Mark Amery
How to thrive: the role of art in mental health
In the bringing together of art and mental health, Kim Morton is a champion. Following the Christchurch earthquakes, Kim founded Otautahi Creative Spaces, a busy creative community in inner city… Audio
"In Glorious Smell-O-Vision": the remergence of scented cinema
Screening Sunday April 27 in Poneke Wellington is FW Murnau's classic 1922 spooky silent film Nosferatu: A symphony of Horror, with a few sensory twists. Not only will it be accompanied by a live… Audio
Irish and Victorian-Gothic Favourites with Noelle McCarthy
On Saturday May 10 author, podcaster and self confessed Dracula tragic Noelle McCarthy will be giving a personal tour of the Victorian Gothic in the small Wairarapa town of Featherston. Audio
Arts News for 13 April 2025
Arts News from across the country with Mark and Angie - for the second week of April 2025. Audio
'Like the active verb to be and to do': Trailblazing artist writer Emily Cumming Harris
"I am like the active verb to be and to do," wrote the determined trailblazing early New Zealand painter and writer Emily Cumming Harris. "I am," she added, "too necessary an appendage to be left… Audio
Why girls should join a band: Rachael King's book series Violet and the Velvets
The joys of starting a band and reading are both at the heart of a new book series from tOtautahi Christchurch based Rachael King, and she knows a fair bit about both: Violet and the Velvets: The Case… Audio
From Munich to Nelson and back: at home with jewellery artist couple Karl Fritsch and Lisa Walker
Stories about jewellery art are often susceptible to the use of bad puns. They sparkle, they're precious, they're worth their weight, and so forth. And sure we also can't resist: Karl Fritsch and Lisa… Audio
Festivals: The challenges of creating instant community
We're living in some interesting times - fairly divisive and troubling, fractured and confrontational. Music is often looked to as a bit of a societal balm; a soothing force, a way to bring people… Audio
The joys of house museums and daily sea swimming: poet Kate Camp
In Kate Camp's new poetry collection Makeshift Seasons she's often to be found in togs, just in or out of the sea. Or, as she writes in one poem, "always driving to coasts in special outfits." Audio
Why does the world love Native American culture so much?
What started as a look at the worldwide appropriation, exploitation and debasement of Native American culture, turned into a study of its rich influence on fashion, sports, politics and… Video, Audio
Why does Kate Bush mean so much to so many?
The less we see of Kate Bush it seems the more she is beloved. Seldom in the public spotlight, the artist gained a whole new legion of fans when her song 'Running Up That Hill' became a hit again… Audio
Cocktails in the new Circa bar with Ginette McDonald
Every week on RNZ's Culture 101 we ask an artist to share their love of culture and the cultural heroes that inspire them. In actor Ginette McDonald's case they're some of the people closest to her. Audio
"Bold and boundary-breaking": Fast Favourites with Vera Ellen
A strong champion of fellow indie musicians, our guest for Fast Favourites this week is singer songwriter Vera Ellen. Last year Vera toured China, Australia with Crowded House, released an EP, and… Audio
