Fresh Art: Te Whare Marama 4th Annual Art Auction
It's time for a breath of fresh art! On Thursday 23 March 2006, Te Whare Marama is holding its 4th Annual Art Auction in the Lower Hutt Town Hall. This is a once per year chance to buy fantastic…
Pollywood Shorts FOUR06
Now into its Fourth year, an entertaining and insightful collection of Pacific Island short films showcasing New Zealand-based Pacific Island talent is set to screen in various community venues…
Free outdoor experimental film & video art
In the tradition of Stan Brakhage, Len Lye and contemporary video artists such as Gillian Wearing this selection of works seeks to develop a new language uncompromised by mainstream cinema and…
Film Society 2006 Season
Jean-Luc Godard is the featured director in the Film Society's programme this year, at screenings around the country. Check out Wave of French avant-garde film set to roll out, by Peter Calder,…
Wheeler Campell Emerging Art Awards Winners Announced
Four New Zealand artists - Lana McArdle, Janine Earles, Richard Robinson, and Tanya Blong - were announced as prize winners at the Wheeler Campbell Emerging Art Awards Evening held in Wellington on…
Art Deco textile designer wins Governor-General Award
Wellington artist Avis Beere, 87, has been awarded the Governor-General Art Award 2006. Mrs Beere, who paints under her maiden name, Higgs, is listed on an Australian Government website as one of…
Jill Sorensen at Whitespace
A new series of paintings by Jill Sorensen looks at the facade we wear and scratches at the underbelly of all our sensitive issues: sexuality, religion, vanity and good old family values. She…
Thinking about the future of music
Berlin based sound artist Carsten Nicolai (aka alva.noto) has established himself as a leading force in the realm of electronic sound and visual design. Performing live using a combination of…
The Witnesses, the Artists.
Courtesy of Dominion Post - March 3 2006 by Mark Amery It was with a little relief this week that I read in this newspaper French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand - the creator of the festival…
Ancient History
Courtesy of NZ Listener - March 11 2006 by Faith Oxenbridge Ross Gumbley's new play Happy Coupling is a farce. By that I mean it is one of those plays where people do silly things like dressing…
Top honour for Harvard professor
Renowned anthropologist, poet and writer, Professor Michael D Jackson, will receive an honorary Doctor of Literature degree in Victoria University of Wellington's May graduation…
The Witnesses, the Artists
Courtesy of Dominion Post, March 3 2006 by Mark Amery It was with a little relief this week that I read in this newspaper French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand - the creator of the festival…