Following the tremendous success of last year’s Finding the Archibald, art lover Rachel Griffiths returns to ABC screens and sets out to explore iconic Australian landscapes in this new program.
Presenting the new 6x30min prime-time series Great Southern Landscapes, Griffiths will explore the fusion of art, social history and travel to examine the influences on our changing landscape.
Expect an exploration of breathtaking works from Olsen to Von Guerard, Streeton to Namatjira and the stunning works of Narelle Autio and Clarice Beckett.
The series is a celebration of our country’s precious and beautiful natural environment through the eyes of our greatest artists – highlighting how it’s up to all of us to do our bit to keep it that way.
Like Finding The Archibald, the series will be yet another entertaining cultural romp through time and place, though this time there’ll be more places and less faces on the iconic canvases.
Set to surprise and delight, the series will leave viewers with a new lens through which to look at the epic landscapes that surround us.
Production credit: A Mint Pictures production in association with Magdalene Media. Principal production investment from Screen Australia and the ABC. In association with Screen NSW. Series Director Ariel White. Field Producer Kirrilly Brentall. Series Producer Dan Goldberg. Executive Producers Adam Kay, Rachel Griffiths & Ariel White. ABC Commissioning Editor Julia Hanna. Acting Head of Factual and Culture Richard Huddleston.
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