"Like A Blunt Axe" - More Budget Cuts Blowback For Creatives
After surveying the initial reaction to the Government's Budget, Andrew Wood looks at what the slashed funding to creative projects means to arts education and professional development.
Budget Breakdown - What's Left For Creative Sector?
Andrew Wood crunches the numbers and gets reactions from leading arts institutions - and funders - as to what the coalition Government's first budget means for the creative community.
OPINION: A Response To Paul Goldsmith's Creative Vision
Veteran arts writer Andrew Wood has mulled over the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage's call for ideas on a creative sector strategy - and has some suggestions.
New Tool To Help Creatives With Copyright
Staggering stats on how little NZ creatives know about their rights when it comes to their mahi has prompted a new online service to demystify the process.
Culture Crisis – Can NZ’s Museums Be Saved?
Surfacing reports on the dire future for Aotearoa's cultural institutions only scratch the surface - Andrew Wood digs deeper to find the crux of the issue and questions where the solutions are.
Government Censorship - Should NZ Creatives Be Worried?
Interference and inference from the highest offices in the land are once again starting to blight the arts internationally - Andrew Wood looks at whether this is on the cards in Aotearoa.
Inside The Looming Changes For Govett-Brewster/Len Lye Centre
After the uproar over the restructure at City Gallery Wellington, some in the creative community are concerned about what a Council-driven "transformation" could mean for another cultural cornerstone - Andrew Wood digs deeper.
Opinion - Predicting Arts & Culture Landscape Under National/ACT
While we wait for the new government to take shape - and find out who will take up the Arts, Culture & Heritage portfolio - Andrew Wood sifts through what we know about the likely coalition partner's creative priorities (or lack thereof).
Massive Blow To Youth Theatre
“With this closure, we are no longer served by a nationally focused company specifically charged with telling stories of this place and her people to the young" - Strong reactions to the shock end to a 25-year creative institution that could have big ramifications.
What Is The "Creative Economy"?
It's a term that gets bandied around by politicians, advocacy groups and organisations - but what does it actually mean? Andrew Wood deep dives to give it perspective and looks at where the "creative economy" is failing creatives.
Opinion: Why CNZ's Auckland Flooding Censure Matters
It's been the talk of the creative community this week - but what does CNZ senior management's "significant failings" mean to those it looks to serve? Andrew Wood gives his thoughts.
Major Art Residency Falling Under The Radar
Shannon Novak's Make Visible project puts the spotlight on LGBTQI+ communities in Taranaki - but what's being done to make it more visible? Andrew Wood investigates.