Various Artists with Beth & Sofia

Permissions is Artspace Aotearoa’s annual exhibition which commissions three early career emerging artists living in Tāmaki Makaurau, this year showing the works of Yana Dombrowsky-M'Baye, Dayle Palfreyman, and August Ward. 

Sofia had a kōrero with Artspace Aotearoa Kaiāwhina Whakaaturanga Assistant Curator, Robbie Handcock, about the exhibition and the artists’ practices.

For Stage Direction this week, Alice Canton joins Joel in studio to speak to Johanna Cosgrove and Brynley Stent about 'Hi Delusion' and 'Soft Carnage', both on at Basement Theatre tonight and tomorrow night. You can get tickets to Johanna's show here, and tickets to Brynley's here!

Today on Various Artists!

Pl.at.fo.rm._ for Palestine is an online raffle fundraiser with local artists, designers, jewellers and tattoo artists in Tāmaki Makaurau, taking place on Saturday 26th October. Sofia chatted with he organisers of the initiative, Ningyi, Yuyi, and Sophia about the kaupapa.

Beth caught up with Deborah Coddington and editor Jemma Moreira about Bold Types, their new book cataloguing the indie bookstores of Aotearoa New Zealand. 

And for Stage Direction, Beth and Sofia had a kōrero with Katie Burson and Georgie Llewellyn about How To Art, a show that blends physical theatre and clowning to challenge the conventional notions of creativity and value in the art world.

Showing at Basement Theatre Studio from November 12-16th, tickets from basementtheatre.co.nz.

And, as always, your weekly Arts Guide detailing all the cool happenings around Tāmaki Makaurau.  

Platform for Palestine is an online raffle fundraiser with local artists, designers, jewellers and tattoo artists in Tāmaki Makaurau.  

It has brought together artists - including Claudia Kogachi, Sung Hwan Bobby Park, and Taarn Scott, tattooists - including Thom Hinton, Barby World, and Cyril, jewellers - including Shannen Young, PL.AT.FO.RM._, and Wilbur Hsu, and designers - including Lela Jacobs, Goldi, and Outerlines. As well as many more. 

The fundraiser will be launched online and at The Keep, 504 Karangahape Road, tomorrow and will run until the 31st October. 

All ticket sales will be donated to Kiwi Trust for Palestinian Children Relief, to provide urgent aid to children in Gaza. 

Sofia caught up with some of the organisers of the initiative, Ningyi, Yuyi, and Sophia about the kaupapa