![]() ( This feature was first broadcast on ABC Radio National’s Creative Instinct program Saturday 14th July 2012)ĭo rural artists need to kowtow to their city counterparts? In 2011, a group of artists and arts organisations, under the banner of ACRE 2, gathered to discuss the role of rural culture in modern times. ![]() The idea was recently revived to create collaborations between a Victorian artist, Trevor Flinn, and a series of farming families. There’s an old tradition in parts of Australia called a Twiggy-stopping by the side of the road, lighting a fire and settling in for a chat. ( This feature was first broadcast on ABC Radio National’s 360Documentaries program Sunday 30th June 2013) His name is Neil Berecry Brown … and he’s remotely connected. Or maybe he’s an artist who’s also a farmed. This is a story about a farmer who’s also an artist. The show features artists from Ireland, Sweden, the USA, Argentina and Australia, and it highlights the myriad global conversations that are starting to forge powerful new networks that will support the idea of rural arts into a future full of change. The exhibition is co-curated by Irish artist Fiona Woods and gallery director Ian Tully. Radio Yak Yak is one element of an international exhibition called Yak Yak, being hosted by the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery in northern Victoria.
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