Visual Arts Archives - JOY Drive Smart, Fun Radio Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:33:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities false episodic JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities JOY Melbourne Inc. All Music and Lyrics reproduced in this podcast are licensed for use through APRA-AMCOS and/or PPCA and/or directly with artists JOY Melbourne Inc. All Music and Lyrics reproduced in this podcast are licensed for use through APRA-AMCOS and/or PPCA and/or directly with artists podcast Visual Arts Archives - JOY Drive https://joy.org.au/joydrive/wp-content/uploads/sites/489/2024/02/JOY-Drive-Podcast-Cover-Image-2024-V4-2.png https://joy.org.au/joydrive/category/arts/visual-arts/ Weekly Sam Strong: Gasworks Turns 40 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2026/01/26/sam-strong-gasworks-turns-40/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:33:47 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=7009 As Gasworks Arts Park turns 40 in 2026, it’s shifting focus from legacy to what comes next. Sam Strong explains the new seasonal model, community-first programming and how Gasworks is...

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]]> As Gasworks Arts Park turns 40 in 2026, it’s shifting focus from legacy to what comes next. Sam Strong explains the new seasonal model, community-first programming and how Gasworks is opening its doors wider to independent and queer artists.

Guest: Sam Strong, Creative Director and CEO, Gasworks Arts Park

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 8:48 Katrina Sedgwick: Federation Square’s Open Air Program https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2026/01/17/katrina-sedgwick-federation-squares-open-air-program/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:50:54 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=6982 Federation Square’s Open Air program brings a month of free music, cinema and culture to Melbourne’s CBD. Katrina Sedgwick talks about why accessibility, joy and shared public space sit at...

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]]> Federation Square’s Open Air program brings a month of free music, cinema and culture to Melbourne’s CBD. Katrina Sedgwick talks about why accessibility, joy and shared public space sit at the heart of the program.

Guest: Katrina Sedgwick, Chief Executive Officer, Federation Square

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 7:24 Pieta Farrell: Midsumma Festival’s 2026 Program https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2026/01/17/pieta-farrell-midsumma-festivals-2026-program/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:35:31 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=6968 The Midsumma Festival’s 2026 program spans hundreds of events across Melbourne and beyond. Pieta Farrell explains how the 2026 festival balances scale, accessibility and the diversity of contemporary queer culture....

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]]> The Midsumma Festival’s 2026 program spans hundreds of events across Melbourne and beyond. Pieta Farrell explains how the 2026 festival balances scale, accessibility and the diversity of contemporary queer culture.

Guest: Pieta Farrell, Head of Programming, Midsumma Festival

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 7:00 Kate Bailey: DIVA at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2025/12/14/kate-bailey-diva-at-the-australian-museum-of-performing-arts/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:46:42 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=6817 The Australian Museum of Performing Arts opens with DIVA, a major international exhibition created by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Senior Curator Kate Bailey joins us to explore how divas...

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]]> The Australian Museum of Performing Arts opens with DIVA, a major international exhibition created by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Senior Curator Kate Bailey joins us to explore how divas have shaped culture through performance, presence and reinvention.

Guest: Kate Bailey, Senior Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 9:12 What’s on in Melbourne with Tim Hunter https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/10/12/whats-on-in-melbourne-with-tim-hunter/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 23:50:32 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=4194 Find out what’s happening in Melbourne this weekend as Tim Hunter returns to the JOY airwaves.

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]]> Find out what’s happening in Melbourne this weekend as Tim Hunter returns to the JOY airwaves.

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 12:44 Festival of Australian Queer Theatre https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/08/22/festival-of-australian-queer-theatre/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 04:07:08 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=4018 The Festival of Australian Queer Theatre is on in Ballarat. It runs from August the 22nd through to the 25th. August 2024 with the theme – “Authentic Disruption”! Guest: Dr...

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]]> The Festival of Australian Queer Theatre is on in Ballarat. It runs from August the 22nd through to the 25th. August 2024 with the theme – “Authentic Disruption”!

Guest: Dr Robert Reid. Artistic Director.

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 5:49 Gina Rinehart and the Streisand Effect https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/05/24/gina-rinehart-and-the-streisand-effect/ Thu, 23 May 2024 21:44:12 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=3515 Australia’s richest woman is reportedly seeking the removal of a portrait of herself from the National Gallery of Australia. In the process of seeking removal of the portrait, Gina Rinehart...

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]]> Australia’s richest woman is reportedly seeking the removal of a portrait of herself from the National Gallery of Australia.

In the process of seeking removal of the portrait, Gina Rinehart may have fallen victim to the ‘Streisand Effect’.

Guest: Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne from the University of Melbourne

Presenter: Warren Andrew

 

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full Mitch Maloney – His work & a new exhibition at the NGV called “My Country” https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/04/19/mitch-maloney-his-work-a-new-exhibition-at-the-ngv-called-my-country/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:09:58 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=3264 Mitch Maloney joins the JOY Drive studio to talk about his work and his new exhibition at the NGV called “My Country.” Guest: Mitch Maloney Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> Mitch Maloney joins the JOY Drive studio to talk about his work and his new exhibition at the NGV called “My Country.”

Guest: Mitch Maloney

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 6:06 Immigration Museum’s exhibition called “Joy” https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/04/13/immigration-museums-exhibition-called-joy/ Sat, 13 Apr 2024 07:57:05 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=3216 The Immigration Museum has an new multi-sensory and multimedia exhibition, called “JOY,” which is celebrating glee through vibrant designs and powerful storytelling. Guest: Khalid Warsame – the Public Programs Producer...

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]]> The Immigration Museum has an new multi-sensory and multimedia exhibition, called “JOY,” which is celebrating glee through vibrant designs and powerful storytelling.

Guest: Khalid Warsame – the Public Programs Producer at Immigration Museum

Presenter: Presenter: Con Keramitsis

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 8:40 The exhibition and the public programs at Queer PHOTO this weekend https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/03/01/the-exhibition-and-the-public-programs-at-queer-photo-this-weekend/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 06:10:55 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=2939 Queer PHOTO is hosting a public program of up-close and personal conversations with visiting international artists. Guest: Brendan McCleary – Queer PHOTO curator Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> Queer PHOTO is hosting a public program of up-close and personal conversations with visiting international artists.

Guest: Brendan McCleary – Queer PHOTO curator

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 8:20 Major Photo Exhibition in Shepparton https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/02/28/major-photo-exhibition-in-shepparton/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:40:37 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=2915 The Shepparton Art Museum has a major new solo exhibition from USA-based photographer, Ryan McGinley, as part of the PHOTO 2024 regional program. Guest: Melinda Martin Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> The Shepparton Art Museum has a major new solo exhibition from USA-based photographer, Ryan McGinley, as part of the PHOTO 2024 regional program.

Guest: Melinda Martin

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 5:59 Dr Richard Harris – “Alfie The Kind” and the Thai Cave Rescue https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/02/07/dr-richard-harris-alfie-the-kind-and-the-thai-cave-rescue/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:54:50 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=2683 You might know him for his efforts during the Thai Cave Rescue, but this Australian anaesthetist has also released a brand new children’s book called “Alfie The Kind.” Guest: Dr...

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]]> You might know him for his efforts during the Thai Cave Rescue, but this Australian anaesthetist has also released a brand new children’s book called “Alfie The Kind.”

Guest: Dr Richard Harris

Presenter: Con Keramitsis

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 10:28 Midsumma Festival 2024 program https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/02/05/midsumma-festival-2024-program/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 01:00:00 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=2609 Midsumma Festival returns in 2024 and the official program has been launched. Here’s what you need to know. Guest: Brendan Cooney Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> Midsumma Festival returns in 2024 and the official program has been launched. Here’s what you need to know.

Guest: Brendan Cooney

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 10:34 Queerthentic Regional LGBTQIA+ Art Prize in Kyneton https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/01/29/queerthentic-regional-lgbtqia-art-prize-in-kyneton/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:18:41 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=2520 Macedon Ranges Accessible Arts Inc. (MRAAI) is presenting Queerthentic as part of the Midsumma Regional Activation Program – a partnership between the Victorian Government and Midsumma. Guest: Rhain DiPilla –...

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]]> Macedon Ranges Accessible Arts Inc. (MRAAI) is presenting Queerthentic as part of the Midsumma Regional Activation Program – a partnership between the Victorian Government and Midsumma.

Guest: Rhain DiPilla – President of Macedon Ranges Accessible Arts

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 7:27 Nobody really has their shit together https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2024/01/25/nobody-really-has-their-shit-together/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 04:20:49 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=2469 Nobody really has their shit together is a brand new book by Luke John Matthew Arnold, featuring his hillarious and inspirational doodles. Guest: Luke John Matthew Arnold Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> Nobody really has their shit together is a brand new book by Luke John Matthew Arnold, featuring his hillarious and inspirational doodles.

Guest: Luke John Matthew Arnold

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities full 7:50 Hamer Hall’s iconic façade hosts First Peoples’ spirit stories in a new large-scale projection https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2023/06/28/hamer-halls-iconic-facade-hosts-first-peoples-spirit-stories-in-a-new-large-scale-projection/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 01:51:53 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=1405 As part of the Electric series, which began in 2022 with Maree Clarke’s Ancestral Memory, Spirits Of The Land is a newly commissioned artwork by artist Aunty Zeta Thomson, a...

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]]> As part of the Electric series, which began in 2022 with Maree Clarke’s Ancestral Memory, Spirits Of The Land is a newly commissioned artwork by artist Aunty Zeta Thomson, a respected Elder and descendant of the Yorta Yorta/Wurundjeri/Wamba Wamba/Wiradjuri people. The projection will light up Hamer Hall from 7 June until 9 July and will also feature in RISING’s Shadow Spirit exhibition at Flinders Street Station.

Guest:  Kimberley Moutlon

Presenter:  Warren Andrew

 

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities 1 1 372 372 Hamer Hall’s iconic façade hosts First Peoples’ spirit stories in a new large-scale projection full 5:05 Dr Ryan Jefferies x JOY Drive: Break the Binaries (Science Gallery) https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2023/02/21/dr-ryan-jefferies-x-joy-drive-break-the-binaries-science-gallery/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:35:26 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=841 Warren chats with Science Gallery Director Dr Ryan Jefferies about a new exhibition from Science Gallery that explores genders, identity and their relationship with science, technology, creativity and culture.

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]]> Warren chats with Science Gallery Director Dr Ryan Jefferies about a new exhibition from Science Gallery that explores genders, identity and their relationship with science, technology, creativity and culture.

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities 1 1 208 208 Dr Ryan Jefferies x JOY Drive: Break the Binaries (Science Gallery) full 5:49 Elliot Attard x JOY Drive: Introducing New Gaming Segment https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2023/01/19/elliot-attard-x-joy-drive-introducing-new-gaming-segment/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:01:17 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=700 Em and Warren are about to play a new video game a month with gaming expert and producer/presenter of Checkpoint on JOY, Elliot Attard. For more on checkpoint, catch them...

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]]> Em and Warren are about to play a new video game a month with gaming expert and producer/presenter of Checkpoint on JOY, Elliot Attard.

For more on checkpoint, catch them Saturdays 2-4 pm or check out joy.org.au/checkpoint

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities 1 1 169 169 Elliot Attard x JOY Drive: Introducing New Gaming Segment full 15:43 Julie McCrossin and Jude Munro x JOY Drive: 50 Years of Gay Liberation https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2022/12/07/julie-mccrossin-and-jude-munro-x-joy-drive-50-years-of-gay-liberation/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 02:09:45 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=591 Em and Warren chat to broadcaster and community advocate Julie McCrossin, and Jude Munro about the Gay Liberation movement and ‘Coming Out! Celebrating 50 Years of Gay Liberation’ which was held at...

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]]> Em and Warren chat to broadcaster and community advocate Julie McCrossin, and Jude Munro about the Gay Liberation movement and ‘Coming Out! Celebrating 50 Years of Gay Liberation’ which was held at the Victorian Pride Centre. 

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities 1 1 135 135 Julie McCrossin and Jude Munro x JOY Drive: 50 Years of Gay Liberation full 14:32 Sandra Bruce x JOY Drive: National Portrait Gallery https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2022/06/22/national-portrait-gallery-sandra-bruce-x-joy-drive/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 23:30:02 +0000 https://joy.org.au/joydrive/?p=160 Em chats to Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, Sandra Bruce about what’s on in 2022.

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]]> Em chats to Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, Sandra Bruce about what’s on in 2022.

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]]> JOY 94.9 - LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities 1 1 27 27 Sandra Bruce x JOY Drive: National Portrait Gallery full 8:11