Stella chats to Matt Pender from OdESSA about upcoming shows they've got all across the motu. Get tickets to their show in Tāmaki Makaurau here. Whakarongo mai nei!
New research conducted by Basement Theatre and Insights organisation, Perceptive has highlighted that spending time watching live performances or engaging in the creative arts has been shown to lift the well-being of our communities and the economy.
Cat Ruka, Director of Basement, says the research shouldn’t come as a surprise but rather a wake-up call for policymakers to view the creative industries as an economic and social investment, not simply a cost. To hear more about the research, Frances caught up with Cat Ruka.
Grace Mirams is an artist, graphic designer and researcher practicing here in Tāmaki Makaurau. Recently she shared exciting news via Public Record in Ponsonby that Gallery Crossing in Japan asked Grace to exhibit her first solo show in Japan in August this year. To hear about Grace's work, her trip across the world and an upcoming workshop, Frances caught up with her on Various Artists.
Frances speaks to Cat Ruka from Basement Theatre about new research on the economic & wellbeing benefits of seeing live performances in Aotearoa
Liam has a yarn with Luna from Parallel Aotearoa,a new speculative fiction bookstore that has just opened up on Karangahape Road.
Frances speaks to visual artist, graphic designer and researcher Grace Mirams about her practice, relationships with local practitioners and a new show opening in Japan in August.
And finally we have your art guide for Tāmaki Makarau this week.
A brand new bookstore has just opened up on Karangahape Road! Parallel Aotearoa has just moved in to bring all sorts of awesome speculative fiction, lefty non-fiction, graphic novels, and locally made wares on offer.
The owners, Luna and Jess, have been running Parallel for a few months, but the physical space has just opened up last week. Liam had a chat with Luna to learn more about the bookshop, its origin story, and what’s next.
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