Arts Nexus

In Conversation with Kyrene Paine Guest performer: Jim Griffith Produced by Melissa Robertson at Arts Nexus Studio http://www.artsnexus.com.au/nexus-hub... A personal journey as a musician from the teachers that inspired her, supported by her talented parents and the orchestras Kyrene has played in. Now with two degrees, two jobs and a string of experiences, Kyrene has switched from Violin to Viol...

Velvet Eldred In Conversation with Melissa Velvet is a community theatre worker whose hearts passion is collaboration with inclusion and diversity. Velvet is also a compassion based trauma sensitive practitioner, whose motto is nobody gets left behind or forgotten.   http://www.artsnexus.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National Treaty Alliance Podcast series Series 1 Episode 3 Hosted by Sandra Levers Facilitator and Community Member, Far North Queensland Guests: Suzanne Thompson and Joanne Willmot Discussing the long journey to Treaty, Truth Telling and Referendums  A SUMMARY of their key messages. Full episodes of conversations to follow. This episode is part of an ongoing series, to capture the true voice of t...

TRUE FRIENDS is a podcast about the process of producing a play. Episode Three: meet Aaron Lee and Avril Duck as they share with us their journey as Aaron creatively develops his play "True Friends" and takes it out to the audience at Woree High School and the FNQ One Act Play Festival. Aaron Lee (writer/co-producer) and Avril Duck (director/co-producer) discuss TRUE FRIENDS which Aaron wrote in 2...

An annual event in the tropical village of Babinda, Queensland.  Sitting on the beautiful Country of Madjanji with the Wanyurr Majay people, Arts Nexus Studio is support many community members, creatives and artisans to tell their stories through podcasting.  Vlogs, aural histories, conversations of importance and chat with friends about connection. Tonight on the 9th December, 2022 the community...

National Treaty Alliance Podcast series Series 1 Episode 2 Hosted by Sandra Levers Facilitator and Community Member, Far North Queensland Guests: Oongi Barb Flick and Josephine Crawshaw Discussing the long journey to Treaty, Truth Telling and Referendums A SUMMARY of their key messages. Full episodes of conversations to follow. This episode is part of an ongoing series, to capture the true voice o...

TRUE FRIENDS is a podcast about the process of producing a play. Episode Two: meet Eben Love, Theatre and Lighting technician, supporter and true friend. Eben Love  was born into theatre with both parents professional practitioners. At 6 months old he went on his first tour with father, Owen Love’s show “No Shame”  During school hist interests were all things multimedia, video production, image ed...

TRUE FRIENDS is a podcast about the process of producing a play. Episode One: meet Aaron Lee and Avril Duck as they share with us their "unexpected journey". Aaron Lee (writer/co-producer) and Avril Duck (director/co-producer) discuss TRUE FRIENDS which Aaron wrote in 2018. Their ambition is to put on a full production and go on tour across Australia! How will they do it? And why? What has been ha...

TRUE FRIENDS is a podcast about the process of producing a play. Episode Three: a conversation with Oma - grandmother, supporter and true friend of Aaron's journey.   Aaron Lee (writer/co-producer) and Avril Duck (director/co-producer) discuss TRUE FRIENDS which Aaron wrote in 2018. Their ambition is to put on a full production and go on tour across Australia! How will they do it? And why? What ha...

NATIONAL TREATY ALLIANCE Podcast Series 1 Episode 1 Guests: Nulsa, Michael Mansell, Geoff Clark and Les Malezer Hosted by: Ian Kuch Produced by: National Treaty Alliance @2022 Recorded at the Arts Nexus Studio, Madjanji Country, Babinda, Queensland   The National Treaty Alliance (NTA) is an unincorporated association of First Australians and their supporters who believe in the development of a tre...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Claire Tierney, youngest of six children. Theatre producer, event manager, life coach, dog walker, world traveller . Born in Melbourne Victoria she has lived and worked in London and Spain. ​ As an entrepreneur she built and sold multiple businesses – Bliss Catering, Give a Dog a Bone – dog walking, Sand Greeting Cards – hand made gift cards. about Claire Tierney Cla...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest, Don Mackay Don McKay from My Evolution Coaching and Consulting, is a Consultant, Trainer, Author, Keynote Speaker, Health and Performance Coach, avid learner and student.  His combination of work and life experience in challenging and diverse areas brings a unique perspective to his passion; aggregating performance strategies to help people get...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest, Samantha Martin A 41 year old Aboriginal woman and descendant from the Jaru and Kija people from the North East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Born in a small town called Wyndham, Samantha travelled around Australia and around the World delivering Aboriginal presentations for the Australian Embassy and producing documentaries for SBS, N...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest, Jane Cafarella Jane Cafarella is a versatile writer and cartoonist whose work has been published in newspapers, journals, magazines and books in Australia and overseas, and whose plays have been performed nationally and internationally and translated into Turkish and Tamil. A former journalist and cartoonist, for the past 10 years, she well kno...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest, Alteouise Devaughn A native of Altadena California, Mezzo Soprano Alteouise DeVaughn has performed with opera companies all around the world. Currently residing in Port Douglas, FNQ with her husband of 9 years, Idris Alkamraikhi.  Alteouise attended Eastman School of Music, Rochester N.Y. and The Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest, Korina Jones Korina Jones, born in Darwin and raised in Australia child of two immigrant parents raised to love everything about Australia “the heat sunshine make life in the north so fabulous”. Went to school at Cairns High. Karina married Colin from Thursday island had two children HOLLY and KEHL. As a family they enjoy adventurous holidays,...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest, Kim Eaton Kim Lorelle Eaton born and raised in Brisbane, on 22 December 1967, the middle of three girls. She is a registered marriage celebrant, an educator and trainer, an ex -law enforcement officer, Queensland Police and Australian Border Force – 20 years, a qualified hairdresser, a farmer and a Justice of the Peace.  Married to her childhoo...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest: Grant "Scooter" Patterson Born and bred in Cairns, Far North Queensland, true blue Aussie, outgoing midget (short person whatever you want to say lol). Born with a rare form of dwarfism called diastrophic dysplasia, when two people meet this is like a 1 in a million chance of this happening, I always joke about that's my parent's chance of winn...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest, Lisa Curry Best known for her long and successful swimming career, Lisa Curry has competed in three Olympic Games, two World Championships and three Commonwealth Games. She was also the first swimmer to represent Australia at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games as a mother. In 1992, with two small children, Lisa swam her fastest ever time at the...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest, Martine Cotton 2021 Bachelor of Health Science graduate, Martine is looking forward to an exciting future in public health. Some of my strengths and interests include public health intervention program design and evaluation, digital health and health technologies, global health and infectious diseases, health policy and research, nutrition scie...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest: LJ Kidd Self Published writer. Creator of fun books and puzzles with a personal touch.  For kids of all ages or those who are in-touch with their inner child. ‘The Inventors Journal’ is her latest book that has already brought enjoyment and laughter to the children, then creating a puppet show to express her book further, LJ continues to fictio...

Our Human Experience LINK HERE Introducing our guest: Joe Williams A Wiradjuri/Wolgalu, 1st Nations Aboriginal man born in Cowra, raised in Wagga NSW having lived a 15 year span as a professional sports person. Joe played in the National Rugby League for South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and Canterbury Bulldogs before switching to professional Boxing in 2009. As a boxer Joe was a 2x WBF Wor...

Introducing our co-host, Anna Winter With a passion for building professional relationships, Anna Winter is a strong communicator focused on creating trust to deliver results. Her strengths lie in being able to work with people across all levels of business, connecting with them by facilitating relationships for success. Anna’s experience ranges from managing her own business as a Multi-Site Opera...

Music links : https://tailorbirds.bandcamp.com Tailor Birds, electric violinist, dream folk artist, storyteller, connector of plants, writes music and tries to connect her people to hopes and dreams. Her work with the plants and her 5 string electric always develops and blends worlds together, creating unknown possibilities ones she doesn’t even expect. Currently finishing the new Tailor Birds alb...

The Rainbow Song Lines engages women in cultural and spiritual practices (traditional and contemporary) to deepen their understand of S.E.L.F (self-empowerment love and freedom) and their PLACE in the world. Velvet Eldred’s work Building a Bridge to Belonging is a body of work about building cultures of belonging. A partnership between Karen Reys and Velvet Eldred, together they explore their spir...