‘Get off the hamster wheel of obsession and have a life’
Rashmi Pilapitiya tracks back to feeling devastated after being let go from a corporate job. She recounts the life-changing conversation that set her on a new path.
Australia's Disappearing Arts Department: Politicians respond
Australian politicians respond to the Government's decision to merge the country's arts department into a super Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Want to build a sustainable career in the creative sector?
Applications are now open for Massey’s Master of Creative Enterprise 2020 programme. Here’s how it can help you to turn your creativity into a career, and some inside tips for your application.
Word On The Street: Punk and presents
Dominic Hoey’s round-up of the best gigs, exhibitions and events happening around Aotearoa in the next week.
Boomer to the rescue
A lycra-clad actor saves the day, a New Zealand film named best-ever by a female director and more in Mark Amery’s latest weekly round-up of unmissable arts news.
Forty artist scholarships on offer for groundbreaking conference
Lemi Ponifasio, guest curator of NZ Festival, explains how he plans to start some crucial conversations.
‘Speak yourself into existence’
One of Aotearoa’s most promising young voices talks to Dominic Hoey about identity, building resilience and the importance of good mentors.
Viv Stone - The driving force behind Auckland’s best-kept secret
Bringing a legacy to life is a special challenge in an arts career. Andrea Rush talks to Viv Stone about her passion to mature NZ’s art infrastructure.
Taking care of yourself online
For writers, performers and other artists, social media can be both fertile and frightening. ABC’s Osman Faruqi shares some tips on looking after yourself online.
Word on the Street: featuring the guy who annoyed Dave Dobbyn
Want to impress friends with your knowledge of all the cool, underground events coming up? Our man, Dominic Hoey, is here with your weekly cheat-sheet.
Creative NZ funding: who lost out?
Mark Amery reveals who’s been hit hard in this week’s arts news Lowdown.
The difference between fear and danger
Ōtautahi artist Gemma Syme, works in multiple disciplines to create work that is often playful and always political.