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Be Passionate About Your Ideas
An insight into the extraordinary mind of a much loved New Zealand artist from one of the people who knew her best - her son.
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Unity Through Creativity
The nation worked hard to stamp out the coronavirus, now an upcoming collection is calling on Aotearoa to “flatten the curve on racism.”
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Aotearoa's Art Angels
So many grassroot NZ creatives went the extra mile when the nation was in need of a morale boost during the pandemic's darkest days - it's time to celebrate them.
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How Art Keeps You Healthy
Science proves the importance of the arts in promoting mental health - with some key information to make a difference for young people these school holidays.
The Lowdown
Significant Shifts & Calls to Action
From important research to game-changing funding news - it's all happening in this week's arts news bulletin.
Art off the Beaten Track
Far Out World in Far North
Sometimes colour is overrated. A gem of an exhibition in Northland is sure to have your senses on overload and planning a weekend road trip.
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Falling in Love with the Beginning, Middle and End
Eager to start your writing journey or suffering writer's block? Award-winning novelist Pip Adam gets it - she has four exercises to keep your writing skills sharp.
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Arousal of Emptiness
The lockdown experience showed us there is beauty in spaces that are meant to be occupied being empty. Caryline Boreham's been focussed on this for years.
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Five Tips to Running an Online Conference
Ever get the feeling your organising is more like herding cats? Here are lessons learned the hard way to make your next digital project easier.
The Lowdown
Supporting Creative Communities
Mark Amery discusses what changes might be needed to see better access to the arts across New Zealand’s communities - along with all the latest arts news and good reads online.
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Time for Radical Change
While some of her contemporaries are being forced to close, one leading designer explains why she's chosen now to launch her latest project and why beauty is a resistance.
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Breaking the Mould
Cheryl Lucas has never let her craft be constrained. Now she has a new material to work with - time.
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Burnout, Slacker, Slob, Daydreamer - Which are You?
Not-working can create discomfort for many of us who are used to perpetual doing. Understanding these four archetypes can teach you to embrace a pause, enforced or otherwise.
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If This Wall Could Talk
Two decades after its vibrant launch, a community artwork is coming back to life in Gisborne - involving up to 6500 artists.
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Working on the Boundary
A unique artist opportunity awaits for those ready to test themselves in challenging conditions - with an audience of millions.
The Lowdown
Where Shall we Site the Colonial Graveyard?
Mark Amery discusses the opening up of discussion about offensive statuary in your weekly arts news bulletin, as well as NZ International Film Festival’s bold new look.
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Experimenting on the community
This month will take Dan Arps out of the galleries and into the community - and you get to leave an impression on his work.
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Getting Crowds Back through the Door
We've spent the last six weeks convincing Aotearoa they can experience the arts from the comfort of their own home - how do we convince them to come out again?
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On The Edge of History
How a bold plan has put a Kiwi festival on track to triple its reach locally and amplify its impact internationally.
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The Radical Act of Breathing
Using his artform as a weapon and an agent of change has led Jack Gray around the globe - to bring the world together.
The Lowdown
Level One but Still Work to be Done
Ground has been made - not just always in the social justice sense. Mark Amery's weekly arts news bulletin keeping you up to speed on great work online and what makes headlines.
The Lowdown
The Lowdown Directory 2020
The quintessential guide to supporting and discovering NZ's arts media. So you know what to read, where to find it and who to approach.
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Importance of Kotahitanga
How a shared work space could just be the key to growing your creative ambitions, especially in post-COVID-19 Aotearoa.
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(Re)centring Indigenous (Con)texts
Activism through the arts has given Rosanna Raymond a voice - and she's making sure it is heard.
Arts Insiders
Be Street Smart - or You'll Go Up in Flames
A straight shooter and a force to be reckoned with on screen, on stage and behind the scenes - Tanea Heke's career is an extraordinary one, Kirsten Matthew writes.

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