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ARTISTS' ARTISTS PODCAST

The National Gallery has launched the second season Artists’ Artists, a podcast series connecting audiences with works of art from the national collection. The new season features artists Urs Fischer, Juz Kitson, Archie Moore, Kamilaroi/Bigambul peoples, Ben Quilty and Jenny Watson.

The five-part series gives audiences insight into the personal experiences, perspectives and stories of Australian and international artists, as well as the chance to learn more about some of the treasures and lesser-known works in the national collection.

Artists’ Artists is hosted by Australian novelist, screenwriter, art critic and former editor of the London-based arts magazine, Frieze, Jennifer Higgie. Higgie's recent books include The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World and The Mirror and the Palette: 500 Years of Women's Self Portraits. She is also the presenter of Bow Down, a podcast about women in art history, and the editor of National Gallery publication The Annual.

Artists’ Artists is available to stream now. Subscribe via your favourite podcast app or listen online.

TRAILER

Artists' Artists Season 2 Trailer

MUSEUMS WITHOUT MEN

British art historian, broadcaster and international bestselling author of The Story of Art Without Men, Katy Hessel launches her first Australian Museums without Men audio tour with the National Gallery. Designed to spotlight works of art by women and gender nonconforming artists held in public collections worldwide, this series debuted in the United Kingdom and the United States for Women’s History Month in 2024 with guides for five international institutions.

Created to tackle the gender imbalance in museums and galleries, the National Gallery’s Museums without Men audio tour is part of the Know My Name initiative, celebrating the contribution of all women artists to Australia’s cultural life. Written and presented by Hessel, the audio tour features textiles, paintings, sculptures and installations; from across Australia and spanning over a century of art making. Hessel guides the listener through works of art by Anne Dangar, Grace Cossington Smith, Olive Cotton, Fiona Hall, Nora Heysen, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Anmatyerr people, Bronwyn Oliver, Margaret Preston, Kaylene Whiskey, Yankunytjatjara people and the convict women on the HMS Rajah.

The National Gallery’s Museums without Men audio tour is available here.

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Episode 1: Archie Moore

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    Ramingining artists, Djon Mundine, Bandjalung people, The Aboriginal Memorial, 1987–88 (detail), National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased with the assistance of funds from National Gallery admission charges and commissioned in 1987 © Ramingining artists/Copyright Agency, 2022

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  • Lucy Griggs, Suprematist people, 2011, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, the Rotary Collection of Australian Art, 2012 © Lucy Griggs

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  • John Armstrong, Unless goats are fenced properly they will eat trees and sculptures, 1976, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1976 © John Armstrong. CARCC/Copyright Agency

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  • Leah King-Smith, Bigambul people, Untitled no. 3, 1992, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, kODAK (Australasia) PTY LTD Fund 1994 © Leah King-Smith/Copyright Agency

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Episode 2: Juz Kitson

Episode 3: Urs Fischer

Episode 4: Jenny Watson

Episode 5: Ben Quilty

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