Studio A in the Media
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Family Day at Biennale of Sydney, Broadsheet, 23 February 2024
City Guide: Sydney, by Carrie Lam, Vogue Hong Kong, 16 January 2024
Legal Rights Resources for Artists, by Chloe Mandryk, A Rich Life, 20 November 2023
Seven Cosmic Sunsets, Sydney Theatre Company Magazine, 27 July 2023
Inside a unique art studio in NSW, by Amy Clements, 7NEWS, 8 July 2023
The art of digital literacy: Studio A and Meeum, Australia Council for the Arts, 4 May 2023
‘I miss Greg very much’: The Archibald portrait that will break your heart, by Helen Pitt, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April 2023
From joyous celebration to the depths of grief: the new orthodoxy of the Archibald prize is there is no orthodoxy, by Joanna Mendelssohn, 28 April 2023
Love, at first sight, by Jasmine Pirovic, RUSSH Magazine, Issue #103 March 2023
My Name is Thom, by Emma Brain, The Fulcrum Journal - Equity, 22 February 2023
Key considerations for neurodiverse collaborations, by Celina Lei, Arts Hub, 20 January 2023
Meet 7 Studio A Artists Championing Accessibility, by Lucinda Longcroft, Google Arts & Culture Australian Blog, 02 December 2022
Damian Showyin, representing Studio A, wins Digital Fabrics Award, The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Post, 01 December 2022
The Art of Optimism, by Sonia Nair, The Big Issue, 25 November 2022
Studio Visit, Art Edit Magazine, Issue #34 November 2022
What do you do at Studio A?, Artlink, Winter/Spring Issue #422 August 2022
The good, the bad, the ugly: the Archibald Prize in 10 paintings, by John McDonald, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 June 2022
NAVA Artist File: Emily Crockford, by Leya Reid, National Association for the Visual Arts, 26 May 2022
Archibald prize 2022: the small Sydney studio breaking big ground, The Guardian, 12 May 2022
Archibald Packing Room Prize goes to portrait of Taika Waititi by emerging artist Claus Stangl, ABC News, 5 May 2022
Spilt Milk announces 2022 line-up, Flume, Stormzy, The Wombats, G Flip and Genesis Owusu to feature, The Canberra Times, 28 April 2022
Flume, Stormzy, The Wombats to headline Spilt Milk Festival in Ballarat, by Talia Rinaldo, Beat, 28 April 2022
So you want my arts job: Disability Art Centre, CEO, by Celina Lei, Arts Hub, 25 April 2022
The A Team, by Elizabeth Fortescue, Mosman Daily, 21 April 2022
BAZAAR‘s favourite pieces from Romance Was Born’s latest collaborations, by Dani Maher, Harper’s Bazaar, March 2022
Exhibition review: From impulse to action, Bundanon, by Gina Fairley, ArtsHub, 3 March 2022
Magical Putt Putt, Cement Fondu
A space for inclusion: Cement Fondu partners with Studio A to give us a truly immersive experience with ‘Magical Putt Putt’, by Madeline Kenzie, RUSSH, 6 January 2022
Sydney Festival 2022: Choose your own adventure with must-see guide, by Lenny Ann Low, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 December 2021
Incognito Art Show
A Game Changer for Art Collecting, by Chloé Wolifson, Art Edit Magazine, Issue #34 November 2022.
Incognito Art Show, by Ben Hansen, Concrete Playground, 4 June 2021
You can buy the work of famous artists for $100 - but there’s a catch, by Amelia McGuire, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2021
Pick Up Works by Some of Australia’s Top Artists for Just $100 at the Incognito Art Fair, by Che Marie-Trigg, Broadsheet, 1 June 2021
Incognito Art Show, by Stephen A Russell ,Timeout, 31 May 2021
‘An absolute bargain’: new art show to hold anonymous exhibit, by Amelia McGuire, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 March, 2021
2021 Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prize
2021 Archibald Prize road show opens at Maitland Regional Art Gallery, by Jim Kellar, Newcastle Herald, 22 January 2022
Portraits of distinction, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, December 2021
All the colours of the rainbow, Unisson Disability, July 2021
Meet two Archibald finalists from Studio A: Artists with disability in focus, hireup.com.au, 23 June 2021
Joy in making art at the heart of Studio A, by Matthew Westwood, The Australian, 3 June 2021
Archibald Prize 2021: Grace Tame portrait among award finalists, by Stephanie Mckenna, The West Australian, 29 May 2021
ArtsHub’s 2021 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman predictions, by Gina Fairly, Arts Hub, 27 May 2021
Archibald prize 2021: Grace Tame, Ben Quilty, Eryn Jean Norvill and more – in pictures, The Guardian, 27 May 2021
Butterfly Universe. Rainbow Plait. in ‘No Show’ at Carriageworks
Madame Witch, by Chloe Watfern, Running Dog, 27 March 2021
No Show, Carriageworks’ lively group exhibition of emerging and experimental art, is full of unexpected gems, by Fiona McGregor, The Saturday Paper, 27 February 2021
Opening Today in Carriageworks: No Show, a Free Exhibition Showcasing Early Career Artists, by Jane Albert, Broadsheet Sydney, 12 February 2021
Carriageworks presents ‘No Show’ connecting artists, art practices and the public, Australian Leisure Management, 29 January 2021
Love owls and mermaids at the Art Gallery of NSW:
Special Feature: Such Great Heights, by Rose of Sharon Leake, Art / Edit, issue 26, December 2020
What to see at the Art Gallery of NSW This Summer, by Nicola Heath, Broadsheet, 11 December 2020
Archibald Prize inspires new wave of contemporary ‘alternative portrait’ artists, by Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Arts Hub 3 December 2020
Archie Plus, by Cordelia Williamson, Concrete Playground, 26 November 2020
Emily Crockford’s 2020/21 Awards:
The colour queen, by Stephanie Aikins, North Shore Living Magazine, March 2021
Hornsby Woman of The Year, The Bush Telegraph, 25 February 2021
Celebrating outstanding achievement at the 2020 National Arts and Disability Awards, by Gabi Bergman, AussieTheatre.com, 7 December 2020
Tickled pink: Artist Emily Crockford wins prize with colourful creations, by Linda Morris, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 2020
2020 National Arts and Disability Awards Celebrates Outstanding Achievement, Australian Leisure Management, 3 December 2020
Winners of 2020 National Arts and Disability Awards announced, Arts Hub, 3 December 2020
Emily Crockford: Recipient of the 2020 Australia Council National Arts and Disability Award for an Emerging Artist, Australia Council for the Arts, 3 December 2020
Archibald Prize Finalist and Local Shining Star – Emily Crockford, Bendigo Bank, 18 November 2020
Constituency Statement: 2020 Archibald Prize Finalist, Trent Zimmerman: Federal Member for North Sydney, 19 October 2020
Archibald prize 2020: Vincent Namatjira named winner for portrait of Adam Goodes, by Stephanie Convery, The Guardian, 25 September 2020
“The most refreshing Archibald I can remember”: Why 2020’s edition is so different, by Joanna Mendelssohn, The Big Smoke, 19 September 2020
Journals and Academic Papers
Watfern, Chloe. "Thom Roberts Reads Crowns: Musing On Art And Neurodiversity Through The Lens Of One Artist’s Practice."Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal 6, no. 2 (2021): 505-521
Watfern, Chloe. “Thom Roberts is an artist and a country express train”. Commentary on “Community participation as identity and belonging: a case study of Arts Project Australia. “I am an artist”” (Anderson & Bigby, 2020). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 8, no 1 (2020): 15-20.
Yoon, Jung Hyoung. “Professional Career Development in the Arts Management of Supported Studios in Australia.” The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society 51, no. 1 (2020): 1-19
General:
‘Your face looks like the Metro train service’: a new vision from art’s outsiders, by Kylie Northover, The Age, 3 December 2021
Painting for love and a living, interview with Lauren Kerjan for the Visibility podcast, by The Council of Intellectual Disability, November 2021
Calling All Art Lovers – Shining A Spotlight On Studio A This International Day of People with Disability, The Iconic: Culture, 3 December 2021
Support comes at a crucial time for trumpeter Daniel Isler, by Mahalia Tanner, In Daily, 19 October 2021
Who is Woody Tiger?! Drawing Connections – An Interview with Cherelle Sappleton and Thom Roberts, by Linda Jean Pittwood and Rachel Marsden, The Double Negative, 22 November 2021
Writing Together, by Chloe Watfern and Lisa Scott, art et al., 24 August 2021
Life Work, by Jennifer Higgie, art et al., 6 September 2021
Arts and disability: the impact of representation on a national platform, by Giselle Bueti, Arts Hub, 16 August 2021
Agent Of Change: Gabrielle Mordy, by Ute Junker, tonicmag.com.au, 23 July 2021
Bringing the outside in, by Tiarney Miekus, Art Guide Australia, 4 June 2021
Becoming an artist and sharing my story, by Lisa Scott and Chloe Watfern, British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 27 May 2021
“I want people to feel visible”: 8 artists discuss seeing their work on a construction site”, City of Sydney News, 17 May 2021
Exotic to Me and No Show, interview with Gabrielle Mordy by Maisy Stapleton and Paula Towers (from 9:27 mins), Arts Thursday Eastside FM, 4 March 2021
“Thom Roberts is an artist and a country express train”. Commentary on “Community participation as identity and belonging: a case study of Arts Project Australia. “I am an arist”” (Anderson & Bigby, 2020), by Chloe Watefern, 19 February 2021
Professional Career Development in the Arts Management of Supported Studios in Australia, by Jung Hyoung Yoon, The Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society, 10 December 2020.
Spotlight on Studio A: Little One by Mathew Calandra, Create NSW, 3 December 2020
Spotlight on Studio A: Holly by Kristel Saxon, Create NSW, 3 December 2020
Ten Thoughtful Gift Ideas to Match Every Kind of Coworker You'll Get in This Year's Secret Santa, by Emma Joyce, Concrete Playground, 26 November 2020
Vibrant new murals take pride of place at Hazelhurst Arts Centre, by Merryn Porter, The Leader, 6 September 2020
MUMA Art You Can Wear, Arts Review, 7 August 2020
Wit and enigma make for arty lockdown fashion, by Robert Nelson, The Age, 5 August 2020
Monash University Museum of Art is selling wearable art to support local creatives, By Nicola Dowse, Time Out, 31 July 2020
MUMA Give You The Art You Can Wear, Be Melbourne, 29 July 2020
Collective of Artists with Disabilities Makes Huge Impact in Sydney, by Emerald Pellot and Associated Press, intheknow.com, 25 August 2020
Australian artists with disabilities in high demand, CGTN News, 17 August 2020
Radio interview with Studio A’s CEO/Artistic Director Gabrielle Mordy by Marni Roper, 2RPH Ablequest, 17 July 2020
Mural breaks barriers to a diverse world of public art by Nick Galvin, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 June 2020
In high demand, Emily Crockford is top of the pattern-based pops, Create NSW Q&A, 3 December 2019
Top 10: Ethical Gift Guide by Penny Craswell, The Design Writer, 28 November 2019
It’s a jungle in here (and out there) by Anita Dawson, U Mag, 6 November 2019
Australian artists with disability getting more support to unearth their talents by Charlotte Lam, SBS News, 3 November 2019
Creating and being seen: new projects focus on the rights of artists with disabilities by Chloe Watfern, theconversation.com, 23 October 2019
Corban & Blair - Women’s Product Collaboration by Jade Collins, femeconomy.com, 23 October 2019
Exploring Sydney’s Social Enterprises, by Lisa Cugnetto, Matters Journal, 4 September 2019
Oddysee - Skye Saxon, by Chloe Watfern, Running Dog, 15 August 2019
The secret artists behind Sydney CBD's building site murals by Sarah Swain, nine.com.au, 14 April 2019
Studio A eyes prize North Shore Times, 4 April 2019
This studio for artists with disability is turning out some of the city's best creations by Ben Neutze, Time Out Sydney, 9 January 2019
Ethical souvenirs to take home from Sydney by Emma Joyce, Time Out Sydney, 11 December 2018
Inside the A-grade art model making inroads by Josh Wall, Westpac Wire, 11 October 2018
ABC and Screen Australia announce four Art Bites projects Screen Australia Media Release, 14 August 2018
Salon des Refuses: No need for consolation tones by John McDonald, Spectrum Magazine, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June 2018
Marks in Motion by Hannah Muir, As We Are Newsletter, Page 16, 10 December 2017
Where art and business sculpt a studio like no other by Emma Forster, Westpac News, 29 August 2017
Disabled artists seek to be judged on their talents by Miriam Cosic, The Australian, 27 May 2017
Print Press:
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Studio A the documentary - ABC iview, 2019:
ABC and Screen Australia announce four Art Bites projects Screen Australia Media Release, 14 August 2018
Studio A Teaser - ABC Art Bites Dir/Prod: Georgia Quinn, Plum Soda Productions
Art Bites: Studio A documentary on ABC iview, 22 June 2019
Georgia Quinn’s ‘Studio A Documentary’ series bites in all the right places, Create NSW Q&A, 20 June 2019
Crows Nest artists feature in new ABC documentary series by Andrea McCullagh for Mosman Daily, 21 June 2019
The National: New Australian Art 2019:
The National 2019: New Australian Art by Craig Judd, Artlink, 15 May 2019
The National 2019: New Australian Art by Elyse Goldfinch, Ocula, 13 April 2019
One Another X Studio A, 2018:
Sydney-Based Social Enterprises Join Forces To 'Design For Good' by Sally Tabert for The Design Files, 5 July 2018
Paired, 2018:
Firstdraft exhibition brings artists together to better understand intellectual disability by Patrick Carey for ABC Arts Online, 24 June 2018
"Paired" in Woollomooloo showcases neurologically different artists, interview with curator, Harriet Body on 2SER Breakfast with Tess Connery, 26 June 2018
A Conversation with Harriet Body by Disparate Minds blog, 28 June 2018
Best friends going through a tunnel: the art of Thom and Angelmouse, by Chloe Watson for Overland, 18 July 2018
birdfoxmonster, 2017:
My dinner with birdfoxmonster by Katerina Sakkas for Realtime, 10 October 2017
Immersive performance Birdfoxmonster invites audience to table at Carriageworks, by Melanie Kembrey for Spectrum Magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 September 2017
birdfoxmonster by Ann Foo for ArtsHub, 22 September 2017
birdfoxmonster featured on ABC iView's The Mix, 23 September 2017
Creatures of the Night by Elissa Blake for the Carriageworks blog, 4 September 2017
Snowflake Shaman, 2017:
Skye Saxon: Cementa 17, by Accessible Arts NSW, 26 June 2017
Thom and Angelmouse for The Big Anxiety Festival, 2017:
Autism and the Arts: Making a Space for Different Minds, by Katie Sutherland, The Conversation, 22 October 2017
Snowflake Moon: A Paperville Mystery, 2016:
Snowflake Moon: A Paperville Mystery by Skye Saxon & Elias Nohra, featured on ABC TV's Good Game, 25 October 2016
