Mikala Tai's guest appearances

Mikala Tai

Canvas: Unframing Art & Ideas

ACCA Podcast

Sullivan + Strumpf

Sanné Mestrom

Andrew Frost

Frances Barrett

Jason Phu

Tony Albert

Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

Julie Ewington

James Nguyen

Amrita Hepi

Katie West

Angela Tiatia

Archie Barry

John Kaldor

JD Reforma

Megan Cope

OwlTail

DEFINING MOMENTS LECTURE SERIES: Founding of Gallery 4A and the inaugural exhibition in 1997 with Dr Mikala TaiABOUT THIS LECTURE: In this lecture, Dr Mikala Tai discusses the founding of Gallery 4A in Sydney and its inaugural exhibition in 1997 featuring three Asian-Australian artists: Emil Goh, Lindy Lee and Hou Leong, curated by Melissa Chiu, 4A’s first curator and director. Tai considers the exhibition and the context in which the organisation launched and how 4A continues to expand and thrive.ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr Mikala Tai is the Director of 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, and a curator, researcher and academic specialising in contemporary Asian art and Australian design. Tai has collaborated with local, national and international organisations to strengthen ties between Australia and Asia. As an academic Tai has lectured at both RMIT and the University of Melbourne, and devised and delivered the inaugural Contemporary Asian Art syllabus at RMIT (2012 – ) and the first China Fieldwork Course (2015 – ) with Rebecca Coates and Kate McNeill at the University of Melbourne. Tai was the founder and director of Supergraph – Australia’s Contemporary Graphic Art Fair, which has been held twice at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne and exhibited at Somerset House, London (2015). Tai currently sits on the board of BUS Projects, Melbourne. THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS:Presenting Partner Abercrombie &amp; Kent; Research Partner Centre for Visual Art (CoVA); Event Partners Melbourne Gin Company, Capi and City of Melbourne; Media Partners Art Guide Australia, The Saturday Paper, 3RRR FMProduced by Gatherer Media.Further information: acca.melbourne/series/defining-moments/

DEFINING MOMENTS LECTURE SERIES: Founding of Gallery 4A and the inaugural exhibition in 1997 with Dr Mikala Tai ABOUT THIS LECTURE: In this lecture, Dr Mikala Tai discusses the founding of Gallery 4A in Sydney and its inaugural exhibition in 1997 featuring three Asian-Australian artists: Emil Goh, Lindy Lee and Hou Leong, curated by Melissa Chiu, 4A’s first curator and director. Tai considers the exhibition and the context in which the organisation launched and how 4A continues to expand and thrive. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr Mikala Tai is the Director of 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, and a curator, researcher and academic specialising in contemporary Asian art and Australian design. Tai has collaborated with local, national and international organisations to strengthen ties between Australia and Asia. As an academic Tai has lectured at both RMIT and the University of Melbourne, and devised and delivered the inaugural Contemporary Asian Art syllabus at RMIT (2012 – ) and the first China Fieldwork Course (2015 – ) with Rebecca Coates and Kate McNeill at the University of Melbourne. Tai was the founder and director of Supergraph – Australia’s Contemporary Graphic Art Fair, which has been held twice at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne and exhibited at Somerset House, London (2015). Tai currently sits on the board of BUS Projects, Melbourne. THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS: Presenting Partner Abercrombie &amp; Kent; Research Partner Centre for Visual Art (CoVA); Event Partners Melbourne Gin Company, Capi and City of Melbourne; Media Partners Art Guide Australia, The Saturday Paper, 3RRR FM Produced by Gatherer Media. Further information: acca.melbourne/series/defining-moments/

Defining Moments: Founding of Gallery 4A with Dr Mikala Tai

Eko Nugroho is part of a new wave of artists forging a unique Indonesian visual language deeply rooted in everyday life. In this episode, renowned writer, curator and broadcaster Julie Ewington talks to 4A Centre for Contemporary Art Director Mikala Tai about this exciting visual artist, his work and the latest Sullivan + Strumpf (Singapore) group show 'Nothing Lasts Nothing's Finished', featuring Nugroho’s work alongside Southeast Asian visual artists Juka Araikawan, Dawn Ng and Enggar Rhomadioni.Sullivan + Strumpf website www.sullivanstrumpf.comInstagram www.instagram.com/sullivanstrumpf/Facebook www.facebook.com/sullivanstrumpf/Twitter www.twitter.com/sullivanstrumpf

Eko Nugroho is part of a new wave of artists forging a unique Indonesian visual language deeply rooted in everyday life. In this episode, renowned writer, curator and broadcaster Julie Ewington talks to 4A Centre for Contemporary Art Director Mikala Tai about this exciting visual artist, his work and the latest Sullivan + Strumpf (Singapore) group show 'Nothing Lasts Nothing's Finished', featuring Nugroho’s work alongside Southeast Asian visual artists Juka Araikawan, Dawn Ng and Enggar Rhomadioni. Sullivan + Strumpf website <a href="http://www.sullivanstrumpf.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sullivanstrumpf.com</a> Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sullivanstrumpf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/sullivanstrumpf/</a> Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sullivanstrumpf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/sullivanstrumpf/</a> Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sullivanstrumpf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/sullivanstrumpf</a>

Julie Ewington and Mikala Tai on Eko Nugroho

Adelaide Bannerman

Joleen Mataele

This is a powerful week on Canvas, join David Capra and Sabella D'Souza as they sit down with boss women of colour Dr Mikala Tai and Adelaide Bannerman to talk about sharing knowledge and building friendships through an international exchange programme organised by Diversity Arts Australia and the British Council called INTERSECT. Then we share a special moment with Tongan LGBTIQ activist Joleen Mataele, as we talk about her feature in the upcoming Queer Screens Mardis Gras Film Festival in Leitis in Waiting. Guest Music Curator: Jan TerriSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a powerful week on Canvas, join David Capra and Sabella D'Souza as they sit down with boss women of colour Dr Mikala Tai and Adelaide Bannerman to talk about sharing knowledge and building friendships through an international exchange programme organised by Diversity Arts Australia and the British Council called INTERSECT. Then we share a special moment with Tongan LGBTIQ activist Joleen Mataele, as we talk about her feature in the upcoming Queer Screens Mardis Gras Film Festival in Leitis in Waiting.  Guest Music Curator: Jan TerriSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

24 February | Mikala Tai, Adelaide Bannerman and Joleen Mataele