Greg Semu heading to Paris for 3-month residency
Photographer Greg Semu has been offered a prestigious 3-month residency at the Musee du quai Branly in Paris. With a mission to recognise the artistic expressions and civilisations of Africa, Asia,…
TBI Q&A: Lynn Kelly
Combining two of her life-long passions - horticulture and jewellery - has been especially rewarding for Lynn Kelly lately. The Dunedin jeweller has won the 2007 Dowse Foundation Gold Award, for a…
The Black Seeds announce European record deal
The Black Seeds have signed a two-album European record deal with top German label Sonar Kollektiv, who will release the Wellington band's latest album Into the Dojo throughout Europe and Japan from…
The Black Seeds announce European record deal
Wellington band The Black Seeds have signed a two-album European record deal with top German label Sonar Kollektiv, who will release The Black Seeds' latest album Into the Dojo throughout Europe and…
Filmmaker's career off to award-winning start
A Norwegian student's decision to study filmmaking at Unitec New Zealand has paid off with a national filmmaking award and work on a new TV show. Ole Alsaker completed the Bachelor of Performing…
Turangi Maori art and design event a winner
People from all round the tribal area of Ngati Tuwharetoa and beyond converged on Turangi on the weekend of 15-17 June 2007 for the second Toi Ake Tuwharetoa Maori Art & Design Expo. "Toi Ake…
NZ artist included in critically-acclaimed feminist art show
Two paintings by Auckland artist Jacqueline Fahey have been included in Wack!, a critically-acclaimed exhibition of international feminist art now showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los…
Photographer branches out to win Olympus Auckland Photo Day 2007
A multiple exposure park scene has been selected as this year's winner of the Olympus Auckland Photo Day. Photography enthusiast Holly Corbett made clever use of her camera's remote control to…
New online library launched
Book-loving New Zealanders now have a new way to exchange titles, with the launch of online library mybookyourbook.com. "Most public libraries have online catalogues through which items can be…
Maori Art Auction at Shona MacFarlane Gallery
An auction featuring work by some of the country's top Maori artists, including Shane Cotton, Simon Kaan and Areta Wilkinson, is being held at the Shona MacFarlane Gallery in the Dunedin Railway…
NZ visual arts renaissance
"We are," says Art+Object co-director Hamish Coney, "in the middle of a visual arts renaissance. More people are going to see art and there's more to see, and the quality and diversity of the art is…
Dunedin film in competition at Moondance Film Festival
A short film by Dunedin filmmakers has been selected as a finalist for the Moondance International Film Festival in Hollywood.