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1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 min. 59 sec.) ; 163245792 bytes |
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Fenella Kernebone looks at Hats: an Anthology by Stephen Jones at GOMA; Robyn Archer travels to Vanuatu for Wan Smolbag; a new segment My Secret Art Life; and Chris Smither performs.This week on Art Nation, Fenella Kernebone heads to Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art to look at a spectacular exhibition of hats from London's Victoria and Albert Museum, curated by legendary milliner Stephen Jones. Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones is wonderful, whimsical, wicked and downright wacky. The exhibition presents more than 250 hats and iconic headpieces from the V & A's extensive collection and Jones's own archive. Singer and arts aficionado Robin Archer presents a special feature for Art Nation on the story of Wan Smolbag, a theatre company based in Vanuatu which has been in existence for the last 21 years. In the early days the company's props fitted into just one small bag - hence the name 'Wan Smolbag'. Well-known and highly respected in the Pacific, the it now produces plays, radio dramas and a TV soap opera covering contemporary social issues ranging from poverty to domestic violence and sexually transmitted diseases. The company is funded by the Australian Government's overseas aid agency, AusAID, the New Zealand Government and other international donors.Have you ever sat at your desk day dreaming about playing an instrument or perhaps becoming a painter or a dancer? This is the question posed in a new series of segments on Art Nation called My Secret Art Life which tap into people's secret passions. The first segment deals with the story of Peter Chau, an eye surgeon, who with the encouragement of his daughter took up ballet four years ago - a life-changing decision.To close the show American singer/songwriter and blues/folk guitarist Chris Smither performs in the Art Nation studio |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-04-11 at 17:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Drama -- Themes, motives.
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Fashion design.
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Hats in art.
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Jones, Stephen, 1957-.
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Wan Smolbag Theatre.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Archer, Robyn, contributor
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Bligh, Anna, contributor
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Jones, Stephen, contributor
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Kernebone, Fenella, host
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Vatu, Yvette, contributor
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Walker, Peter, contributor
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