Art
Podcast Mapuna October 12
Shane Cotton is an award winning and internationally acclaimed Maori artist with a new show opening today in Tamaki Makaurau. Painting was always his first love and we explore how he fused that with a… Audio
Regional Wrap: Haumoana’s musical magnet Jamie Macphail
On this week’s regional wrap we travel east of the Tukituki river to visit the beachside township of Haumoana in Hawkes Bay to meet Jamie Macphail. Audio
Maori art pioneer Fred Graham
Mapuna visits Māori art pioneer Fred Graham at his home in Waiuku. He was part of a generation of young Maori artists who emerged after World War Two who forged a new path in contemporary art. Audio
Nathan Pohio on his first two years at Toi o Tamaki
Nathan Pohio recently finished his first two years as senior curator, Maori art at Toi o Tamaki, Auckland Art Gallery. Audio
Hopes new interactive art installation will refresh 'dangerous space'
Auckland's infamous Myers Park has received an $11 million facelift.
Auckland gallery spotlights Asian artists
An Auckland art gallery calls for increased representation of South Asian art in the city, highlighting the significance of sharing diverse Asian stories in New Zealand.
South Asian artists redefine identity and expression with Auckland exhibition
"Kiss Taraf" is the first of three exhibitions by five artists with South Asian heritage.
Introducing Pōneke poets The Meow Gurrrls
We’re joined on Culture 101 by three poets and artists from Pōneke and Kāpiti Coast who are part of a collective known as the Meow Gurrls. Audio
A yum cha feast for Aotearoa history
While we were all busy learning to make sourdough in lockdown or finally caving in and downloading TikTok, Bev Moon was busy knitting. Audio
Emily Valentine: feathers, photography and social housing activism
Award-winning Sydney-based artist and activist Emily Valentine uses art to advocate for her passion: decent public housing. She specialises in creating objects and wonderous animals using, or… Audio, Gallery
