Negin Chahoud is a Visual Artist who explores her emotional journey as a refugee from Iran in her practice. She gives voice to her story through multi-layered, mixed media artworks on paper and paintings and creates intricate, semi-abstract artworks with a strong narrative. Each piece not only showcases part of her history but also reflects on her journey to healing and the inspiration she draws from her natural surroundings.

You can access a transcript for this episode here.

What’s on:

Wellbeing Through Art https://aarts.net.au/news/wellbeing-through-art/

Sarah Blasko and Eliza Hull on tour in Victoria https://www.sarahblasko.com/shows

Music Sample: Eliza Hull – Lilac Dreams https://elizahull.bandcamp.com/track/lilac-dreams

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Van Badham is a writer of plays and novels, an activist and columnist for The Guardian Australia. In the last years she’s been diagnosed as having ADHD. Join us for this special episode of Sideshow where Van examines her past through this new lens, while we acknowledge her brilliant work as a writer.

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/van-badham

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What’s on:

Em and Maddie Solve Your Problems

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KhkpfnlbsiHajDVHj1lHw

Arts Project Australia – Devoted to You

https://www.artsproject.org.au/exhibitions/devoted-to-you/

Music Sample: Charlie Lane – Gold Drips

https://charlielane.bandcamp.com/track/gold-drips-2

Charlie Lane with her iconic fusion of devastating lyrics and energetic music has carved out her niche in the Melbourne music scene.

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Ahead of the Sydney Festival opening, Anthea chats to the brilliant Ali Murphy-Oates, a Ngiyampaa Wailwan person who is both Senior Manager, First Nations Strategy & Engagement at Create NSW, and at Sydney Festival as Producer - First Nations.

You can access a transcript of this episode here.

• Sydney Festival: Vigil-Gunyan: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/vigil-gunyah

What’s on:

TarraWarra Museum of Art, Intimate Imaginaries exhibition from Arts Project Australia

https://www.twma.com.au/exhibitions/intimate-imaginaries/

Arts Project Australia

https://www.artsproject.org.au/

Back to Back Theatre: Multiple Bad Things https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/multiple-bad-things

Music Sample: Magnets: Speak https://musicbymagnets.bandcamp.com/music

MAGNETS, the solo project of Naarm-based disabled artist and advocate Siobhan McGinnity

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