Lest we forget
Playwright, choreographer and performer Jan Bolwell has turned her search for more information about her North Otago grandfather’s war service into a one-woman show. She tells Rebecca Fox about putting her family’s history on stage.
Arts
Celebrating Robbie Burns
Celebrating Robbie Burns
To help celebrate Dunedin’s Scottish connections a poetry competition is held every year. Rebecca Fox talks to this year’s judges about what they are looking for.
Art Seen: September 14
Art Seen: September 14
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions by Terry Stringer, Di ffrench, Rodney Hamel.
Art dealer jailed for stealing work by Rolling Stone
Art dealer jailed for stealing work by Rolling Stone
A British art dealer who abused his position by stealing clients' artworks, including many paintings by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, was jailed, the state prosecution service said.
Challenges all round for Romeo
Challenges all round for Romeo
It is the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Joseph Skelton’s first role as Romeo and he is discovering it is a roller-coaster ride. He tells Rebecca Fox about his lead role.
View from the other side
View from the other side
With a new workshop and new urban lifestyle, New Zealand sculptor Terry Stringer has said goodbye to 20 years of country living. He tells Rebecca Fox about making the transition.
Art Seen: September 7
Art Seen: September 7
In this week's Art Seen, Robyn Maree Pickens looks at exhibitions by Marie Strauss, Francis Upritchard, and a joint exhibition from Cora-Allan Wickliffe and Daniel Twiss.
Dunedin trio in Wallace Art Awards
Dunedin trio in Wallace Art Awards
Three Dunedin artists have made the finals of the prestigious national Wallace Art Awards.
Art Seen
Art Seen: August 30
In this week's Art Seen: James Dignan looks at exhibitions by Laurence Aberhart, Karen Baddock, and Rachel Hope Allan.
Artists in uniform
Artists in uniform
With the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands commemorated in early August, Gillian Vine looks at how three Dunedin artists recorded the Pacific War.
Art Seen: August 24
Art Seen: August 24
In this week's Art Seen, Robyn Maree Pickens looks at exhibitions from Inge Doesburg Gallery, and Mike Crawford
War in the Pacific no holiday
War in the Pacific no holiday
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941, New Zealanders realised the possibility of invasion was a very real one.
Art Seen: August 17
Art Seen: August 17
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions from Jenna Packer, Miranda Parkes, and a collaboration between Fu-On Chung and Sam Thomas.
Art Seen: August 10
Art Seen: August 10
In this week's Art Seen, Laura Elliott looks at exhibitions by John Shewry, Annemarie Hope-Cross, and Ellie Gray and Jane Shrifter.
Artist targets Twitter with hate speech tweets
Artist targets Twitter with hate speech tweets
A German-Israeli artist who accuses Twitter of failing to delete hate speech tweets has taken matters into his own hands - by stencilling the offending messages on the road in front of the company's Hamburg headquarters.
'National treasure' painting sells for $500,000
'National treasure' painting sells for $500,000
A never-before-seen painting of the founding father of Auckland, Sir John Logan Campbell, has sold for a record-breaking half-million dollars at auction tonight.
Local landscape inspiration for work
Local landscape inspiration for work
Kingston artist Emma-Kate Moore entered the Parkin Drawing Award for the first time and, much to her surprise, was one of eight artists to have two works selected for the finals.
Art Seen: August 03
Art Seen: August 03
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at a joint exhibition from The Artist's Room, the Brett McDowell Gallery, and Marie Shannon.
Emphasising normality
Emphasising normality
Talking to Auckland artist Marie Shannon is like reminiscing with an old friend about the good times, the bad and the random, finds Rebecca Fox
Project celebrates independent artists
Project celebrates independent artists
A series of projects are being held to celebrate the dedicated community of independent artists working in Dunedin, Rebecca Fox discovers.