Challenging the future
Renee Liang reflects on some of the final offerings of the Auckland Arts Festival, along with the Festival’s future balancing delivery to audiences while nurturing the local arts ecosystem.
Arts Media Lowdown
Mark Amery is back with his second instalment of the Arts Media Lowdown, providing you with insightful signposts to what’s been going on in our arts community over the past fortnight.
12 tips for a killer arts project funding campaign
Moscow International Film Festival rolls out the red carpet this month for homegrown indie film STRAY. Success by any measure - but it may not be there without its innovative crowdfunding campaign.
Being weird gets you noticed
A two-night fundraiser season for critical hit Power Ballad, described by one reviewer for The Edinburgh Guide as maybe ‘the second weirdest Fringe show I've ever seen.’
Advice to My 22-Year-Old Self: William Duignan
‘Advice to My 22-Year-Old Self’ welcomes the next contributor willing to mentor themselves. William Duignan’s new play WEiRdO ‘playfully reveals some deep truths about racial identity in Aotearoa’
CIRCUIT Cast: Artists In Conversation #2 - Sorawit Songsataya and Bridget Riggir-Cuddy
Artist Sorawit Songsataya and Artspace Assistant Curator Bridget Riggir-Cuddy sit down to unpack their six-year collaborative relationship, the ethics of making, and post-humanist theory.
NZ On Screen marks 50 years since Wahine Disaster with new collection
Keith Aberdein, an NZBC reporter on the scene of the Waihine Disaster 50 years ago, reflects on he experience as NZ On Screen releases a commemorative collection.
If the shoe fits: Finding your way to funding
Writing funding applications is not the most exciting element of being an artist, but to get your project off the ground, it’s a necessary one. Photograph by Bruce Connew.
Making a living from creative talent
Some tips from a pro about how creatives can make a living from their talent
Demi Heath: Advice to my 22-Year-Old Self
Advice to My 22-Year-Old Self is a new segment at The Big Idea, our way of connecting those starting out in the arts with virtual mentors. This week, Demi Heath, Director of Photival shares her best.
Creative New Zealand’s plan to support Pacific arts
The Big Idea’s Laura Toailoa scored an invitation to CNZ’s Pacific Arts Summit recently, and heard lots of discussion that will inform their Pacific Arts Strategy.
Mark Amery: Arts Media Lowdown
Mark Amery opens up new connecting space for arts news and views at The Big Idea.