Lowdown: Intensive Spotlight On NZ Creatives In May
Your arts news bulletin looks at the incredible smorgasbord of creativity hitting our shores, with some farewells, opportunities and innovation from local artists to the fore.
Need for Online Skills Highlighted Post-Pandemic
The findings of a report from Toi Mai into embracing digital transformation involved members of the creative sector and offer an important insight into how to turn obstacles into opportunities.
Visual Literacy - Have You Noticed Your Superpower?
You may have heard of financial literacy, health literacy and digital literacy - but do you know what visual literacy is?
Reaction To Arts Grants Headaches - CNZ Responds
Creative NZ's last ever 'capped' Arts Grants round proved a nightmare for many - and a experience for others. We have the full gambit of experiences from the 24 hour window complicated by technical issues.
"It Shouldn't Be Like This"
It's a story many creatives can relate to - one creative outlines the anguish that comes with the fight for funding and wonders the toll the Hunger Games approach takes on artists.
Creative NZ Arts Grant Closes After One Day - Again
Despite adding 200 more places in the application cap - it's another case of 'blink and you'll miss it' for creatives around the country, who have dubbed the technical issues that plagued the round as "ultra-stressful".
Lowdown: Three Decade Stalwart Departs
Another long-time leader leaves after a huge contribution, creative community rallies to support its own, homecomings, line-ups revealed - get the Lowdown in your weekly arts news bulletin.
Race To 450 - Latest Creative NZ Arts Grant Window Opens
The last CNZ capped Arts Grant has gone live - and while there's more money and application space to go around, those competing for the funding tell The Big Idea how they're feeling and reflect on the process.
Big Questions Aimed At City Gallery Wellington
Rumblings out of council meetings and from sources within Experience Wellington have prompted Andrew Wood to revisit the current status of the controversially-restructured gallery.
The Futility Of ‘What Do You Want To Be?’
It's a question we ask young and old about their direction in life - but it's time to discard it and stop strangling creativity and opportunity.
Surprise Departure Of Leading Creative Figure
Get the Lowdown on who's stepping down after 17 years in a leading arts role, what it takes to win some of NZ's most coveted creative awards and a brand new initiative revealed to uplift an underserved community.
Culling The Cap - Details On CNZ's New Funding System
The 250 cap for Arts Grants applications became the most hated measuring stick in Aotearoa's creative community - we break down how Creative NZ has removed the roadblock and what happens now.