Arts

The Auckland Arts Festival is excited to hear from artists, designers and creative thinkers for its next festival and beyond. It's calling for proposals from established or emerging artists and is… Audio

The six best secondary school chamber groups from around New Zealand compete for the top prizes and the winners are announced Audio

Alan Zweibel was a writer in the early days of Saturday Night Live, It's Garry Shandling's Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm. He details a life in comedy in his new memoir, Laugh Lines: My Life Helping… Audio

What's thought to be one of the world's first in-person art auctions to take place since the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown is being held in Auckland tonight.

Art auctions have taken place online during… Audio

For some children, the nature of what mum and dad does can be very scary. Kris Kennett is a Dunedin-based firefighter, who had an idea to put together a book that aims to reassure children about what… Audio

Artists, musicians and actors say the entertainment industry will fall into crisis if it can't open up again soon.

People in the arts are often placed front and centre of charity work for others… Audio

Acting veteran Mark Hadlow has had to swap the stage for working on a building site in order to keep the cash coming in during the Covid-19 restrictions.

The actor and comedian is best known… Audio

Linda reviews Normal People and Luminaries. Audio

Pelenakeke (Keke) Brown has recently returned to Aotearoa after being based in NYC for six years. An interdisciplinary artist, her work spans art, writing, and performance. She's become the interim… Audio

Epidemiologist Michael Baker answers questions from New Zealand Choral Federation members on the safety of choral  singing under current COVID-19 restrictions.  Video

This week Mark Amery focuses on the reopening of our galleries and museums at level 2 and how they have fared closed - in particular a project that has seen five artists commissioned to create new… Audio

The Auckland Festival of Photography is one that hasn't been cancelled due to Covid-19. One of those taking part is Raymond Sagapolutele, who hopes his images can complement the oral storytelling… Audio, Gallery

New Zealand's success in stifling the spread of the virus puts our screen industries in a unique position internationally, according to those within the sector.

Across the world, lockdowns have seen… Audio

First time writers have taken out the top prizes at the 2020 Ockham Book Awards tonight. Debut novel Auē by Becky Manawatu has won both the Best First Book and the Best Fiction prizes while musician…

The events industry is going to be the last sector in hospitality to recover following the pandemic. Ségolène de Fontenay, General Manager New Zealand Events Association, talks to The Panel. Audio

A law change is desperately needed to stop non-Māori artists using Māori faces and traditional facial tattoos in their work. 

That's the view of a specialist in Indigenous cultural property, Aroha… Audio

Theatre companies will struggle to reopen during Alert Level 2.

Restrictions on audience numbers undermines the financial viability of shows.

Jonathan Bielski is chief executive of the Auckland… Audio

While arts organisations welcome the news of Alert Level 2, the realities mean many are still hamstrung.

With 90 members of the Symphony Orchestra on stage, that would mean to not go over the… Audio