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Ares Artifex - photo supplied.
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Fighting for the freedom of visual speech

Jesse Jensen sees the next civil rights movement as the power of art
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The Big Idea Editor
Noma Sio-Faiumu - photo supplied.
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So Inspiring and Sometimes Imperfect

Noma Sio-Faiumu, from a Pacific perspective, shines a light on brilliant work in cultural connectivity
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Delight 2019, Oh My, God. Photo by Sait Akkirman
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Artist’s conundrum

Not one to take the path well travelled Teresa HR Lane kicks dust in the face of some common tropes.
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The Big Idea Editor
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Authentic portrayal

Nick Gibb pens us a poignant argument on autism in the arts.
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The Big Idea Editor
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I can tell you that I’m Māori but can’t recite my Pepeha

Annette Morehu proudly speaks of the Māori in her and her tamariki and questions iwi privilege on the dawn of Matariki.
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The Big Idea Editor
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Challenging racism and standing for the freedom to be different

My children are of Samoan, Chinese, Indonesian, Dutch and English descent - how might they fit a new future? By Opeloge Ah Sam
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The Big Idea Editor
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The perils of doing something out of the ordinary

It takes passion and pluck to run a not-for-profit in the creative sector; Alex Lee calls for a new korero.
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The Big Idea Editor
Performing in the community to enrich the likes of others - senior music students performing at the local library to celebrate NZ Music Month.
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Full STEAM Ahead

STEAM vs. STEM - why the arts must be proactively included in curriculum design
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The Big Idea Editor
Alex McKellar with her son Wyatt
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Soapbox: Juggling ambition with motherhood

Director Alexandra McKellar plays a few roles - mother, teacher, performing artist, partner and long distance driver.
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The Big Idea Editor
Photo by Arthur Osipyan on Unsplash
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Soapbox: That quote that bugged me - a reader reacts

In her recent article, Johanna Knox offered a passionate analysis of the current state of appreciation of the arts in Aotearoa and beyond. Wolf Heidecker wrote to TBI with his response
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