Opening Drinks

Welcome to ‘Opening Drinks’ with me Tesha Malott, director of Verge Gallery at the University of Sydney. ‘Opening Drinks’ is a podcast series that takes a cue from the event which admittedly brings a range of emotions for a practitioner… opening night. I welcome you to join me and inspiring culture producers to celebrate the immense and admirable effort put into a project by the producer and their support crew. Now that the doors are open we hope you can stick around for a beverage as It's time to relax and chat about the who, the how’s and the why’s behind an artistic project. Produced by Tesha Malott, edited by Gabriel An, designed by Min Wong and soundtrack by Rainbow Chan.

Podcasting since 2021 • 12 episodes

Opening Drinks

Latest Episodes

Episode 12: Shan Turner-Carroll with Nick Fox

Shan Turner-Carroll speaks with Tesha Malott about his exhibition, Bodies on a Rock, shown at Verge in August 2022, his practice and his creative relationship with spiritual reader Nick Foxx. Bodies On A Rock...

January 18, 2023 • 33:42

Thea Anamara Perkins

In this episode Tesha Malott and Thea Anamara Perkins speak about her family, practice, and That which endures, Thea’s latest body of work shown at Verge in September 2022. Thea Anamara Perkins is an Arrunda and Kawkadoon ar...

January 18, 2023 • Season 2 • Episode 11 • 25:24

Episode 10: Anna May Kirk

In conversation with Anna May Kirk and Tesha MalottIn this episode, Anna May Kirk and Tesha Malott speak about anecdotes and precarious weather systems told by precarious positioned objects in the gallery. Anna is an artist, curat...

December 21, 2022 • 28:11

Episode 9: Elise Harmsen & Nicola Smith

Smith and Harmsen met at a Chantal Akerman film screening in 2016. Since this first meeting the two have shared an interest in the late director’s work and the relationship between moving image, painting, and the experience of time passin...

September 23, 2022 • Season 2 • Episode 9 • 19:14

Episode 08: Joe and Chanelle

This episode of Opening Drinks investigates the themes in their recent exhibition Everything is ok :), looking at languages of resistance built around demonstrations of play and dialogue. An expression of agency is made throug...

September 18, 2022 • Episode 8 • 20:56

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