Sculpture
Andrew Patterson: Len Lye Centre
The new Len Lye Centre at New Plymouth's Govett-Brewster Art Gallery will be the first ever New Zealand museum dedicated to the work of a single artist. Architect Andrew Patterson tells Eva how they… Audio
David Alsop: Visual Arts
David looks at some issues and goings on in the fine-art world, including artist royalty payments and the upcoming opening of the Govett-Brewster Gallery/Len Lye Centre in Taranaki. Audio
Alan Gibbs - life and influences
Alan Gibbs, businessman, amphibious motorcar inventor, founding member of the ACT Party, and creator of the world-class Gibbs Farm sculpture park, is the latest guest in our occasional Influential… Audio
Weldagirl
Sharon Earl welds sculptures out of steel from her workshop in Pyramid Valley. Her life-sized 'Warhorse', made in a filigree style, was recently exhibited at the Sculpture on Shore exhibition in… Audio
Weldagirl
Sharon Earl welds sculptures out of steel from her workshop in Pyramid Valley. Her life-sized 'Warhorse', made in a filigree style, was recently exhibited at the Sculpture on Shore exhibition in…
AudioSigning the treaty
The 175th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi has got a bunch of contemporary Maori artists thinking about what those who signed the document would have been feeling when they put their name or mark… Audio
Ebbing Tagaloa
Artist Paula Schaafhausen uses the materials and traditions of her Samoan home to talk about the threat climate change poses to Pacific nations. In her new exhibition, Ebbing Tagaloa at Otara's Fresh… Audio
Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
Metro magazine's nomination of Michael Parekowhai's light house sculpture as a 'best is yet to come', and art books for Christmas. Audio
Sculptor Fred Graham
Sculptor Fred Graham started the Maori Contemporary Art movement, along with his friends and colleagues Sir Cliff Whiting, Ralph Hotere, Selwyn Muru and Sandy Adsett. Now Fred's life and work are… Audio
Lonnie Holley: a North American original
From Birmingham, Alabama, Lonnie Holley is a self-taught visual artist and musician. In his 64 years, Holley has overcome grinding poverty to pursue his art, and now his idiosyncratic improvised music… Audio
Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
The 40th anniversary of Fingers, one of the world's longest running contemporary jewellery galleries, and Michael Parekowhai's lighthouse sculpture for the Auckland waterfront. Audio
Louise Rive: Ceramic Artist
Louise Rive is the winner of the 2014 Premier Portage Award for Ceramic Arts. She tells Eva about her work. Audio
Iron Maiden
Hannah Kidd creates sculptures out of steel rod and corrugated iron from her large workshop in Methven. She investigates people and the relationships they have with their surrounding environment. Audio
Iron Maiden
Hannah Kidd creates sculptures out of steel rod and corrugated iron from her large workshop in Methven. She investigates people and the relationships they have with their surrounding environment.
AudioLisa Reihana: Arts Laureate
Artist Lisa Reihana was named as an Arts Laureate earlier this week. She tells Eva about what inspires her. Audio
Rob Garrett - Sculpture on Shore
Every two years the cliffs around Narrow Neck Beach in Auckland are decorated with some of the country's sculptures - everything from 3D art installations to lightworks to traditional stone sculpture.
…Arts with Courtney Johnston
Dunedin is awash in ceramics, and a strange art law case in Texas sees a famous work turned into a one-item museum. Audio
A Two Way Street: Handshake2
Gut instinct, intuition, and accessing the belly of creativity may sound a bit abstract, but according to Dutch contemporary jeweller Ruudt Peters it is here that the creative process begins. He has… Audio
William Kentridge: art, law and apartheid
South African artist acclaimed worldwide for his combinations of cinema, theatre, drawing, sculpture and music. Audio
Painter, sculptor and multimedia artist Michel Tuffery
Painter, sculptor and multimedia artist Michel Tuffery talks to Kathryn Ryan about expressing his Pacific island heritage through his work. Audio