Lynn Freeman

Short story writer Amy Head, who's set her historic and contemporary tales on the South Island's rugged West Coast. She's called the collection Tough (VUP). Meanwhile crime writer Paddy Richardson… Audio

A conversation with curator Karl Chitham about James Turkington, one of New Zealand's top and most prolific muralists who died in 1979. He's being remembered in a retrospective of his life and work… Audio

Pioneer is one of those overused words, but its true of theatre director Richard Campion who died on Tuesday. Ten years ago Lynn interviewed Richard about his time heading the New Zealand Players… Audio

Blair French is the curator behind an ambitious line up at this year's SCAPE outdoor art exhibition in Christchurch. We discuss among other things the delicacy of putting up art works on spaces once… Audio

Nadine Smith is a nurse and an artist, who uses discarded medical equipment to create artworks that are beautiful and meaningful. Her exhibition at Quoil Gallery in Wellington is called Apparatus. Audio

We hear from one of the finalists in the country's newest elite piano event for young Kiwi players; the Wallace National Piano Competition. Somi Kim explains what this opportunity means for her. We… Audio

Gavin Bishop is a regular on the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards list of nominees and winners. He's nominated again this year, for Mr Whistler, his last collaboration with Margaret Mahy. We… Audio

Northland Youth Theatre's acclaimed production of Homer's epic poem 'The Odyssey' opens this week in Auckland. Originally performed outside in Whangarei using local performers, it's now inside and… Audio

Luke di Somma drops by to talk about the many musical projects he's juggling, from choirs to symphony orchestras to operas. Audio

Some of the children of Kilbirnie Primary School discuss how they now see art after an intensive few weeks considering the question "What is Art?". It's part of a school wide art initiative, Art Te… Audio

We mark the decommissioning of the Park Road Post Film Laboratory in Wellington after some 70 years in several different guises. But long time employee and now Head of Picture at Park Road Post, Brain… Audio

Auckland queen of burlesque, aerial performer and one of the stars of the TV series The Almighty Johnsons, Eve Gordon. Her company The Dust Palace produces a devised style of work she calls 'art… Audio

Dr Fenella France has helped preserve the Star Spangled Banner, made an important discovery in the draft American Declaration of Independence, and used her skills to help identify 9/11 artefacts. Audio

Chief executive Neil Cox explains how if $200,000 can be raised the historic Isaac Theatre Royal can host big movie events like the Film Festival when it reopens next year. Audio

Ewan Clark returns home from the Royal College of Music with big plans, including a composition inspired by the conquest of Everest. Audio

Curent trends in the arts world. Audio

Postcards of beautiful dusky maidens helped fuel the tourist trades for the Pacific Islands, but they also cemented these kinds of colonial perspectives in the public imagination for a very long time… Audio

Scott is one of the finalists in the Music Managers Forum NZ Music Manager of the Year, for his work with artists like Mt Eden, Chaos in the CBD and Lorde. Audio

Dunedin artist Jai Hall's new work commemorates the women who worked as Land Girls during World War Two. Audio

David McLeod started out in sculpture then started working on pieces that were much smaller and more intricate. Audio