SAM Talks: Anthea Kemp — Seeds of Connection

What does it mean to paint the landscape — not as a view, but as a living, breathing network of care?

In this episode, SAM Curator Caroline Esbenshade sits down with artist Anthea Kemp, recipient of the 2025 Theodore Urbach Landscape Painting Scholarship, to reflect on her time in Shepparton.

From volunteering at the Euroa Arboretum and the Goulburn Broken Indigenous Seed Bank to transforming field observations into large-scale abstract paintings, Anthea shares how immersion, attention, and patience have reshaped her understanding of both art and conservation.

Together, they explore the links between creativity and ecology — how care for the smallest seed can inspire new ways of seeing the world around us.

Recorded live at Shepparton Art Museum, this conversation traces the delicate balance between artmaking, place, and the quiet power of connection.

Hosted by Caroline Esbenshade
Recorded live at Shepparton Art Museum
Learn more about the Theodore Urbach Landscape Painting here.

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Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is located on Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria.
As a leading Australian regional art museum, SAM showcases its exhibitions and collections in new and exciting ways to create a welcoming, inclusive, and engaging space for all visitors.

Recognised for its significant Australian ceramics collection and nationally significant collection of Indigenous art, SAM’s programming is designed to be locally relevant and engages with global contemporary ideas. Through its exhibitions, collection, programs and events, SAM creates a place where art helps us to better understand the ancient culture of this country and contemporary multicultural Australia.