October 2011
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WatchWatch
The Depot has produced this series of interviews with cultural icons - with the intent of creating a ongoing record and genealogy that maps NZ’s cultural history as it is being formed. Interview subjects include: Barry Brickell, Philip Clairmont and Shonagh Koea, among many more. Watch the interviews here.
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Sir Ken Robinson gives a TED talk on the role of the arts and creativity in education. I thought that now is a particularly interesting point in time to consider his ideas, given the emphasis on engaging youth in the Auckland Council discussion document. His ideas also present a strong critique to the National government’s reduction in funding for arts-related community courses in favour of...
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February 2011
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November 2010
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October 2010
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Auckland's art sector and the super-city
Strong regional arts policy under the new supercity framework needs to ensure not only that activity is resourced fairly, but that it meets the diversity and also the aspirations of organisations whose impact may be far bigger than their local community. It needs to recognise the distinct differences between different areas, whilst also allowing for more connecting up of activity and...
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“so it was Saturday yesterday & I was in a good mood — put on make-up,...”
– excerpt from ‘My Saturday Night’ in Bad Relationship Stories compiled by Drus Dreyden as a project of sensitiveboyfriend.com
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September 2010
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The NZ Fashion Museum
A project currently in development, to amass and record NZ’s fashion history. The project will establish a website base (fashionmuseum.co.nz) with ongoing exhibitions and pop-up shows. The aim is to raise the profile of NZ fashion, record its development, share connections that people have with their clothes and encourage more intellectual discussion and thinking around fashion and its...
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April 2010
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Apr 30th
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Creativity is...
We should value creativity as a form of capital. Creativity is multifaceted resourcefulness. It is applied imagination using qualities such as intelligence, inventiveness and learning along the way. It is dynamic and context-driven: what is creative in one period or situation is not necessarily so in another. Crucially, creativity is a journey not a destination, a process not a status. Every...
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Creative People's Centre →
An Auckland based community and online service for people involved in the arts and creative industries. Provides resources for legal documents related to the arts and updates on current affairs, with special attention given to issues arising from the Auckland Supercity developments.
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“oh how painful it is to be just intelligent enough to be aware of your own...”
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Omnium research →
A group of artists, designers, programmers, writers and academics from different countries, working together to explore and research online collaborative communities. Outreach Projects aim to assist and aid developing communities through sustainable art and design projects.
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What good are the arts?  →
Auckland Writers and Readers Festival 2010 Seminar with John Carey, Dennis Dutton, Sarah Thornton and Linda Tyler.
Apr 12th