Sightlines

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 member Tess McLaughlan, and consultant (and local gallerist) Vanessa Cook. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 Otago’s Chinese community. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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, and the unexpected riches to be found in Dunedin's public collections. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 significant and growing contribution to the professional conversation about art, and hear why it is so important for art students and practising artists to understand the cultural contexts in which they work. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 experience of the kindness of strangers have had on his creative practice. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 McMillan as she explores Alistair's fascination with the artist's multi-dimensional imaginative process.. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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, including bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen! Hear them discuss how they met, early gallery experiments, and how they came to represent such an enviable list of artists. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 fashion, and the genesis of her stunning new book, Central Otago Couture. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 how he's succeefully balanced parallel careers in art and music, and learn more about the unexpected benefits of a childhood with no TV! This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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

Show 41 - Cooking Together - Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 Beevors, knitting has become a way of navigating and responding to both personal grief and the wider communal sorrows of species loss. Hear about stunning past exhibitions and new developments in her innovative practice. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 series, Sam talks about how that series came to life, and his exciting plans to mark the upcoming anniversary. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 an Antarctic gnome, and his transformative experience as an illustrator for Brian Jacques' best-selling Redwall books. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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. Simon talks to Sally about striving for the 'precious' quality of Old Master portraits, and what it's like to work in sittings with his famous subjects, including some much-needed context for his controversial nude of former All Black Anton Oliver. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 self-styled "serious amateur" enabled her to become an acknowledged master of her craft, with a lasting impact on the collections of major Dunedin art insititutions, and the development of textile arts nationwide. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 getting themselves clean. You will never look at your own bathroom in quite the same way again. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 into the foreground. She also discusses more recent work in which she challenges the misogyny of classic Baroque paintings through playful painting techniques, and bold use of colour. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 shapewear. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 lively and inclusive organisation it is today. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 exponent of the value and uniqueness of Otago Polytechnic Te Pukenga School of Art night classes, which he has taught for many years. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 early religious art. Hear how he draws inspiration from local landscapes while placing people and emotion at the heart of his practice. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 reluctant viewers across gallery thresholds? Join us and find out. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 of retiring from teaching to become a full-time artist in the idyllic surrounds of Waiheke Island. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 reimagined their materials? Join Ross and Vanessa for a great discussion. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 photoshop as a means of achieving her creative vision. This is an ongoing debate in the art world. Where do you stand? This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 challenges of integrating text into visual art forms, to the exploration of hypermasculine symbolism in contemporary gay subculture. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 multi-media artist. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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 colourful array of opinions on the state of art in Dunedin. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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, as they discuss the past, present, and future of this amazing collection. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

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

Photography in Focus - Dunedin-based photographers Murray Eskdale and Rachel Hope Allan discuss how they use photographic technologies, the lengths they will go to to get the right shot, and what inpsires them, from the contours of urban architecture to the grit and beauty of Japanese landscape and culture. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Show 12 - Nigel Brown: A Distinctive Visual Language - Esteemed NZ painter and printmaker Nigel Brown traces the development of his practice from a shaky start at art school, through the influence of his work life, creative collaborations with writers, and a lifelong commitment to growth through experimentation. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Show 11 - Art of Returning Home - Expatriate Kiwi artists Craig Easton and Pete Wheeler discuss the challenges and rewards of establishing a thriving art career overseas in Australia, Germany, and China, and what it's been like to return home. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Show 10 - How To Collect Art Part 2 - Local art lovers Jules Gross and Jules Radich talk about what inspired them to start collecting, what guides them when they buy art, and how their collections have evolved over time. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Show 09 - How To Collect Art Part 1 - If you've ever wanted to collect art, but don't know where to begin, we may be able to help! Hilary Radner (RDS Gallery) and Liz Fraser (Gallery De Novo) talk about their personal journeys to becoming gallery directors, and offer valuable insights on how to build your own art collection.. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

Show 08 - Tauraka Toi, A Landing Place - DPAG Director Cam McCracken and Vicki Lenihan from the Ngai Tahu Paemanu artists' collective discuss the challenges and rewards of their successful ongoing collaboration on a stunning series of exhibitions showcasing contemporary Maori art. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz