Various Artists with Sofia & Beth

Day One Hāpai te Haeata is a film project which provides rangatahi with the tools, guidance and opportunities to share stories on screen.

In providing a range of initiatives to help young filmmakers learn, make, and connect with other storytellers to take their first steps into the film industry, Day One is passionate about uplifting and amplifying youth voices. 

Next week Day One has a screening at the Hollywood Avondale for Day One Shorts - a screening of 8 funded short films made by young emerging filmmakers that explore cultural, social, and political issues. 

Sofia spoke with Executive Director Chris Widdup about Day One and the short film screening next week. 

She started their kōrero asking Chris what the kaupapa of Day One Hāpai te Haeata is.

Te pōtiki o te ao is an exhibition by Shannon Te Ao (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Wairangi, Ngāti Te Rangi-ita, Te Pāpaka-a-Maui) on at Coastal Signs. 

Sofia spoke to Shannon about the exhibition and his practice, as well as a work of his to be presented at the 15th Gwangju Biennale Pavilion later this year. 

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!

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.