Art

Dr. Ashley Mears is a former fashion model turned academic sociologist. Her new book Very Important People looks at how clubs and restaurants pay promoters to recruit beautiful young women to their… Audio

McCahon scholar, writer and curator, Peter Simpson has released the second of a two-volume work chronicling forty-five years of painting by Colin McCahon. Audio, Gallery

Armed Response Teams are dead in the water, with the new police commissioner reading the room when it comes to arming Kiwi cops.  Audio

Can a garden be an artistic medium? Curator and writer Mary Kisler examines the gardens of three well-known artists- Cedric Morris, Derek Jarman and Andy Goldsworthy- to see what we can learn about… Audio, Gallery

High Wire is the work of writer, Lloyd Jones and artist, Euan Macleod. It is the first in a series of picture books written for and made for adults. High Wire is told by a narrator who walks to… Audio, Gallery

Many have revelled in a return to a simpler life due to Covid-19. Professor Emrys Westacott, who wrote The Wisdom of Frugality, says this is a time to reflect on whether the type of society we had… Audio

Nelsonian Kim Brice moved to Bangkok in 2017 when he and his Thai partner Gap and their cat Milo returned to Gap's homeland so he could help his mother run their family restaurant. He's Calling Home… Audio

Organisers of the Womad festival in Taranaki this weekend are asking ticketholders who feel unwell to stay home as part of their plans to mitigate the affects of the Covid 19 virus.

They insist that… Audio

Artist and photographer, Ramyond Sagapolutele joins us once again with an eye on the life, art and culture of South Auckland. Audio

Having been enticed by a love of Spanish art and flamenco guitar, New Zealand artist and poet Charles Olsen arrived in Spain in 2003 with the intention of staying for a month. Seventeen years later… Audio

Graham Hickman tells Lynn Freeman that the inaugural New Zealand Military Tattoo is a celebration of the country's military history, to honour and thank servicemen and women, past and present. The New… Audio

They make fishbones out of toothpicks, potato chips from the seeds of capsicums - can turn almost any object into something that can be used in the tiny worlds they create. Miniature makers are people… Audio, Gallery

Rebekah Holt has gone from a communications manager for the New Zealand Police to Head of Staff at TV3 to serious car crash survivor. She now lives in Melbourne, where she is the only journalist to go… Audio, Gallery

Previous Episode: Sunday, 24 November 2019 Add all to playlist This week on Standing Room Only on the first day of Summer 1 December No caption 12:00 PM.Your arts and culture radio six on Sunday… Audio, Gallery

A gypsy caravan-maker is among people in Manawatu who are beavering away in their garages and farm sheds turning rusting iron tools, fencing wire and other bits and pieces into works of art for the… Audio, Gallery