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2:25 PM.France's Empress Josephine,  wife of Napoleon, had a very colourful life.  She also created a garden filled with plants and animals she gathered from across the globe, the subject of a novel by… Read more Audio

1:46 PM.Te Auaha's Handshake project was started in 2011 by makers Peter Deckers and his wife Hilda Gascard, aiming to nurture New Zealand jewellers, and build links with international galleries and… Read more Audio

1:32 PM.A unique arts initiative for marginalized West Auckland youth is about to exhibit the work of the Class of 2019. The Kakano Youth Arts Collective's founder and Creative Director, Mandy Patmore… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:45 PM.Irish singer songwriter and outspoken advocate Pauline Scanlon is a driving force behind a movement to address gender equality in folk and traditional music.  She's one of the headline acts at the… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Part classic detective work, part loving restoration...  Akaroa Museum's  Daniel Smith went in search of an historic work by Banks Peninsula farmer and carver John Menzies.  Read more Audio, Gallery

2:49 PM.Long gone are the days when bronze statues of famous people were the face of public art in our cities. For the past 20 years dozens of public artworks have changed the face of Christchurch and… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:40 PM.When pregnant 17-year-old Phyllis Symons's body was found buried in the construction site of Wellington's Mount Victoria Tunnel in 1931 her death and the subsequent trial of her boyfriend for murder… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.An artist who spent months on a residency investigating the Govett Brewster Art Gallery's policy on buying and selling work for its art collection, has curated an exhibition to celebrate the gallery's… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:50 PM.Three years after his death, a new book offers for the first time a comprehensive look at the life, work and legacy of painter Melvin Day - also known as Pat. Encompassing seven prolific decades of… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:33 PM.Previous Episode: Sunday, 24 November 2019 Add all to playlist This week on Standing Room Only on the first day of Summer 1 December No caption 12:00 PM.Your arts and culture radio six on Sunday… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:45 PM.Five migrant families from Kiribati, Zambia, Samoa, the Philippines and the Netherlands have written and performed deeply personal anthems for an art installation. The anthems range from the strongly… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:30 PM.Dr Morag Atchison is a leading soprano who teaches voice in the University of Auckland School of Music. Her mother sang in the university choir at Victoria University. Morag has been back home since… Read more Audio

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2:49 PM.When David spoke with Lynn Freeman a few days ago he was on a road trip collecting more material for one of the installations in the exhibition. Echoes from the Sound Barrier opens on 28 November at… Read more Audio

2:38 PM.Kirsty's book The Strength of Eggshells tells the stories of three generations of women, including Kate Whyte, adopted at birth from a young woman who was a patient at the former Kingseat psychiatric… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:26 PM.The writer, editor and performer based in Hawea Flat headed off in September for Poland, with firm plans to make the most of the opportunity. Lynn Freeman asked Liz if Kraków was what she expected? Read more Audio

1:31 PM.Christchurch is about to host its first Tiny Festival, squeezing a programme of performances and talks all into 14 hours. Cat Ruka will be speaking at the Otautahi Tiny Performance Festival on… Read more Audio

12:50 PM.One year short of its 30th anniversary of publishing long-form book reviews and opinion pieces, Creative New Zealand's decision to stop funding it means the New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Simon Morris talks with Masterton's David Hedley, co-publisher of Blinds and Shutters. He discovers this is by no means David's first brush with the Beatles. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:04 PM.Actor, director and playwright Nancy Brunning has died. In 2015 she talked to Lynn Freeman about the first play she wrote Hikoi, based on her own family story. She set it in the 1970s and 80s - the… Read more Audio

2:49 PM.The Playmarket Award will be presented at a ceremony in Wellington on Sunday. The $20,000 cash prize recognises a playwright who has made a significant artistic contribution to theatre in New Zealand… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Her bolshy, white, odd-eyed SPCA special cat, Jiffy, is the subject of the latest book from Catherine Chidgey. hHer four other white odd eyed cats are a bit jealous that hes been singled out. Read more Audio, Gallery

2:26 PM.Karl Chitham, Kolokesa U Mahina-Tuai and Damian Skinner have published a book called Crafting Aotearoa, and as you'd expect given the topic, it's big and full of pictures. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:50 PM.Indigenous artists from around the world are in Ngāruawāhia this week for a special gathering and an art exhibition.The 9th International Indigenous Artists Gathering (Pūhoro ō mua, Pūhoro ki tua)… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:31 PM.Two Kiwis have been working with the homeless of LA's notorious Skid Row, to help them express their hopes and experiences on stage. Read more Audio, Gallery