3 episodes

In October 2018 SYN spent the week in Bendigo, Victoria as part of the Artlands Festival - thanks to the support of our friends Regional Arts Victoria!

We 'Unleashed The Artlands Voice', working with 10, year 10 students from Bendigo South East College to get four full days of on the ground festival coverage!

Producing 27 segments - including: on site interviews with artists regarding their keynotes and exhibitions, students reflections on their experience, along with the atmos of the festival week.

The students were the drivers, collecting their own content, editing their own packages and developing content independently. They're all now fully fledged audio producers.

Find out more about the project at artlands.com.au. If you'd like to hear more amazing work by young people check out syn.org.au. Loves of love to local community radio station Phoenix FM for lending their facilities to the students to train and make content during the festival.

Thank you to our friends at Regional Arts Victoria for making this project happen, along with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Artlands Victoria - Highlights Podcast SYN Content

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In October 2018 SYN spent the week in Bendigo, Victoria as part of the Artlands Festival - thanks to the support of our friends Regional Arts Victoria!

We 'Unleashed The Artlands Voice', working with 10, year 10 students from Bendigo South East College to get four full days of on the ground festival coverage!

Producing 27 segments - including: on site interviews with artists regarding their keynotes and exhibitions, students reflections on their experience, along with the atmos of the festival week.

The students were the drivers, collecting their own content, editing their own packages and developing content independently. They're all now fully fledged audio producers.

Find out more about the project at artlands.com.au. If you'd like to hear more amazing work by young people check out syn.org.au. Loves of love to local community radio station Phoenix FM for lending their facilities to the students to train and make content during the festival.

Thank you to our friends at Regional Arts Victoria for making this project happen, along with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

    BONUS: Creative Risk - Beyond the cringe

    BONUS: Creative Risk - Beyond the cringe

    Show Notes:

    Winnie and Sarah interview artist Julie Collins and executive consultant Kath Melbourne after their panel Creative risk - Beyoung the cringe, beyond the distance.

    Find out more about the project at artlands.com.au. If you'd like to hear more amazing work by young people check out syn.org.au. Loves of love to local community radio station Phoenix FM for lending their facilities to the students to train and make content during the festival.

    Thank you to our friends at Regional Arts Victoria for making this project happen, along with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation.
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 4 min
    Youth, Arts and Risk Taking

    Youth, Arts and Risk Taking

    Show Notes - Timestamps:


    0.00 - 1.39: Andy, Kim and Kaitlyn discuss their highlights of the festival so far and what they'd like to see more of at the next Artlands Festival.
    1.40 - 2.47: Helen Bodycomb, Mark Anstey and Phill McConachy talk to Winnie and Seth about what drives them in their arts practice and advice to young up and coming artists.
    2.48 - 4.17: The group Pitcha Makin Fellas share their experience making 'controversial art' and what discuss what their favourite works they've created have been.
    4.18 - 8.38: Sarah asks artists Frankie Snowdon, Britt Guy and Holly Macdonald 'is it worth taking risk in art?' and they discuss how has that payed off in their carrer.
    8.38 - 10.30: Winnie and Seth ask Helen Bodycomb, Mark Anstey and Phill McConachy what medium of art is their favourite?
    10.30 - 12.01: Rodger Griffiths and Tom O’Reilly dicuss with Winnie and Seth how their ideal city would look like and how young people can shape that future.
    12.01 - 12.43: Ollie and Luka talk to CEO of Regional Arts Victoria Joe Toohey and community builder Jane Smith about the highlights of their career.
    12.44 - 13.22: Words of wisdom from Bryce Ives for young artists that are at the start of their professional journey.
    13.24 - 15.07: Sarah asks Brett Leavy why he 'chose to become an artist' and what that means to him.

    Find out more about the project at artlands.com.au. If you'd like to hear more amazing work by young people check out syn.org.au. Loves of love to local community radio station Phoenix FM for lending their facilities to the students to train and make content during the festival.

    Thank you to our friends at Regional Arts Victoria for making this project happen, along with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation.
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 15 min
    Culture, Identity and First Nation People

    Culture, Identity and First Nation People

    Show Notes - Timestamps:


    0.00 - 1.13: Student's highlights and favourite aspects of the festival experience.
    1.13 - 3.15: After listening to keynote speech by Irene Vernis, from VicHealth, Meg, Sarah and Winnie discuss what mental health means to them and explore personal stories.
    3.15 -  6.39: Andy talks to the artists from the Cultural Pharmacy, an exhibtion during the Artlands Festival, disucssing what their work means.
    6.38 - 8.17: Kim interviews artists who particpated in the Smoking Ceremony by the Dja Dja wurrung people on Day 1 of the Artlands Festival.
    8.17 - 10.29: Sarah and Winnie interview Brett Leavy after his keynote 'A new technology for an ancient culture' and how the video game he's developing can help us connect with First Nation's People.
    10.30 - 11.27: Amanda Smethurst and Jenny Rutter from Creative People and Places talk to Kim about the role art plays in the community.
    11.27 - 12.41: After her keynote Treasure Handed Down, Desna Whaanga-Schollum discusses with Erin about the tranformational change she'd like to see in art's practice.
    12.41 - 16.30: Kaitlyn, Kim and Andy talk to Sarah McEwan about how feminaism can have a positive impact in regional areas.

    Find out more about the project at artlands.com.au. If you'd like to hear more amazing work by young people check out syn.org.au. Loves of love to local community radio station Phoenix FM for lending their facilities to the students to train and make content during the festival.

    Thank you to our friends at Regional Arts Victoria for making this project happen, along with support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation.
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 16 min

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