SCAPE Public Art
Follow the Red Line for Art Four kilometres of red fabric tape is being laid on footpaths in central Ōtautahi Christchurch…
BAM 2023 Bachelor of Arts and Media
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Boon Sculpture Trail
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Two Birds of a Feather – Zealandia
Explore the magic of “Two Birds of a Feather,” an exhibition celebrating art, conservation, and the power of a shared vision…
Commercial excellence award in memory of talented Ara fashion graduate
Lauren Hemens was making her way in the fashion industry even while still studying at Ara | Te Pūkenga. The exceptional…
Exhibition Te Atamira
Introducing Visual Artist & Kai Tā Redge Walker-Small In the vibrant world of art, one name is making waves and capturing…
Art Hanging Tips
By John Barry I recently listened to an expert describing how to arrange paintings for an exhibition. Producing a pleasing arrangement…
Hanging Artwork
You’ve bought a masterpiece, or you are hanging one of your own works. Why is it always so intimidating to look…
Bernadette Ross
RARANGA HARAKEKE
Gaining a Bachelor of Māori Art between 2010 and 2013, at Te Wananga O Aotearoa was the solution for Bernadette Ross after she sustained permanent damage to her spine from landscaping.
Bernadette adores working with plant material. “After visiting the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK, when I was a younger mum, I was drawn to the woven artefacts on display. After 18 years in the UK I returned to NZ with my family and the journey into Raranga began eight years later.” She feels very privileged to live both by the sea and bush, claiming the inspiration is all around!
Sayed Sadat
ESCAPE THROUGH ART
Sayed Sadat is an Afghan refugee who has had a remarkably difficult life. He tells us some of his story and illustrates how he came to be here and shares his work with us.
I am a self-taught artist, graphic designer and nature photographer. I never had formal study as my school was burnt down during the Russian invasion in 1979 when I was a year 10 student. My father was a high ranked Police Officer in Afghanistan during King Zahir Shah and president Dawood Khan, and he served his country for nearly 40 years. He, along with my two uncles (who were also army generals) were thrown in jail, right the same day when the Communist Regime took power. Fortunately, my father escaped and took refuge in Pakistan, and soon after that the government turned on me to arrest me or keep me as hostage to get to my father, who joined the opposition. I fled the country for my life and also to stay away from the war, which was started by the Russian invasion in my country, to join him and started living in exile as a refugee.