Joy'ance - a celebration of joy through creativity
Wellington visual artists Amie McCarron and Cassandra Gaisford along with Christchurch jewellery artist Deanna Gracie and Wellington designer Nada Paitek, have collaborated to bring an exhibition of…
Kiwi Garden at the Engine Room
Massey University and the Engine Room presentKiwi Garden, a multimedia installation by Chinese artist Ding Jie. Ding Jie's evocative meditation on New Zealand identity has come to fruition as…
Countdown to Cuba St Carnival begins
Inner-city Wellington will again host the colourful mix of dancing, music, street performance, global food and artist markets that is the unique flavour of Cuba St Carnival on 21 February 2009. As…
Scholarly duo selected for US research
Two leading New Zealand research scholars have been selected as Fulbright New Zealand Senior Scholars for 2009, allowing them to conduct research vital to New Zealand's economy and education sector…
NZ Community Trust grant for National Youth Choir
Members of the National Youth Choir will begin their next course on a high note after the Board of Trustees announced they have received a substantial grant from the New Zealand Community Trust.…
Pecha Kucha Night at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT Auckland VOL. 09 A collaboration between Pecha Kucha Nights Auckland and Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts. Pecha Kucha - which originated in Tokyo - is a unique, rapid-fire format…
The Seven Words: Into Inner and Outer Space
The Seven Words sound art project by New Zealand artist Paul Amlehn and English musician Robert Fripp will be installed in sensory deprivation tanks in New York and London and will also be…
Toronto Gala world premiere for Dean Spanley
Director Toa Fraser's Dean Spanley will have a red carpet Gala screening during the opening weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is the first time a NZ feature film will have a…
Portrait Cleaning: Revealing Mr Webb
The story of how Nathaniel Webb, an eighteenth century gentleman, came to be revealed in all his glory will be presented at Christchurch Art Gallery. Assistant Curator Ken Hall and Oil Paintings…
Wendall Thomas: Writing better movie dialogue
Courtesy of Script to Screen The June Writers Room invited LA-based writer, lecturer and script consultant Wendall Thomas to draw upon her twenty years of screenwriting experience to discuss how…
Maori instruments musician selected for artist residency
A taonga puoro (traditional Maori instruments) musician has been selected for a three month residency to share his craft with the community. Horomona Horo, of Ngapuhi, Taranaki and Ngati Porou…
Sets and the City: Shaky Isles Festival of Aotearoa
By James Hadley in London Shaky Isles is the only New Zealand theatre company in London. Recently they held their first arts festival - impressive, considering they've only been running for around…