 47 - Alistair Fox - Writing between transience and eternity - Arriving unexpectedly at art writing from a background in literature and Renaissance history, Emeritus Professor Alistair Fox has recently published a profound study of Kakanui artist Peter Cleverley. Join interviewer Sally…
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Sightlines - 05-06-2025 - Show 46 - FE29 Gallery - Cecilia Mickelsen and Megan Mickelsen
Show 46 - FE29 Gallery - Cecilia Mickelsen and Megan Mickelsen - This month, Sally interviews Cecilia and Megan Mickelsen, owners of the remarkable FE29 gallery in St Clair. This gallery is unusual in that it is based in the owners' residence, with work exhibited in every possible space…
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Sightlines - 01-05-2025 - Show 45 - Feathers, Sequins, Vintage Glamour - The Eden Hore Collection
Show 45 - Feathers, Sequins, Vintage Glamour - The Eden Hore Collection - How did a farmer from Naseby come to own one of the most significant collections of 70s and 80s designer dresses in NZ? Fashion historian Jane Malthus discusses the Eden Hore Collection, the enduring appeal of vintage...
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Sightlines - 03-04-2025 - Show 44 - Margi Robertson on NomD, Imperfection and Beauty
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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Sightlines - 06-03-2025 - Show 43 - Creative Careers in Parallel - Robert Scott
Show 43 - Creative Careers in Parallel - Robert Scott is a highly-regarded Dunedin artist and owner of Pea Sea Gallery in Port Chalmers, But he also has a double life as a musician, and was a key figure in the development of the Dunedin sound, as a member of both The Clean and The Bats. Listen to...
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Sightlines - 06-02-2025 - Show 42 - Eliza Glynn
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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Sightlines - 02-01-2025 - Show 07 - Jane Dodd - Natural History (Replay)
Renowned NZ jeweller Jane Dodd talks about her artistic training, the evolution of her career, and her predominant creative themes, including a longstanding fascination with the relative places of humans and animals in the natural world. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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Sightlines - 05-12-2024 - Show 41 - Cooking Together - Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux
Show 41 - Cooking Together - Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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Sightlines - 07-11-2024 - Show 40 - Michele Beevors - Knitting, Death, Extinction
Show 40 - Michele Beevors is Principal Lecturer in Sculpture at the Dunedin School of Art. Today, she talks to Sally about the moment she realised that she could sculpt with wool, and the incredible creations that followed, including dodos, elephants, life-size giraffe skeletons and more. For...
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Sightlines - 03-10-2024 - Show 39 - Jane Marshall Fitzgerald - Dreaming in Colour
Show 39 - Jane Marshall Fitzgerald - Dreaming in Colour - Botantical artist Jane Marshall Fitzgerald talks about the personality of plants, being inspired by 17th-century artist and entomologist Maria Merian, and her own personal creative journey from painting in monochrome to dreaming in colour....
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Sightlines - 05-09-2024 - Show 38 - Walking The Green Belt with Sam Foley
Show 38 - Walking The Green Belt with Sam Foley - Dunedin artist Sam Foley discusses his early career (including seminal time spent touring art collections in Europe), and the inimate and rewarding process of painting commissions. As we approach the 20th anniversary of his iconic Green Belt…
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Sightlines - 01-08-2024 - Show 37 - The Language of Flowers
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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Sightlines - 04-07-2024 - Show 36 - The Illustrious Career of David Elliot
Show 36 - The Illustrious Career of David Elliot - David Elliot is a multi-award winning author and illustrator who lives in Port Chalmers, and draws inspiration from local wildlife and the sea. David talks to Sally about his uncertain start as an artist, how he received some unexpected help from...
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Sightlines - 06-06-2024 - Show 35 - Simon Richardson - Portrait of the Artist
Show 35 - Simon Richardson - Portrait of the Artist - Dunedin painter Simon Richardson was recently the only New Zealander to be a finalist for the coveted Archibald Prize for portraiture in Sydney. He has painted some of this country's most notable artists, writers, academics and sportspeople....
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Sightlines - 02-05-2024 - Show 34 - Margery Blackman: Weaving, Life
Margery Blackman: Weaving, Life - Join us as we celebrate the life and career of one of NZ's most prominent textile artists, Dunedin weaver Margery Blackman, ahead of a major retrospective at DPAG. Curator Elle Loui August describes how the passion, dedication, and irrepressible curiosity of this...
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Sightlines - 04-04-2024 - Show 33 - Bathrooms Revisited
Show 33 - Bathrooms Revisited - Spend too long in the bathroom with recent Frances Hodgkins Fellow Emily Hartley-Skudder. Emily reveals the extent of her fascination with retro toilet fittings, eccentric decor choices, and the deeply suspect art historical tradition of painting naked women…
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Sightlines - 07-03-2024 - Show 32 - Art and Technology Repeat Interview
The Role of Technology in Art - DPAG Society President Ross Currie talks to two local artists with diametrically opposing views on the role of technology in art. Goldsmith Tony Williams is committed to traditional methods of handmaking jewellery. Photographer Jennifer Belt has embraced photoshop…
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Sightlines - 01-02-2024 - Show 31 - Marilynn Webb - Folded in the Hills
Marilynn Webb - Folded in the Hills - Curators Lauren Gutsell and Lucy Hammonds discuss the long but deeply rewarding journey of assembling the magnificent Marilynn Webb exhibition currently on show at the Gallery. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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Sightlines - 07-12-2023 - Show 30 - Violet Faigan
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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Sightlines - 02-11-2023 - Show 29 - Alysha Bailey - In My Mothers Garden
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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Sightlines - 05-10-2023 - Show 28 - Anita de Soto - Into the Light
Show 28 - Anita de Soto - Into the Light - Dunedin artist and School of Art teacher Anita de Soto talks about her unashamed celebration of real femininity. Anita looks back at work from her 2018 William Hodges Fellowship, in which she brought colonial women out of their historical anonymity and...
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Sightlines - 07-09-2023 - Show 27 - Victoria McIntosh - The Power of Pudding
Show 27 - Victoria McIntosh: The Power of Pudding - Victoria discusses the origins of her witty, provocative and highly original creative practice. Find out why being forced to attend ballet classes as a child has resulted in the making of exquisite pudding sculptures out of recycled vintage...
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Sightlines - 03-08-2023 - Show 26 - Otago Art Society, past and present
Show 26 - Otago Art Society, past and present - Otago Art Society past presidents Doug Hart and Jenny Longstaff discuss the illustrious 147-year history of the OAS, and the impressive programme of exhibitions they currently manage each year. Hear how the Society has gradually evolved into the...
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Sightlines - 06-07-2023 - Show 25 - Night Vision with Steev Peyroux
Show 25 - Night Vision with Steev Peyroux - Dunedin artist and educator Steev Peyroux talks to Sally about his career transition from full-time dancer to artist and art teacher, and how some of the skills he learned as a dancer turned out to be surprisingly transferrable. Steev is a proud…
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Sightlines - 01-06-2023 - Show 24 - Jeffrey Harris: landscape, people, emotion
Acclaimed Dunedin painter Jeffrey Harris talks to Sally about becoming an artist in the face of his father's staunch disapproval, and how his grandparents and a generous art teacher helped. Harris dislikes anything transitory, and although not religious himself, longs to recover the intensity of...
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Sightlines - 04-05-2023 - Show 23 - Under Review with James Dignan
Show 23 - Under Review with James Dignan - ODT art reviewer James Dignan talks to Sally about the important distinction between reviewing and criticising. How does an honest reviewer avoid discouraging artists? How to write accessibly about difficult art? And how can a reviewer encourage…
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Sightlines - 06-04-2023 - Show 22 - Clive Humphreys - Between Showers
Show 22 - Between Showers - Clive Humphreys is a painter, printmaker and former head of the Dunedin School of Art. In today's episode, he talks to Sally about his development as an artist, how he balanced the demands of academic life with a thriving artistic practice, and the interesting effects…
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Sightlines - 02-03-2023 - Show 21 - Tuhura Sculpture Invitational
Ross talks to Vanessa Cook from Milford Gallery about the stunning Tuhura Sculpture Invitational: a rare and spectacular showcase featuring some of NZ's foremost sculptors. What makes sculpture such a distinctive art form? What is the best way to look at a sculpture? How have the featured artists...
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Sightlines - 02-02-2022 - Show 20 - Getting Naked with John Z Robinson
Show 20 - Getting Naked with John Z Robinson - Dunedin jeweller and painter Jon Z. Robinson talks about his childhood love of colour, early artistic influnces including Robin White, and the evolution of his long-standing practice of drawing from nude models. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM...
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Sightlines - 01-12-2022 - Show 19 - The Role of Technology in Art
Show 19 - The Role of Technology in Art - DPAG Society President Ross Currie talks to two local artists with diametrically opposing views on the role of technology in art. Goldsmith Tony Williams is committed to traditional methods of handmaking jewellery. Photographer Jennifer Belt has embraced...
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Sightlines - 03-11-2022 - Show 18 - SITE Specific - Ben Fitzgerald and Esmond Paterson
Show 18 - SITE Specific - Ben Fitzgerald and Esmond Paterson - Ahead of the 2022 SITE exhibition, two promising young graduates of the Dunedin School of Art reflect on their time at art school. Ben Fitzgerald and Esmond Paterson discuss aspects of their current creative practice, ranging from the...
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Sightlines - 06-10-2022 - Show 17 - Sorawit Songsataya - 2022 Frances Hodgkins Fellow
Show 17 - Sorawit Songsataya - 2022 Frances Hodgkins Fellow - Join Sally and our 2022 Frances Hodgkins Fellow, Sorawit Songsataya, as they discuss Sorawit's latest projects, what it's like to move between two very different artistic cultures, and Sorawit's creative evolution from painter to...
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Sightlines - 01-09-2022 - Show 16 - 100 Years of Art
Show 16 - A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society! Sally explores the nineteenth-century origins of the Gallery and Society, key founding figures, and major milestones, interspersed with historical extracts from the letters page of the ODT voicing a...
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Sightlines - 04-08-2022 - Show 15 - Body and Soul - Hospital Art Collection
Show 15 - Body and Soul - The Dunedin Hospital art collection may be one of the most-viewed collections in the city, but have you ever wondered how extensive it is, or how it started? Join two prominent members of the Dunedin Hospital Art Advisory Committee, Barbara Brinsley and Nicola McClymont,...
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Sightlines - 07-07-2022 - Show 14 - How To Collect Art Part 3
How To Collect Art Part 3 - Local collectors Ross Grimmett and David Bell discuss the delights and pitfalls of collecting, the role their collections have played in their lives, and how collecting art has influenced their thinking. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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