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Red Light Roadblock?
As Alert Levels are replaced by traffic lights, one of NZ's biggest music festivals has stalled at the stop sign. The Lowdown looks at how the new COVID framework is impacting the arts.
The Lowdown
$22.5 Million of Government Support for Events Explained
Details have been released on how event organisers and artists involved in them can be assured they won't be out of pocket if cancellation strikes this summer.
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Letters to an Emerging Creative: Getting Noticed
How do you stand out in a world where everyone else is trying to make their mark? Andrew Wood with some tips and home truths about making an impression in the arts.
Arts Smarts
Feeding the Changing Audience Appetite
COVID hasn't been kind to anyone - but one of Auckland's cultural cornerstones explains how it motivated them to steer away from safe waters and challenge themselves in 2022.
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Creatives Demand Government Action
From literature of the written kind to literacy of the financial type, The Lowdown seeks answers to the big issues confronting the creative community from the highest offices in Aotearoa.
The Lowdown
Aggression, Lust, Repression - Exploring Masculinity & NFTs
Does figurative painting translate into the digital world of NFTs?
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BREAKING NEWS: $6.7 Million to Keep Pasifika Festivals Thriving
Find out how Tolu Wave is bringing with it a multi-million dollar boost for Pasifika festivals and creatives - and who's getting the funding.
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Aotearoa Artists Feel Targeted Support "Fails Independent Creatives"
Just released findings from the Independent Artist Survey paints a stark reality of financial and career stability. We delve into the creative community's areas of concern.
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Time for Change - Aotearoa Artists Rise Up for Resale Royalties
We go in-depth on the hottest topic in the creative community and get government reaction, Auckland Art Festival's big reveal and the latest honours, accolades and achievements.
The Lowdown
Don't Just Gig, Change a Life
One of only 70 registered music therapists in this country explains why gigging musicians should join the cause - and the impact it will leave on them.
Soapbox
Tears of Triumph
Anne Kennedy is no stranger to success - but her latest accolade stopped her in her tracks. Find out why she's "still reeling."
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The Redefinition of a Hall of Fame Creative Career
Teremoana Rapley has won virtually every accolade in Aotearoa music - but in her words, she's just getting started. The Fale-ship recipient speaks to The Big Idea in a revealing interview.
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Red Light Roadblock?

$22.5 Million of Government Support for Events Explained

Letters to an Emerging Creative: Getting Noticed

Feeding the Changing Audience Appetite

Creatives Demand Government Action

Aggression, Lust, Repression - Exploring Masculinity & NFTs

BREAKING NEWS: $6.7 Million to Keep Pasifika Festivals Thriving

Aotearoa Artists Feel Targeted Support "Fails Independent Creatives"

Time for Change - Aotearoa Artists Rise Up for Resale Royalties

Don't Just Gig, Change a Life

Tears of Triumph

The Redefinition of a Hall of Fame Creative Career

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