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University alumni shortlisted for prestigious art award
21 March 2023
Three graduates from Elam School of Fine Arts are in the running for the 2024 Walters Prize – and $50,000 in prize money.
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How two Oscar-nominated films use music to evoke nostalgia
16 March 2023
Gregory Camp from the School of Music looks at how Babylon and The Fabelmans take opposing but equally successful approaches to using music in film.
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Pioneer of precious taonga conservation: Dilys Johns
15 March 2023
Dilys Johns, a Senior Research Fellow in Anthropology at the University of Auckland, has received a lifetime achievement award for her work conserving taonga found in wet sites throughout Aotearoa.
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Art exhibit explores new horizons of Māori fibre practices
21 February 2023
A new exhibit of makawe takatāpui (Māori wigs) takes inspiration from one of Aotearoa’s most iconic love songs, Pōkarekare Ana.
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Te Whare Rūnanga’s ‘universal nature’ explored in award-winning essay
21 February 2023
Sir Āpirana Ngata’s role in the construction of the meeting house influenced Māori architecture as we know it, finds graduate Sahil Tiku.
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The art of rainbow pride
31 January 2023
How the rainbow flag has developed and changed over time is the focus of an exhibition opening at Old Government House at the University of Auckland on 21 February.
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Hamilton: how the future of musicals respects the past
11 January 2023
The critically acclaimed musical Hamilton comes to our shores this year. Ben Kubiak shares the secrets of its success.
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What to listen to in Aotearoa this summer
6 January 2023
Opinion: Journey through this home-grown summer playlist, curated by ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke
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We deserve better than Auckland’s art vandal
15 December 2022
Wayne Brown's threat to the arts as a publicly-funded good flies in the face of wide research showing art makes the everyday struggles of urban living more bearable, writes Peter O'Connor.
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Māori taonga on display in Stuttgart museum
8 December 2022
An exhibition of precious Māori taonga, curated by Associate Professor Ngarino Ellis from the University of Auckland and an expert team, is going on display at a German museum for six months.
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Beguiling, uncanny image wins annual photography prize
6 December 2022
Master of Architecture (Professional) student Gujin Chung has been awarded the 2022 Simon Devitt Prize for Photography.
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Architects' event highlights flexibility needs for parents
2 December 2022
An upcoming talk highlights why having children can derail an architect’s career, while showing how men can play a key role in igniting change.
