Creative New Zealand - Latest News [Page 15]
Don McGlashan goes Solo in the North Island
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 11:09 am | Creative New Zealand
Don McGlashan is back on his bike! Following his cycle accident in March, Don is about to repeat the success of his hugely popular 2010 South Island tour and will present Don McGlashan Solo to North Island audiences. More >>
Polly Hood in Mumuland Season Extended
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 4:38 pm | Creative New Zealand
Before it's even opened, the season of POLLY HOOD IN MUMULAND has been extended due to an overwhelming demand for tickets. Described as an all-singing-all-dancing Pasifka-family-musical extravaganza inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, the show stars Pua Magasiva as a ... More >>
Pacific Fusion Puts New Spin on Traditional Fairy Tale
Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 4:59 pm | Creative New Zealand
Pua Magasiva stars as a very charming Big Bad Wolf in POLLY HOOD IN MUMULAND, a hilarious school holiday all-singing-all-dancing-musical-treat inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, exploding onstage at the Mangere Arts Centre - Ngaa Tohu o Uenuku from April ... More >>
Creative NZ is saddened by Death of Dame Judith Binney
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 4:08 pm | Creative New Zealand
Dame Judith Binney has traversed cultural and academic barriers to produce writing that sets a benchmark for historical scholarship in New Zealand. Her work has informed New Zealanders about the relationships between Māori and Pakeha and demonstrated ... More >>
Creative NZ invests more money in the arts
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 10:31 am | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand, the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa, invested $33.7 million in the arts for the last financial year – an increase of $800,000 on the previous year, according to its Annual Report for the 2009/10. “The support of ... More >>
Makerita Urale appointed as Pacific arts adviser
Monday, 20 December 2010, 2:35 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand is pleased to announce the appointment of published writer, theatre producer and documentary director Makerita Urale as the Senior Programme Adviser, Pacific Arts. More >>
Ghuznee Street Art Billboard launched as new public project
Monday, 29 November 2010, 5:06 pm | Creative New Zealand
A new public artwork to be launched in Wellington tomorrow (Tuesday 30 November) challenges viewers to think about history and the often forgotten stories hidden in the landscapes that surround us. More >>
Applications for two prestigious literary opportunities
Friday, 19 November 2010, 10:02 am | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand media release Creative New Zealand is calling for applications for two prestigious opportunities being offered to New Zealand writers. The Michael King Fellowship and the Berlin Writers’ Residency are both aimed at providing writers ... More >>
Arts Organisations to Trial Online Marketing
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 3:01 pm | Creative New Zealand
Three arts organisations will trial Optimise, a new audience development programme launched by Creative New Zealand to give arts organisations the skills to make better use of online marketing. More >>
NZ literary voice offered to publishers
Thursday, 30 September 2010, 2:15 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand will support the translation of New Zealand literature into foreign languages with a new Translation Grant Scheme announced today. More >>
Dame Kiri honoured by prestigious Māori arts award
Monday, 30 August 2010, 4:32 pm | Creative New Zealand
New Zealand’s internationally acclaimed opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was honoured in Wellington tonight with the exemplary award from Te Waka Toi, the Māori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand. More >>
Dame Kiri Honoured By Prestigious Maori Arts Award
Sunday, 29 August 2010, 1:46 pm | Creative New Zealand
New Zealand’s internationally acclaimed opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was honoured in Wellington tonight with the exemplary award from Te Waka Toi, the Maori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand. More >>
NZ Curators To Explore Korean, Chinese Art Scenes
Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 2:52 pm | Creative New Zealand
Three contemporary art curators are to embark on a tour of leading art galleries and museums in North Asia to build their professional networks and explore future collaborations. More >>
New programmes for multi-year arts investment
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 4:19 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand will introduce two new and complementary multi-year funding programmes from January 2012 to provide more clarity, stability and flexibility in the way it funds arts organisations and artists. More >>
Art that Moves wins major prize
Friday, 9 July 2010, 12:13 pm | Creative New Zealand
The film Art that Moves, funded by Creative New Zealand’s Screen Innovation Production Fund (SIPF), has just won the Van Gogh Award, one of the top prizes at the July 2010 Amsterdam Film Festival. More >>
Pacific language critical to healthy heritage arts
Monday, 21 June 2010, 9:25 am | Creative New Zealand
Fluency in Pacific languages is critical to maintaining healthy Pacific heritage arts in New Zealand, according to research published today by Creative New Zealand. More >>
Applications open for prestigious literary prize
Friday, 18 June 2010, 4:58 pm | Creative New Zealand
Established and mid-career New Zealand creative writers are invited to apply for the New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize 2011. More >>
Nominations for Arts Pasifika Awards to close
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 11:30 am | Creative New Zealand
Nominations for Creative New Zealand’s Arts Pasifika Awards 2010 celebrating excellence in Pacific arts in New Zealand will close next week on Friday 25 June. More >>
Kate De Goldi awarded Michael King Fellowship
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 12:00 pm | Creative New Zealand
Wellington writer, Kate De Goldi has been awarded the $100,000 Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers’ Fellowship to research and write a non-fiction book about children’s literature. More >>
Author awarded residency at University of Iowa
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 11:38 am | Creative New Zealand
Respected author David Hill has been awarded a three-month residency to participate in the 2010 International Writers Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa in the United States. More >>
