Artist Mike Davison
Last month I interviewed Auckland artist Mike Davidson...
When art and business collide
Put a paintbrush in their hands and people recover some of their childhood creativity.
Theatrical invention brings Ship Songs to life
Ship Songs weaves together animation, music, shipboard romances, epic tales and roguish folklore from the seven seas. The solo play written and performed by actor Ian Hughes was inspired by the…
Fashion and music fuse at Synergy 08
Synergy 08, a fusion of fashion and music, will unveil first showings of summer designs from Christchurch fashion outlets, before turning up the heat with live music performances. "We wanted to…
CRAFTWERK returns home!
CRAFTWERK is returning home! The popular arts, crafts, zine and music fair is happening once again. From 6-9pm in St Kevin's Arcade (K'Rd) on Thursday August 14 there will be live, local bands;…
Ross McElwee documentaries screen at Film Society
Four acclaimed documentaries by award-winning American filmmaker Ross McElwee screen at Film Societies around the country in August and September. "In 1975, as a graduate student at MIT's Film…
Off The Cuff - An Epic Improv Comedy Jam
Sunday the 10th of August sees improvisers Steven Lyons, Keith Mackenzie and Mark Scott take to the stage at K'Rd's Thirsty Dog. In Off The Cuff they will be stretching their mental, verbal, physical…
Caleb Alex wins NZ Hairdresser of the Year
Caleb Alex from Servilles in Newmarket has been crowned New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year after taking out the L'Oreal Colour Trophy Awards Supreme Award. The L'Oreal Colour Trophy Awards were…
Cultural Memory - a history of the Whangarei Art Collection
Cultural Memory, a history of the Whangarei Art Collection 1921 - 2008, is an exhibition to prompt the age-old question 'Whose collection is it - and who are its guardians for the future?' From…
Daniel Crooks awarded Basil Sellers Art Prize
New Zealand-born artist Daniel Crooks, whose everywhere instantly exhibition is at Christchurch Art Gallery, has won an Australian art prize. The Melbourne-based artist was awarded the inaugural…
Odd Objects at Artstation
Artstation presents Odd Objects, a combined photographic exhibition that looks at the art of collecting and possessing artifacts. Contemporary photographers Alex Burton and Naomi Bell bring…
Sets and the City: Bristol and the cutting edge of theatre
By James Hadley in London In last week's blog I talked about some of the theatre companies I met on a recent visit to Bristol. It was on the second day of my visit that I gained quite a good…