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!
Contemporary HUM was established in 2016 as the first and only platform dedicated to the discussion and documentation of Aotearoa artists abroad.
Unfortunately, in 2023 they did not receive the funding needed to operate. This means it's all hands on deck to raise $30,000 by the end of January to keep Contemporary HUM online, while they strengthen their economic model for a more sustainable and financially resilient future.
To hear more about Contemporary HUM and their boosted campaign Frances caught up with director Pauline Autet.
Nestled within the Hauraki Plains, runs the Piako Awa – a large tidal river rich with bird life, saltwater, sediment, farm run-off, bacteria and algae. Kate van der Drift’s Water Marks are photographic works that engage with the awa and are currently displayed digitally in public places across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
These photographs are the result of 'river exposures' – a process created by the artist that involves submerging large format negatives into the river for a 2-4 week period. Each work captures a unique interaction between the film emulsion and the environment of the Piako.
To hear more about the works, Frances caught up with artist Kate van der Drift.
It has been a year (well, sort of) since various artists came to air on bFM. It sounds like a bad record name, but because this is our last week of various artists for the year we're taking you through the ‘Best Of Various Artists’. Whakarongo mei nei!
Coming up at the Small Rave exhibition space at 74 Karangahape Road, artist, DJ and Splore co-founder Jamie Larnach is showcasing his exhibition ‘How we Human’.
This goes into his unique world view and perception of how we live as humans, elaborating on themes of consciousness, quantum physics and individual definitions of reality.
The winner of the 2023 Portage Ceramics awards has recently been announced as Jino Jeong, for his work Celestial Thread: A Tapestry of Sunshine and Spiderwebs.
Jino is a Tāmaki Makaurau based ceramicist, who was born in Seoul and studied ceramics at Kyonggi University in South Korea.
The pieces in Celestial Thread were praised for their meticulously crafted forms defining volume through lines in space.
Frances had a chat to Jino to learn more about his entry.
Liam has a chat with Isabella Dampney about her exhibition opening at the ArtPaper HQ next Friday.
They also have a chat with Lance Fepulea’i about the Skypirates and friends exhibition opening tonight at their space in orningside.
Frances speaks to Creative New Zealand’s Tracey Monastra and Dr James Wenley about New Mirrors: strengthening arts and culture media for Aotearoa New Zealand, a qualitative study based on insights from 52 interviews with arts and media professionals.
Over at the ArtPaper HQ on Lorne Street, painter Isabella Dampney is showcasing a mixture of the work she made during her masters and in the few months after.
The show, titled Going Commando goes between various themes, circulated around Isabella's childhood and the pieces of media that informed it.
That’ll be opening next week. Liam had a chat with her about the exhibition and more.
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