Soapbox
What If Arts Funding Was Honest?
Funding feels like a lottery for so many creatives - what if it actually was one? Arts advocate, strategist and producer Elise Sterback has an outside-the-box pitch to change the funding landscape.
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Auckland arts sector faces crisis with Council draft plan
The Draft Auckland Plan erases almost all references to arts, culture and creativity raising alarm bells for the sector, says Elise Sterback, General Manager The Basement Theatre.
Intimate Qs with Nisha Madhan
Elise Sterback talks to Nisha Madhan from Future Hotel, creators of IQ2 performance as part of the Living Room programme in Auckland.
Creative Peep at Art Week
Rather than a festival, Art Week should be thought of as a spotlight on everything already going on in Auckland’s vibrant arts scene, says programming facilitator Mink Boyce.