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  • The Lowdown

    Show Us the Money: Getting Rid of Art's "Low Pay, No Pay" Culture

    What should creatives get paid and who owns what? Two of the biggest topics facing the arts community lead what you need to know in this week's Lowdown.
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    ‘The Possibilities Now Seem Endless’ - Unlock Your US Dreams

    A Kiwi creative explains how living through a Los Angeles lockdown has taken her art practice to new heights - and how you can get the same opportunity.
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    Professional Services Directory 2020/2021

    The Big Idea's collection of professional arts and creativity services is here to help connect your practice or organisation with the right tools to succeed.

Featured Jobs

opportunity
Fox Jensen McCrory
Gallery Assistant
We are looking for a motivated, organised gallery assistant to work in one of Auckland leading contemporary galleries
Region:
Auckland
Closes:
6 Aug 2021
opportunity
Waitākere Arts, The Trusts and Trust Community Foundation
Call for Entries - Youth (13-18yrs) and Adults - 35th Arts Exhibition
Registration Open Now
Region:
Auckland
Closes:
17 Sep 2021
Q Theatre Rangatira in the Round
opportunity
Q Theatre
Senior Venue Technician | Pūkenga Matua
Q Theatre is creating a brand new full-time position to join the Technical team.
Region:
Auckland
Closes:
19 Aug 2021
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opportunity
New Zealand International Film Festival
Publications Editor
Come and be part of NZIFF 2021! We're looking for a dynamic publications editor with an eye for design, excellent copy writing and editing and publication production experience.
Region:
Auckland, Wellington
Closes:
27 Jul 2021

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Stories

  • The Lowdown

    Time for Uncomfortable Conversations

    Challenging perspectives and challenging decisions - the Lowdown looks at the week's creative news that hits a nerve.
  • Feature

    Silence the ‘Shoulds’ in Your Head

    Top tips and advice on how to shake off the mental constraints that can hold your creativity hostage from an artist who refuses to be defined.
  • The Lowdown

    'Death By 1000 Cuts?': Arts Organisations Under Fire

    Some dramas won't fade into the background. The Lowdown looks at the creative conflicts that refuse to go away plus the freshest artistic awards news.
  • Feature

    Creative and Connected: Auckland Museum's New Direction

    It's not the museum you remember from childhood - meet some of the minds rewriting the rules with new interactive exhibits that will prove a hit these holidays.
  • Feature

    Artful Anthropology

    Have camera, will travel. A man who's travelled the globe in search of stories worth telling talks about how broadening your horizons pays off.
  • The Lowdown

    ‘The System is Broken’: Gaping Hole in Arts Diversity

    They are so often described as the future of the creative community - The Lowdown looks at the state of youth arts in this week's news bulletin.
  • Feature

    Nothing Typical about Mara TK

    He's got followers the world over, but talented Māori musician Mara TK prefers to keep it low-key - and explains why weird works for him.
  • Feature

    Creatives & Teachers on the Same Page

    A look into the rewards of feeding the future of creativity by going straight to the source - Aotearoa's youth.
  • Soapbox

    ‘We Can Do Something Monumental’: How to be One in a Billion

    The woman who turned a simple creative concept into an international phenomenon explains the inspiring message behind her work - and how you can be part of it.
  • The Lowdown

    Wide Reaching Repercussions for Arts Funding

    A case of failed Creative NZ funding has the potential to impact more than just the defendant - The Lowdown takes a look at advocacy and leadership in your arts news bulletin.
  • Feature

    Arts Voices: What Does Matariki Mean to You?

    The arts community has embraced Matariki with a passion. We speak to Māori creatives about performing during this special time of year.
  • Feature

    Rhinestones and Rebellion

    Art is all about expression - Verity Johnson gives us a first-hand account of burlesque as an exploration of female sexuality and taking back control of your story.
  • Arts Smarts

    The Power of Visibility: Beating the Mid-Career Blahs

    Even introverts can shine in their own ways. Challenge your fears and put yourself out there with these mentality-shifting ideas.
  • The Lowdown

    Taking Creative NZ to Court

    A ground-breaking court case, the impact of the latest COVID Alert Level rise on the arts and another cultural sector governance departure - all the biggest sector news in the Lowdown.
  • Feature

    Travelling Through Art

    How a project that started as a truck in Aotearoa has become a vehicle to promote NZ artists both at home and on the other side of the world.
  • Feature

    Modern Take on Matariki

    A collection of Māori creatives have put together an exhibition that gives culture prominence among the commercial. Dina Jezdic went to check it out.
  • The Lowdown

    The People Have Spoken: Fund the Arts

    The numbers don't lie - The Lowdown highlights a finding that could lead to a significant change in funding the arts in a loaded arts news bulletin.
  • Feature

    Value of Validation

    With entry open for this year’s $25,000 Writers’ Award, a previous recipient explains the difference the support and encouragement make in completing an overwhelming assignment.
  • Feature

    Revealed: How NZers Feel about the Arts

    A look at Creative NZ’s just-released triennial survey, giving an in-depth insight into how Aotearoa views the arts.
  • Arts Smarts

    How to Beat the Computer when Applying for Jobs

    Automated CV scanners use very blunt tools to cull applicants. Here are some tips to get yours seen by human eyes in the selection process.
  • The Lowdown

    City Gallery Saga: One in, One Out?

    The final structure is out - the Lowdown looks at what it means for City Gallery Wellington - plus controversies, curating comebacks and creative arts news coverage.
  • Art off the Beaten Track

    Perfect Pointers for Provincial Pensioners

    How the Horowhenua arts centre overcame the sketchy times of COVID to thrive and bring the community together again.
  • Feature

    The World According to Chelsea Winstanley

    "The World is genuinely interested in our point of difference." Leading filmmaker gives her take on what makes Aotearoa stand out on the international stage after her latest accolade.
  • Feature

    Rule Breaker & Landscape Painter Top Creatives in Queen’s Birthday Honours

    25 members of the creative and arts community have been included in the latest bout of recognitions - see who has made the list.
  • The Lowdown

    Lowdown on Clash of Culture

    Drama for NZ Opera - and it's not on the stage. Your arts news bulletin looks behind the bust-up, hears from the latest award winners and new creative offerings.
  • Soapbox

    'The Line Must be Drawn Here!'

    The City Gallery Wellington saga may be reaching a final outcome - but it's a long way from over. Respected arts commentator Andrew Wood takes aim at Experience Wellington.

Jobs

opportunity
Fox Jensen McCrory
Gallery Assistant
We are looking for a motivated, organised gallery assistant to work in one of Auckland leading contemporary galleries
Region:
Auckland
Closes:
6 Aug 2021
opportunity
Waitākere Arts, The Trusts and Trust Community Foundation
Call for Entries - Youth (13-18yrs) and Adults - 35th Arts Exhibition
Registration Open Now
Region:
Auckland
Closes:
17 Sep 2021
Q Theatre Rangatira in the Round
opportunity
Q Theatre
Senior Venue Technician | Pūkenga Matua
Q Theatre is creating a brand new full-time position to join the Technical team.
Region:
Auckland
Closes:
19 Aug 2021
NZIFF logo
opportunity
New Zealand International Film Festival
Publications Editor
Come and be part of NZIFF 2021! We're looking for a dynamic publications editor with an eye for design, excellent copy writing and editing and publication production experience.
Region:
Auckland, Wellington
Closes:
27 Jul 2021
Opportunity / Auckland Council

Programme Coordinator

Opportunity / Auckland Council

Place Host

Opportunity / Paintvine

Event Coordinator (Private Bookings)

Opportunity / Sanderson Contemporary

Gallery Assistant

Opportunity / The Auckland Festival Trust

Marketing & Communications Coordinator / Kairuruku Whakatairanga, Whakapānga

Opportunity / Directors & Editors Guild of NZ

Events & Membership Coordinator

Opportunity / Orchestra Wellington

General Manager

Opportunity / Indian Ink Theatre Company

Project Administrator: Customer relationships

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Events

08/25/2021 to 08/29/2021

WORDChristchurch Festival 2021

This year’s festival features over 80 events exploring the Near and Far.
08/06/2021

Building Communities: A Playmarket and Auckland Live Free Event

An event focusing on creating theatre with and for communities, examining models and best practice in cultural, disability and queer interface.
08/14/2021

SAE Creative Media Institute’s Open Day

If you’ve ever wanted to check out the other side of the soundproof glass in a recording studio, or cast your eyes over state-of-the-art film equipment, then come along to SAE’s open day!
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Community Announcements

Community Announcement

HIGH TIDE DON'T HIDE SPECIAL SCREENING AT MĀNGERE ARTS CENTRE

Doc Edge in association with The Rebel Film Collective, are proud to present a special screening of the award-winning NZ feature
Brittany in her fashion element
Community Announcement

Ara Graduate Joins The Finalists at the World Of Wearable Arts competition

Recent Ara fashion graduate Brittany Glassey one of only 58 New Zealand WOW finalists
Community Announcement

Launching in Auckland: a new publication Uneven Bodies (reader)

The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery’s new publication, Uneven Bodies (reader), will be launched at Samoa House Library in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland on Saturday 7 August from 2 - 4pm.
Keira Wallace - Photo Credit Mandy Gray
Community Announcement

Young Indie Musician continues to captivate with second single release

NZ Artist Keira Wallace (14) releases 2nd Single "Celestial Lovers"
Meet the artists of SCAPE Season 2021. Including (L-R, Top to Bottom) Kate Newby, Janet Lilo, Nabuqi, and Bona Park. Images courtesy of the artists & SCAPE Public Art.
Community Announcement

Public Art Takes Over Central Christchurch for SCAPE Season 2021!

Meet the artists of SCAPE Season 2021!
Community Announcement

Creative New Zealand partners with the Gallery to support Pacific arts in the Taranaki region

Creative New Zealand and Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre are delighted to announce a new collaboration to support Pasifika arts development and engagement in the Taranaki region.
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  3. Time for Uncomfortable Conversations
  4. ‘The Possibilities Now Seem Endless’ - Unlock Your US Dreams
  5. Show Us the Money: Getting Rid of Art's "Low Pay, No Pay" Culture
  6. Silence the ‘Shoulds’ in Your Head
  7. Wide Reaching Repercussions for Arts Funding
  8. ‘The System is Broken’: Gaping Hole in Arts Diversity
  9. Creative and Connected: Auckland Museum's New Direction
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