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Will End Of An Era Impact Iconic Creative Event?
The Lowdown goes behind the sale of an Aotearoa artistic taonga, looks at the opportunities on the horizon, the passing of a creative powerhouse as well as major awards and movements in the sector.
The Lowdown
The Final Deadline: 50,000 Word Novel In A Month
Did playwright Courtney Rose Brown bite off more than she could chew in the National Novel Writing Month challenge? Follow her creative journey that had more twists and turns than most fiction books.
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Rob & Robin Dominate 2022 Art Accolades
16 deserving Māori creatives have been honoured in this year's Te Waka Toi Awards - and two of the leading lights should be well used to acceptance speeches after memorable few months.
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Tyla Vaeau - Female Tufuga
Courtney Sina Meredith details the path - and the passion - of a Sāmoan tatau artist, watching her in action and understanding the importance of breaking stereotypes in a male-dominated practice.
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Lowdown: International Success From Humble Beginnings
A cavalcade of validation for Aotearoa creatives in your arts news bulletin - with awards earned, spotlights shared, communities represented and festivals both growing and returning.
The Lowdown
The Struggle Is Real
An open and honest insight into how a fun challenge to write a 50,000-word novel in a month has become an emotional rollercoaster - and how real life impacts your creativity.
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Clever Ways To Promote Your Arts Business
When it's time to stop making art for your own enjoyment, here's how to find clients who pay.
Arts Smarts
Dedication And Devotion Defines Flying Nun Folklore
A crucially influential and criminally underestimated time in Aotearoa’s creative history has been salvaged - we speak to the man who's spent a decade working on documenting the Flying Nun era.
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Lowdown: Doors Open, Doors Close
All the biggest news, happenings and events in the Aotearoa creative community - we herald those starting their careers, those at their peak and one that has sadly been cut short.
The Lowdown
From Bedwetting to Billy T Nominee: Turning Anxiety Into Comedy
Award-winning performer Maria Williams explains how long COVID turned her solo show - Anxiety...The Musical - into a duet and the importance of being able to laugh at yourself.
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How Music Can Change A Life
To spotlight Music Therapy week, a reluctant vocalist with Parkinson's disease explains the impact joining a choir has had on his personal wellbeing and happiness.
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Do I Need To Use The © Symbol?
If you're confused over how you ensure ownership of your work - or if you're able to tap into others - this is a must-read. One of Aotearoa's leading lights in the realm of copyright lays it bare.
Arts Smarts
2022 Arts Icons Revealed
A trio of talented creatives have been elevated to the rarified air of Arts Icon status. Meet the latest additions to a unique collection of Aotearoa artistic minds.
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Hurricane Lizards And Plastic Squid
Finding the alchemy of unlikely combinations is the driving force behind Louise McRae's latest exhibition - while forming a very likely combination with an experienced NZ curator.
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Lowdown: Kingmaker To Groundbreaker
Get the latest creative news including addressing some startling stats from the Aotearoa Music Awards, some major impending announcements and how the UK's facing a similar arts funding backlash to NZ.
The Lowdown
How To Write A Novel In 30 Days (By Someone Who Has Never Done It Before)
Building back into her creativity after burning out, writer Courtney Rose Brown is throwing herself in the deep end. She explains why, and details her journey in National Novel Writing Month.
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How To Stop Boss Mode Quashing Your Creative Rush
Making the move from creative to management - no matter what your practice - can be harder than you think. Verity Johnson looks into what to do when the fun is replaced by forms.
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Controversial Creative NZ Funding Rejection Made Public
After snippets went viral around the globe that sparked a huge response, CNZ explains why it has now made Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ's full unsuccessful funding response public.
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City Gallery Wellington Saga - What Has Changed?
It's been a year and a half since the organisation's controversial restructure had the creative community up in arms - Andrew Wood checks in see what it has achieved, with a puzzling discovery.
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Sweat Equity - Artists Take On Issue Confronting Aotearoa Creativity
“Remuneration does not exist in contemporary visual arts in the same way it does in other sectors" - The creative minds behind the SCAPE 2022 Season explain why this year's theme is so important.
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Turning Unhappy Customers Into Allies
Top tips from across the Tasman on how negative feedback can be used to your advantage.
Arts Smarts
Arts Voices: How Studying Through The Pandemic Influenced Creativity
As they prepare to head into their new creative career paths, we speak to a group of students about how the biggest disruption in generations impacted their mahi for an upcoming exhibition.
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EXCLUSIVE: First Cultural Regeneration Fund Recipients Revealed
Get the Lowdown on who has been given first crack at the $28 million MCH fund and what happens from here for everyone else - as well as NZ filmmakers getting international recognition.
The Lowdown
Do You Give A D.A.M.N.?
A new arts activist group is finding its voice - we talk to those at the helm about what they're looking to achieve, the current state for independent artists and what they want funders to hear.
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