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The Gus Fisher Gallery in Auckland and Wellington's Adam Art Gallery are both currently hosting exhibitions celebrating architectural modernism. What is it about modernism that continues to fascinate… Audio

Simon Morris talks to Gina Dellabarc, the director of the 'Show Me Shorts' Film Festival. Audio

Associate Professor Roger Fyfe, senior curator at the Canterbury Museum, argues that the health of museums has never been better, and the reports of their demise are greatly exaggerated. Audio

They're the bane of many artists' and performers' lives - critics and reviewers. With their apparent ability to make or break a show, they're often feared by those being criticised. But how important… Audio

'Outrageous Fortune' creator James Griffin reviews The Auckland Theatre Company's production of 'Cabaret'. Audio

Forty years of performing arts training is celebrated in a new book; 'Transitions: Four Decades of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School'. Audio

Glass artist Ann Robinson didn't need to go far to find inspiration for her new exhibition. Called 'Abundance', it was triggered by some twisted flax seed pods that conveniently grow in her backyard.

Wellington's Fringe Festival is the most expensive in the country for artists to take part in. Dawn Tratt crunches the numbers of the capital's annual feats of the strange and the experimental and… Audio

Peter Mars has one of the art-world's more unusual gigs - he's an official artist for Elvis Presley Enterprises. He's also a highly respected leading figure in the modern Pop Art Movement in America… Audio

Lynn chats with fantasy writer Helen Lowe, whose second fantasy novel The Air Of Night has been picked up by publishers in the UK, the US snd Australia. Audio

Athol McCredie has created a lavish tribute to Kiwi Magnum photographer Brian Brake. Audio

We bid farewell to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ahead of its biggest ever overseas tour and we find out what the highlight will be. Audio

This weekend, Auckland comic book and pop culture fans will be flocking to the Armaggedon Expo. Simon Morris finds out more. Audio

A report from the Queenstown Jazz Festival where 150 local, national and international jazz artists have been entertaining locals and visitors since Thursday. Audio

An update on the Manukau Arts Festival where there's comedy, visual art, fashion and music. Audio

Kevin Ikin with the low down on the Wellington Folk Festival being held in Wainuiomata. Audio

With the Hobbit saga continuing we attempt to get some actual facts into the discussion. We hear from Robyn Malcolm of the NZ Actors Equity, expat NZ actor and agent Holly Shanahan and crew members… Audio

Caren Florance has turned poems from both sides of the Tasman into artworks using a rare printing press. Audio

Elizabeth Smith has teamed up with photographer Jane Dove Juneau for a new book, 'The Sea Question'. Audio

'Shaking 1960' is the lastest novel by David McGill. It covers some of the big events of that year - from the Hastings Blossom Festival riot to the protests against the all-white All Blacks. Audio

Richard Maloy on why he photographed another artist's left-over-bits of clay for three months on his recent Fulbright residency in the USA. Audio

This year the Theatre and Film programmes at Victoria University celebrate forty years. Sonia Yee crashes the big party of graduates. Audio