Arty Farty is a podcast for creative kids! Produced by the Sydney Opera House, these talks, discussions and stories will ignite the spark of imagination in our littlest listeners and remind them to always think and create on the edge of the possible! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
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46 min
S05 - Full STEAM Ahead #6 - Ryan McNaught "Brickman"
Recommended for ages 8+Ryan McNaught also known as “The Brickman” has a world of experience with LEGO! What is his favourite colour to build in? How many lego blocks does he have a…
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45 min
S05 - Full STEAM Ahead #5 - Sami Bayly
Recommended for ages 8+Sami Bayly is a young natural history illustrator and has released 5 books including 3 illustrated encyclopaedias. In this conversation, we talk to her about…
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45 min
S05 - Full STEAM Ahead #4 - Karlie Noon
Recommended for ages 9+Karlie Noon is a Gamilaroi astronomer and science communicator. For the last ten years she has been working in promoting Indigenous astronomical knowledge sy…
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16 min
S05 - Full STEAM Ahead #3 - Cristy Burne & Denis Knight
Recommended for ages 8+Cristy Burne and Denis Knight are co-authors to the book series Wednesday Weeks, a series that blends fantasy and science. A young sorcerer's apprentice chan…
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35 min
S05 - Full STEAM Ahead #2 - EYStreem
Recommended for ages 9+What is it truly like to make a career from playing video games like Minecraft? At 16yrs old, Eystreembecame the youngest Australian gamer to surpass 1 Milli…
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37 min
S05 - Full STEAM Ahead #1 - Dr.Karl
Recommended for ages 9+Dr Karl, popular science communicator, answers some of of Australia's students burning questions - how much does the sky weigh? How does the multiverse work?…
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49 min
S04 - Book Club #5 - Andy Griffiths
Join us for a creative conversation with one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors Andy Griffiths. We will hear about his inspirations, writing habits and favourite tricks…
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45 min
S04 - Book Club #5 - Oliver Phommavanh
Get ready to laugh your socks off!Oliver Phommavanh is Thai-Australian children's author who loves to make people laugh. Using his early experience as a primary school teacher, sta…
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45 min
S04 - Book Club #4 - Maxine Beneba Clarke
Join Melbourne-based writer, artist and poet Maxine Beneba Clarke, whose award-winning books include Wide Big World, The Patchwork Bike and Fashionista – a celebration of self-expr…
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52 min
S04 - Book Club #3 - Li Cunxin
Hear from Li Cunxin AO, author of Mao’s Last Dancer and Artistic Director of the QLD Ballet. His memoir tells the story of adapting to change and overcoming adversity.Li was born i…
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54 min
S04 - Book Club #2 - Zana Fraillion
Join multi-award winning, Melbourne based author Zana Fraillon as she shares her inspiration for writing, her research process and how she honours real life human stories when crea…
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46 min
S04 - Book Club #1 - Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing & David Hardy
Join Adam, Ellie and David for an exciting talk about this new work, looking at their inspirations for developing this book, their creative process and their journeys as storytelle…
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6 min
S03 - House Call #15 House Boat with Dean Jakubowski
Have you ever wondered how the Opera House is able to float on the water in the harbour? What is holding it up? Today, Dean Jakubowski, the Building Operations Manager will answer…
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6 min
S03 - House Call #13 House Guests with Valerie Ng
Who are the biggest celebrities who have visited the Opera House? Valerie Ng, who looks after the Opera House's records and photos, joins us in this episode to tell us about some o…
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5 min
S03 - House Call #14 House Work with Peter Tucker
Who has worked at the Opera House for the longest time? In this episode we'll meet Peter Tucker, who has worked for the Sydney Opera House since 1971 - before the building was even…
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5 min
S03 - House Call #10 House Warming with Emma Bombonato
Do you think The Opera House likes swimming in Sydney Harbour? Environmental Sustainability Manager, Emma Bombonato can help us answer this by teaching us all about the harbour tha…
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6 min
S03 - House Call #11 Rock the House with Brian Nixon
In this episode, Percussionist Brian Nixon joins us to answer the question "How long does it take to practise a performance?". We'll learn just how much preparation goes on behind…
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6 min
S03 - House Call #12 House Play with Frank Newman
Have you ever wanted to come to play at the Opera House? Today, Frank Newman, the Creative Learning Specialist will tell us why everyone should feel welcome to come to the Opera Ho…
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7 min
S03 - House Call #7 Full House with Louise Herron
The boss is here!! We're so lucky today to be joined by the CEO of the Sydney Opera House, Louise Herron to help us work out how many shows happen at the Opera House per day. She'l…
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7 min
S03 - House Call #8 Haunted House with Annette Dale
Are there any ghosts in The Opera House? Today we're joined by Supervisor of Stage Management and Events, Annette Dale to help us answer this very mysterious question and tell us a…