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Introducing the Artist Advice Bureau

This July, Arts Makers Aotearoa (AMA) will be launching a new service, the Artist Advice Bureau. Here, we speak to Art Aunty Claudia Jowitt, who will be hosting drop-in (or Zoom-in) sessions at Samoa House Library on Karangahape Road, offering independent advice and advocacy for artists trying to navigate the industry.

We interview CNZ’s new senior leaders

Two new senior leaders have joined the team at Creative New Zealand as the agency rolls out its revised funding system. We reached out to Claire Murdoch (Senior Manager, Arts Development) and Kent Gardner (Chair) to speak about the challenges facing the arts sector and their vision for its future.

Thousands of Flowers: an interview with Minister Paul Goldsmith

With the end of its first 100 days approaching, the National Party has remained quiet on its plan for the arts. We reached out to new Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Hon Paul Goldsmith, in an attempt to gauge what's in store.

Reverse Shot: Aotearoa Artists Head to Venice

While the 60th Venice Biennale braces for a controversial change of leadership, eight Aotearoa artists look ahead to their presentations in the Curator's International Exhibition.

CNZ Wrapped

We crunched the numbers on Creative New Zealand's final round of Arts Grants before the scheduled changes.

Defaced or corrected? The future of Te Papa’s Treaty exhibit

The Treaty of Waitangi exhibition at Te Papa was targeted by activists on Monday 11 December as inaccurately representing Aotearoa's history. What will happen next? Art News reports.

The Wairoa Centennial Library Mural’s next chapter

A mural, commissioned for the Wairoa Centennial Library in 1962 and painted by E. Mervyn Taylor, is set to be auctioned this week, but it is unlikely that proceeds will go to the flood-ravaged community. Dr Bronwyn Holloway-Smith reports.

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