Artists

Delaney Davidson sings the praises of his home-town, Ohinehou / Lyttleton - and takes some time to muse a little on why so many artists of all kinds choose to call it home. Audio

Two weeks after moving up from Raglan to Auckland to get busier with his music, Muroki speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode, about his journey so far as a musician. Video, Audio

Starting new and positive conversations around farming through art is behind what's believed to be a first of its kind artist's residency in Aotearoa. Self styled next generation farmers and art… Audio

New Zealander Thomas Scovell lives and works in London and has recently had his first child, a daughter named Sadie, whose birth has sparked his new music venture -- 4xLife. And they're inviting you… Audio

The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award has just been launched in collaboration with the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pukenga Whakaata.  Audio

The far right in East Germany has long been associated with the disaffected masses, but there is a growing intellectual class helping to change the narrative. Julian Göpffarth's work focuses on the… Audio

The world's movers and shakers in the contemporary art scene have had the last few days to get their heads around this year's Venice Biennale exhibitions, and now it's an anxious wait for the artists… Audio, Gallery

Dean Poole's the first New Zealander to become president of the global design organisation Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI). He talks about the importance of design in a world reliant on… Audio

Have you ever wondered how people get to become art collectors and have a knack of spotting talent before the works become valuable? Today Wallace, a keen collector himself, speaks to Jim Barr and… Audio

Three decades of art ranging from pop and underground street culture to his more recent interest in typography are canvassed in Christchurch artist Tony de Lautour's first major retrospective. Audio, Gallery

Dark, dystopian and disturbing, artist Ruth Watson's new work Geophagy at COCA examines the challenges of overpopulation and the environmental issues on a planet straining to satisfy our appetites. Audio, Gallery

Auckland artist, Paris Kirby, is holding free life drawing classes, as part of Auckland Art Gallery's The Body Laid Bare programme. She's with us to talk us through how to draw the nude. Audio, Gallery

Cori Marsters and Te Kanawa Ngarotata are the recipients of a Creative New Zealand scholarship to assist their work as emerging artists. Cori is studying for his Bachelor in Māori Arts and is… Video, Audio

Earlier this year, high profile local and international artists converged on Napier to paint inner city walls with a message about the importance of marine conservation issues. Audio

Art and activism merge to create large-scale breath-taking murals around environmental issues that affect the oceans. Audio