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Celebrating Arts Mavericks
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Celebrating Arts Mavericks

Mark Amery keeps you in the know with the arts news that matters and helps you navigate an embarrassment of online reading, listening and viewing riches.

Virtual Takeover?
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Virtual Takeover?

There's a bevy of new and enterprising offerings around Aotearoa but with a trend - how is the post-COVID online revolution affecting the traditional, physical delivery of arts?

Staging Comeback?
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Staging Comeback?

Life is still nowhere near back to normal for our theatres. Mark Amery reveals more about the industry hardest hit by COVID-19 in this week’s arts news bulletin.

Significant Shifts & Calls to Action
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Significant Shifts & Calls to Action

From important research to game-changing funding news - it's all happening in this week's arts news bulletin.

Supporting Creative Communities
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Supporting Creative Communities

Mark Amery discusses what changes might be needed to see better access to the arts across New Zealand’s communities - along with all the latest arts news and good reads online.

Where Shall we Site the Colonial Graveyard?
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Where Shall we Site the Colonial Graveyard?

Mark Amery discusses the opening up of discussion about offensive statuary in your weekly arts news bulletin, as well as NZ International Film Festival’s bold new look.

Level One but Still Work to be Done
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Level One but Still Work to be Done

Ground has been made - not just always in the social justice sense. Mark Amery's weekly arts news bulletin keeping you up to speed on great work online and what makes headlines.

In a United State Against Racism
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In a United State Against Racism

Shoutouts to artists, the government on their arts package and those supporting Black Lives Matter - Mark Amery has your weekly arts news bulletin.

What Level Two Means to You (and the News isn't Getting Better)
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What Level Two Means to You (and the News isn't Getting Better)

Fears of funding cuts, the trickiness of restrictions for venues and why we’re still waiting on the government’s emergency arts package - Mark Amery has your weekly arts new bulletin.

Golden Linings for the Silver Screen
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Golden Linings for the Silver Screen

Good news for the screen industry and its viewers and a whole lot of mixed tidings on the openings of museums and galleries in this week’s Lowdown art news bulletin with Mark Amery.

Arts Need to Lead Change
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Arts Need to Lead Change

Has the arts value in recovery - both in school and in society -been recognised by the government? What is and isn’t reopening at Level 2? Mark Amery with our biggest arts news bulletin yet.

Is this the Most Important NZ Music Month Ever?
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Is this the Most Important NZ Music Month Ever?

This week’s arts news bulletin delves into the need for NZ Music Month, calls for increased funding and the battles for survival and eyeballs.