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The Best Episodes of Art Works Season 2

Every episode of Art Works Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Art Works Season 2!

With in-studio segments, behind-the-scenes stories, interviews, playful explainers and deep-dive field reports from locations across Australia, this docuseries puts the spotlight on creativity as an overlooked but inherent part of our everyday lives.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Art Works Season 2 Episode 1 - Summer Arts Festivals, Art-Washing
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    #1 - Summer Arts Festivals, Art-Washing

    S2:E1

    We head to three of Australia's summer arts festivals in Adelaide, Perth and Sydney, before we unpack the idea of 'art-washing': when organisations, individuals and even countries use art to distract from negative actions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  2. Art Works Season 2 Episode 2 - Dean Cross x Sidney Nolan, Eucalyptusdom
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    #2 - Dean Cross x Sidney Nolan, Eucalyptusdom

    S2:E2

    We meet Sidney Nolan by way of artist Dean Cross, visit Powerhouse Ultimo's exhibition Eucalyptusdom, as it interrogates colonial narratives, and find out about the playful self-portraits of textile artist Adrienne Doig.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  3. Art Works Season 2 Episode 3 - Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Biennale of Sydney
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    #3 - Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Biennale of Sydney

    S2:E3

    Namila Benson explores the Lorne Sculpture Biennale, and Eloise Fuss the 23rd Biennale of Sydney. Daina Sgarioto explains how she got into hand-tufting and we discover the timely story of 91-year-old artist Tamara Bekier.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Zoe Norton Lodge

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  4. Art Works Season 2 Episode 4 - WOMADelaide, Alex Seton, Parvyn Singh
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    #4 - WOMADelaide, Alex Seton, Parvyn Singh

    S2:E4

    We stop by "world music" festival WOMADelaide, and an augmented reality exhibition in Melbourne. We meet artist Alex Seton, who makes sculptures out of marble, and Punjabi Australian musicians Parvyn and her father Dya Singh.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Art Works Season 2 Episode 5 - Marco Fusinato, MICF, Louise Coghill
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    #5 - Marco Fusinato, MICF, Louise Coghill

    S2:E5

    We talk to Australia's representative at the Venice Biennale, Marco Fusinato; hear Aussie comedians talk politics; see Louise Coghill's photographs of the WA bushfires; and enter Frida Las Vegas's colourful "Frida-verse".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Art Works Season 2 Episode 6 - Bundanon, Aretha Brown x Emma Donovan
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    #6 - Bundanon, Aretha Brown x Emma Donovan

    S2:E6

    We visit the new Bundanon Art Museum plus Aretha Brown and Emma Donavan talk album covers. Graeme McCullough speaks to us about the disappearing art of signwriting and we explore the food and art exhibition, Simmer.

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  7. Art Works Season 2 Episode 7 - AQAL, David Quirk, Caitlin Yeo, Sky Song
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    #7 - AQAL, David Quirk, Caitlin Yeo, Sky Song

    S2:E7

    We check out Somali Australian exhibition AQAL, and First Nations drone art event Sky Song. We unearth comedian David Quirk's unexpected day job, meet composer Caitlin Yeo, and learn about art therapy from Lissette Endacott.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Art Works Season 2 Episode 8 - National Indigenous Art Triennial
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    #8 - National Indigenous Art Triennial

    S2:E8

    We head to the National Indigenous Art Triennial in Canberra, this year titled Ceremony. Then we meet artist and film photographer Sammy Hawker, and get the lowdown on the latest in film and TV from critic Keva York.

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  9. Art Works Season 2 Episode 9 - Safa El Samad, Gabbi Bolt, Jordan Benson
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    #9 - Safa El Samad, Gabbi Bolt, Jordan Benson

    S2:E9

    We chat to artists using novel methods and materials: Safa El Samad, who uses embroidery to upcycle clothes; and Jordan Benson, who works with stained glass. We also meet comedian Gabbi Bolt and Bigambul poet Uncle Wes Marne.

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  10. Art Works Season 2 Episode 10 - Venice Biennale, Deborah Kelly
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    #10 - Venice Biennale, Deborah Kelly

    S2:E10

    We visit the Venice Biennale to catch up with Marco Fusinato, and Parrtjima in Alice Springs. Artist Deborah Kelly invites us to join her religion, and artist Christopher Zanko shares how he combines woodcarving and painting.

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  11. Art Works Season 2 Episode 11 - Tamworth Country Music Festival
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    #11 - Tamworth Country Music Festival

    S2:E11

    We witness the power of art therapy with Lissette Endacott. Artist Katie West shares how she uses weaving techniques and found fabrics in her work.

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  12. Art Works Season 2 Episode 12 - Sydney Writers' Festival, Nils Frahm
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    #12 - Sydney Writers' Festival, Nils Frahm

    S2:E12

    Namila Benson meets some of Australia's leading authors at Sydney Writers' Festival: Chelsea Watego and Clementine Ford, Eliza Hull and Debra Keenahan, and Tony Birch. We also talk to Nils Frahm ahead of his Australian tour.

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  13. Art Works Season 2 Episode 13 - Australian Fashion Week, Dylan Mooney
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    #13 - Australian Fashion Week, Dylan Mooney

    S2:E13

    We meet fashion designers Nicol & Ford, artist Dylan Mooney and recorder virtuoso Alicia Crossley. We catch new Tassie dance company Great Southern Dance's debut, before ABC Classic's Dan Golding shares his fave soundtracks.

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  14. Art Works Season 2 Episode 14 - Luca French, Amani Haydar, Cut N Polish
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    #14 - Luca French, Amani Haydar, Cut N Polish

    S2:E14

    We catch up with Luca French, one of the youngest artists exhibiting at Vivid Sydney. Namila talks to Amani Haydar about art grief and healing. We walk through Cut N Polish, Carriageworks car boot art sale in Sydney.

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  15. Art Works Season 2 Episode 15 - Rising, Luke Arnold, Is Bach the best?
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    #15 - Rising, Luke Arnold, Is Bach the best?

    S2:E15

    We head along to Melbourne's Rising festival. Zeina Thiboult shares the art of hair sculpture and Luke Arnold talks about creating change on social media through art. Richard Tognetti explains Bach's classical music mastery.

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  16. Art Works Season 2 Episode 16 - Sampa The Great, Reality to Screen
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    #16 - Sampa The Great, Reality to Screen

    S2:E16

    Sampa The Great shares how returning from her home in Zambia has guided her music. We get an in depth look into 'Still Lives' at Rising Festival. Ben Law and Vanessa Alexander unpack how filmmakers depict reality on screen.

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  17. Art Works Season 2 Episode 17 - NAIDOC Week: Dylan Mooney, Eucalyptusdom
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    #17 - NAIDOC Week: Dylan Mooney, Eucalyptusdom

    S2:E17

    We flash back to some great First Nations stories. Meet Dylan Mooney and see Eucalyptusdom. Emma Donovan and Aretha Brown do Art of the Cover. We meet Katie West, and finish at the National Indigenous Art Triennial.

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  18. Art Works Season 2 Episode 18 - The Regions: Christopher Zanko, Bundanon
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    #18 - The Regions: Christopher Zanko, Bundanon

    S2:E18

    We revisit some great stories from the regions. Meet artist Christopher Zanko, photographer Sammy Hawker and sign-writer Graeme McCullough. Plus, we head to Bundanon Art Museum and Parrtjima festival in the Red Centre.

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  19. Art Works Season 2 Episode 19 - The Burning, Naomi Hobson, Manifesto
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    #19 - The Burning, Naomi Hobson, Manifesto

    S2:E19

    We visit Dark Mofo to watch Alex Podger combine art, fire and ritual; Rising for a new work of dance and drums; and Sydney to check out an intimate music venue; and look at Naomi Hobson's photos of young people in Cape York.

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  20. Art Works Season 2 Episode 20 - Brisbane Street Art Festival
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    #20 - Brisbane Street Art Festival

    S2:E20

    We head to Brisbane Street Art Festival, and find out about Jess Ribeiro's day job. We talk to theatre group Second Echo Ensemble about their latest show Outside Boy, before Miles Brown teaches us how to play the theremin.

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  21. Art Works Season 2 Episode 21 - Back to Back Theatre, Soft Centre
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    #21 - Back to Back Theatre, Soft Centre

    S2:E21

    We meet the award-winning Back to Back Theatre; slow fashion designer Noah Johnson; and Koori artist S.J Norman, who takes us through his language reclamation work. We also visit experimental art and music fest Soft Centre.

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  22. Art Works Season 2 Episode 22 - Arts Week: Looking for Alibrandi, Queer
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    #22 - Arts Week: Looking for Alibrandi, Queer

    S2:E22

    It's Arts Week on Art Works! We check out a new stage adaptation of Looking for Alibrandi; head to Minjerribah to see Megan Cope build an oyster reef on Country; and explore National Gallery of Victoria's Queer exhibition.

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  23. Art Works Season 2 Episode 23 - Gay Hawkes, Tactical Space Lab
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    #23 - Gay Hawkes, Tactical Space Lab

    S2:E23

    We meet 80-year-old artist and furniture maker Gay Hawkes, and learn how artists like Abdul Abdullah work at the nexus of art and tech. We head to Queensland for a film fest in the outback and the opening event of BLEACH*.

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  24. Art Works Season 2 Episode 24 - Blaze, Zahra Elham
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    #24 - Blaze, Zahra Elham

    S2:E24

    Artist Kathryn Del Barton talks about her debut feature film Blaze; we meet the now-Australia-based Zahra Elman, the first woman to win Afghan Star; and Sarah L'Estrange unpacks the winner of this year's Miles Franklin Award.

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  25. Art Works Season 2 Episode 25 - Fangirls, National Poetry Month Gala
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    #25 - Fangirls, National Poetry Month Gala

    S2:E25

    Hear from the creator of the Aussie musical about fandom that has fostered its own devotees; a Canberra coin designer; and amateur musicians who performed with the WASO, as well as poems from the National Poetry Month Gala.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Summer Arts Festivals, Art-Washing" is the best rated episode of "Art Works" season 2. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Zoe Norton Lodge, it aired on 3/16/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Dean Cross x Sidney Nolan, Eucalyptusdom".