Driftwood & Sand - a beach sculpture event in Hokitika
Driftwood & Sand - a beach sculpture event Wild, untamed and carpeted with tons of driftwood, Hokitika's beach provides the ideal canvas for sculptural endeavour. All the material is supplied by…
One-Race Photo Finish? - the Wallace Awards at The Dowse
Courtesy of Dominion Post - 2004-11-26 A One-Race Photo Finish by Mark Amery Taking in the work of the forty finalists in this year's 13th Wallace Awards exhibition I'm struck by what…
Wild Creations 2004 artists announced
Three New Zealand artists - Tabatha Forbes, Waikerere Gregory and Alison Isadora - have been selected by the Department of Conservation and Creative New Zealand to take up Wild Creations artist…
Auckland Festival of Photography 2005
The Auckland Festival of Photography dates have been announced for 2005. The Festival will run in Auckland from 4th June - 26th June 2005. After a successful first event this year, the Festival…
Natural History Film Festival for Wanaka
Natural history filmmakers from around the world are heading to Lake Wanaka in April for the first ever WildSouth Film Festival as part of Wanaka's exciting new arts festival, the Festival of…
Landfall Essay Prize Announced
Martin Edmond and Tze Ming Mok are the winners of the 2004 Landfall Essay Prize, it was announced today. Judge Vincent O'Sullivan says, 'A good essay picks up on the times when it was written; it…
Kiwi child prodigy - the brains behind Halo
Courtesy of NZ Listener - Upfront Matt Nippert talks to Chris Butcher Ever wondered where those absurdly bright kids end up? Chris from Kurow makes games for Bill Gates. At 12, he began…
Soundworker - new musical territories
Some notes on music from www.soundworker.net "Sound organises the space and marks the territory, creates a space of comfort, a home base. Firstly, the child comforting or orienting itself in the…
Damo Suzuki's Network live in New Zealand
Damo Suzuki is renowned for his improvised vocals with legendary German avant-rock group Can www.spoonrecords.com in the early 1970s. More recently, Damo has taken to touring the world with the Damo…
Mr Kolpert - comedy spatter fest at Silo
MR. KOLPERT at The Silo - November 26 until December 18 Slide into the abyss of impropriety, as desserts are smashed into faces, pizzas smeared onto walls. People get kicked in the face,…
Global 'Search for a Great Read' competition finds gold in Auckland
The UKA Press and PABD have announced the winner of their global 'Search for a Great Read' Competition is Liquidambar by New Zealand writer Chris Bell selected from a large number of high-quality…
The Creative Capital - Time to walk the talk
Courtesy of the Dominion Post - 19th November 2004 Providing Space for Art by Mark Amery The arts community have made it clear that the Wellington City Council has a significant job on its…