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How Identity Influences Your Creativity
Two Unitec Graduates with very different practices explore how they’ve achieved a similar result - creative satisfaction.
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Scratching at the Surface
Sefton Rani doesn't hold back - his work packs a punch and delves deeply into contexts that are helping him forge his own path.
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The Art of Perseverance
After years of setbacks, The Lowdown gets the reaction of satisfaction from those who brought the Hundertwasser Arts Centre to life, while celebrating other galleries & exhibitions milestones.
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Creating in Confinement: Vietnam Lockdown No Shackle for NZ Artist
Vietnam based artist, Hamish Montgomery’s creative juices are not confined to subject matter. The search for art materials is an exercise in creativity itself.
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Korerō & Connection When It's Needed Most
The PANNZ Arts Market is a chance for creatives to hear and be heard - find out why it's more important and accessible than ever.
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Whale of a Time
Same tails, different tales. Auckland's littered with artists' takes on whale conservation - we speak to five talented creatives who have left their mark on the public art trail.
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How Artists Are Getting The Green Light During Red Light
Get the Lowdown on what creatives are doing to get their work out there in the current climate and find out how The Big idea may have found an important organisation a lifeline.
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Letters to an Emerging Creative: Taming the Ogre of Internet
The third instalment in Andrew Wood's popular and eye-opening series gives an important insight on how to make the internet work best for your artistic endeavours.
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How Buying Aotearoa Art Can Help Tonga's Tsunami Recovery
Feeling helpless seeing their homeland hit by natural disaster, Tongan artists in New Zealand are rallying together to use their creativity to make a difference.
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Celebrations, Commendations…oh, and COVID Cancellations
The Lowdown's got the good news - and the frustrating, but important to know bad news hitting the creative agenda, including updates on the Government's arts Omicron Support.
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Backing "Bold, Wild Ambitions"
Silo Theatre's new Executive Director Chloe Weavers on why values and innovation matters, as she looks to bring her own focus and international experience to the role.
Who Got The Gig?
10 Tips for Artists to Increase Their Productivity
Are you wasting your energy giving 100%? Some expert advice on why it's important to slow down to lift up your artistic practise.
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