Arts Foundation
Arts month in September
The Arts Foundation wants to mark Arts Month in September by starting a conversation around the country about what art means to people. Central to getting communities to engage is Kolokesa Uafa… Audio
Billy Apple: creativity at his core
This week distinguished New Zealand visual artist Billy Apple was honoured with the NZ Arts Foundation's highest honour, the Icon Award. Billy Apple is regarded as this country's most significant… Audio
'I think it's going to look very beautiful onscreen'
Novelist-turned-screenwriter Eleanor Catton has been at work adapting her Man Booker Prize winning novel The Luminaries for the small screen. A six-part TV miniseries is due to start shooting in 2017… Audio
Sara Brodie: Arts Laureate
The Arts Foundation announced this year's group of Laureate Award winners at last night's ceremony at Auckland's Mercury Theatre. Director Sara Brodie is among the recipients, and she tells Clarissa… Audio
Dudley Benson: New Generation Artist
You could say composer Dudley Benson is having a pretty good month. His 2010 album Forest has just been remixed and rereleased (as Deforestation) and earlier this week the Arts Foundation handed him a… Audio
Lisa Reihana: Arts Laureate
Artist Lisa Reihana was named as an Arts Laureate earlier this week. She tells Eva about what inspires her. Audio
Ross Harris: Arts Foundation Laureates
New Zealand composer and newly named Arts Laureate discusses his career. Audio