ACCA Podcast

ACCA and Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA) celebrate the launch of collaborative publication, The Second Studio: Drawing on Contemporary Art in the Gallery.

Featuring a panel discussion between ACCA Artist Educator Lauren Simmonds; Amélie Scalercio – Lecturer, Coordinator of Drawing, MADA, Monash University; Andrew Atchison – Artist and educator at Monash, RMIT and Swinburne Universities and Dr Rosslynd Piggott – Artist and tutor, MADA, Monash.

Join artist Julius von Bismarck and ACCA's Senior Curator and Head of Exhibitions Shelley McSpedden as they take a tour of 'This is not the storm', on show at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.

*Please note this podcast contains coarse language

ACCA presents Labels: Fashion and Identity, a panel discussion exploring the role of fashion in expressing identity.

Featuring ACCA Curator Sophie Prince, Shauna Toohey (P.A.M), Jackie Wu (Wackie Ju) and Ricarda Bigolin (RMIT), the panel considers unisex and gender nonconforming fashion branding, including designing for diverse bodies and identities.

‘We need to talk’, is a bold new series of free public conversations that bring together artists, thinkers, and cultural leaders to explore the art world from every angle.

For our latest event, acclaimed American artist, filmmaker and writer, Tourmaline joins ACCA curator Sophie Prince for a conversation on her exhibition Tourmaline: Transcendent.

‘We need to talk’ is a space for spirited exchange, fresh ideas, and unexpected connections.

Listen to our talk with artist r e a, Myes Russell-Cook and Judith Ryan AM on their latest exhibition 'r e a : c l a i m e d'.

r e a : c l a i m e d is a focused survey of Gamilaraay, Wailwan and Biripi digital media artist, r e a, highlighting some of their most significant works from a career spanning more than three decades. r e a first exhibited at ACCA as part of the landmark group exhibition Blakness: Blak City Culture! in 1994, curated by Hetti Perkins and Clare Williamson. Now, more than thirty years later, r e a returns to ACCA with a solo exhibition that includes digital media art, sculpture, installation, and video.

This podcast was recorded as part of an Artist Talk at ACCA on Saturday 13 December 2025.

Image: Artist talk and book launch event, 'r e a : c l a i m e d' 2025/2026, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne 2026. Photograph: Astrid Mulder