ACCA Podcast

ACCA Podcast

Author: ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art) Language: English Episodes: 100
The ACCA Podcast opens a door to the dynamic world of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, directly from its home in Melbourne. This series captures the institution’s vital program, offering a rich audio archive of artist talks, panel discussions, and critical conversations that unfold within its galleries. Each episode immerses you in the ideas behind major exhibitions and current artistic practices, featuring the voices of curators, thinkers, and the artists themselves. It’s a chance to engage with the questions shaping contemporary art today, whether you’re revisiting a memorable event or discovering it for the first time. By tuning into this podcast, you gain access to the depth and context of ACCA’s projects, hearing directly from the creative minds who define our cultural moment. The audio serves as both a companion to physical visits and a standalone resource for anyone curious about the processes and dialogues at the heart of a leading art space. Listen for insightful critiques, spontaneous moments from live recordings, and explorations of how art intersects with broader societal themes. The ACCA Podcast brings the energy of a flagship institution to your ears, wherever you are.
Episodes
Counter-monuments Symposium: Session Two [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:44
Counter-monuments: Indigenous settler relations in Australian contemporary art and memorial practices Session Two: Thursday 18 March 2021 Chair: Genevieve Grieves, Indigenous Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Melbourne…
Counter-monuments Symposium: Session One [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:49
Counter-monuments: Indigenous settler relations in Australian contemporary art and memorial practices Session One: Wednesday 17 March 2021 Chair: Associate Professor Sana Nakata, co-founder of the Indigenous Settler Rela…
Missile Park: Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with Max Delany [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:08
Listen to a conversation between exhibiting artist Yhonnie Scarce and exhibition curator Max Delany about Scarce’s major new commission, 'Missile Park'. 'Missile Park' extends Scarce’s research into the impacts of nuclea…
Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with Daniel Browning [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:20
Listen now to Yhonnie Scarce in conversation with Daniel Browning, producer and presenter of Awaye! on ABC Radio National, as they unpack a range of ideas in Scarce’s practice and consider the works on display in the art…
Resilience And Sustainability Forum [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:32
Speakers: Rebecca Huntley, Isadora Vaughan, Amanda Cachia and Tim Riley Walsh. Listen to a panel of artists, writers, academics, journalists and environmentalists each addressing our collective responsibility to sustain…
Overlapping Magisteria Artist Talks: Isadora Vaughan And Sam Petersen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:47
Listen to artists Isadora Vaughan and Sam Petersen as they discuss their newly commissioned works for Overlapping Magisteria: The 2020 Macfarlane Commissions. Encompassing living organisms, kinetic installations and imme…
NIRIN NAARM Artist Talks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:30
Brook Andrew, Artistic Director of NIRIN, 22nd Biennale of Sydney in discussion with exhibiting NIRIN NAARM artists, including Victoria Hunt, Justin Shoulder and James Tylor. Hosted online for a limited one-week period f…