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  • Show Us the Money: Getting Rid of Art's "Low Pay, No Pay" Culture

    What should creatives get paid and who owns what? Two of the biggest topics facing the arts community lead what you need to know in this week's Lowdown.
    The Lowdown
  • ‘The Possibilities Now Seem Endless’ - Unlock Your US Dreams

    A Kiwi creative explains how living through a Los Angeles lockdown has taken her art practice to new heights - and how you can get the same opportunity.
    Feature
  • Time for Uncomfortable Conversations

    Challenging perspectives and challenging decisions - the Lowdown looks at the week's creative news that hits a nerve.
    The Lowdown
  • Silence the ‘Shoulds’ in Your Head

    Top tips and advice on how to shake off the mental constraints that can hold your creativity hostage from an artist who refuses to be defined.
    Feature
  • 'Death By 1000 Cuts?': Arts Organisations Under Fire

    Some dramas won't fade into the background. The Lowdown looks at the creative conflicts that refuse to go away plus the freshest artistic awards news.
    The Lowdown
  • Creative and Connected: Auckland Museum's New Direction

    It's not the museum you remember from childhood - meet some of the minds rewriting the rules with new interactive exhibits that will prove a hit these holidays.
    Feature
  • Artful Anthropology

    Have camera, will travel. A man who's travelled the globe in search of stories worth telling talks about how broadening your horizons pays off.
    Feature
  • Nothing Typical about Mara TK

    He's got followers the world over, but talented Māori musician Mara TK prefers to keep it low-key - and explains why weird works for him.
    Feature
  • ‘The System is Broken’: Gaping Hole in Arts Diversity

    They are so often described as the future of the creative community - The Lowdown looks at the state of youth arts in this week's news bulletin.
    The Lowdown
  • Creatives & Teachers on the Same Page

    A look into the rewards of feeding the future of creativity by going straight to the source - Aotearoa's youth.
    Feature
  • ‘We Can Do Something Monumental’: How to be One in a Billion

    The woman who turned a simple creative concept into an international phenomenon explains the inspiring message behind her work - and how you can be part of it.
    Soapbox
  • Wide Reaching Repercussions for Arts Funding

    A case of failed Creative NZ funding has the potential to impact more than just the defendant - The Lowdown takes a look at advocacy and leadership in your arts news bulletin.
    The Lowdown
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