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Lynn Freeman speaks to the winner of 2011's Album Cover Art of the Year, Nick Keller, whose day job is working with hobbits. Audio

Chris Grosz has worked in many fields and now has made his first graphic novel 'Kimble Bent Malcontent'. Audio

The country's newest writers residence-in-waiting, the Titirangi home of the late Maurice Shadbolt who wrote there for more than 40 years. Audio

Kapiti's Mahara Gallery is stepping up its redevelopment plans. Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews the first show to be performed at the new Q Theatre loft space in Auckland. It's been a long time coming, has it been worth the wait? Audio

It's glitz, glamour, spray on tans and plenty of bling… Sonia Sly finds out more about the competitive nature of the international female barbershop scene with four girls who have plenty of… Audio

Nelsonian George Shaw prepares to share with New Zealand his collection of world street art, including 20 works by art legend, the mysterious Banksy. Audio

We take you on an aural road trip from one end of New Zealand to the other. It's courtesy of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage which has created 100 downloadable stories about people and places… Audio

Don McGlashan, who's playing in Christchurch at the Songs to Leave Behind concerts, and as part of the Bellbirds in early October. Audio

After one of the best openings of their career, Gilbert and Sullivan's 12th opera sank, seemingly without a trace. Audio

Christchurch will have to wait until next year for its next full-sized Writers and Readers Festival, after the 2010 event was called off days after the September quake. Audio

It's taken more than 100 years to complete Rotorua's iconic Bath House building. Audio

Today the World of Wearable Art is announcing its first significant foray into the Hong Kong Arts Festival. Audio

A Christchurch arts event that took one of the biggest hits in the September earthquake last year, was the annual Body Festival. Audio

The new-look 121-million-dollar Auckland Art Gallery redevelopment is finally revealed. Audio

The C.S.O. has a lot to celebrate after a tough year. It's had its Creative New Zealand funding confirmed at its current level for the next three years and it's preparing for its first international… Audio

From the ashes of the earthquakes which have destroyed so much of Christchurch over the past year, are starting to rise new venues and new opportunities for artisits. Audio

Sonia Sly looks at the function of a frame in the restoration process of the 1780s painting Poedua, better known by its nickname, "The Pacific Mona Lisa". Audio

Intricate and imaginative are the knits which are pearled and planed away in an exhibition at the Dowse in Lower Hutt. Artist and Christchurch earthquake refugee Jacquelyn Greenbank talks to Lynn… Audio

Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci are being performed together back to back by the New Zealand Opera. Dave Armstrong tells us what he thought of these two diminutive operas as a single performance. Audio

Extraordinary Chinese classical guitarist touring parts of New Zealand with the NZSO. Audio

Dr Alex Calder has taken his fascination with early New Zealand storytelling and compiled it into an historic of pioneer tales. Audio

Whilst the painting's conservators take a break, Sonia Sly catches up with framing conservator Matthew O’ Reilly to discuss the function of a frame fit for a Princess.  Audio

Orinally coming to prominence through his poster design for bands including the Butthole Surder and Pearl Jam, Frank is now better know for collectable creations crafter in vinyl. Audio