TBI Q&A: Musician Ariana Tikao
It's been a big year for Christchurch based singer-songwriter Ariana Tikao (Kai Tahu). She received an achievement award from Toi Maori at Pao Pao Pao and was nominated for Best Maori Pop Artist and…
Profile: Ariana Tikao
Ariana Tikao (Kai Tahu) was a finalist for Best Maori Pop Artist and Best Maori Female Artist at the Inaugural Waiata Maori (Maori Music) Awards in Hastings. She recently received an achievement…
The DOCNZ Goethe Institut Documentary Scholarship
The Documentary New Zealand Trust and the Goethe-Institut have established a DOCNZ Goethe Scholarship at the DOCNZ Summit 2009 held 22-25th February 2009 which precedes the DOCNZ International…
Te Papa buys McCahon painting at Melbourne auction
Te Papa has announced that its bid for Colin McCahon's painting, Mondrian's Last Chrysanthemum, 1976, was successful. The painting was purchased for AUD$312,000 (including a 20% buyer's…
The MsBehaviour Files: The Freelancer's Toolkit
I remember the last recession well. IT and creative jobs disappeared overnight, but what emerged was Web 2.0 and a whole new way of working. Many talented people have become freelancers due to…
Christmas Indoors - The Anti-Christmas Paly (+tickets)
Christmas Indoors is an unashamedly anti-Christmas comedy about family and how sometimes the things that bring us together are the same things that push us apart. From the imagination of current…
The Porirua Festival of the Elements
The Porirua Festival of the Elements is held on Waitangi Day, February 6 and offers a superb programme of arts and culture. This year the Festival returns to Te Rauparaha Park, and the outstanding…
Artspace billboard artist works with local iwi
Auckland artist Fiona Jack has worked on a unique collaborative project with Ngarimu Blair, the Heritage Manager of Ngati Whatua, to create a new work specifically for the Artspace billboard project.…
The Power of Portraiture at Gus Fisher Gallery
The Power of Portraiture celebrates the successes of New Zealand's history-shapers over the centuries. The exhibition encompasses 40 portraits of major public figures, male and female, Maori and…
Woodcraft Wellington exhibition and sale
Fourteen of Wellington's leading wood artists converge on Shed 11 to show case and sell their exquisite woodwork. Exhibitors will give demonstrations of their carving and woodturning craft through…
Training institutes warned for alleged copyright breach
Three private training institutions have been put on notice for allegedly breaching print copyright as the nationwide crackdown on copyright infringement continues. Auckland Goldstar Institute,…
Emerging Artists Trust announces funding round results
The Emerging Artists Trust is delighted to announce the outstanding Film and Theatre projects that have been funded in the July 2008 funding round. Shortlists were nominated by the EAT Film and…