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Elizabeth Thomson - sculptor and conceptual artist who lives and works in one of the country's most extraordinary studios, filling it with ambient music soundscapes late at night. Charlotte Wilson… Audio, Gallery

André Lovatt returned to Christchurch in 2012 to manage the $290 million, seven-year long restoration of The Arts Centre. Audio

The Labour Party says there will be a boost in funding for arts and humanities if it gets into power. Audio

In this week’s episode Upbeat producer Zoë George goes behind the glitter and glamour of drag shows. What is a drag show? Can I get on stage with the performers? What’s the proper way to address a… Audio

Gavin Bishop - illustrator, co-creator of such beloved characters as Mr Whistler, Quaky Cat, and Mrs McGinty, writer of quirky original stories, and re-teller of European classics and Maori mythology… Audio, Gallery

An American is trying to help troubled youths in Tonga by getting them into skateboarding. Audio

PR guru and Fashion Week veteran Paul Blomfield answers the big questions about fashion week in our Art of Etiquette series. Is it all air kisses and “oh darlings”? Can I sit wherever I like? Is it ok… Audio

Learning the "art of being invisible" informed award winning writer Helene Wong's childhood experiences. For Helene, growing up Chinese in Wellington was about managing racism. Helene walks down… Audio, Gallery

Sharon Murdoch is the first woman to have a regular political cartooning spot in the country, and is also the brains behind Munro, the crossword cat. Charlotte Wilson visits her in her studio to ask… Audio, Gallery

Upbeat producer Zoë George asks Suite Gallery owner David Alsop how to build an art collection, where to buy art, who to buy it from and whether you should by from the head or the heart? Audio

A play about a transgender Samoan trying to make it in London's West End is due to come home to the Pacific. Audio

Robert Ellis weaves text and paint and symbolism together to make us think about what it means to be a New Zealander, and about our relationship to the sky and the land. Charlotte Wilson visits him in… Audio, Gallery

David Alsop keeps us up to date with events in the visual arts realm including a major paintings and contemporary art auction where two Frances Hodgkins works are up for sale.

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Upbeat producer Zoë George raises a delicate pinkie and bites into the culinary arts once more. High tea - what are the dos and don'ts?  Audio

American writer and performer Lisa Carver is known for her unflinching writing in the cult zine Rollerderby, and for her revealing memoir Drugs Are Nice: A Post-Punk Memoir. Her wild 'gore operas' in… Audio

Otago's pro vice chancellor of Humanities, Professor Tony Ballantyne has told staff there will be job losses across several humanities subjects, believed to include English, linguistics, music… Audio

New Zealand artist Richard Lewer, based in Melbourne, has won the $100,000 Basil Sellers Art Prize for his work The Theatre of Sports (2016) which draws on his passion for art and sport. The 12… Audio