First recipient of Kingi McKinnon Scholarship announced

2007 has begun on a successful note for Whakatane writer Nicola Kimpton. As the recipient of the inaugural Kingi McKinnon Scholarship for Emerging Writers, she says she is "delighted". In fact, she…

TBI Surf Report 14/2/07

Le Folauga at Auckland Museum

The genesis of the show was a conversation in 2005 between artist Lonnie Hutchinson

TBI Q&A: Karen Blyth

This is the second year at the helm of the Fringe Festival for Karen Blyth aka The Boss. Thanks to what she and her team do behind the scenes, the Fringe is geared up to offer Wellingtonians more…

How to Save the World: a documentary

Our existence on this planet is precarious. How to Save the World, a documentary made by Kiwi and Canadian husband and wife team Tom and Barbara Burstyn, exposes globalisation and its mantra of…

Auckland Art Gallery announces Art Suitcase

Auckland Art Gallery is packing art into suitcases and taking it to schools in a unique new education programme. Artists will be invited to create new works inside suitcases that educators can…

ARTSPACE 2007 Curatorial Internship awarded

Ariane Craig-Smith is the recipient of ARTSPACE's 2007 Curatorial Internship, beating 20 other talented applicants to win this coveted learning position.

Auckland Art Gallery puts works 'Up for Adoption'

Auckland Art Gallery is putting historic art works Up For Adoption in a bid to restore them to their former glory. Artworks the world over inevitably deteriorate with time, becoming cracked, torn,…

Modern philanthropy: an interview with ASB Community Trust's CEO

The ASB Community Trust recently provided $1 million in funding to local arts projects, including Black Grace, The Moving Image Centre and The Big Idea online community. We asked CEO Jenny Gill what…

Changes of Heart

by Mark Amery Courtesy of The Dominion Post 11/2/07 Alterations were made at the heart of our national museum Te Papa Tongarewa late last year. They provide symbolic shifts; responses to criticism…

SXSW goes carbon neutral

South by Southwest Music, Film & Interactive Conferences (SXSW) in Austin, Texas has announced that it is partnering with Green Mountain Energy Company, an Austin-based renewable energy market…

Billboards: eye candy or eyesore?

Organisers of the annual Auckland Festival of Photography are against a planned billboard blitz by the Auckland City Council aimed at improving the city's visual appeal. Festival spokesperson Julia…