On the Bus: contemporary Maori writers on tour
Wowing audiences with performances by poets, fiction writers, playwrights and storytellers, the On the Bus tour travels each year to a different region of New Zealand. This year's travelling band of…
NZ based open source film, Stray Cinema, announces date for London screening
The international open source film project Stray Cinema has announced the date for their screening event - showcasing the top five film submissions, as selected by the online community. This event is…
Film student premieres film in New York
17-year-old film student Reece Baker has been invited by a New York film producer to premiere his short film in the States next month. Frank Reale, who runs Peers influence Peers Partnership,…
Top 10 reasons to get involved with an artist-run-initiative
By Lauren Brown Courtesy of the Artists Alliance Newsletter In spending the last two years involved in the re-establishment and running of Project Contemporary Artspace (in Wollongong, NSW), I…
Kiwi artist compared to Hopper and Sheeler
In The Dominion Post today, a Kiwi artist discovered while working as a security guard at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is being compared to some of the best American artists of the past 150…
TBI Q&A: Christian Penny
Of Tainui descent, Christian Penny is recognised as one of this country's boldest theatre directors. He was a co-founder of Theatre at Large and has worked with Taki Rua Productions, Theatre Physical…
The European Screenwriters' Manifesto
One hundred and twenty five writers from all over Europe gathered in Thessaloniki, Greece, last November and committed to campaign for the implementation of a manifesto, which defines the role of the…
The geek squad: Helen and Chelfyn Baxter
Featured in the Listener recently was The Big Idea's own Online Strategist Helen Baxter, who is hailed along with her husband Chelfyn as a "prophet of our digital future". As well as being…
An Embarrassment of Riches
by Mark Amery Courtesy of The Dominion Post 2/3/07 An image of the prospector is one who pans with only the dream of finding gold. However, with City Gallery's triennial survey of contemporary art…
Best of the Fringe Festival 2007 announced
The 14th annual New Zealand Fringe Festival has drawn to a close, with the announcements of this year's Fringe 07 award winners. The top award, Best of Fringe 07, went to Hotel, an innovative and…
Waihi Art Centre and Museum in financial crisis
The Waihi Art Centre and Museum Association (WACMA) is in financial crisis, and unless there is a significant change in income and/or expenditure is likely to be insolvent within a few months.…
New name heralds a new era for media arts organisation
Today, New Zealand's only contemporary creative media and interdisciplinary arts centre marks a new era in its 16-year history with a new Maori name to front a raft of changes that have strengthened…