Art in its myriad of forms is a dynamic force that will forever be intertwined and transformed by sexuality. But is tapping into your deepest desires and releasing them a path to more creativity?

The magic of photography has cast an enduring spell for these two greats of the genre - Chris Forster sat down with them to reflect on their careers and found there's no slowing them down. 

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.

Poets from across Aotearoa - from award-winning to emerging - share their mahi to celebrate National Poetry Day.

You don't need to sell your soul to turn your art practice into a career. An enlightening first-hand experience of the programme that builds a culture of opening doors for fellow creatives instead of slamming them shut.

Whether you're a creative eager for a paid gig helping rangatahi - or a school that could use some artistic expertise to make a difference to your students - we've got tips and advice on how best to get funded.

VIDEO: Representation matters - Four talented wāhine explain why being authentic matters as they embrace Te Ao Toi by their own rules. 

Ebony Lamb knows dark and foreboding, both in her creative practices and in life. She also knows her way through - opening up about her new project, as well as how she keeps her mental wellbeing a priority.

There are no lines between life and art for Sarah Smuts-Kennedy - Linda Gilbert visits the contemporary artist's creative sanctuary to soak it all in.

With cuts and belt-tightening becoming all too common - creative communities in Invercargill and the wider Murihiku region are benefitting from recent boosts to their sector.

Whangārei's creative stocks are on the rise - we look at how a collision of art, biology and technology has thrown open the doors of possibility. 

Anyone can look at art - but it turns out the perception of art is a skill so valuable, it's being used to sharpen minds in a range of different industries.