In the limelight - archive
Stories from past years about artists' projects and residencies supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation.
- Singapore placement gives gallery educator new tools to reach community - Asian Civilisations Museum placement came at an opportune time for the Christchurch Art Gallery's Susie Cox
- Porirua poems start a conversation between islands - Taiwanese artist Hsiao-Lan Fan collects Kiwis' impressions of her home country to use in her latest artwork
- Filipino artist's diversity on show in Auckland - The Rambler's Association at Auckland's Artspace features works by Maria Taniguchi
- Capturing the magic and mundanity of snow - Photographer Tim Veling explores the extremes of winter during a residency in Sapporo, Japan
- Artist plays with ideas of identity and culture - Sam Rawlings uses humour to help break down boundaries
- Village residency offers life, colour, sounds and dust - artist Brydee Rood on her time in the remote Rajasthani village of Gelawas
- Short film has lessons for all - Sneak Out explores relationship between a Chinese New Zealand dad and his daughter
- Beijing reggae band on their "way" to New Zealand - Long Shen Dao set to show Kiwis an entirely new side of China's music scene
- Finding beauty in everday Beijing - Erica van Zon finds inspiration in the streets, parks and museums of the Chinese capital
2011
- Plunging into the Asian art scene - Kiwi curators on their whiste-stop tour of Seoul, Shanghai and Beijing
- A political play for election season - Auckland Indian theatre company Prayas presents a play mixing laughter, dance, music to make a gentle political point
- "Oozing" art in Seoul - Seung Yul Oh finds plenty of inspiration during a residency in Seoul
- Young curator impressed by South Korea's support of the arts - Vera Mey on the Gwangju Biennale International Curator Course and the country's art scene
- Researcher brings lessons of Indian martial art to NZ youth - Project explores how martial arts, dance training and healthy lifestyles interact
- New Delhi curatorial residency - Art and media historian Leon Tan blogs from India
- Checking out the South Korean bboying scene - Ben Tafau researches the local art of break dancing
- Asian artists showcased in Auckland city art project- Korean and Japanese show-pieces featured in Living Room 2011
- Taiwanese artist explores notions of identity for NZ exhibition - Yi-Hsin Tzeng is our resident artist at Unitec from March to May 2011
2010
- Urban flights of fancy: Shanghai recreated in new exhibition - Kiwi artist Kerry Ann Lee showcases art produced during her Shanghai residency
- Indian artist captures local colour in Wellington - 11th Wellington artist-in-residence Swaroop Mukerji
- Kiwi short film screens at Shanghai film festival - Jack Woon talks about his experience at the event
- Brian Brake: a photographer’s love for Asia - exhibition traces the lifelong work of the famous New Zealander
- Wai Taiko: learning from the masters - Hamilton group talks about their valuable experiences in Japan
- Wellington celebrates Japan - thousands enjoy Japanese food and performances
- In search of ancient roots - one man's journey to find the lost bones of his great-great-grandfather in The Bone Feeder
- Eat your Cake: a Vietnamese tale - painstakingly crafted origami stop-motion animation tells a moving true story
- The great facelift of the city - Kerry Ann Lee arts residency in Shanghai
- Sculpture in movement - Japanese dancer Shakti in New Zealand
- Internet becomes an art medium for resident Korean artist - Hee Bae to exhibit in Christchurch
- Sutra wows Wellingtonians at Arts Festival - Shaolin monks perform to 9,000 people over eight days
- Celebrating Girls’ Day in Japan - founder and curator of Girl Museum, Ashley Remer, travels to Japan to research and document the Hina Matsuri/Girls’ Day festival
- Korean-inspired exhibition by leading Kiwi artist in Christchurch - Hungry ghosts by Kushana Bush at the Arts Centre
- The Crescent Moon: the Asian Face of Islam in New Zealand - new book by author Adrienne Jansen and renowned documentary photographer Ans Westra