Auckland Festival of Photography at Gus Fisher Gallery
Gus Fisher have put together an interesting and varied public programme to celebrate The Auckland Festival of Photography. They will also be hosting the historical exhibition George Chance: Improving…
Douglas Wright's Black Milk to be performed at Sydney Opera House
Following on from a highly successful New Zealand tour, Douglas Wright's Black Milk has been invited to appear in Australia at the Sydney Opera House. Producer Greg Clarke says he is thrilled to…
Painted Faces - female portraits at City Gallery
Depictions of the female face and body have played a major role in the history of Western art. Since the rise of feminism in the 1970s, this depiction has been heavily politicised. The self-portrait…
Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts Year 3 dance present
Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts Year 3 dance present Interdisciplinary Performances Dance v art Dance v music Dance v performance art Dance v video Dance v installation Dance v…
Nowhere - A Dystopian Satire of contemporary society
THEA 302 and VUW Theatre Department present - Nowhere THEA 302 presents a collaborative devised work which asks - "Where have we come from, where are we now and where are we going?" The piece…
Are Angels OK? The Parallel Universes of New Zealand Writers and Scientists
Are Angels OK? The world of physics has become a strange, fantastic and sometimes disturbing place - potentially a rich domain for philosophers and artists. Common sense and intuition cannot guide…
Fresh Gallery opens in Otara
Fresh Gallery, Otara is a new community art gallery opening this week in the Otara Shopping Centre and will showcase work by emerging and established local artists. The launch exhibition, which runs…
Telecon - new media freedoms
The recent uploading of the very funny Telecon ad on www.youtube.com (Didn't we recommend that site to video makers in our last Bulletin??) reveals the freedoms of new media at its creative…
NZ Music Week on bFM
NZ Music Week on bFM kicks off on the 22nd of May; as usual they'll be playing nothing but New Zealand music for the entirety of the 7 day period, and rightly so! On top of this Wallace is hosting…
Noelle McCarthy and Edmund White
On bCasts this week Noelle McCarthy interviews gay writer Edmund White - here for Witsunday. White has been described by Marina Warner as having, "a genius for friendship: an absolute openness…
The Expectant Branch - Len Lye's Water Whirler a deciduous form
by Mark Amery Courtesy of The Dominion Post 19/5/2006 Len Lye's Water Whirler currently stands still. You'll see passers-by hanging around on the harbour edge in Frank Kitts Park at its appointed…
Budget 2006: Good news for the creative sector
Very good news all round for the creative sector in Budget 06 especially locally produced drama and television. Today's new funding comprised $20m to NZ On Air for local programming, $2.4m to enable…