The transition from teacher to artist
The transition from teacher to artist
Balclutha artist Belinda Mason can empathise with those heading back into education after many years, but she has come out the other end and believes it is all worth it.
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Tech at ‘core’ of artwork
Tech at ‘core’ of artwork
Queenstown artist Marc Blake has a big year ahead and it started with a bang, winning the supreme award in the Craigs Aspiring Art Prize.
Weaving a tale of recipes
Weaving a tale of recipes
Anna Kelly McLeod has fond memories of her time as a student in Dunedin and her family’s connection with Otago features in a cookbook she has written.
Connecting kin to the ocean
Connecting kin to the ocean
A year-long project has come to fruition for Dunedin artist Madison Kelly as she exhibits her latest body of work based around Otago Harbour.
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Otago as the world stage - 2023 calendar fills up
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Otago as the world stage - 2023 calendar fills up
After a couple of years of Covid-interruptions and border closures decimating the arts and entertainment industry, 2023’s calendar is starting to fill up as international acts come back.
Sharing wine, a timeless ritual
Sharing wine, a timeless ritual
A new wine festival celebrating the Central Otago wine industry is being held this month.
Passions unfold at the Tangleby table
Passions unfold at the Tangleby table
For Sue Heazlewood cooking, gardening and making her home feel special has always been a big part of her life.
Unsettled landscapes
Unsettled landscapes
New Zealand’s national museum Te Papa’s exhibition "Hia Hia Whenua - Landscape and Desire" features some rarely seen works with close links to Otago and Southland. Curators Rebecca Rice...
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Flavours of Philippines
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Flavours of Philippines
Filipino couple Dan and Ana Valencia are on a mission to expand Kiwis’ knowledge of the sweet and savoury delicacies of their homeland.
Unrestrained creative moves
Unrestrained creative moves
The Robert Burns Fellowship has had multiple benefits for award-winning playwright Albert Belz, even enabling him to hit the stage again, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Still bitten by the ‘bug of acting’
Still bitten by the ‘bug of acting’
Returning home for a visit doesn't happen as much as Peter Tait would like. The former Dunedin actor talks films by Lord of the Rings fans and popular adverts with Rebecca Fox.
Home is where the creativity is
Home is where the creativity is
Rebecca Fox talks to Dunedin ceramics artist and Portage finalist Kylie Matheson.
Thinking outside the square
Thinking outside the square
Dunedin artist Elise Johnston won the inaugural Arts Council Nelson Contemporary Ceramics Award for her creation of an "intricate square hole". She tells Rebecca Fox about her latest work.
Sights and bites in Central
Sights and bites in Central
The tag-line might be "the road less travelled" but for those in the know there is no better way to travel from Dunedin to Central Otago than over the Central Otago Touring Route, Rebecca Fox discovers.
Changing lives and landscapes
Changing lives and landscapes
As the pumped hydro project at Lake Onslow is investigated, Dunedin artist Matthew Galloway takes a look at the last big hydro project that changed Central Otago forever.
Inspiration from past
Inspiration from past
For the first time, New Zealand author Fiona Sussman has woven her two seemingly different careers — medicine and writing — together in a novel.
Capturing communities
Capturing communities
Auckland artist Edith Amituanai loves creating an archive for a community through her photos.
Artistic journeys
Artistic journeys
Three years of toil and creativity come to a head this weekend as Dunedin Art School’s final year students exhibit their work.
Universal language
Universal language
From performing with Pavarotti to Nickleback, Martin Riseley loves to try something new.
The sweet taste of success
The sweet taste of success
Australian cake decorator and tutor Serdar Yener visited Alexandra for the first time as guest demonstrator at the New Zealand Cake Decorators Guild national conference this month.