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Good Fortune

We take a look at the long-awaited results of Creative New Zealand’s latest investment programmes.
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Georgie Bloomfield
The Mutes (From Mars).
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Those Mutes From Mars

Dominic Hoey talks to Alice Kendall, about The Mutes From Mars, a mixed ability rock band making their mark
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Dominic Hoey
Photo by Jurica Koletić on Unsplash
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Take the risk

Ivy Alvarez writes about the power of deadlines, failure, and risk-taking
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The Big Idea Editor
Downs by Mark Graver - photo supplied.
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If you’re not being rejected, you are not applying enough

Mark Graver gives some highly pragmatic tips on sustaining yourself as an artist
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The Big Idea Editor
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Space to breathe

The latest offering of grants and awards in one of our key creative industries is rightly seen as something to boast about. [In partnership with NZSA and CLNZ]
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The Big Idea Editor
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Om: How meditation can help your creative practice

Sabine Brix of Artshub shares the ways in which meditation techniques have reduced anxiety and brought clarity to the creative practice of artists
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The Big Idea Editor
Festival director, Tama Waipara. Image: Strike Photography.
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Where the sun begins

The inaugural programme for New Zealand’s newest major arts festival has been revealed – showcasing its place, and its people.
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The Big Idea Editor
Jess Johnson & Simon Ward are the artistic duo behind the major virtual reality exhibition, Terminus, coming to its first NZ venue this July; Tauranga Art Gallery Toi Tauranga.
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Lifehacks for Creatives

Stunning advice - listen in on this conversation between two artists
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The Big Idea Editor
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Government Making Plans

Encouraging signs for transformation of the sector
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The Big Idea Editor
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How do you be sexy and safe?

‘Intimacy can be anything from holding hands, looking into someone’s eyes, sex, dancing, masturbation or nudity.’ Miriama McDowell tells us about her new role in the arts.
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The Big Idea Editor