LOUD #71 Arts in Action is now available to read online. Featuring news, articles and interviews from the whole Depot Artspace team, this issue explores the many manifestations of the Arts in action! You can also pick up…
Today Depot Artspace provided input to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board priorities. We had the opportunity to present feedback on the Arts and Culture initiatives directly to the Local Board. Here’s a copy of the presentation notes.
Why have the arts, culture and creativity been excluded from the Auckland plan’s strategic priorities? Arts activist Elise Sterbeck points out that, “this plan replaces the previous Auckland Plan and the “liveable city” vision, and removes one of the guiding…
Michelle Male is a Devonport based artist working on watercolour and oil. Born in Manchester, Michelle began drawing at an early age, studying life drawing and art as a teenager. She immigrated to New Zealand in 1995, and under the…
“Familiarity, stereotypes or preconceived ideas often prescribe our impressions and perception…By manipulating materials and objects that everyone has experiences of, or are familiar with, viewers are invited to reconsider the value and the power of the mundane object, and to realign…
“Ko te ohonga ake o taku moemoea, ko tera te puawaitanga o te whakaaro” “The awakening of my dreams, is the blossoming of my aspirations” -Kauwiti Selwyn- Kauwiti Selwyn is an opera singer and painter originally from Kaikohe. A proud…
Pascal Harris started playing the piano at the age of eleven and soon became immersed in music on acquaintance with the work of Bach, Mozart and other great composers. You can see a preview of his performance style with this video…
“Fantasy has always been my inspiration, because as a child it fuelled my imagination, enriched my soul, forged friendships and made me forget my troubles… and it still does; only now I use my skills to transform others and create…
Moe Laga is a Performance Artist from South Auckland. Her practice includes movement and activation and a large number of stage and screen productions, as well as collaborative visual arts work that has been shown in Australia and at the…
A special multi-disciplinary exhibition celebrating 17 years of Artslab by showcasing the work of ArtsLab creatives both past and present.
