Our latest addition to Arts in Action is a piece by Iryna Zamuruieva that we received from our call out for submissions. Iryna is an artist, arts activist, researcher and project manager, who has developed an urban walking experience project for…
“More often than not, art is about pushing the boundaries, breaking the rules and exploring infinite creativity. Depot Artspace is celebrating the 2018 Auckland Festival of Photography by hosting two exhibitions that challenge its theme of Control.” Here is…
Our current exhibiting artist, Linda Jarrett was interviewed by Emelia at Devonport Flagstaff for the June 1 edition. Her debut solo exhibition officially opens tomorrow evening (Fri 1 June, 5:30pm). Alongside Linda J, our Creative Director Linda Blincko was also interviewed…
Well-known and widely quoted politicians are often haunted by a past of broken promises which competing parties and mischievous reporters are wont to exploit. George Bush’ famous “watch my lip…no new taxes” is such an example, never to be forgotten…
This year, 2018, marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. While Council is honouring this significant event, we are bemused by their omission of Devonport as a site for a commemorative sculpture since Devonport has been recorded…
The arts provide a powerful platform for raising and addressing issues that face humanity, our wellbeing, our planet. Arts in Action is part of the Depot Artspace community where we offer commentary, opinion and alternative solutions on a variety of…
Last Saturday 12 May saw the opening of Fauze Hassen’s debut solo show, Yellow Street Light Madness and Fiona Gray’s solo show, Flight of Light. Both artists were thrilled with the turnout and we were lucky enough to have live…
On Saturday (6.5.18) I was privileged to attend, in the packed Rawene Town Hall, the premiere of He Oranga Pumau, a film which launched the movement for a significant change in the existing health services, one which would recognise and…
Since the shocking announcement last month that Auckland University was about to burn books in its specialist libraries there has been a deluge of collective opprobrium at what amounts to an outrageous attack on democratic values and represents the zenith…
We were thrilled to have the opening of our 2 latest exhibitions, ‘A Moving Tribute’ by Helen Pollock (ONZM) and The Giant Peace Poppy by Tony McNeight featured in The Devonport Flagstaff (May 4 issue)! A huge thanks to reporter…
