Lowdown: Big Announcements & Sad Goodbyes
The latest news from around the traps of the creative community - including one of NZ's top festivals revealing their biennial line-up, important news looming from CNZ, awards, accolades and the passing of a dedicated advocate for the arts.
Mike Chunn : "Connection To People Is The Key"
A Kiwi musical icon, Play It Strange Founder and leading advocate for creativity takes us back to his early days in Split Enz and offers candid, raw and emotional advice to his younger self that will hit close to home for many.
WOW Throws Open Challenge To All Creatives
It's one of the marquee events in Aotearoa - but it's not just designers able to make their mark at the World of WearableArt. As the 2024 call for entries opens, we break down how any creative can find the WOW factor.
VIDEO: Write Them Off At Your Folly
WATCH: Rejection sucks - but this trio of creative women show that when someone closes the door on you, the best answer is sometimes to kick down the wall and build your own door for others to enter.
Mandatory Artist Creation Fee Announced By NZ On Air
An in-depth review of NZ On Air's music funding has been released - with one recommendation already approved to put more money in the back pocket of creatives.
Lowdown: Bringing Art Back To The Public Eye
Creativity is hitting the streets and clifftops of Aotearoa - we look at what it takes to get these crucial events up and running, plus a bevy of awards, success stories and a farewell to a legendary New Zealand performer.
"Now Is The Time For Courage Not Complacency" - 350+ NZ Artists Call For Action
A huge collection of Aotearoa creatives - from Oscar winners to Arts Laureates, industry leaders, headline acts to rising talents - have unified their voices to call on the government to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
Creative NZ Chief Announces Departure
Exit stage right for Wainwright - a big change at the top of one of Aotearoa's leading funding agencies.
Opinion - Predicting Arts & Culture Landscape Under National/ACT
While we wait for the new government to take shape - and find out who will take up the Arts, Culture & Heritage portfolio - Andrew Wood sifts through what we know about the likely coalition partner's creative priorities (or lack thereof).
Creative NZ's Financial Future Laid Bare
"All indications are that there will be less pūtea to support the sector next financial year and beyond than in recent years" - CNZ Chief Executive Stephen Wainwright explains what lies ahead for leading arts funder.
"Learn To Love & Respect Yourself - Or No One Else Will"
One of the central figures in arts collective Pacific Sisters shares a litany of life lessons that would have been wonderful to know before embarking on a creative journey.
Lowdown: Aotearoa Artists Stand Tall Amid Post-Voice Backlash
A delegation of creatives show support for Indigenous Australians during Sydney showcase - plus the latest milestones, achievements, announcements and happenings in NZ's artistic community.