Personal encounters spur art exhibition
Personal encounters with mental health battles fought in Dunedin have spurred two local men to put on an art exhibition.
Relating to words and writing
Relating to words and writing
NZ's Young Writers Festival begins in Dunedin next week with workshops and events to inspire young writers. Rebecca Fox talks to poet and national slam champion Jordan Hamel.
Art seen: September 17
Art seen: September 17
"In Bloom", various artists(Brett McDowell)In a year beset by interconnected humanitarian and ecological crises for which there are no neat or assured trajectories, it is timely to pause and...
Taking Maori art to the world
Taking Maori art to the world
The work of some of our country's most respected Maori artists goes on show in Dunedin this weekend. Rebecca Fox talks to Milford Galleries Dunedin director Stephen Higginson about the great things happening in NZ art.
Collaboration key for transitional museum
Collaboration key for transitional museum
The opening of the transitional museum in Invercargill has filled a two-year void in the city. ODT bureau chief Karen Pasco talks to those involved and discovers what's been going on behind the scenes.
Museum-gallery goes ‘back to where it all began’
Museum-gallery goes ‘back to where it all began’
For one Southland couple the official opening of Invercargill’s transitional museum and art gallery was all about being able to share Southland’s heritage and whakapapa.
Resourceful band back with a bang
Resourceful band back with a bang
While it might be more than 20 years since From Scratch toured, their passion for passing on a political message alongside their music has not dimmed. Rebecca Fox talks to the band about...
Art seen: September 10
Art seen: September 10
"Maquettes", Hamish Horsley(Gallery Fe29)HAMISH HORSLEY has made an international reputation for large-scale public and private sculptures, many of which dot the landscape of various countries...
Overcoming challenges
Overcoming challenges
It has not been all bad news for the cast and crew of Dunedin production Dear Boobs despite the Covid-19 lockdown cancelling their first season, finds Rebecca Fox.
Ticket refunds: pressure on venues
Ticket refunds: pressure on venues
Show promoters caught up in the collapse of a ticketing company say venues such as Dunedin’s Regent Theatre need to do more to make sure customers do not lose money from such situations.
Winning entry inspired by unease of lockdown
Winning entry inspired by unease of lockdown
A work of art that looks like "a therapist’s doodling" has won the Dunedin School of Art’s Celebrate Art Awards.
Wheelchair artist's first solo exhibition
Wheelchair artist's first solo exhibition
Dunedin artist Josh Kennedy is hosting his first solo exhibition of pictures he's captured over the past three or four years.
No time like now to look back
No time like now to look back
Well-known Central Otago artist Denis Kent has been painting for more than 50 years so his community wanted to recognise his efforts. He tells Rebecca Fox about his latest exhibition.
Art seen: September 3
Art seen: September 3
"Southland", Karl Maughan(Milford Galleries Dunedin)It is impossible to mistake a Karl Maughan painting for that of another artist. Barring an unexpected swerve into significantly different subject...
Peninsula heading to town
Peninsula heading to town
The peninsula has come to town for the first time. Otago Peninsula’s art group is exhibiting its members’ work at the Otago Art Society’s rooms at the Dunedin Railway Station this month.
Banksy funds refugee rescue boat
Banksy funds refugee rescue boat
British street artist Banksy is funding a boat crewed by volunteers to rescue refugees in the Mediterranean attempting to reach Europe from Africa.
Art seen: August 27
Art seen: August 27
"Before There Was Hope", Justin Spiers(RDS Gallery)RDS is currently showing an exhibition of photographic works by Justin Spiers, large-format images rendered in pigment ink on cotton rag paper....
Conductor forced into New plan
Conductor forced into New plan
US-based Kiwi conductor Gemma New came home to perform before an audience for the first time in months, only to have the opportunity scuppered by Covid-19.
Understanding BEAUTY
Understanding BEAUTY
Covid-19 has brought NZ's reliance on tourism into sharp focus, so it's a fitting time for Ayesha Green’s latest exhibition, "Wrapped up in Clouds", which examines how tourism affects New Zealanders’ national identity and its relationship to the landscape.
Stories in words and pictures
Stories in words and pictures
Comic artist Veronica Brett is capturing her world in words and pictures.