TBI Q&A: Mark Albiston
Mark Albiston says he started production company Sticky Pictures in 2000 as a vehicle to let him direct a wide variety of projects. With award-winning arts and extreme sports TV shows, documentaries,…
Wellington-based artist takes up virtual residency
Wellington-based artist John Bucklow was recently chosen by the Virtual Residency project to exhibit his multimedia work Parallel at the Volklingen World Heritage Site in Germany. Virtual Residency…
Lobby Hero at Silo Theatre
Out of the box and onto the stage - Shortland Street stars are taking over Silo Theatre. Actors Fleur Saville (pictured) and Kip Chapman join the soap's director for a month-long season from 21 June…
Exhibiting Maori: A History of Colonial Cultures of Display
Maori are transforming exhibition spaces in museums and galleries worldwide, according to local academic Conal McCarthy. The Director of the Museum & Heritage Studies programme at Victoria University…
Filmmakers looking for investors to support Kapiti Coast film
Three filmmakers reckon investors will get more than they bargain for with their new movie, Garage Sale, which is being shot in early August on the Kapiti Coast.
Major label signs Kiwi singer Hollie Smith
What does feisty Kiwi soul singer Hollie Smith have in common with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Norah Jones and Diana Ross? They now share a record label - Manhattan Records, an offshoot of the…
New music chart better reflects what fans are buying
The first New Zealand Music Chart to include digital sales is far more reflective of what fans are buying according to the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). RIANZ president Adam…
Wikipedia Is Just the Start: An interview with Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales invented Wikipedia, and he remains its reigning local deity. In this podcast on Wired.com, he talks to author David Weinberger about the role of rules and other issues facing the…
Behind the scenes with The Big Look-See 2007
Wellington's second Big Look-See is being held on the weekend of 9-10 June 2007. It's your chance to take a sneak peek behind the scenes of the region's theatres, galleries, museums, heritage sites…
2007 Spectrum Print Book Design Awards shortlist announced
The 2007 Spectrum Print Book Design Awards shortlist pits first-time publishers against the established companies that have dominated the awards in recent years.
Art.parnell website launched
www.art.parnell.net.nz is a new website that allows visitors to see at a glance what's happening at Parnell's 11 fine art galleries.
Bid for this space
We have created Bid For This Space for registered users of The Big Idea community as an open access module for community advertising. If you have a gig, exhibition, performance, show, artwork for…