Chris Green: "a very brave thing to do"
Call it risk or bravery, Chris Green doesn't regret his decision to leave his job as an economics teacher for full time acting at 56.
Men will wince (then laugh)
Tauranga Arts Festival is hosting two shows that might make men wince (then laugh), all in the name of better health.
No ‘doom and gloom’ here: Theatre puts hope into climate challenges
Leah Tebbutt and Katherine Dewar, Massey University communications students write about theatre, hope and climate change
Rachel LaFond: Perfecting Your Art
Don't Give Up Your Day Job speaks with pianist Rachel LaFond about giving up her day job to travel the world and ending up in New Zealand.
Study in 2018? Consider Wellington's brand new creative campuses
Maximising the latest technologies and industry partnerships, Wellington's two new campuses offer innovative learning opportunities for the creatively inclined.
Atawhai Festival: Wellbeing in the arts
“None of us traverse through life without setbacks." We talk to Borni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho during the Atawhai Festival about action around suicide, mental health & wellbeing in the performing arts.
Festival by the Sea
With the Carrus Crystal Palace sited beside the harbour this year, Tauranga Arts Festival is thrilled to have a session that celebrates the sea.
Art for the masses
No longer an illicit after hours activity, street art has become a legitimate art form decorating the most unlikely spaces. "It's the biggest art movement the world has ever seen."
John Crawford: Action on homelessness
“I didn’t realise the tragedies of people's lives.” Photographer, John Crawford has created a striking series of photos to shine the light on homelessness in Auckland.
Scotty Pearson: Back to the start
This episode on Don't Give Up Your Day Job we chat to Scotty Pearson of Elemeno P fame about the bands abrupt rise to fame and being kicked out of the States.
Owning Your Gaze
Mark Amery on work by Luke Willis Thompson, Miroslav Tichý, exhibition Too Much Truth and the male gaze.
‘Bin That Butt’: Creativity Driving Social Change
“Conversation does the work of change. Art sparks that conversation.” The Auckland Council have instigated a creative approach to Auckland’s largest littering problem, cigarette butts.