Golden Bay’s Ceiros Begg hits the road with sustainable fashion
May 25, 2012 – 8:36 pm | No Comment

Local Good News/Golden Bay
By Charlotte Squire
When Ceiros Begg was a little girl, she and her mother spent hours walking the streets of Christchurch to visit thrift shops. No shop was too far away and mother …

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Guerilla Knitting – Get Your Needles Out!
March 18, 2010 – 12:42 pm | 11 Comments
Guerilla Knitting – Get Your Needles Out!

There are many crafty types out there who will happily sit at home/ in a café/ in the Doctor’s waiting room with their needles and yarns at the ready; creating delightful, often functional and highly …

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Litopia – For the Love of Words
March 3, 2010 – 10:33 pm | No Comment
Litopia – For the Love of Words

Language for me is sustenance–such an indulgent pleasure to roll a beautiful word around in my mouth like a slowly melting chocolate, or to spit and dribble the painful and ugly whilst marvelling at their …

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Bold New Art Genre and Fringe Event Receives Council Funding.
March 2, 2010 – 6:14 pm | No Comment
Bold New Art Genre and Fringe Event Receives Council Funding.

A surprising new locally born art genre is about to sneak into Nelson to celebrate the inner artist in everyone.  WASA!™ (Wild and Sneaky Art™) is Nelson’s new creative fringe festival “wild child” scheduled …

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So the Story Goes
December 17, 2009 – 7:55 pm | 2 Comments
So the Story Goes

When I was young boy I spent time in my Grandparents house in a tiny village in County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. I would stay in the guest’s room upstairs, sharing a …

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Excitement Builds for Graduate Exhibition
October 29, 2009 – 6:41 pm | One Comment
Excitement Builds for Graduate Exhibition

 
 
This year’s exhibition by final year art and design students at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology will include the most diverse range of art mediums and the largest number of exhibitors to date.
17 artists about …

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Herbs set to reunite for Raggamuffin music festival
October 27, 2009 – 8:52 am | No Comment
Herbs set to reunite for Raggamuffin music festival

NZ Herald
Promoters have announced the four New Zealand acts to perform at January’s Raggamuffin concert in Rotorua.
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Auckland gets new music festival
October 20, 2009 – 9:10 am | No Comment

NZ Herald
10:34AM Tuesday Oct 20, 2009
By Scott Kara
Britomart Square will play host to its first music festival in February.
The day-long Laneway Festival on February 1 will be headlined by British post-punk band Echo …

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Popular beach carves itself artistic niche
October 20, 2009 – 9:10 am | No Comment

NZ Herald
Repairs are under way on a popular piece of sculpture in Mission Bay while residents wait to hear if another prominent sculpture will grace the seaside suburb.
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Visionic – Cover for Music DVD
October 4, 2009 – 9:21 am | No Comment

I like tunes and moving pix…  Fun things in a serious world.  Laughter, joy, love and freindship are the things I value most.
By,
Purple

For more information about Visionic, the music DVD or to purchase the …

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MudFaery’s First Non-Muddy Exhibition
September 22, 2009 – 6:25 pm | No Comment
MudFaery’s First Non-Muddy Exhibition

September 22nd, 2009

Amira MudFaery presents her first non-muddy exhibition, “Enchanted Art”. This exhibition is filled with Amira’s unique creations which are inspired by nature, the faery realm, and other magical places in the imagination. Her …

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Candy Clarke.co.nz
June 17, 2009 – 6:21 pm | No Comment
Candy Clarke.co.nz

June 17th, 2009

Check more of Candy’s work at: www.candyclarke.co.nz
Candy Clarke is an artist working in the medium of painting, usually acrylic on Perspex. Using bold imagery and strong colour she likes to create the illusion …

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Hope – A Key Ingredient in ‘Veneer’ Exhibition at Refinery Gallery
January 26, 2009 – 6:12 pm | No Comment
Hope – A Key Ingredient in ‘Veneer’ Exhibition at Refinery Gallery

January 26th, 2009

What have wishing wells, dandelion seeds, and butterflies got to do with polluted waterways and stunningly beautiful models? In the exhibition ‘Veneer’ – a child like innocence, combined with the understated yet powerful …

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