Creative New Zealand - Latest News [Page 18]
Leading Māori Musician Passes
Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 1:30 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand mourns the loss of leading Māori songwriter and musician Mahinarangi Tocker (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Tainui (Ngāti Maniapoto), Hebrew and Celtic ancestry). Mahinarangi passed away at North Shore Hospital after being admitted ... More >>
Residency opportunity in Berlin for visual artists
Monday, 17 March 2008, 12:59 am | Creative New Zealand
New Zealand visual artists currently working or exhibiting in New Zealand are invited to apply to Creative New Zealand for an international residency to be undertaken in September 2008 at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. More >>
NZ Success at Australian Performing Arts Market
Tuesday, 4 March 2008, 1:48 pm | Creative New Zealand
A Creative New Zealand led delegation of over thirty New Zealand artists and producers have just returned from a successful week at APAM (the Australian Performing Arts Market) in Adelaide. More >>
Deadline Approachings for Te Waka Toi Scholarships
Thursday, 28 February 2008, 5:04 pm | Creative New Zealand
If you are a post-secondary Māori student studying in the arts then Te Waka Toi want to hear from you by the end of March 2008. More >>
Pioneer Maori Film-maker Passes
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 2:57 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand mourns the loss of pioneer Maori film-maker Barry Barclay (Ngati Apa and Ngati Pakeha), who passed away on the 18th February after suffering a stroke. More >>
Encouraging export opportunities for NZ talent
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 4:04 pm | Creative New Zealand
Export opportunities for New Zealand literature and performing arts will be encouraged through Creative New Zealand’s programme to bring international arts professionals to New Zealand. More >>
Venice Biennale 2009 entries close
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 10:32 am | Creative New Zealand
Sixteen artist/curator teams have applied to represent New Zealand at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Expressions of Interest closed on Thursday 14 February. More >>
June Grant selected for Artist’s Residency in USA
Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 9:30 am | Creative New Zealand
Rotorua artist, June Grant (Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Tuhourangi, Ngati Whaio) has been selected to undertake a two and a half month artist’s residency at Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington. Supported by Creative New Zealand, the Toi Sgwigwialtxw ... More >>
Hone Tuwhare Leaves Literary Legacy
Friday, 18 January 2008, 1:04 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand mourns the loss of poetry icon Hone Tuwhare (Nga Puhi, Ngati Korokoro, Tautahi, Uri O Hau, Te Popoto), who passed away on the 16th January at Ross Home in Dunedin. More >>
NZ to participate in Venice Biennale 2009
Monday, 17 December 2007, 1:59 pm | Creative New Zealand
New Zealand will have an official presence in 2009 at the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most prestigious international forum for contemporary visual art. More >>
Creative NZ calls for Māori and Pacific Artists
Friday, 9 November 2007, 3:19 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand is calling for applications from Māori and Pacific artists to be part of the New Zealand delegation attending the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts in Pago Pago, American Samoa in July 2008. The festival is recognised as the premier ... More >>
Artist Sriwhana Spong heads to New York
Monday, 29 October 2007, 9:24 am | Creative New Zealand
Auckland artist Sriwhana Spong has been selected to take up a four-month residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York in 2008, with funding support from Creative New Zealand. More >>
Well done Lloyd
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 10:55 am | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand commiserates with New Zealand author Lloyd Jones whose novel, Mister Pip, just missed out on the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction. More >>
New Curatorial Intern Named
Friday, 28 September 2007, 10:03 am | Creative New Zealand
Wellingtonian Jaqui Knowles has been awarded the Creative New Zealand-Blumhardt Foundation Curatorial Internship for 2007-08. More >>
Sir Howard Morrison Honoured by Creative NZ
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 3:33 pm | Creative New Zealand
“Not just a great artist and entertainer but an outstanding New Zealander” was the resounding message conveyed when Te Waka Toi, the Maori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand, presented Sir Howard with Te Tohu Tiketike a Te Waka Toi, the premiere ... More >>
Sir Howard Morrison honoured by Creative NZ
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 12:42 am | Creative New Zealand
Sir Howard Morrison has received many accolades in his career as an entertainer and on Sunday 23 September at Te Papaiouru Marae in Rotorua, Creative New Zealand will add one more. More >>
Leading New Zealand writers honoured
Tuesday, 18 September 2007, 2:16 pm | Creative New Zealand
Three of New Zealand‘s most celebrated writers – Dick Scott, Bill Manhire and Fiona Farrell were honoured at tonight’s 2007 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement at Premier House in Wellington. More >>
Ceramic Artist Chosen For Hawaiian Residency
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 3:12 pm | Creative New Zealand
Renowned New Zealand ceramicist Baye Riddell (Ngati Porou, Whanau a Ruataupare) will spend two months in Hawaii idea sharing, researching and creating new work as the 2007 recipient of the Creative New Zealand Toi Oahu Residency at the University of ... More >>
Creative New Zealand congratulates winners
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 9:41 am | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand congratulates the winners of the 2007 Montana New Zealand Book Awards, presented at a gala awards ceremony in Auckland tonight. More >>
New Chair of Creative New Zealand’s Arts Board
Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 4:56 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand welcomes the appointment of Alan Sorrell as Chair of its Arts Board. The incoming Chair of Creative New Zealand’s Arts Council, Alastair Carruthers, said Alan Sorrell would bring invaluable experience to his role as Chair of the Arts ... More >>
