Graveyard with Ghost DJs
12am - 5am

Launch in new window

Brant Bjork - Lion One

You are here

Various Artists with Sofia & Beth

Join Sofia Roger Williams and Beth Torrance-Hetherington for kōrero with artists and creative types from the wide art world of Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond!

View show details · RSS

NZIA Gold Medal w/ Nicholas Stevens and Gary Lawson: March 31, 2023

NZIA Gold Medal w/ Nicholas Stevens and Gary Lawson: March 31, 2023 NZIA Gold Medal w/ Nicholas Stevens and Gary Lawson: March 31, 2023 , 22.55 MB
Fri 31 Mar 2023

The New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal for 2022 award was recently presented to Nicholas and Gary of Stevens Lawson’s Architects.

Between them they have 200 completed projects behind them, encompassing 80 bespoke houses and 20-odd multi-residential projects. So far the Institute has recognised Stevens Lawson with 25 national and 24 regional awards, as well as the New Zealand Architecture Medal, the Supreme Award and the 2022 John Scott Award for Public Architecture. They were awarded a category win and highly commended at the 2022 World Architecture Festival.

 

The NZIA Gold Medal, however, is a little different. It is the highest individual honour an architect can achieve in New Zealand. It honours architects who consistently achieve the highest standards for – and with – their clients. Gold Medal recipients make an outstanding contribution to the practice of architecture, which is demonstrated through a consistently high-quality body of work over a period of time.

 

This week on Various Artists, Frances caught up with Nicholas and Gary to hear about their creative partnership, their work over the years and their hope for the future of Architecture in Aotearoa.

Various Artists with Frances & Liam (WOMAD Special!): March 24, 2023

 Various Artists with Frances & Liam (WOMAD Special!): March 24, 2023 Various Artists with Frances & Liam (WOMAD Special!): March 24, 2023, 80.31 MB
Fri 24 Mar 2023

Today on Various Artists, We go over our wonderful WOMAD weekend! We have a little audio documentary capturing the sounds, sights, tastes and people of WOMAD 2023, featuring the wonderful Joe Wickins from The Thrift Store and every other corner of bFM. 

Frances talks to Professor Hinke Osinga from the University of Auckland about how mathematical  chaos and weather systems translate into art and craft.

Liam also had a kōrero with the team at 4phase Games, a dev studio based in taranaki working on their first Māori futurist console title implementing Te Ao Māori, Te Reo, and more!

We also have an interview with MEUTE where we talk about marching bands, techno, sunglasses, and jokes about dogs that get lost in translation.

Joe, Frances, and Liam's Wonderful WOMAD Weekend: March 24th, 2023

 Joe, Frances, and Liam's Wonderful WOMAD Weekend: March 24th, 2023 Joe, Frances, and Liam's Wonderful WOMAD Weekend: March 24th, 2023, 17.55 MB
Fri 24 Mar 2023

On Friday last week, myself (Frances), Joe and Liam jumped in the car and drove down the West Coast to WOMAD. 

WOMAD is an international arts festival. The central aim of WOMAD is to celebrate the world's many forms of music, arts and dance. This year saw a line up with the likes of Youssu N’Dor, Avantdale Bowling Club, Sampa the Great and a whole bunch more. 

There was also a range of food, market stalls, and workshops. Interviews were taking place with writers, vendors were selling salt grinders, and local chefs came together to sell food from Venezuelan Arepas to Hungarian Langos.  

After pitching some tents in the mud, we grabbed our mics and headed out to enjoy the festival and talk to the people of WOMAD.

I/V with 4Phase Games: March 24th, 2023

 I/V with 4Phase Games: March 24th, 2023 I/V with 4Phase Games: March 24th, 2023, 15.61 MB
Fri 24 Mar 2023

 Another group present at WOMAD this year was the team behind 4Phase games, who were speaking as a part of the OMV Steam Lab. 

4Phase games are a new Ngāmotu/New Plymouth based game development team working on their very first title; a Maori futurist action adventure RPG to be released on consoles. 
The mahi 4Phase games are doing is so awesome and fresh in the Aotearoa gaming sphere, so Liam had a chat with them over the weekend to learn more about their team and the game they’re developing. 

 

Various Artists with Frances & Liam: March 10th, 2023

 Various Artists with Frances & Liam: March 10th, 2023 Various Artists with Frances & Liam: March 10th, 2023, 80.07 MB
Fri 10 Mar 2023

Kia Ora, and welcome to the inaugural episode of Various Artists! Former news teamers and show cover-ers, Frances and Liam, are super excited to bring you a new platform to be in the know about arts in Tāmaki Makaurau. E whai ake nei:

We’re taking a quick trip down to Tauranga to chat about Work Out - a multi artist project taking place in the local gallery. Liam spoke to curator Serena Bentley about the overall project, as well as artists Paul Darragh and Turumeke Harrington about their individual exhibitions.
Then we celebrate the life of Aotearoa photographer Ans Westra, who passed away at the end of February. Frances talked with Athol McCredie, Curator Photography at Te Papa and David Alsop, director of Suite gallery about Ans’ life and works. 

We also have your Tāmaki arts guide from the tenth to the seventeenth of March! Whakarongo mai nei!

 

Te Karanga A Hape w/ Anya Vitali: July 7, 2023

 Te Karanga A Hape w/ Anya Vitali: July 7, 2023 Te Karanga A Hape w/ Anya Vitali: July 7, 2023, 15.72 MB

Next Thursday, the thirteenth of July, Te Karanga A Hape will be taking place across Karangahape Road, celebrating Matariki on the holidays eve and showcasing a multitude of artists from across Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa as a whole. 

There are countless events going on, from markets to performances to galleries to workshops, there’s something for everyone all sticking within the theme of He Ara Matarau / Pathway of Diversity. 

To learn more, I had a chat to event organiser Anya Vitali to learn more about what we can expect. 

AGI Open w/ Dean Poole: September 1st, 2023

 AGI Open w/ Dean Poole: September 1st, 2023 AGI Open w/ Dean Poole: September 1st, 2023, 10.1 MB

 The AGI Open is coming up later this month at Aotea Centre, showcasing talks from over thirty global design leaders from Alliance Graphique Internationale.

This is only the second time in 25 years that AGI, a major collective of influential graphic designers from around the world, have come to the southern hemisphere and their first time in Aotearoa. 

Taking place from the 18th-19th of September, these talks will not be worth missing. Liam had a chat with organiser Dean Poole about the designers trekking down to Tāmaki Makaurau and the event as a whole. 

 

Music Therapy Awarness week w/ Music Therapist Rachel Foxell: April 5, 2024

 Music Therapy Awarness week w/ Music Therapist Rachel Foxell: April 5, 2024 Music Therapy Awarness week w/ Music Therapist Rachel Foxell: April 5, 2024, 11.57 MB

The World Federation of Music Therapy is celebrating their annual awareness week this April.

Music therapy New Zealand in line with The World federation of music therapy is celebrating their awareness week from the 10th-15th of April.

The week’s intention is to champion potential and wellbeing through the profession of music therapy.

Nicholas spoke to Music therapist Rachel Foxell about the awareness week.

Defining the Means w/ Lindsey de roos: 26th July, 2024

 Defining the Means w/ Lindsey de roos: 26th July, 2024 Defining the Means w/ Lindsey de roos: 26th July, 2024, 20.64 MB

Defining the Means is a new exhibition by Lindsey de roos, showing at Window Gallery from the 2nd of August till the 3rd of September. The exhibition questions the ‘dryness’ and bureaucracy of university systems and encourages the viewer to consider a ‘wetter’ and more imaginative alternative to current exhaustive university systems.

Beth spoke with Lindsey about Defining the Means and her workshop, Rip n’ Bitch, taking place at Window Gallery on July 29th. You can sign up for Rip n’ Bitch here.