Themed songwriting comps
Mike Chunn tells us how lyrics are proving to be imaginative and revealing in the Play It Strange 'themed' songwriting competitions for secondary schools.
Toi Poneke jeweller-in-residence turns trade to treasure
Emerging contemporary jeweller Fran Carter has been selected as this year’s Whitireia artist-in-residence at the Toi Poneke Arts Centre and is on the lookout for your unwanted jewellery.
Colourful docos get green light
A nostalgic journey back to NZ in a by-gone era and journeys through our oceans are just two of the new documentary projects to secure NZ On Air funding.
Music revenue sources diversify
Recorded Music NZ wholesale revenue figures for the NZ recorded music industry in 2014 show another massive growth year for streaming services.
Theatreview Weekly: 12/03/2015
The latest Theatreview Weekly includes reviews of Ngunguru I Te Ao I Te Po, The 3 Dukes, Wanted Thoughts: Mike Loader, and Guji Guji.
Finding common ground
A growth in temporary art projects that respond to locations is tapping the zeitgeist, writes Mark Amery.
AAF Digest: The Unexpected
It's just the right amount of theatrical main courses for the first week of the Auckland Arts Festival because the titbits on the wayside seem to be as delicious.
Creating cultural capital
WOMAD NZ artistic director Emere Wano tells us about her journey with the festival and the cultural capital it creates for the community in Taranaki and NZ.
ScreenTalk: Jane Wrightson
Jane Wrightson is the Chief Executive of NZ On Air — the agency tasked with funding local television, digital media, music and radio.
Textbook Transmedia
As New Zealand university students start a new semester, Anna Jackson reflects on the value of studying transmedia.
Tempo Dance artistic director
Carrie Rae Cunningham has been announced as the new Artistic Director of the New Zealand Dance Festival Trust.
AAF 2015 Digest
In the midst of the inevitable Auckland Arts Festival frenzy, Dione Joseph takes time to pause, muse and wonder at the work being presented and its journey to get there.