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Heart Talk: 🕷️🩷🦈
1 week ago

Heart Talk: 🕷️🩷🦈

Artists Luisa Tora and Molly Rangiwai-McHale ask each other about being partners & collaborators in Aotearoa. 

Author:  Luisa Tora and Molly Rangiwai-McHale
Is Your Creative Mahi Divorce-proof?
1 week ago

Is Your Creative Mahi Divorce-proof?

It's a question many are pondering in the wake of a polarising court ruling - a copyright expert gives a verdict on what artists need to do next.

Author:  Andrew Paul Wood
Tahuna Te Ahi: Rāhana Winiata Tito-Taylor
1 week ago

Tahuna Te Ahi: Rāhana Winiata Tito-Taylor

Rāhana Winiata Tito-Taylor reflects on the role ngā toi Māori will play in shaping the future in our new series 'Tahuna Te Ahi (Setting the World Alight)' produced in partnership with Te Manawa. 

Author:  Rāhana Winiata Tito-Taylor
The Last Word - Creative NZ's Stephen Wainwright Exit Interview
2 weeks ago

The Last Word - Creative NZ's Stephen Wainwright Exit Interview

The state of the sector, funding sagas, proudest moments, biggest regrets, controversy, abuse and CNZ's future - a wide-ranging, comprehensive insight from the departing Chief Executive.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor
Heart Talk: Continuing Onward with an Open Heart
3 weeks ago

Heart Talk: Continuing Onward with an Open Heart

Manu Vaea writes about the mess of shadow selves, collaboration as a mirror, and the divinity and insecurity that community can bring.

Author:  Manuha'apai (Manu Vaea) Vaeatangitau
Heart Talk: Māori Metamorphosis
1 month ago

Heart Talk: Māori Metamorphosis

Maia Keane writes about moving home to Tūranganui-a-Kiwa for art, and the sense of belonging and connection she has since discovered.

Author:  Maia Keane
Have Your Say On The Big Idea's Future
1 month ago

Have Your Say On The Big Idea's Future

What do you and the creative sector need from The Big Idea? We're putting the ball in your court - as well as a chance to boost your bank balance.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor
Heart Talk: The Vastness of Blue, the Depths of Black
1 month ago

Heart Talk: The Vastness of Blue, the Depths of Black

Tunmise Adebowale opens poetic eyes to the practices of Ruth Ige and Mary Dah Fairy, two artists whose canvases are imbued with the deep blues of Blackness.

Author:  Tunmise Adebowale
Tax Exemption For Creatives? New Model Proposed
1 month ago

Tax Exemption For Creatives? New Model Proposed

A tax break to help boost the financial stability of the creative sector is being mooted - we break it down.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor
Heart Talk: Quite Frankly…
1 month ago

Heart Talk: Quite Frankly…

Leafa Wilson writes about the weft between her life, kids, faith and creative energies, across decades of art making.

Author:  Leafa Wilson & Olga Krause
Tahuna Te Ahi: Noelle Jakeman
1 month ago

Tahuna Te Ahi: Noelle Jakeman

Noelle Jakeman (Ngāti Hine, Ngapuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui) explores the role that the arts will play in shaping the future in our new series 'Tahuna Te Ahi (Setting the World Alight)' produced in partnership with Te Manawa. 

Author:  Noelle Jakeman
Heart Talk: 100% Vibes (A Survival Guide)
1 month ago

Heart Talk: 100% Vibes (A Survival Guide)

Piupiu Maya Turei on the different values of art, ways to make being an artist enjoyable, and some bucket-list challenges to flex the liberation muscles of your mind. 

Author:  Piupiu-Maya Turei