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Arts Voices: Election Up in the Air, Issues Crystal Clear
Our series delving into what matters to the creative community in election year finds a common theme.
The Lowdown
What New Level Three Lockdown Means for the Arts
Where does this week’s Auckland lockdown leave the arts? Mark Amery brings you the very latest in this special Lowdown weekly arts news bulletin.
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Creative Parenting
As the COVID-19 alert levels rise again, passionate artist and father Jimmy James Kouratoras gives tips for creative parents learnt from lockdown.
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Arts Voices: What Matters Most This Election?
As NZ counts down to the election, we start a series getting the views of the creative community to expose the issues and polices that could influence your vote.
Arts Insiders
The Marvellous Ms Morrison
Described as a radical at heart and a visionary ahead of her time, Sandi Morrison's 50-year love affair with Aotearoa's Arts shows no signs of dwindling.
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Transform your creative practice
Embed yourself in a rich dialogue about your creative practice in Massey’s transdisciplinary Master of Fine Arts programme.
Soapbox
Break Out of the Pigeon-Hole
Filmmaker, playwright and actor Paolo Rotondo is done being told how creativity should be classified, so he's championing a new performance hybrid.
The Lowdown
‘Central Government Has Failed Us’
No punches pulled in this week’s arts news bulletin - Mark Amery brings you the outspoken, the controversial and the boundary pushers, along with what’s happening around the regions.
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Helping to See the Sound
Esteemed singer-songwriter Paul McLaney's eye is just as important as his ear when it comes to his creativity process.
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Sharing $16 Million of NZ Art
The man taking over one of the country's prestigious collections talks stamping his own mark, the digital way forward and making it more accessible.
Arts Smarts
Is Your Arts Practice Future Fit?
The hard work isn't over yet - whether you're a one man band or an arts organisation, now's the time to give your practice a health check up.
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Building New Worlds
Learning how to not just create but to physically build and design performance settings is bringing film makers from around the globe to Toi Whakaari.
The Lowdown
Celebrating Arts Mavericks
Mark Amery keeps you in the know with the arts news that matters and helps you navigate an embarrassment of online reading, listening and viewing riches.
Who Got The Gig?
Beckman Back in Town
From working with Annie Lennox and Liam Gallagher to some of the planet’s biggest events - Natasha Beckman’s incredible journey has led her back to where it all began.
Arts Smarts
A Creative's Guide to Ditching FOMO and Social Media Comparison
Ever made a 'Have Done List'? Lynnaire MacDonald has some helpful tips on how to take back control of your social media experiences and avoid the pitfalls of comparison.
The Lowdown
Virtual Takeover?
There's a bevy of new and enterprising offerings around Aotearoa but with a trend - how is the post-COVID online revolution affecting the traditional, physical delivery of arts?
Soapbox
What to do with Those Statues
The streets may not be flooded with protesters any more but as Jess Thompson Carr explains, the kaupapa of colonial statues is as important as ever to Māori.
Who Got The Gig?
Auckland’s Arts Advocate
Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi has dived head first into a much-needed advocacy role for Tāmaki Makaurau, and Alison Taylor wouldn’t have it any other way.
The Lowdown
Staging Comeback?
Life is still nowhere near back to normal for our theatres. Mark Amery reveals more about the industry hardest hit by COVID-19 in this week’s arts news bulletin.
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New Funding from CNZ: What You Need to Know
With the next phase of Creative NZ funding due to open soon, find out what you qualify for over the next 12 months.
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9 Tips for Selling Your Art Online
A must-know list for anyone looking to turn their creativity into cash online. These tips are practical, professional and pragmatic.
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Upskill, Learn, Reinvent.
Opportunity is everything. Upsmarts brings some of the leading creative educational and upskilling courses direct to you.
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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.
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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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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