Maya had a kōrero with Raisa Mclean about her current show, Heatwave, on at RM Gallery.
Sofia had a kōrero with Senior Curator International Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Dr Sophie Matthiesson, about the gallery’s latest exhibition - A Century of Modern Art - surveying the visionary painters who transformed Western modern art.
She also had a kōrero with Esther Stone about her show opening at Melanie Roger Gallery next week for Matariki, Taonga Tuku Iho.
Taonga Tuku Iho is Esther Stone’s first exhibition with Melanie Roger Gallery, opening next Wednesday as part of Matariki celebrations across Karangahape Road.
Stone’s practice centres on the stories and knowledge of her iwi, Ngāti Porou, hapū, and whānau, by which whenua and whakapapa are woven within the language and processes of traditional Māori weaving and taniko, which she specialises in. Each work is a product of intensive research, gathering, and weaving, whereby the artist explores potential futures for traditional Māori methods of making.
Sofia had a kōrero with Esther about the show and her practice.
Sof has a kōrero with Philip Kelly about his new exhibition, Throw, opening tonight at Charles Ninow Gallery.
Maya has a kōrero with Kalpana Pandaram and Lisa Crowley about their current show at RM, aao, batt karo (come, talk to me), the aperture of the moon.
And Sof chatted with Venus Blacklaws and Daniella Bay of artist collective The Killing about their current exhibition and collective video work, 15 Minutes of Fame, currently on at Plomacy Gallery.
BENT - the Te Waka Tuhura Elam School of Art’s queer collective, are set to open an exhibition very soon, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Elam’s first queer exhibition, Queer Pictures, back in 1985.
To discuss this upcoming exhibition, Radio Mother co-host, Joel, spoke to Kaitlyn Merriman and Rosa Turley, who are both Master of Fine Arts students, and are involved in the background-side of the exhibition, about the exhibition, and what people should expect.
Sof chats to Charles Ninow about the life and work of Martin Thompson, in light of an exhibition of his works, Razzle Dazzle, opening tonight at Charles Ninow Gallery.
Maya talks to Assistant Curator, Audrey Goggin, about Dialogues in Video Art, currently showing at George Fraser Gallery.
And, later in the show, Sof speaks to the President of the New Zealand Art History Teachers Association, Dr Barbara Ormond, about the government's recent decision to axe art history as a standalone subject in the high school curriculum.
Aotearoa’s largest annual Earth science festival, EarthFest, is taking place this Saturday. The event is designed to spark curiosity about Earth science concepts and careers through hands-on exhibits, engaging demonstrations, and interactive displays that appeal to all ages.
bFM News teamer Leilani spoke with University of Auckland PhD student and EarthFest committee member, Annahlise Hall, about the festival’s goals, the value of making science accessible to the wider community, and why events like this play an important role in shaping public understanding of Earth sciences.
EarthFest takes place this Saturday at the Fickling Convention Centre in Mount Albert from NINE to THREE. This event is free and open to everyone.
Salem Māhia, first-place winner of the Play It Strange 2025 National Songwriting Competition for Aotearoa high school students, joins Thursday host Emma Gleason to talk about his track ‘A Girl Named Abigail’. The Play It Strange showcase is on Thursday December 4, and you can donate to the charitable trust's mahi here.
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