Gallery in the far south scoops the Creative Places Award
Gore District Council today won the Premier Creative Places Award 2004 for its new John Money Wing and refurbishment of the Eastern Southland Gallery, which opened in December last year. The John…
Like Ships Passing in the Night
Courtesy of NZ Listener By Bridie Lonie Not so long ago, art galleries were often full of people looking at recognisable objects for which they felt an immediate connection. Scorn, ridicule,…
10,000 students to invade Wellington for Artsplash
Artsplash, Wellington's annual Young People's Arts Festival, is about to take over the Creative Capital, as 10,000 young people prepare for an extraordinary showcase of music, dance, drama, and…
New Zealand strings and star
There's a unique opportunity to enjoy the rich and rapturous string quintets of Mozart and Brahms when the New Zealand String Quartet are joined by German violist Hariolf Schlichtig for a nationwide…
Chance to see a filmmaking robot in action!
A filmmaking robot, created by installation artist Douglas Bagnall, is featuring in Telecom Prospect 2004 from 29 July at the New Zealand Film Archive in Wellington. Artist talk at 12.30pm on…
Looking for something different?...
You are invited to 'Forth Dimension' by Nicole Blake, an art exhibition of colour and contours that causes the eye to linger and beckons the touch. Exhibition 11 - 29 August 2004 at The PumpHouse…
Who is Waikaramihi Hemara Haeana
Who is Kara Hemara Haeana? My full name is Waikaramihi Hemara Haeana, otherwise known as Kara given it was such a mouthful to say. I was born and lived in Aotearoa, or New Zealand up to the age…
Slow Water wins fiction prize at 2004 Montana Book Awards
2004 Montana Winners Annamarie Jagose an associate professor in Auckland University's School of Television and Media Studies, took the top fiction prize at this year's Montana Book Awards. Her…
Girl Most Likely - Emily Barclay
Courtesy of www.stuff.co.nz MARGARET AGNEW talks to New Zealand film's next big thing, who turns out to be surprisingly small. Emily Barclay is a 19-year-old Kiwi actress whose personal…
Avatar Body Collision cyberformance
The Physics Room presents an interactive demonstration of the work of cyberformance group Avatar Body Collision. ABC's New Zealand contingent, Vicki Smith will give an interactive demonstration of…
"Visualizing Peas" - Globe trotting artist brings peace to Auckland.
Globe trotting artist brings peace to Auckland. Auckland, 26th August 2004. Julie Ross, the free spirited artist who campaigns for world peace is holding her first exhibition in New Zealand on…
New Zealand electronic poetry online
David Howard has edited 'Capital of the Minimal: the Dunedin Sound' in response to a commission by Michele Leggott, Director NZEPC, University of Auckland (July 2004): Check out the NZ electronic…