The Asia New Zealand Foundation is pleased to welcome Craig Cooper as the new director of its arts programme.
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Creative insomnia in Singapore
Choreographer Natalie Clark says she experienced 'creative insomnia' born of a flood of ideas while on a four-week Foundation/Creative New Zealand residency with T.H.E Dance Company in Singapore.
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Seoul’s nature inspires Kiwi artist
The parks on the edge of the Han river are a welcome respite to the hustle and bustle of Seoul, writes Sam Thomas, who is doing a three-month residency at SeMA Nanji.
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New Zealand’s cultural role in the Asia Pacific region
Simon Draper's speech, at the Asia-Pacific Connection Session, the Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres.
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Artist experiences close-knit Jogja art world
Bridget Reweti, who spent three months as an artist-in-residence in Indonesia, says the Jogja art scene is like nothing she’s experienced before.
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WARE artist reinterprets
Chinese culture
through jewellery
Acclaimed Chinese artist Bifei Cao – this year’s WARE (Wellington Asia Residency Exchange) artist in residence – uses innovative design to comment on current issues and reinterpret Chinese culture.
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Artist inspired by
Japanese consumer culture
The artist residency Ella Knapton undertook in a small, seaside city in southern Japan not only provided her the opportunity to develop a series of works but also to learn about Japanese culture.
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Home again,
the perspective of distance
Back in New Zealand after a three-month Foundation residency in Varanasi, India, artist Elliot Collins reflects on how the city, the Ganges and the people have influenced him.
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Residency allows artist
to see familiar city in new light
Four weeks into his Foundation residency at Rimbun Dahan, Kuala Lumpur, artist Richard Liew says he is rediscovering the city he thought he knew well.
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What gold smells like
an artist's impressions of Varanasi, India
Closing in on the half way point of his Foundation residency at Kriti Gallery in Varanasi, India, artist Elliot Collins gives his observations of this city on the banks of the Ganges.
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Artist exhibits Diamonds and Rust on Xiamen residency
Moniek Schrijer spent three months living and creating jewellery in Xiamen, China, as last year's Wellington Asia Residency Exchange (WARE) artist in residence. Moniek was hosted in Xiamen by the Chin
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Artist delves into
community in Beijing
Half way through his residency at I:Project Space in Beijing, artist Ted Whitaker reports back on his experiences.
