In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Greg Donson and Emma Camden about the exhibition NOW. Greg curated the exhibition for the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui, featuring six brand new works alongside older works from Emma. They discuss the works in the show, the process of creating large cast glass works, and how Emma came to be one of the foremost cast glass artists in New Zealand.

In this episode of the podcast we use this exhibition as a grounding from which to explore how memory, loss, longing, and emotion are explored in artworks. Courtney Johnston, Director of the Dowse Art Museum, Alice Tappenden, Curator of this is the cup of your heart, and Ruby Joy Eade, one of the artists featured in the exhibition sat down to discuss the ways in which artists are not only creators, but also editors, which allows them to allude to and invoke emotion, without becoming overbearing or mawkish.

For the last episode of the year we are celebrating the top 12 Dowse highlights for the year, including events, exhibitions, and other cool projects The Dowse has been involved in over 2015.

This week Chloe continues her investigation into the changes going on at Petone Settlers Museum. She continues her conversation with Emma Bugden and Jen Boland, and also hears from Clark Stiles, Heritage Specialist at Hutt City Libraries.

This week on the podcast, we’re chatting with Priscilla Pitts. Priscilla is an art writer and curator, who has been researching the work of Christine Hellyar’s for many years. She was kind enough to come in to talk about Hellyar’s Thought Cupboard, and share her thoughts on the last Dowse exhibition of the same name.

Join Chloe and the Petone Settlers Museum team to hear about the upcoming changes at the Museum.

In this episode we talk to Faye Johnson, daughter of Bob Gerrard. A number of Bob's fantastical arks and paintings are currently on show at The Dowse. Faye spoke to us about her father's love of art and history, and shares some fascinating stories of the man behind the art.

This episode comes to you live from our 70th Late Lounge at The Dowse. Late Lounge is an event run once a month at The Dowse Art Museum, the galleries are open late, there is a bar and food, and each month a different band preforms the night away right in the middle of The Dowse. This month, we caught up with The Dancing and Drinking Society.

In this episode, Alice chats to Emma Bugden, Senior Curator at The Dowse, and Emma Ng, past Blumhardt Curatorial Intern and Curator at Enjoy Public Art Gallery. Both have been luck enough to go on Asia NZ Curator's tours, exploring art and galleries across China, Japan, and Korea.

In this episode we chat to our Director, Courtney Johnston, who has just returned from a whirlwind research trip to The States. She talks about the lessons we could take from American museums and galleries, what they could learn from us, and just how much being away makes you appreciate what you have at home.