Various Artists with Beth & Sofia

Whole buncha good stuff pulled together on todays VA, as Frances and Liam desperately attempt to manage the show while fighting off the worst demon imaginable (university) and the arts industry... actaully get's some good news for once? Who would've thought!   E whai ake nei:

Beth from the Tuesday Wire had a yarn with the poet Leah Dodd.

Frances speaks to emerging artist Olivia Asher about new ceramic works heading down to Poneke, and her recent show at Window Gallery 

We’ll be having artist, illustrator and zinemaker Josh Nelson AKA josh probably up to have a chat about the Auckland Zinefest stallholder applications being opened up this month

And finally we have your local arts guide for Tāmaki Makaurau over the next week! Plus new tunes from Jazmine Mary, Model Home, Soft Plastics, and a wee classic from Grace Ives. Whakarongo Mai!

Lana Walters is in the studio, and she chats about her Comedy Festival show, Big Mum Energy. Whakarongo mai nei!

Creativision is a new creative careers conference put on by Youth Arts NZ, taking place next Saturday the 20th of May at Shore Junction at Takapuna. 

With a range of non-cringeworthy networking opportunities, speakers, and performers, the event aims to provide a comfortable space for high school and uni students to learn more about working in the creative industries. 

Speakers include Mazbou Q, Chlöe Swarbrick, Nathan Joe, and more. To learn more about the rest of the speakers and the whole of the event, you can go to https://www.youtharts.co.nz/creativision. 

Liam had a chat with YANZ’s Danielle Hao-Ackin to learn more about the event and the goals for the organisation.

Frances talks to Anna Loveys from SoundCheck about new Sexual Harm Prevention and Response Advisor aka 'SHAPRA'.