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VIDEO: Finding Your Voice - The Journey Of Opening Your Own Gallery
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VIDEO: Finding Your Voice - The Journey Of Opening Your Own Gallery

VIDEO: How family, passion and a desire to hold space for Pasifika people drove Kim Meredith to step into the challenge of becoming a gallery owner.

Lowdown: World First For Aotearoa Art
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Lowdown: World First For Aotearoa Art

A deal that breaks down barriers for local creatives, a $3m gallery upgrade, a new Pacific residency and funding details announced - plus much more in your arts news bulletin. 

"Unforgivable Attack" - Latest Blow In Gutting Of NZ Theatre Education
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"Unforgivable Attack" - Latest Blow In Gutting Of NZ Theatre Education

The cuts set to ravage Victoria University of Wellington continue an alarming trend for Aotearoa's tertiary theatre education.  James Wenley explains the impact it will make and why it matters.

Dealing To Demons & Embracing New Challenges
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Dealing To Demons & Embracing New Challenges

Ebony Lamb knows dark and foreboding, both in her creative practices and in life. She also knows her way through - opening up about her new project, as well as how she keeps her mental wellbeing a priority.

'Inner-tuition' - Inside the Studio & Mind Of Sarah Smuts-Kennedy
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'Inner-tuition' - Inside the Studio & Mind Of Sarah Smuts-Kennedy

There are no lines between life and art for Sarah Smuts-Kennedy - Linda Gilbert visits the contemporary artist's creative sanctuary to soak it all in.

High Hopes in Deep South
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High Hopes in Deep South

With cuts and belt-tightening becoming all too common - creative communities in Invercargill and the wider Murihiku region are benefitting from recent boosts to their sector.

Link in BIOS - Bold Creative Steps in Far North
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Link in BIOS - Bold Creative Steps in Far North

Whangārei's creative stocks are on the rise - we look at how a collision of art, biology and technology has thrown open the doors of possibility. 

Lowdown: NZ Creatives Awarded International Exposure
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Lowdown: NZ Creatives Awarded International Exposure

Our arts news bulletin spotlights big winners from the creative community - with even bigger opportunities, mourns the loss of a legend and marks a moment of historical significance for Aotearoa.

Aotearoa's Father Of Experimental Art - Tributes Flow After Passing of Jim Allen
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Aotearoa's Father Of Experimental Art - Tributes Flow After Passing of Jim Allen

Performance artist, provocateur and educator - the creative world reacts to the loss of creative icon Jim Allen, and a look at the indelible impact he made in his 100 years.

How Visual Intelligence Can Build "Cultural Capital"
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How Visual Intelligence Can Build "Cultural Capital"

Anyone can look at art - but it turns out the perception of art is a skill so valuable, it's being used to sharpen minds in a range of different industries.

Autism & The Arts
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Autism & The Arts

Neurodiverse writer Devon Webb explains the importance of the relationship between these two outlier communities and what creatives can do to help raise acceptance and awareness.

Brown’s Budget Blackmail Bluff
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Brown’s Budget Blackmail Bluff

The Mayor didn't even mention the arts as Auckland Council's budget debate got serious.  Verity Johnson explains why she reckons that's a good thing and asks are we seeing the real Wayne Brown?