Fellow's connections with city in works
Louise Menzies’ time as the Frances Hodgkins Fellow has come to an end but her work from the past year is just coming alive on the walls of the Hocken Gallery.
Rebecca Fox
Better understanding fills classical concerts
Better understanding fills classical concerts
Visiting New Zealand for the first time, pianist Catherine Geels could not let the opportunity to see what is believed to be the world’s longest piano in Dunedin go by, she tells Rebecca Fox.
Creating connections
Creating connections
Bringing together different aspects of life and people is symbolised in Jenny Hjertquist's latest work, the inaugural commission for the Otago Polytechnic's "Four Plinths" project, discovers...
Carving out a key discussion
Carving out a key discussion
Colac Bay carver James York headed to the Antarctic yesterday to help put the finishing touches on one of the first examples of traditional Maori carving on the continent. He spoke to Rebecca Fox...
Aiming for a 'loud silent presence'
Aiming for a 'loud silent presence'
Dunedin-based artist Saskia Leek likes to visit the same territory repeatedly. She tells Rebecca Fox why she is attracted to the simple.
Simple tips to make school lunches easier
Simple tips to make school lunches easier
As everyone settles into their school routines, the reality of preparing school lunches every day hits. Rebecca Fox takes a look at some of the options.
Flavours of childhood
Flavours of childhood
Growing up in Argentina with Italian family heritage, it's not surprising Pablo Tacchini became a chef. The Beef + Lamb ambassador chef tells Rebecca Fox it's taken a lot of hard work to get to this point.
The need to move
The need to move
People should move much more and not ‘‘outsource’’ their movement, says 2018 Caroline Plummer Fellow in Community Dance Matthew Onarheim-Smith. He tells Rebecca Fox about the necessity for people...
A year of highlights
A year of highlights
As we start a new year, it is good to look at what’s in store on the arts scene in Otago. Rebecca Fox looks at the highlights for 2019.
Fine arts
Fine arts
Dunedin's galleries, both private and public, have another strong year ahead.
Time and space expand horizons
Time and space expand horizons
The daunting prospect of having an entire year to just write has been swept away by the need to create, Robert Burns Fellow for 2018 Dunedin poet Rhian Gallagher tells Rebecca Fox.
Cookbook ideas for Christmas
Cookbook ideas for Christmas
Rebecca Fox goes through some of the best cookbooks this year.
Drawing attention to societal issues
Drawing attention to societal issues
Chinese artist Yang Yongliang is known for his detailed multimedia works which reinvent the Chinese landscape tradition. He tells Rebecca Fox about his passion for the environment.
Behind the paintbrush
Behind the paintbrush
Rebecca Fox talks to Hocken photography curator Dr Anna Petersen about how photography impacted painter Frances Hodgkins.
Binding people and communities
Binding people and communities
With interest in contemporary Chinese art exploding worldwide, Dunedin Public Art Gallery is providing a glimpse into the practises of Chinese artists. Rebecca Fox talks to curators Lucy Hammonds...
Making their mark
Making their mark
Rebecca Fox talks to three Dunedin School of Art students about their final year work being shown at SITE 2018.
Making art in the city
Making art in the city
The Otago Art Society and the Ceramics Association of New Zealand southern region are bringing their members’ works together under one roof in a joint exhibition.
Staging a little festive pandemonium
Staging a little festive pandemonium
Childhood memories of going to see a pantomime at Christmas has inspired Dunedin’s Globe to tackle the genre for the first time. Rebecca Fox talks to director Lynne Keene and actress Jen Hughson.
Passion for Italian food inspires book
Passion for Italian food inspires book
Travelling around Italy gave Francesca Voza and James Stapley all the inspiration they needed for their first recipe book. Rebecca Fox talks to them about their love of Italian food.
Performance of a lifetime
Performance of a lifetime
Val Caniparoli might think he is a ‘‘glutton for punishment’’ in creating his fourth Nutcracker ballet, but New Zealand audiences are glad he has. Rebecca Fox talks to the American...