John Pule reading and discussion at 'Arts Speak'
John Pule is a painter, poet, novelist and printmaker of Niuean descent. Pule was the University of Auckland Literary Fellow in 2000 and was awarded a New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate in 2004.…
Fantastic! NZ Film to Brussels Festival
NZ short film A&E, written and directed by Charlie Bleakley - best known as the blonde guy Graham in the hit NZ movie 'Scarfies' - has been selected for the Brussels International Festival of…
Kees Bruin: Allusion & Illusion
Christchurch artist Kees Bruin's paintings have a lot in common with the restless narratives of modernist figurative painters like David Salle and David Hockney. "I term my work 'visionary realism',…
Iconic anti-nuclear mural auction for peace
The iconic peace mural on the reservoir at the corner of Ponsonby and Karangahape Road was collectively painted by Visual Artists Against Nuclear Arms in 1985 as a protest towards the global nuclear…
Nam June Paik - passes away
Pioneer of Video Art - Nam June Paik, 73, Dies Korean artist Nam June Paik was famous as the ultimate early adopter of new screen technologies. His beautiful and often comic subversions of the…
Brad McGann's treacherous journey to self discovery
Courtesy of NZ Herald - 28th January 2006 Brad McGann director of award winning film In my Father's Den plans to make a short film about living with cancer. Reflecting on his health, he says, "If…
A taste of the Ono - Pacific Arts Festival
From traditional tattooists to a once-only performance by a 25-guitar orchestra, this year's Ono - Pacific Arts Festival from 1 to 4 February promises another unique package of Pacifica…
Taika Waititi at Next Cameo @ Paramount
Rising Wellington filmmaker, actor/comedian, Taika Waititi talks in our next Cameo session about creating characters both on the page and the stage, workshopping his first feature film at the…
100 Cousins
Fresh from taking The Sons of Charlie Paora on national tour in 2005 after a sell-out season at The Royal Court Theatre in London, Massive Company presents the world premiere of 100 Cousins a new…
Rijksakademie Residency
Residency The Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is an international working and meeting place for artists. It has some fifty studios for artists in residence, of which around half…
How to be a Friend
Courtesy of The Dominion Post - 20th January 2006 How to be a Friend By Mark Amery It used to be that when an artist invited you to a performance, your first worry was you'd be invited down…
Cultural Futures - Place Ground and Practice in reflection
Check out some writing re the Cultural Futures gathering held at Hoani Waititi Marae in Oratia, Auckland in December 2005 including an interview with the very articulate and politicised Philippino…