Various Artists with Sofia & Beth

TGIF! 

Sofia had a kōrero with the executive producer of Day One Hāpai te Haeata, Chris Widdup, about Day One Shorts - a screening of 8 funded short films made by young emerging filmmakers that explore cultural, social, and political issues at the Hollywood Avondale on Tuesday. 

Beth had a kōrero with artist Sandra Bushby about an exhibition currently on at Sumer Gallery, Pouring Light. 

And for Stage Direction this week: Alice Canton is in to chat with Georgia-May Ross from Auckland Fringe Festival about the programme this year. 

And to finish the show we have your weekly arts guide! 

Pouring Light is an exhibition by artist Sandra Bushby currently showing at Sumer Gallery. It’s an exploration of the interplay of light and colour, comprising a series of oil paintings as well as watercolours and (goo-arsh) gouache.

Sandra draws inspiration from the late Joanna Margaret Paul, in particular her poem Blue Fleur with the Stations of the Cross (1971). The works in Pouring Light combine the visual with verbal poetry.

Beth caught up with Sandra at Sumer Gallery to kōrero about Pouring Light and her artmaking process.

Kodachroma is an exhibition by Whanganui-based artist Katherine Claypole. It weaves colour and handstitching to create a flash of vividness in the midst of winter. The title is a play on Kodachrome, a reference to Katherine’s interest in this medium and the aesthetic of the ’70s.

Katherine advises the viewer to move around the work and experience it from different angles to enjoy its full optical potential.

Beth spoke to Katherine about Kodachroma and her artmaking processes.

Lots going on in the wide art world of Tāmaki Makaurau this week!

Sofia had a kōrero with curator Natasha Conland about the Walters Prize candidates and exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery.  

Beth spoke with Whanganui-based artist Katherine Claypole about her exhibition Kodachroma, currently on at Suite Gallery.

Sofia also spoke to artist Shannon Te Ao about an exhibition of his at Coastal Signs, Te pōtiki o te ao. 

And Beth had a kōrero with curator James Gatt about Milkstars: Sound Constellations, an exhibition currently on at Te Uru Gallery.

For Stage Direction this week: Alice Canton is in to chat with Keagan Carr Fransch about ANTi, a show about a family forced to meet at the intersection of queer love, religious expectations, tragic heroines and Black womanhood at Basement Theatre from the 27th to the 31st of August. 

And to round off the show, as always, we have your weekly Arts Guide!