Qantas Film and Television Awards finalists
Finalists in 58 film, television, documentary, news and current affairs categories have been announced for the Qantas Film and Television Awards. TV3's Outrageous Fortune have taken 16 nominations…
Two Michael King writers-in-residence selected
Two writers have been selected for residencies at the Michael King Writers' Centre in Devonport, Auckland, during the next five months. One of the authors, Professor Richard Corballis from…
Save For Best
Kristy Palleson is inspired by 'crafty' and utilitarian forms. With respect to these influences h
Clay Economies at Objectspace
By taking a long view of the social life of clay commodities, Clay Economies at
A Point Of Beauty
I began collecting hat pins because of my Grandmother. I loved hearing her stories about life in
Christchurch Ensemble Wins National Chamber Music Contest
Christchurch's Bedrich Quartet has taken the title as the country's top student chamber music ensemble at the New Zealand Community Trust Chamber Music Contest National Final. Bedrich Quartet…
Painter's Delight: Rita Angus Life and Vision
By Mark Amery Courtesy of The Dominion Post "I'm sorry sir, pens are not allowed," a gallery attendant advised as I scrawled in my notebook in the Rita Angus survey exhibition at Te Papa. "I'll go…
One Day Sculpture - Golden Slumbers
In 1905 Englishman Lionel Terry shot dead Joe Kum Yung opposite 10 Haining Street in Wellington as a protest against Chinese immigration into the country. Kah Bee Chow's one day sculpture Golden…
Freestyle - Aotearoa flavoured fashion
Amazing things have happened in fashion design in Aotearoa - in recent years, Maori and Pacific motifs have even found their way to the runways of Paris and New York. Freestyle celebrates the fusion…
Trust Waikato National Contemporary Art Award finalists
Thirty finalists have been selected from amongst 253 entries for the Trust Waikato National Contemporary Art Award 2008. Now in its eighth year, the annual Award is renowned for the challenging…
Sets and the City: West End musicals
By James Hadley in London When people talk about going 'up the West End to see a show' they're generally meaning a musical. Like Broadway, London's West End (specifically Soho and surrounds, which…
Artist to explore cultural and political context of Olympics
New Zealand artist Sara Hughes is the recipient of the 2008/09 Creative New Zealand Berlin Visual Artists Residency at the Kunstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. Hughes says she will use the 12-month…