Glitz and glamour at the Arts Laureates party
Photos of the best-dressed creative crowd at the 2022 Arts Foundation Art Laureates party.
Trailblazer Lindah Lepou is Aotearoa's first queer laureate
Known for her Pacific couture, artist, fashion designer and icon Lindah Lepou is finally getting the recognition she deserves.
The arts collective walking the tightrope between the physical and spiritual
Coming into their 10th year of friendship, the Mata Aho Collective has just been named as Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates.
Chasing the sun with artist Ruby Wilkinson
After going without sun for days, the painter attempts to immortalise daylight with her debut solo exhibtion, Sun Room.
The dream girls painting magic all over town
Meet Miriama Grace-Smith, Xoë Hall and Gina Kiel - the unstoppable wāhine carving out their own path in the local street art scene.
Four emerging wāhine Māori artists showcase their work in Viaduct Harbour
A must-visit pop-up gallery space curated by Tuhirangi Blair of Lucky Dip.
Steven Junil Park challenges the fashion industry one stitch at a time
"I can't walk down the street in traditional Korean clothing as people would think of it as costume."
The cutest store in Dunedin will indulge your inner child
Eda Tang meets a local store owner bringing a sense of playful experimentation to Ōtepoti/Dunedin.
Courtney Sina Meredith’s next creative journey
As she steps down from her role as director of Pacific arts organisation Tautai, Courtney reflects on her legacy - and what comes next.
How to incorporate more ‘creative play’ into everyday life
Because being creative, playful and silly is good for the brain!
How arts leader Jessica Palalagi stays well (and inspired)
The Arts Foundation GM on napping anywhere, yoga, lots of art. And TikTok.
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Gundanji activist Rikki Dank uses art to fight fracking on Indigenous land
Rikki Dank doesn’t usually accost celebs like Leo DiCaprio at climate events, she uses her art to raise indigenous voices and reclaim land.
