Lowdown: Loss of a Legend Felt Deeply
Tributes to an extraordinary creative producer, festival excitement, big career boosts and arts sector comings-and-goings.
BREAKING: Amplify Announced - NZ's Creative & Cultural Sector Strategy Confirmed
The Government's goals and support plans to shape the sector over the next five years have been revealed - Sam Ackerman breaks down all the key details.
Lowdown: New $100K Fund To Bolster Pacific Storytelling
New grant opportunities and partnerships plus the latest awards, creative event line-ups and arts prize winners from all over Aotearoa.
AI In Applications - Creative Funders Discuss
With the use of AI on the rise, we ask the funding bodies most involved in NZ's arts and creativity sectors how they view and monitor the use of these new technologies in applications.
Lowdown: Coveted Award For Important Kaupapa
The latest winners, new positions, funding dilemmas and success stories from across the Aotearoa Arts World.
Lowdown: Big Name Arts Organisations Unite For Strategic Plan
A coalition of heavy-hitters are calling for more focus on pushing local authors, some big international success and opportunities for NZ talent and youth theatre's next creators brought together.
New Funding Opportunity Opens To Make Staging Shows Easier
Q Theatre's helping ease the financial risk for artists or companies wanting to get their shows in front of audiences - we break down how to apply for their new Season Support initiative.
$20K Art Award Win "A Dream That Came True"
Success at the National Contemporary Art Awards isn't just a huge career boost, it's a prize that has been on Zena Elliott's radar for decades.
Love Letter To Creatives - Workmates Is Must-See
Aotearoa's arts sector hits the big screen - the minds behind it share how they got a movie about 'theatre kids' made and why it hits so close to home.
Lowdown: Festi-full Of Announcements
Revived events to invigorate communities, new festivals to create lifelong art connections, opportunities, tributes, new positions and award-winners - it's been another big week in the creative sector.
Lowdown: Fighting The Good Fight
Our marquee arts news bulletin, celebrating those whose mahi makes a difference, add creative value to their communities and succeed on national and global stages.
"Gold Standard Legacy" Of Greer Twiss Remembered
Tributes are flowing after the passing of an Arts Icon - referred to as the "Godfather" of contemporary sculpture in New Zealand.