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Hermannsburg Life
Hermannsburg LifeArtworks, ABC Radio NationalExecutive Producer: Debra McCoy The former Aboriginal mission town of Hermannsburg, 130 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, has a long history of contemporary art practice—from the evocative watercolours of Albert Namatjira in the 1930s, to the quirky, colourful ceramics of the Aranda women’s pottery group today. Brisbane’s Artisan Gallery hosted an…
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Making “Lotte’s Gift”
Making “Lotte’s Gift”Exhibit A, ABC Radio NationalExecutive Producer: Julie CopelandCommissioned by ABC Regional Production Fund Lotte’s Gift is a new work by Australian playwright David Williamson. It is the product of a collaboration with German-Australian classical guitarist Karin Schaupp. This “drama with music” tells the story of Karin’s little-known but extraordinary grandmother, Lotte Reinke—in her…
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Gold or Sunshine: which is the coast with the most?
Gold or Sunshine: which is the coast with the most?ABC Coast FM (Gold & Sunshine Coasts)Five x 5ish minute episodesExecutive Producer: Anthony FrangiCommissioned by ABC Regional Production Fund AFL or rugby? Melbourne or Sydney? Holden or Ford? Big smoke or small town? The beach or the bush? Long board or short? Boardies or budgie smugglers?…
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Mary River Sans Frontières
Mary River Sans FrontièresThe Deep End, ABC Radio NationalExecutive Producer: Debra McCoy In 2005, French-Australian environmental artist Francois Davin—a resident of the Mary Valley’s Kandanga—lured a number of like-minded artists from a symposium in Noosa to something of an artist-in-residence/farmstay on his home turf. In the process, he inspired local farmers to look at their…
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Dig, dig, dig! Yowah 4490 ½
Dig, dig, dig! Yowah 4490 ½Street Stories, ABC Radio NationalExecutive Producer: Claudia TarantoABC Regional Production Fund “Man needs space to feel free. You can be desperately lonesome in a crowd, but in the outback you can be alone without ever feeling lonely.” So says Johnny Kovac in White Man in a Hole by Rena Briand –…
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Wivenhoe Dam interpretive signage
Like most dams, Wivenhoe serves several functions. A series of 10 interpretive signs about the dam, river, local Aboriginal culture, native flora and fauna, and recreational activities. Interesting stuff. Oh and there’s a lovely story about a little forest that a local school built and named—see the Ferncassy Forest sign. Client: Wivenhoe Alliance | Design:…
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Rohan you bastard: the life and times of an outback cop
Rohan you bastard: the life and times of an outback copStreet Stories, ABC Radio NationalExecutive Producer: Claudia TarantoABC Regional Production Fund The role of the police officer in the small and remote rural community is both official and social, formal and informal. The position and mere presence of a cop are essential to both the general…
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Monumental Queensland
These signposts on Queensland’s cultural landscape provide a guide to our unique stories and histories—a vivid portrayal of what make us “us”. Title concept and cover blurb for Lisanne Gibson and Jo Besley’s book on Queensland’s distinctive public monuments and big things. Publisher: UQP | Client: Public Art Agency, Arts Queensland | Design: Designfront
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Stop! In the Name of Love …
Stop! In the Name of Love …[LOVE Sign]Alan James 2003Screen print on retroreflective film on aluminium60 x 60 cmNumbered multiple—labelled, number-stamped & signed on back First created in 2003, today there are more than 450 Love Signs out here—hanging out in bedrooms and boardrooms from Noosa to New York, Paddo to Paris. More info…
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Cairns Indigenous heritage display
The colonists never left, but the free food and blankets didn’t last. A series of six interpretive display panels on Cairns Esplanade exploring the region’s Indigenous history and cultural heritage. The copy was researched and written in consultation with Yidinji and Yirriganydji elders. Client: Cairns City Council | Design: Dot Dash
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Brisbane City Botanic Gardens interpretive signage
A dozen or so interpretive signs that talk about the gardens’ history and tell the story of some interesting, significant and spooky specimens.
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Raleigh Paper “LOOK!” book
We all look different. And we all look at the world differently. Long story. And a long time ago now, but still a favourite … Raleigh Paper had a new stock to promote called “LOOK!”. They asked Myke Christoffel and Todd Hansson at Gasket to do a promo piece that would appeal to edgy design…