Nova Paul at The Physics Room
Steve Braunias: journalist, bird-watcher
His previous journalistic obsessions have included tearooms and steak, but a year ago award-winning journalist Steve Braunias took up a new interest - bird-watching. Enchanted by a gull that flew…
Nominations sought for $65,000 literary prize
Nominations are now being sought for Australasia's largest single literary award - the $65,000 Prize in Modern Letters. Previous winners include Catherine Chidgey, Glenn Colquhoun and Carl Shuker…
Nominations sought for $65,000 literary prize
Nominations are now being sought for Australasia's largest single literary award - the $65,000 Prize in Modern Letters. Previous winners include Catherine Chidgey, Glenn Colquhoun and Carl Shuker…
Harvey Benge exhibition at Satellite Gallery
"With few exceptions, photographers mostly investigate other worlds, worlds outside their own," says camera artist Harvey Benge. "For the last 15 years or so, this has been the basis of my practice.…
The gift of sound and vision
By Mark Amery Courtesy of The Dominion Post 11/5/07 Gathering together recent Wellington cover art work and music videos, Radio With Pictures at Wellington's Michael Hirschfeld Gallery reminds us…
Whale Strandings: an exhibition of photographs by Jan Young
Whale Strandings - an exhibition of photographs by West Auckland photographer Jan Young - is on at Auckland Museum's Pictorial Gallery from 13 June until 19 August 2007. These recent works by…
Zen and the art of poetic filmmaking
While many pop songwriters vanish into obscurity or graduate to judging TV karaoke shows, few go on to spend ten years in a Zen Buddhist Centre. This was the path, however, chosen by New Zealand…
Fresh Gallery Otara celebrates its first birthday
Fresh Gallery Otara is celebrating its first birthday this month with a multimedia exhibition. The works selected for Fresh Gallery Otara Turns 1! reflect relevant issues in the community: the…
NZ premiere of Blackbird at Circa Two
The winner of the 2007 Olivier Award for Best Play will have its New Zealand premiere at Circa in Wellington on May 25. A powerful drama by UK playwright David Harrower, Blackbird is an unnerving and…
Jenny Gibbs receives 2007 Arts Foundation Award for Patronage
The Arts Foundation of New Zealand has announced
Ohinemuri Arts Trust formed
A new charitable arts trust was formed this month (May 2007) to set up and run a new civic art gallery in Waihi. The new art gallery will be known as The Eric Lee-Johnson Art Gallery, and will…