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Tomorrow the Auckland Art Gallery opens its Biggest Art Exhibition in its 132 year history. The exhibition will feature over 300 artworks by 120 Maori Artists spanning 70 years of work throughout the… Audio

A new exhibition at the Christchurch Art Gallery uses retro pop music, and futuristic Artifical Intelligence to create a bespoke experience for every visitor to the gallery. In Kahoots is a… Audio

The programme for the 2021 Auckland Arts Festival has been released - and it's completely homegrown. This year's Festival had to be cut short because of the Covid-19 pandemic and Festival chief… Audio

This year, more than ever, we counted on artists to take us places we'd never been. These are our top ten arts features of the year.

Jeweller and painter Dawn Ngaamo, who by day works in tech, talks to Kathryn Ryan about what is it like straddling the two seemingly different worlds of art and working as the programme director of… Audio

Many people are turning to flower arranging as a meditative ritual in the wake of the pandemic, reports The ABC.  Audio

Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova shares her unbelievable true story of meeting, painting, and helping the thief who stole two of her artworks. It turns out to be an unexpected tale of redemption for… Video, Audio

Ever been to the movies and been distracted by an actor attempting to do an accent that doesn't quite ring true?  Audio

Listen to Rosetta from Le Art as gets the call from Jesse Mulligan telling her the group has won the Kiwi Cover competition Their entry form described themselves as: "Three broke, brown girls from… Video, Audio

As industries hand the new government their wish lists, we look at two sectors - arts and tech - that say they have plenty of untapped potential. Audio

Artist Alicia Frankovich joins Jesse to talk about her work and share some of her favourite movies, books and music. Audio

Hayley King has been making her mark on the art world since 2003 - and is better known by her artist name: Flox. Her distinctive designs are made by aerosol and stencils and adorn everything from… Audio

Members of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio

When is Māori Art – Not Māori Art? Singer Songwriter Ria Hall, and Spoken Word Artist Te Kahu Rolleston bring their thoughts to the table. Audio

For 20 years now, locals and visitors to the Kapiti coast north of Wellington have been invited into artists' studios as part of the region's annual Art Trail. Several hundred artists and craftspeople… Audio, Gallery

Unknown vandals have purposefully and methodically damaged a large number of historical relics at three German museums.

More than 70 artefacts including Egyptian sarcophagi, nineteenth century… Audio

An Election 2020 debate on the arts, with MPs from National, Labour and the Greens exploring their policy differences and similiarities. Miriama Kamo is in the chair. Audio

A performing arts programme for prisoners in the Bay of Islands is being held up as an example for other prisons to follow. Redemption Performing Arts Whanau and Redemption Arts Tuakana Teina Mentors… Audio, Gallery

The Taxpayers' Union has generated a lot of heat but not much light when it comes to its digs at Creative NZ grants. We explore who they go to, and what the money is used for.  Audio

Music venues and theatres in Auckland can fling their doors open again, now that the city is back to Covid-19 alert level 1.

They've endured more than six months of uncertainty, the inability to… Audio

A new app about to come online in Tauranga will help to explain and demystify 20 artworks placed around the city centre. The City Art Walk is part of Tauranga's Escape Festival later this month. Audio, Gallery

The annual Auckland Art Week has negotiated its way around the changing alert levels so that it can take place this month in locations around the city. Lynn Freeman talks to Tim Melville, director of… Audio

Producing pewter kiwi, stuffed kiwifruit and other nicknacks for overseas tourists - that's no longer an option for the many artists and artisans in those regions who've relied mostly on the… Audio, Gallery

Auckland Art Gallery guest curator Juliana Engberg joins Kathryn to talk about her travels around the country, and how that's helped her appreciate New Zealand's painted landscapes. Juliana Engberg… Audio