6 Tips For Entering An Art Prize
Many say art prizes are as fraught as entering the lottery, but you can hedge your bets. Here’s how.
Embrace The Change - Creatives Bust Down Menopause Stigma
Creatives know change is a good thing - and as the world celebrates International Women's Day, menopausal creatives explain how they've found strength in an often-maligned stage of life.
Lowdown: Crossroads For Creative Platforms
Well-established arts institutions have major - and heartbreaking - decisions to make plus plenty of creative wāhine toa to celebrate on the eve of International Women's Day.
Big Name Authors In The Hunt For Big Bucks
Four finalists in four categories - the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlist is out including a stacked field for the hotly contested $65,000 fiction award.
Tips From Peers: How To Have A More Sustainable Practice
From easing up on the travel to rethinking how we reuse things - creatives offer tips for a more sustainable way to work.
Government Censorship - Should NZ Creatives Be Worried?
Interference and inference from the highest offices in the land are once again starting to blight the arts internationally - Andrew Wood looks at whether this is on the cards in Aotearoa.
Lowdown: Cancellation Headache For Major Festival
Breaking news on why one of the biggest festivals in Aotearoa has been forced to change its programme, short-term executive appointments and the rest of the latest arts news.
Pride Prevails
Creative Director Nathan Joe gives an honest appraisal of the challenges - and highlights - of bringing Auckland Pride Festival to life as the curtain gets set to fall on the 29-day event.
"Your Point Of Difference Is Your Superpower"
As a groundbreaking creative project comes to life, Unitec alumni Alex de Vries explains how being allowed to fail helped him find his voice.
New Possibilities: Casting & Training Non-Binary Actors
How is the performance industry - and training institutions - keeping up with a softening of gender binaries?
Have Your Say - It's Worth $2K
Help shape the future of Aotearoa's creative community with The Big Idea's Pulse Check 2024 - and you could land $2000 worth of promotion!
Lowdown: Creative Contributions Leave Lasting Legacy
From the passing of community icons to recognition for leading creative minds - and how your opinion could be worth $2K - your arts news bulletin keeps you on the pulse.