Te Timatanga Hou, Te Ara Hou-New beginnings. New pathways Exciting things happen through building relationships, a strong and shared vision, combined with planning, hard work, passion and enthusiasm. The celebration in Murihiku of Matariki next month is an example of this. Matariki is commonly known as the Māori New Year. It is associated with the star […]
Apologies to Bobby Darin for the misuse of his lyrics. Collaboration and partnerships are indeed the name of the game and this is evident in the South. The announcement of the partnership between the Southland Museum and Art Gallery and the Invercargill Public Art Gallery is an example of this. Both organisations are staffed with […]
Kindness, Naivety, Dreams, Schemes= Potential in Murihiku/ Southland Keep saying it and people will start believing it. Murihiku/ Southland- New Zealand’s best kept secret. A place where dreams are possible. A land of unique and interesting stories, waiting to be told. A people full of kindness, a strong sense of community, a touch of naivety, […]
Community Trust of Southland broadens opportunities of art funding for individuals The Community Trust of Southland has today announced a new arts funding programme Create, Margot Hishon, Chair of the Trust said. The fund is designed to support individual emerging and established creative practitioners across all art forms. This new programme replaces the previous art […]
Kia Ora I would like to encourage more art to happen in rural areas please. In particular public art whether in a paddock, on a shed, along a fence or anywhere innovative. Occasionally I have seen those green feed bales with letters/art painted on them. One very cool example was `HAPPY NEW YR` with each […]
Lyndal and Darren Ludlow take turns talking art and interview creative Southlander’s. Download or listen to the entire podcast library here
Other than several cast members I was the youngest person in the room at the Civic Theatre for the Operatunity Daytime Concert on Friday, August 3. To be honest, I was only really there to see my actual actual BFF and life partner Hamish McGregor (is it bad that I had to check how to […]
Arts as an integral part of our Murihiku/ Southland community. This is Arts Murihiku’s aim. Arts to be part of our everyday lives to add richness and vibrancy. What do you get when you marry arts with sport? Lots more fun for everyone. Believe it or not arts and sports are already inextricably intertwined – it’s […]
Let’s make a plan A cliché is a well-worn phrase, this is one of my favourites. “Failing to plan is a plan for failure.” I have referred to this cliché with many of my students and also have endeavoured to try and implement it myself. Arts Murihiku’s next big project is to work with our […]
