Sarah Empey is legally blind and works as a consultant with art galleries and museums, co-designing audio descriptions and creating more accessible spaces. We chat about best practice for audio description, and share a beautiful William Robinson description.
With many thanks to the JFM Fund, QUT Art Museum, and of course Sarah Empey.
11 May 2026
008 2026 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize
This is an audio described tour of the South Australian Museum’s Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize exhibition. It is created so that visitors who are blind or have low vision can experience the artworks, but anyone is welcome to listen.
24 Mar 2026
007 Seaweed Pictures by Eliza A Jordson - 1848 American mixed media
11 Mar 2026
006 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition 2026
6 May 2025
005 Direct, Directed, Directly at Samstag Museum of Art
Welcome to an unusal audio tour of a contemporary exhibition at Samstag Museum of Art. How do we say what we need to say, and who’s listening? Are we making sense? What’s the point in trying?
This amazing group of contemporary artists explore communication and connection, and this podcast attempts yet another translation into audio description. Artist featured are Richard Bell (Kamilaroi, Kooma, Jiman and Gurang Gurang) / Madison Bycroft / Kuba Dorabialski / Danielle Freakley / Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader / Monte Masi / Chunxiao Qu.
24 Feb 2025
004 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition - 18 Contemporary Artists
Art is for everybody. This is an audio description of the Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, currently on at the South Australian School of Art Gallery.
If you have any feedback or requests for audio descriptions, please email describepodcast@gmail.com.
29 Nov 2024
003 Hozobo Shinkai’s Dreaming Cat – An Edo Period Japanese Scroll
Japanese artist Hozobo Shinkai's poetic and visual masterpiece, 'Dreaming Cat,' brings Edo Period art to life through immersive audio description.
29 Nov 2024
002 Portrait of a Woman - 2nd Century Egyptian Painting
Art historian and curator, [Name], delves into the significance of a 2nd Century Egyptian painting, offering a unique audio portrait of a woman's life in ancient times.
7 Nov 2024
001 Vermeer’s The Milkmaid - A Dutch Oil Painting
Art historian Dr. Lisa Vergara provides an in-depth audio description of Vermeer's The Milkmaid, making art accessible to everyone.
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