Anti-Resolutions: 10 Things to Embrace in 2022
Why making your artistic ambitions ones you can relate to and can actually achieve will be the ones that actually bring you happiness.
Art in the Outfield
Nothing says summer like a music festival - find out how one event is amplifying their sounds with creative sights.
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EXCLUSIVE: Major Breakthrough for Artist Royalties Movement
Artists involved in one of the creative community's hottest topics has received an early Christmas present. The Big Idea reveals breaking news of a precedent setting move.
Flight Through Adversity
“I think we should strive for artistry and mastery over success” - The Big Idea gets into the minds of some of NZ's finest creative minds backstage at the Aotearoa Music Awards.
NFTs Revisited: Exploring Innovation in the Murky Metaverse
Like them or loathe them, 2021 has been the year of the NFT. We look at how far they’ve come and dive deeper into their pros and cons for artists.
Be Adventurous, Take Risks, Live Your Values
One of Aotearoa's most experienced and enduring environmental artists gives us an insight onto how he found his creative outlet.
Scandal, Controversy & Speaking Up: The Lowdown Review of 2021
Creatives have not backed down to the challenges the year has thrown at them - we speak to those involved in the biggest issues of 2021.
Cultural Smorgasbord After Lockdown Famine
After months of being deprived, Aucklanders are spoilt for choice again. Vicki Holder opens up on what it's been like for Tāmaki Makaurau arts lovers and looks what's on the menu.
How An App Could Get You a Slice of $6.2 Billion
If you are a creative solo practitioner or small business - you could be contributing to a massive chunk of change being left on the table in Aotearoa.
Accidental Activist
By tackling big issues like mental health and sexuality, in-demand artist Sara Moana's proving that light-hearted art can help conquer a locked down heart.
Audio-Visual Visionary Returns Home
Back in Aotearoa after a decade away, a revered NZ Electronica artist sounds off on lessons from London, takes aim at Spotify and on facing his next challenge (not just MIQ).