Etchings by Jenna Packer at Solander
In June at Solander Gallery, Jenna Packer presents three suites of etchings exploring the themes "The Island", "Tattoos to Save you from Drowning" and "Botanical Studies".
Young and Hungry: Festival of New Works 2007
Young and Hungry is back for an action-packed thirteenth year, with a fresh season of three new scripts written for youth audiences, developed and performed in a professional theatre context. "We…
Good hard work at Pataka
by Mark Amery courtesy of The Dominion Post 25/5/07 "What do you think of it?" the man asked the little girl in fairy wings of Judy Darragh's work Arts Society. "A lot of hard work," the child…
Taranaki Festival of the Arts 2007
The Taranaki Festival of the Arts will be happening from 26 July - 12 August this year, with more than 80 national and international performances lined up. "The depth of the festival programme is…
Auckland Writers and Readers Festival 2007 launches
Rare NZ films return from their big OE
Unearthing stories relevant to particular countries is a constant task for film archivists around the world. Tonight at the New Zealand Film Archive in Wellington, Lost & Found: Rare Films from…
Garrison Keillor's advice for writers
"Writers get obsessed with a project and lock the doors and sit and work at it, like animals in a leg trap trying to chew through the leg," writes "A Prairie Home Companion"-creator Garrison Keillor…
APRA announces winner of $10,000 Professional Development Award
Musician/producer John Chong-Nee has received a $10,000 Professional Development Award from the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Chong-Nee is at the forefront of urban Pacific…
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TBI Surf Report: Thank you, and goodnight
The Bomb drops on The Herald Theatre this June
Featuring napalm-carrying suicide skydivers and a big nuclear weapon in the hands of a mysterious organisation called The Children of Gaia, The Bomb is a dark and thought-provoking comedy.
Chris Clement exhibition at Mary Newton Gallery
Wealth, greed, export, import, waste, pollution, corruption... All are associated with the world's most valuable commodity and the subject of Chris Clements' new exhibition at Mary Newton Gallery…