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Scratch lottery tickets where you win instagram followers instead of money, apps that can only be accessed when you're phone has 5 percent battery, these are the works of pioneering Belgian artist… Audio, Gallery

Our next story takes us on a trip around the beaches of New Zealand - and some abroad, as portrayed in art. Te Papa Museum curator Lizzie Bisley met The Weekend producer Laura Dooney at Island Bay… Audio, Gallery

Has 2019 been a good year in the performing arts? Te Matatini, the national Maori performing arts festival inspired kapa haka themed pedestrian crossing lights in Wellington, new festivals popped up… Audio

A giant hand called Quasi made world headlines. Dane Mitchell's fake transmitting trees at the Venice Biennale were joined by a real fallen tree during flooding. Giant woven works by the Mata Aho… Audio

Meri Kirihimete! In this week’s Standing Room Only Naughty and Nice 2019 special, stand-in host Mark Amery is joined by artists and commentators for a look at the highs and lows of the year in visual…

Best of 2019 - The world of the arts gave us some fascinating interviews last year, from poetry to comedy, opera and even paternal porn podcasting.

A unique arts initiative for marginalized West Auckland youth is about to exhibit the work of the Class of 2019. The Kakano Youth Arts Collective's founder and Creative Director, Mandy Patmore… Audio, Gallery

Can art be viewed in isolation from the life of the artist who produced it? It's a question increasingly troubling galleries and cultural institutions. Audio

Students at an Auckland secondary school are rediscovering the joy of card games, lunch time sport and the simple art of conversation thanks to a total ban on phones during the school day.

Glendowie… Audio

Long gone are the days when bronze statues of famous people were the face of public art in our cities. For the past 20 years dozens of public artworks have changed the face of Christchurch and… Audio, Gallery

Debra Fine is the author of The Fine Art of Small Talk. She joins the show to offer a few tips on how to start a conversation, how to keep it going, and the best way to bail out when a conversation… Audio

A gypsy caravan-maker is among people in Manawatu who are beavering away in their garages and farm sheds turning rusting iron tools, fencing wire and other bits and pieces into works of art for the… Audio, Gallery

Dr Haare Williams returns with part two of an interview about his book 'Words of a Kaumatua' a collection of poetry and prose. The former broadcaster talks about recording the stories of the Maori… Audio

Mark reviews the New Zealand-composed Hansel and Gretel from the Royal New Zealand Ballet currently touring the country. Audio, Gallery

An exhibition showcasing cutting-edge work from nine Pacific artists has opened in Melbourne, Australia. Audio

In our occasional series: Do It Yourself, we celebrate a new form of DIY and tonight we're looking at how we can go about conquering glossophobia, that's the fear of public speaking. Karyn is joined… Audio

The Mental Health foundation says that the call to bring in Armed Response teams sounds very similar to the taser introduction a decade ago, when similar warnings were made. Audio

Fight coordinator Alexander James Holloway runs the New Zealand Stage Combat School, where he trains actors in safe, qualified fight choreography. AUT radio student Brooks Alexander sits in. Audio

AUT radio student Reilly Hodson loves going to the art gallery. But to many people it's an unknown world. He sets out to find out why, and how, this might change. Audio

Auckland Arts Festival launched it's full program tonight. The program introduction reads: "In this, our 12th Festival, we grapple with the tough stuff: impending climate Armageddon, who gets to… Audio

A performance of the renaissance masterpiece Lagrime di San Pietro is on the programme for the 2020 Auckland Arts Festival.

Other events include an acrobatic spectacle at the Auckland Domain, a Snow… Audio

Designing album covers used to be straight forward. After all, the size of vinyl albums was pretty standard back in the Seventies and Eighties. These days album cover designs have to work in a far… Audio