SmartArts

SmartArts

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Visual art, theatre, film and literature. Segments include: – ‘Art Attack’ – fortnightly visual arts reviews with Ace Wagstaff and Tai Snaith. – ‘Shoot the Messenger’ – fortnightly theatre news & reviews with Fleur Kilpatrick. – ‘Drawn Out’ – monthly chat about comic books and graphic novels with Bernard Caleo. Please email talks@rrr.org.au for all interview requests. About the Presenter Richard Watts has many years experience working in the arts industry, including five years as the Artistic Director of the youth arts organisation Express Media, seven years on the Board of Melbourne Fringe (including three years as Chair), and six years on the Committee of Management at La Mama Theatre, where he currently serves as Chair. Richard has helped program a range of festivals including Next Wave, the National Young Writers’ Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the Emerging Writers’ Festival (which he founded) and he has written for various broadsheets, journals, zines and magazines. Currently he pays the rent by working as the Performing Arts Editor at www.artshub.com.au. In his spare time he watches old Doctor Who episodes. The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

Recent Episodes

  • That's A Wrap!

    5 months ago
  • Smart Arts 20th Anniversary Special

    7 months ago
  • Marina Prior on Follies, Midsumma Festival 2025, Red Stitch 2025, TarraWarra's Intimate Imaginaries & ACCA’s new CEO and Artistic Director Myles Russell Cook

    7 months ago
  • Stuart Braithwaite, Women's Circus annual showcase, art & music therapy and the NDIS, My Brilliant Career, Skating in the Clouds

    8 months ago
  • ANAM's Sounds of Australia, La Mama & St Martins Youth Theatre fundraising, Adelaide Festival 2025 & PIECES

    8 months ago
  • Final days of MQFF, Parched, Waves and Bubbles, Big Music, and a Dancehouse double feature

    8 months ago
  • Asia Topa, Geelong Gallery, Benjamin Rivers, Glen Downey and Close Company

    8 months ago
  • The Poltergeist at La Mama, Gertrude Studios' 2024 exhibition, The Tina Turner Musical, Perth Festival 2025 & Your Name Means Dream at Red Stitch

    8 months ago
  • MQFF, Dominic Kavanagh, Rhinoceros & Sydney Festival 2025

    9 months ago
  • An Evening with Stephen Fry! Irish Film Festival, Adam Elliot, Victorian Opera 2025, The Rabble’s Wake AND Golden Blood

    9 months ago