The Art of Australia: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This is a landmark series in which Edmund Capon tells the story of art in Australia and the role it has played in the development of the nation. The three-part series weaves the stories of European and Indigenous art. Edmund travels across the continent to look at important artworks and meet significant contemporary artists whose work creatively deals with themes from Australian history.

Series details

• Title: The Art of Australia
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-10-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-10-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 49169
• IMDb ID: tt9262178
• TVDB ID: 274883

Cast and credited roles

• Edmund Capon — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-10-08; final listed air date 2013-10-22; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Art of Australia on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.