Focus on Arts

This programme looks at the Art scene with a range of guests.

This programme looks at the Art scene with a range of guests.

The NZ Art Show will have around 15 artists, representing renowned national arts organisation Toi Māori Aotearoa and will be exhibiting in this year’s NZ Art Show. Darcy Nicholas is leading the Toi Maori Aotearoa exhibition and has curated a range of emerging and established artists.

In this episode we speak to Darcy Nicholas, curator and leading artist for the Toi Maori Aotearoa exhibition in the NZ Art Show, along with Sophia Parun, one of the artists who will be exhibiting at the show. Also going is Ma and Clara from Maoriland. A wonderful reminder to us all to put the NZ Art Show on our calendar and to visit our own Toi Matarua at Maoriland. Some of Darcy and Sophias works are on display at Toi Matarua.

visit https://toi.maorilandfilm.co.nz and https://www.artshow.co.nz for more information.

In this weeks episode, Nikki speaks to a long-time friend of Sir Jon Trimmer, Roger Booth, about the establishment of a scholarship to support Kapiti based performing and visual artists, and the talent who will be appearing at the concert being held at the end of May, to kickstart the scholarship funds.

This programme looks at the Art scene with a range of guests.

In this episode, Nikki is talking to Otaki local, Stevie Metin, about her one woman show, Remember Me - a heartwarming and vibrant anecdotal dive into a whirlwind of emotion and love, following the journey of a young girl and her beautiful Nana – being staged at Te Raukura ki Kāpiti, on Friday 10th May.

We talk comedy fest, how Alayne got into comedy and cats, we have to talk about cats!

Alayne also has her solo show in Wellington "Purple is the Gayest Colour" between 7 and 11th May.

This programme looks at the Art scene with a range of guests.

This programme looks at the Art scene with a range of guests.

This programme looks at the Art scene with a range of guests.

Kelly-Anne Ngatai is the first wāhine to complete a degree in Poutuarongo Tai Whakarākai - Whakairo (Bachelor of Design and Art - Carving) through Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. She talks to Nikki about her journey with this over the past three years.