Korerō & Connection When It's Needed Most
The PANNZ Arts Market is a chance for creatives to hear and be heard - find out why it's more important and accessible than ever.
Whale of a Time
Same tails, different tales. Auckland's littered with artists' takes on whale conservation - we speak to five talented creatives who have left their mark on the public art trail.
How Artists Are Getting The Green Light During Red Light
Get the Lowdown on what creatives are doing to get their work out there in the current climate and find out how The Big idea may have found an important organisation a lifeline.
Letters to an Emerging Creative: Taming the Ogre of Internet
The third instalment in Andrew Wood's popular and eye-opening series gives an important insight on how to make the internet work best for your artistic endeavours.
Celebrations, Commendations…oh, and COVID Cancellations
The Lowdown's got the good news - and the frustrating, but important to know bad news hitting the creative agenda, including updates on the Government's arts Omicron Support.
How Buying Aotearoa Art Can Help Tonga's Tsunami Recovery
Feeling helpless seeing their homeland hit by natural disaster, Tongan artists in New Zealand are rallying together to use their creativity to make a difference.
Backing "Bold, Wild Ambitions"
Silo Theatre's new Executive Director Chloe Weavers on why values and innovation matters, as she looks to bring her own focus and international experience to the role.
10 Tips for Artists to Increase Their Productivity
Are you wasting your energy giving 100%? Some expert advice on why it's important to slow down to lift up your artistic practise.
Gone 'Til November? The Pain of Postponement
"The dream died over and over again." A first hand perspective of what it feels like to be postponed four times in two years - and how to not give up hope.
Government Support "A Bloody Relief - But Will It Be Enough?"
The Lowdown speaks to the creative community to gets the reaction to the Government's $121m Omicron support package - and it's clear there's still plenty of work ahead.
$121 Million of Omicron Relief for Creative Sector - And How To Get It
Government commits to major injection of support for arts and culture community - The Big Idea breaks it down.
EXCLUSIVE: What's Next for Robert Leonard?
The man at the centre of last year's City Gallery Wellington controversy speaks exclusively to Andrew Wood about how he became one of NZ's most respected curators and what he's working on now.