Arts

In the 1970s striking carved panels were found in Taranaki while ditches were being dug. They disappeared from the area, and were discovered when art collector George Ortiz in Geneva decided to sell… Audio

More than a decade after commiting to make poet Hone Tuwhare's final home a creative residence - his whanau is almost finished restoring and refurbishing the property. In 1992 poet Hone Tuwhare bought… Audio

We received hundreds of suggestions of classical music you'd love to share with the rest of New Zealand on RNZ Concert. Here are some of the stories which inspired those choices. Video, Audio

In compiling the latest edition of the book 250 Years of New Zealand Painting, art critic and writer Edward Hanfling believes it has been three decades since painting's place as the pre-eminent… Audio, Gallery

Ōtepoti writer Emma Neale speaks about her latest book The Pink Jumpsuit,  a mix of short through to ultra short flash fiction. Audio

Auckland's Bruce Mason Centre is celebrating its 25 years of hosting plays, shows, rehearsals and workshops on the North Shore. Arts patron Angela Antony considers building 'The Bruce' is her greatest… Audio

Makerita Urale, Creative New Zealand Senior Manager, Pacific Arts speaks about the art agency's crowdfunding campaign to support Pacific artists. Audio

Writing Home: An Antidote to Feeling Stranded is a collection of videos the Nelson Arts Festival has commissioned from Kiwi writers living here and overseas. Paula Morris speaks about the experience… Audio

Nigel Borell is the curator behind Auckland Art Gallery's landmark exhibition of Māori art Toi Tū Toi Ora, and winner of the Arts Foundation's inaugural He Momo - A Moment In Time Award this year. He… Audio, Gallery

Chris Tse is part of the team working on a new contemporary opera called Silence Is, about silence as part of the upcoming LitCrawl festival in Wellington Audio

The country's Screen Production and Development Association, SPADA, wants our government to impose a levy on international streaming services. SPADA Executive member Irene Gardiner joins Lynn to cover… Audio

In the mid-1970s artist Fiona Clark pushed the envelope with her vivid photographs of Auckland's burgeoning queer scene. Four decades later, a new documentary directed by Lula Cucchiara recounts how… Audio, Gallery

Megan Dunn joins the show to discuss the intersection of art and life, looking at the ways art is and isn't good for our wellbeing. This week, what art hangs on the walls of the hospital and why? Audio, Gallery

RNZ Concert's annual countdown of New Zealand's favourite classical music, Settling the Score, will take place on Labour Day.

Aotearoa Overture by Douglas Lilburn is one of the most popular pieces… Audio

Organisers of the WOMAD festival in Taranaki say the event next March - featuring a completely New Zealand-based line up - will be just like any other year.

They say home based artists will go hard… Audio

This week's Bookmarks guest is well-known political commentator, Ben Thomas, who shares his favourite things with us. Audio