Public Clay is an exhibition by Fiona Jack currently on at Melanie Roger Gallery.
Fiona Jack is a conceptual artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau where she is the Head of School at Te Waka Tūhura Elam School of Fine Art at Waipapa Taumata Rau the University of Auckland.
As Jack’s first solo exhibition with Melanie Roger Gallery, the exhibition presents a new series of ‘earth posters’ made in collaboration with Naarm/Melbourne-based poet, Sholto Buck, as well as a new collaborative work with Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist, Elizabeth Pointon.
Sofia spoke to Fiona about this exhibition, her practice, and these collaborative projects.
Show Me Shorts Film Festival is Aotearoa New Zealand's leading international short film festival.
With its mission to connect New Zealand audiences with short films, the festival brings together 126 screenings of 85 short films at 40 cinema venues across Aotearoa this year.
Sofia spoke with the Festival Director, Gina Dellabarca, about the programme for this year.
Sofia had a kōrero with artist Fiona Jack about Public Clay, an exhibition of hers currently on at Melanie Roger Gallery.
Beth had a kōrero with artist Tia Ansell about her exhibition Building Patterns, currently showing at Suite Gallery.
Sofia also spoke with the director of Show Me Shorts Film Festival, Gina Dellabarca, about the programme this year.
Beth had a kōrero with artist Otis Frizzell about his and Mike Weston’s exhibition, Identity Crisis.
And for Stage Direction this week: Alice Canton is in to chat with Freya Silas Finch about A Slow Burlesque, on at Basement Theatre from the 3rd to 19th October.
It's Drive Island! 95bFM makes the trip down to the Ellen Melville Centre to rock out to Elisa and Buzz thanks to McLeodsand NZ On Air Music! Huge thanks to the bands, everyone who came down for a dance, to our awesome volunteers, and to Rick Breeze who stopped the rain just in time! Ngā mihi to The Beer Spot.
Building Patterns is a new exhibition by artist Tia Ansell. Tia weaves patterns to explore the language of abstraction, symbolism, material culture and architectural structures.
Tia emphasises the influence of these textile patterns, referencing geometric shapes on facades of high-rise buildings.
Beth had a kōrero with Tia about Building Patterns and the creative properties of weaving.
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