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This week's cultural ambassador is Ema Tavolu from Otara's Fresh Gallery, offering us a glimpse in words, into Pasifika art, especially in South Auckland. Audio

Lisa Thompson went to the South Auckland Pacific Arts Summit, which celebrates a broad spectrum of Pacific arts and culture. Over the month of May, the Summit will feature exhibitions, a live public… Audio

Auckland Art Gallery's Walters Prize; Martin Creed at Michael Lett; and Hans Coper and Lucie Rie at the Dowse. Audio

At any time of the day or night, technology allows us to connect with people all over the world. But whatever happened to a good old fashioned face to face chat? Some experts believe relentless… Audio

Christchurch artists are being primed to contribute to the new city as it takes shape, in a move that it's hoped will also prevent an exodus of young creatives. Audio

For five hundred years, letterpress printing ruled the roost. But as newer and faster methods threatened to send it the way of the dodo, a craft movement sprang up to save this most beautiful form of… Audio

Ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke from the University of Auckland on the musical genre that developed as part of hip hop culture, and is defined by four key stylistic elements, rapping… Audio

In May 2011 a group of leading artists from the South Pacific region travelled on the HMNZS Otago to a place rarely explored - the Kermadec Islands. The artists were Niuean-born John Pule, painter… Audio

What if life was a musical and it could help to relieve society from the doom and gloom of the global economic crisis? That's the question posed in a tongue-in-cheek musical created by Nelson-born… Audio

Radio New Zealand Concert's Sound Lounge presenter Kate Mead takes us through some recent and eclectic contemporary classical music releases. Audio

Joystick ninja Matt Maguire rescues princesses and saves the Earth countless times in many levels of gaming platforms... are new business models successfully funding games? Audio

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has recently hauled a 340 tonne boulder through 22 cities in order to realise Michael Heizer's massive sculpture 'Levitated Mass'. Meanwhile, a Greek digital… Audio

The life and times of the arts critic who's been reviewing for The Herald for 46 years. Audio

With earthquake damage worse than first, gallery staff are thinking laterally, and this weekend sees the beginning of the Rolling Maul Exhibition. Director Jenny Harper gives us an update. Audio

Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, discussing the life and work of Vincent van Gogh, including two paintings in the Degas to Dali… Audio

Miles Buckingham muses through Jamaican R&B, boogie and jazz, in a slow trip towards ska - roughly 1958 to the early 1960s. Audio

Dylan Horrocks discusses perceptions surrounding the legitimacy of comics as a medium. Audio

The New Zealand International Arts Festival is into its third and final week, with its musical lineup feeling like a mini-Womad. Audio

Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. She will discuss the Degas to Dali exhibition, featuring masters from the National Galleries of… Audio

Courtney is looking at sculpture, which seems to be having an international moment. Audio

Jivester, editor and publisher Fergus Barrowman just goes giddy at a snazzy bebop beat. Audio

International shows and local theatre productions dominated the programme during the second weekend of the New Zealand International Arts Festival in Wellington. Audio

Arts reporter Lynn Freeman has been to the I Musici Chamber Ensemble. Audio

Exploring the contemporary arts and culture of the Pacific is writer and curator Ema Tavola... The Anatomy of Paradise exhibition by Samoan visual artist Tanu Gago, and Polyfest - the largest Maori &amp… Audio

Combining theatre, circus, aerial and spectacle, Cantina co-creator Scott Maidment has produced major events for festivals all over Australia. Audio