Stories by
Gabi Lardies
Gabi is the Editor of The Big Idea
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How to be a rockstar
The most useful and important things from the NZ Music Month Summit. -
What's going on in Venice?
Everything you need to know about the protests, our participation, and the rest of the week's arts news. -
Proposed arts cuts in Wellington and the rest of the news
The draft Annual Plan proposes cuts – but public consultation is open, and arts orgs are rallying against them. -
The looming art fair and a packed week of arts news
Gabi considers reasons for artists to visit art fairs, and a huge arts news drop. -
What artists want from cities, and other news
A new Silver Scroll award, a donated collection, Helen Clark, and more. -
War, roses, and the news
What place does art have in a world that feels like it’s falling apart? -
Two decades of Theatreview, new spaces, and new faces
Gabi chats to John Smythe about the little website he started all those years ago, plus all the most important happenings in the arts this week. -
Aotearoa artists in Shanghai, The Mint Chicks, and missing paintings
Gabi visits the Shanghai Biennale, and rounds up the week's happenings. -
The Walters Prize and people, people, people
A crash course in the finalists for NZ's biggest contemporary art prize, and the week's arts news. -
Inside the Auckland Writers Festival programme, and the week’s arts news
Artistic director Lyndsey Fineran on reading four books a week, wrangling 220 writers, and keeping the programme responsive to the world. -
Indie venues to receive $100,000 of tech, plus the week’s arts news
Including the Ockham shortlist, the Taite prize finalists, a new festival, and new residencies.