SAM Talks Shepparton Art Museum

In April 2024, SAM Selects artist Jen Valender joined SAM Curator - Community Caroline Esbenshade for a fascinating live conversation exploring the creation of her exhibition Field. Created during Valender’s time on the University of Melbourne’s Dookie Agricultural Campus for her CoVA Art + Ecology residency, the body of moving image works explore the relationship between art and the natural world through a series of video works featuring the wildlife and lush, fluorescent canola fields of Do...

SAM Curator Jessica O'Farrell sits down with multidisciplinary artist Jason Phu to discuss his recent Art Wall commission for SAM, Some of the things that have come and gone with the waters. The pair dive into Phu's creative practice, the research he undertook for his site-responsive work, and the process of depicting a landscape following the devastation of recent flooding.Stay in touch with SAM on socials:Instagram / www.instagram.com/sam_sheppartonFacebook / www.facebook.com/sheppartonartm...

Australian Melting Pot (2018) examines the complexity of living between multiple cultures in Australia. Join artist Moorina Bonini and SAM Curator Belinda Briggs as they discuss the artwork and the multifaceted perspectives that contribute to the construction of Australian identity.Stay in touch with SAM on socials:Instagram / www.instagram.com/sam_sheppartonFacebook / www.facebook.com/sheppartonartmuseumSign up to our monthly newsletter via MailchimpVisit the SAM website to discover our exhi...

SAM Talks: Drawing Wall #39with Troy Firebrace Join Yorta Yorta artist Troy Firebrace and SAM Curator Belinda Briggs as they discuss the dual contexts of SAM Drawing Wall #39. Troy uses layers of meaning within his work, encouraging his audience to look again. At a first glance, we might recognise the familiar imagery of a dry riverbed in the summer sun—upon closer inspection, however, we discover some of the complexities of living in the modern world. Learn how Troy uses ...

SAM Talks: A Potter’s Legacy with Damon Moon Join us as we discuss key artworks in our most recent exhibition; A Finer Grain, selected works from the Shepparton Art Museum. In this iteration, Damon Moon remarks on Marea Gazzard’s artwork in the exhibition, with introductory remarks from SAM Director Dr. Rebecca Coates. #samtalks #samtalkspodcast #sheppartonartmuseum #contemporaryart Stay in touch with SAM on socials:Instagram / www.instagram.com/sam_sheppartonFacebook / www.facebook...

SAM Talks: Colour with David Sequeira Join us as we discuss a series of key artworks in our most recent exhibition; A Finer Grain, selected works from the Shepparton Art Museum. In this iteration, David Sequeira remarks on Grace Cossington Smith’s artwork in the exhibition, with introductory remarks from SAM Director Dr. Rebecca Coates.#samtalks #samtalkspodcast #sheppartonartmuseum #contemporaryart Stay in touch with SAM on socials:Instagram / www.instagram.com/sam_sheppartonFacebook / ...