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Plastic Kayak film wins top prize with Inspiring Stories
Inspiring Stories
Wellington, October 8th – Seung-woo Hong, a 21 year old student from Christchurch, has taken out the top prize in the Inspiring Stories Film Competition at an awards ceremony held in Wellington on Friday …
Creative Capital churns out award-winning young designers
Media Release
01 October 2013
Two rising fashion and design stars have taken out top honours in the 2013 Youthtown Creatifs Young Designer Awards – and it’s total Wellington sweep.
Thirteen-year-old Jessie Cartmel, of Seatoun, won the AUT …
Cities around the world gift streetlamps to Christchurch for art installation
LIGHTING UP CHRISTCHURCH
Cities around the world are gifting streets lamps to Christchurch as part of the work of art entitled Solidarity Grid by German artist Mischa Kuball.
Solidarity Grid is a creative infrastructure replacement project for Christchurch. The installation consists of 21 …
Auckland artist’s hand painted trees on High Street will change with the seasons
Spring blossoms will be arriving in Auckland’s High Street this week as part of a hand-painted artwork to celebrate and harness the exciting changes happening to the site where one of Auckland’s most iconic nightspots …
13 year old Nganeko Keelan wins Northland Designer of the Year
Northland Designer of the Year at the Bernina Northland Fashion Awards is Nganeko Keelan aged 13. Nganeko has been designing since he was 5 and this is the third year he has entered the competition. …
‘Tree houses for swamp dwellers’ launches in Christchurch
TREE HOUSES FOR CHRISTCHURCH
A new work of public art for Christchurch to be enjoyed by old and young was announced today. Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers, designed by established Christchurch artist Julia Morison, will be …
Giraffe looks to future with determination in Christchurch
‘Giraffing Around’ by Tess Sheerin
– City Garage, 10 Liverpool Street, Christchurch (beside Les Mills Gym).
This mural is called ‘Giraffing Around’, she basically represents protection and is looking forwards to the future with determination. The …
Public art ideas sought to bring life to Wellington
Public art ideas for vacant commercial space in Wellington are being sought by this week by the agency Urban Dream Brokerage, established this year by public art programme Letting Space.
Funded by the Wellington City Council’s …
‘Mobility, unexpected and possibility’ three principles of public art installation in Christchurch
SCAPE 7 Artists Announced
The artists for this year’s SCAPE 7 Public Art Christchurch Biennial have been announced at a special artist launch event on Wednesday 3 July.
The launch was presented by SCAPE 7 Sydney-based New Zealand curator, Blair French, who …
City Council Extends City Revitalisation Project
Funding has been granted by the Wellington City Council for a further six months for the trial of Urban Dream Brokerage. Working with commercial property partners, Urban Dream Brokerage assists with the revitalisation of Wellington …
AUT joins Youthtown in the search for New Zealand’s top creative talent
Back for a second year, the Youthtown Creatifs Young Designer Awards are set to launch, seeking aspiring young Kiwi artists and designers to explore their creativity and showcase their talent.
The Awards are open to all …
Inspiring Stories Launch ‘Ecosystem of Awesome’
Inspiring Stories Trust celebrates the third year of their ‘Ecosystem of Awesome’ and launches BeCause, an online media platform to acknowledge young kiwis doing amazing things in their communities.
Wellington, May 2nd, 2013 – Inspiring Stories Trust …
Realising Urban Dream in Vacant Sites
Wellington inner city properties are being reactivated through the Urban Dream Brokerage, a pilot project funded by the Wellington City Council to broker the use of vacant space by artists and the creative industries.
The People’s …
Unleash your fashion design passion and get wooley at the Alexandra Blossom Festival
MEDIA Release:
WoolOn is the gala event of the Alexandra Blossom Festival – a celebration of creativity and design that celebrates Wool as a fashion fibre.
New Zealand and international designers compete for the supreme award presented …
New collaborative community theatre initiative launches in Auckland
An Auckland based drama teacher and voice coach has launched a community theatre initiative focusing on Social Action in a creative, fun, and inspiring way.
Sally Mabelle shares her story:
In August 2012, I was called into …
NZ’s first crowd-funded comic launches
NZ’s first crowd-funded comic launches
Monday, 21 January 2013, 3:03 pm
Press Release: Faction Comics
NZ’s first crowd-funded comic launches
21/01/2013
Kiwi comic fans have spoken – with their wallets. Overwhelming public support for a local comic anthology has resulted …
Handmade goods reign at the Palmerston North Craft and Quilt Fair
MAKE IT YOUR OWN
Get crafty at the Palmerston North Craft & Quilt Fair 2013
There’s no hiding the fact that we live in a busy world, and so often mass-produced items become the norm. But this …
Sculptures transform Auckland’s Silo Park this Summer
Media Release
Thursday, 17th February 2013
Sculptures transform Auckland’s Silo Park this Summer
Exquisite bronze castings, beautiful carvings and cutting-edge polymer sculptures will descend upon Auckland’s waterfront on 1 February to 14 March 2013, as Wynyard Quarter …
The Creativity Challenge
A conference focussing on all aspects of creativity – in education, in business, in the
arts, in communities and in social enterprise – is to be held at Western Institute of Technology in Taranaki on the …
Wellington pioneers the free use of commercial space for public art
MEDIA RELEASE: For immediate release January 2013
Wellington pioneers the free use of commercial space for public art
A new agency that promises to enliven Wellington City by utilising vacant space for no cost has opened in …
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