Spiritual journey starts at home
Spiritual journey starts at home
A move to Dunedin has proved to be life-changing for Auckland-based artist Ayesha Green. She tells Rebecca Fox about the impact of having time to play.
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Painting a picture
Painting a picture
The creativity expressed in art might be more important than the hard data of science when it comes to our processing environmental problems, artist and scientist Jenny Rock tells Maureen Howard....
Art awards aim to be premier attraction
Art awards aim to be premier attraction
New awards showcasing Central Otago's arts will hopefully become a regular event, those behind the initiative say.
Artist finds home, sets up business venture
Artist finds home and sets up business venture
A United States-born artist plans to bring history to life in his new home of Lawrence.
Exploring humanity
Exploring humanity
With a fierce love of animals, Dunedin artist Rachel H. Allan stretched her emotions to breaking point for her new exhibition. She tells Rebecca Fox about how animals are seen as disposable.
Art Seen: October 18
Art Seen: October 18
In this week's Art Seen, Robyn Maree Pickens looks at exhibitions from Blue Black, Peter McKay, and Louise Menzies.
City home to tallest mural in southern hemisphere
City home to tallest mural in southern hemisphere
An inner Melbourne housing estate is now home to the tallest mural in the southern hemisphere.
Art Seen: October 11
Art Seen: October 11
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at works by Neil Dawson, Jenni Stringleman, Pauline Bellamy.
Million-dollar Bansky painting self-shreds after sale
Million-dollar Bansky painting self-shreds after sale
A painting by mysterious British artist Banksy shred itself into pieces at the moment it sold for more than 1 million pounds at a London auction.
Art Seen: October 4th
Art Seen: October 4th
In this week's Art Seen, Robyn Maree Pickens looks at exhibitions from Aroha Novak. Gary Blackman, and Cora-Allan Wickliffe.
The art of recovery
The art of recovery
In New Zealand, 9000 people suffer a stroke every year. For many, the outlook is grim despite a desire and a capacity to be connected and contribute to society. Bruce Munro talks to some who have...
Dual roles a challenge
Dual roles a challenge
It has been five years in the making and faced a few hurdles along the way but Emily Duncan’s play Eloise in the Middle will premier this month. Rebecca Fox talks to Duncan and actress Sara Georgie...
Finding the way to paradise
Finding the way to paradise
They bonded over comments on United States President Donald Trump and now the creative collaboration between Dunedin artist Ewan McDougall and American musician Harold Anderson is about to...
Art seen: September 27
Art seen: September 27
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions from Hocken Collections Gallery, The Artist's Room and Fe29 Gallery. "Sisters Communing'', (Hocken Collections Gallery)The...
A few hiccups, but the show(s) must go on
A few hiccups, but the show(s) must go on
Dunedin's two-yearly arts festival is ready and raring to take to the stage today after problems with everything from finding venues to finding missing paint were resolved.
Old friends reunited
Old friends reunited
Three young New Zealand artists together in London 55 years ago, have been reunited in an exhibition.
Art Seen: September 20
Art Seen: September 20
In this week's Art Seen, Robyn Maree Pickens looks at exhibitions from Eskdale Gallery, Lisa Wilke and Vanessa Jones, and Aroha Novak.
Making sense of Cook's confusion
Making sense of Cook's confusion
Writing a piece to commemorate Captain James Cook’s arrival in New Zealand proved a unique challenge for composer Dame Gillian Whitehead.
Celebrating suffrage
Celebrating suffrage
125 years ago the New Zealand Parliament passed a Bill that gave the vote to all adult women. To mark the occasion, Dunedin’s Hocken Gallery and Blue Oyster Project Space look at the past to discover its relevance today.
Inventing a parallel universe
Inventing a parallel universe
Make believe and mystery are wrapped in the word and song of an Arts Festival Dunedin treat.