WPCC Podcasts WPCC

Join the team as they discuss the newly opened Education Resource Centre. The Education Resource Centre (ERC), housed in a former classroom off the Dubbo Regional Museum, is a place for visitors and students alike to explore and research a wide variety of subjects. The room itself, while boasting the most up to date computer equipment, has been themed to it's former glory as a 1950s classroom. Experience a new level of access to the WPCC collections via collection management software and a new display/study area, explore digitised local newspapers via trove, and examine the photographic collection via MRL and Flickr. Come along and experience the nostalgia and gain an insight into the many avenues for learning this fantastic new centre provides.

Join the team as they discuss Michael Riley: Cloud, an exhibition currently on display at the Western Plains Cultural Centre. Michael Riley (1960 - 2004) was born and raised in Dubbo, going on to become one of Australia’s most successful and highly respected contemporary artists. Cloud produced in 2000 is his best known and much-loved photographic series. An endless blue sky becomes the backdrop for objects relating to Aboriginal life and culture. Influenced by the artist’s early years in his hometown, the works are a meditation on belief, spirituality, childhood and memory.

Join the team as they discuss The Archibald Prize, currently on display at the WPCC. The Archibald Prize is an annual exhibition eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike. It never ceases to create lively debate amongst the arts community and wider public. First awarded in 1921, The Archibald Prize is one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious art prizes. It is awarded to the best portrait painting, preferentially of a man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics. The Archibald Prize is an Art Gallery of NSW exhibition toured by Museums and Galleries NSW.

Join the team as they discuss Frank Nowlan: Man of the series, an exhibition currently on display at the WPCC. Frank Nowlan came to art relatively late in life, when he retired after 40 years of teaching. But art was something of which he always dreamed. Frank called himself a “Sunday painter” and friends would drop in at his house and comment on the ‘stick men’ in his paintings. Throughout the years, Nowlan’s work has developed, becoming enriched with multi-layered concepts, political themes and hidden meanings.

Join the team as they discuss Odditoreum, an exhibition currently on display at the WPCC. This wonderfully innovative and playful exhibition is a unique concept based upon the successful collaboration between the Powerhouse Museum and Oscar winner and children’s book author Shaun Tan. Tan’s brief was to concoct fantastical stories behind 11 especially unusual Museum objects while the rest is left up to the visitor in this delightful exhibition for children of all ages.

Continuing with our new series of podcasts, 'Who We Are', focusing on the different roles and responsibilities of the various members of the team at the WPCC and giving you an insight into how the centre functions. This week's podcast is with Jessica Moore, the collections officer at the WPCC.