Creative New Zealand - Latest News [Page 5]
Expert weaver Ruth Woodbury awarded Sqwigwialtxw Residency
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 3:39 pm | Creative New Zealand
Ruth Woodbury (Ngatī Korokoro, Te Pouka, Ngatī Wharara, Te Hikutu) has been awarded the 2018 Toi Sqwigwialtxw Residency, an exchange with Evergreen State College, in Washington, USA. More >>
Dane Mitchell’s exhibition venue and title for Biennale
Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 2:33 pm | Creative New Zealand
New Zealand confirms Dane Mitchell’s exhibition venue and title for Biennale Arte 2019 in Venice More >>
Creative New Zealand Samoa Artist-in-Residence 2018
Friday, 6 July 2018, 1:37 pm | Creative New Zealand
Visual artist Ioane Ioane will embark on a journey exploring his cultural roots and the art of building a Va’aaolo (traditional fishing canoe), as the 2018 Creative New Zealand Samoa Artist in Residence. More >>
‘Arts prescriptions’ could improve mental health
Friday, 15 June 2018, 12:44 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand is advocating for improved access to creative spaces to support better health outcomes in its submission to the Government’s Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction . More >>
DOC and Creative New Zealand to continue Wild Creations
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 3:35 pm | Creative New Zealand
More New Zealand artists will be inspired by New Zealand’s natural environment and cultural heritage with the continuation of a successful Creative New Zealand partnership with the Department of Conservation. More >>
Jewellery makers seek global audience
Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 4:38 pm | Creative New Zealand
Jewellery makers seek global audience at international trade fair Some of New Zealand’s top jewellery makers will show their work to curators, gallerists and collectors at one of the largest and most influential trade fairs in Munich, Germany. The delegation ... More >>
PM’s Awards for Literary Achievement: call for nominations
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 4:27 pm | Creative New Zealand
2018 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement: call for nominations Don’t miss your opportunity to nominate your pick of our finest writers for the 2018 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. Every year New Zealanders are invited ... More >>
Berlin underground to be focus of visual arts residency
Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 9:30 am | Creative New Zealand
Berlin underground to be focus of visual arts residency Artist and spatial designer Biljana Popovic will spend a year in Berlin exploring the relationship between art, architecture and politics as the 2018/2019 recipient of Creative New Zealand’s ... More >>
Berlin Writer’s Resident to explore hidden family past
Monday, 18 December 2017, 4:49 pm | Creative New Zealand
A family mystery involving a secret marriage during the rise of Nazi Germany is being investigated by Vivienne Plumb, recipient of the Creative New Zealand Berlin Writer’s Residency for 2017/18. More >>
Biennale Arte 2019: NZ's artist and curators announced
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 4:34 pm | Creative New Zealand
Biennale Arte 2019: New Zealand’s artist and curators announced The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa is pleased to announce Dane Mitchell as New Zealand’s artist for the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2019. ... More >>
Arts Pasifika Awards Celebrate Excellence & Innovation
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 9:48 am | Creative New Zealand
Some of New Zealand’s most talented Pacific artists were recognised for their contribution at the 2017 Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards last night. More >>
Dame Jenny Gibbs Named Commissioner for Biennale Arte 2019
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 9:49 am | Creative New Zealand
Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM has been appointed Commissioner for New Zealand’s presentation at the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia by the Arts Council. More >>
Writers’ Centre Residencies Applications are now open
Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 12:48 pm | Creative New Zealand
New Zealand’s largest writer-residency organisation has totally revamped its programme for 2018 following calls by writers for greater flexibility. The Michael King Writers’ Centre provides a year-round programme of residencies at the historic Signalman’s ... More >>
Te Waka Toi Awards celebrate Māori art
Sunday, 27 August 2017, 11:04 am | Creative New Zealand
Te Waka Toi Awards celebrate and recognise excellence in Māori art Some of the country’s most talented artists, advocates and community leaders were celebrated tonight in recognition of outstanding achievement, leadership and excellence at the ... More >>
Tri-Nation Co-lab takes place in Edinburgh
Friday, 18 August 2017, 2:49 pm | Creative New Zealand
Performing artists from New Zealand, Hong Kong and Scotland will come together at the Edinburgh art festivals in August for a new programme that incentivises fresh ways of working with international peers to create new work. More >>
PM's Awards for Literary Achievement: winners announced
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 9:31 am | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand has announced the winners of the 2017 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. They are internationally renowned Māori novelist Witi Ihimaera , literary historian and fine arts writer Peter Simpson and popular poet ... More >>
Creative NZ to invest $24 million in NZ’s arts organisations
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 3:13 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand will invest $24 million in a wide range of arts organisations from arts festivals, dance and theatre companies and galleries through to publishers and a website featuring arts criticism, over the next two years. More >>
Creative Communities Grant applications open
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 4:25 pm | Creative New Zealand
Applications are now open for the annual Creative Communities Grant that provides funding for arts, music and cultural projects. More >>
Arts practitioners head to the world’s leading festival city
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 2:17 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand and British Council New Zealand are supporting 11 New Zealand arts practitioners to engage in two bespoke development programmes running alongside the Edinburgh Festivals this August. More >>
Berlin Residency Allows Historian to Write Untold Story
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 9:56 am | Creative New Zealand
The untold story of former Whanganui mayor, Charles Mackay, who was killed in Berlin in 1929 while working as a journalist, will be told by the latest recipient of Creative New Zealand’s Berlin Writer's Residency, historian, curator and broadcaster, Paul ... More >>
