Pari Radio

In this bonus episode, former co-director Bec Gallo chats to current Pari co-directors Emma Cao, Carmen Mercedes Gago Schieb and Naomi Segal. Together they discuss what’s brewing behind the scenes, what care looks like and what spaces like Pari can offer for the future.  This episode was recorded from a set of live panel discussions during Pari Turns 5, in which founding and current co-directors i...

In this bonus episode, former co-director Bec Gallo chats to current Pari co-directors Emma Cao, Carmen Mercedes Gago Schieb and Naomi Segal. They discuss what’s brewing behind the scenes, what care looks like and what can spaces like Pari offer for the future.  This episode was recorded from a set of live panel discussions during Pari Turns 5, in which founding and current co-directors interviewe...

Join Parramatta’s own Beatdisc Records owner Peter Curnovic in conversation with Pari Co-Director, curator and noise artist Carmen Mercedes Gago Schieb. Carmen and Pete talk Parramatta’s punk past, present, and future as well as the changing face of the city and its potential. A call to action for all to create the scene they want to see, a look back at countercultural milestones and their influen...

Pari Co-Director Emma Pham spotlights two fellow local early-career artists, Bonnie Huang and Sehej Kaur Sehmbi. Across two interviews, the episode delves into each of Bonnie and Sehej’s art practices, as well as their connections to Parramatta, community and memory. These emerging stars arise from a growing constellation of up and coming Western Sydney artists, reflecting the glowing potential of...

Join Dharug Knowledge Holder and artist Chris Tobin in unravelling some yarns with First Nations Pari Co-Director Jeyne Wade.  Chris and Jeyne hop, skip and jump from sharing stories about Chris' time raised in Burramatta, the paintbrush and pen as tools of resistance, Dharug histories and teachings, the incoming Western Sydney Airport and the current Dharug context. This episode sows seeds of con...

Artist, activist, community arts worker and long-time Burramatta local Alissar Chidiac opens up a living archive of memory with Pari Co-Director, curator and writer Tian Zhang. In this inspiring episode, Alissar reflects on projects and personal stories from the Burramatta area, and the big and small shifts she’s seen over the decades. A must-listen for community arts workers and activists new and...

In Pari Radio’s debut episode, Pari Co-Director Naomi Segal interviews Pari’s founding Co-Directors, Bec Gallo and Tian Zhang, about the origins, history and collective practices of Pari. Hear about the early relationships, stories and memories that have shaped Pari into the unique artist-run space it is today. Access the show transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_XSYS4mVJyjBmvToiXJfna1...