Paul Gummer, Palmerston North photographer and UCOL lecturer, has been named the NZ Photographer of the Year at the national Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards.

Fresh from the unique mind of celebrated writer Jo Randerson. Good Night – The End premieres at Downstage Theatre in Wellington on September 11.

Forty-three finalists have been selected from amongst 283 entries for the Trust Waikato National Contemporary Art Award 2009.

Ten top New Zealand academics and artists have been selected for Fulbright exchanges to the United States of America in 2010.

New Artland premieres this Saturday on TVNZ 7.  Thirteen leading artists have been handpicked to create new works of art with the help of Kiwi communities.

The Biennial Arts Conference will be held in Rotorua on 12-13 October 2009. The Arts Conference builds on the success of two previous events held in Rotorua in 2005 and 2007.

Twelve organisations have received a 2009 Diversity Award from the Human Rights Commission. The British Council received a special award for their contribution to Race Relations Day and the flagship event People in Your Neighbourhood.

Famous and not-so-famous New Zealanders talking, not about what it is that makes them famous, but what it is that makes them tick – that’s the trick with Talk Talk, an interview series presented by Finlay Macdonald on TVNZ7.

My Tender Jaw, by American writer William Dewey, will be released by Wellington publishing collective Lawrence & Gibson on Thursday August 27.

ARTSPACE presents the New Artists Show 2009, a geographically and culturally diverse showcase of emerging national talent.

Jenny and Jim Stevenson, founders of Wellington Performing Arts Centre, have received an Absolutely Positive Wellingtonian Award.

Christchurch's award-winning landscape artist Hannah Riden will stage a major iconic Canterbury scenes exhibition at Pegasus Bay winery in Waipara from September 1.

In memory of Kim Merry – Performer, Mask Maker, Yoga Teacher, Environmentalist,  Creative Director of Community Events for Nelson Arts Festival and Events Co-ordinator of Summer Festival Events – Nelson.

Maori achievement, culture and talent will be celebrated at the AUT Maori Expo ’09 at Vector Arena this week.

The Strength of Water, the debut feature film by director Armagan Ballantyne, starts its nationwide release this week. The story was penned by playwright and arts laureate Briar Grace-Smith.

The 2009 Body Festival is set to inspire, delight and challenge audience perceptions about dance come late September!

Andy Shaw and Guido Anton exhibit their latest collaboration of drawings at Pixel Ink Gallery in Wellington.