Not Quite Art The New Folk Art
Is culture a set of elaborate and elaborately-funded life support systems, or an infection that's trying to attack us? What's the difference between a symphony orchestra and a covers band (apart from about $40million dollars a year) and why does the Australia Council spend more money on a single opera company than all the visual artists and musicians (not including symphony orchestras) in the country combined? In this episode, presenter Marcus Westbury meets the artists who have turned Hosier Lane in Melbourne into one of Australia's prime tourist attractions; hangs out with multimedia musicians The Herd; and wonders why the games industry has so much money but so little content. Creator of the Australian game Escape from Woomera, Katharine Neil, has some ideas why, which she shares with Marcus. We also find out what uncollectable art is.
Primary Title
- Not Quite Art
Secondary Title
- The New Folk Art
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 31 December 2009
Start Time
- 08 : 30
Finish Time
- 09 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Arts Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Network
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Programme Description
- Is culture a set of elaborate and elaborately-funded life support systems, or an infection that's trying to attack us? What's the difference between a symphony orchestra and a covers band (apart from about $40million dollars a year) and why does the Australia Council spend more money on a single opera company than all the visual artists and musicians (not including symphony orchestras) in the country combined? In this episode, presenter Marcus Westbury meets the artists who have turned Hosier Lane in Melbourne into one of Australia's prime tourist attractions; hangs out with multimedia musicians The Herd; and wonders why the games industry has so much money but so little content. Creator of the Australian game Escape from Woomera, Katharine Neil, has some ideas why, which she shares with Marcus. We also find out what uncollectable art is.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Art, Australia
Genres
- Art
- Arts/crafts
- Documentary
Hosts
- Marcus Westbury (Presenter)
Contributors
- Marcus Westbury (Writer)
- Frank Haines (Producer)
- Emma Crimmings (Director)
- Frank Haines Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Art, Australia