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River of Arts

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Arts Voice Chrischurch is planning to create a 'river of arts' as part of Christchurch's post-earthquake rebuild.

The Christchurch Arts Festival

The many arts organisations left homeless by the Christchurch earthquake, including the Christchurch Arts Festival and the Symphony Orchestra, have received good news this week from Creative New Zealand. We hear from CEO of Creative New Zealand Stephen Wainwright, manager of the Christchurch Arts Festival Steph Walker, and James Caygill from the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.

Arts with Courtney Johnston

Audio, Radio New Zealand

How Christchurch museums, galleries and libraries which store many of NZ's treasures have fared after the earthquake.

Christchurch Now: The Arts

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

A recorded conversation about the arts in Christchurch, facilitated by Rosalee Jenkin (UC CEISMIC) and featuring Sophie Davis (UC Masters student and co-director of North Projects), Lara Strongman (Senior Curator at Christchurch Art Gallery), Gaby Montejo (visual art practitioner and teacher) and Wongi Wilson (street artist and professional graffiti artist). The podcast is the first in a series of conversations hosted by UC CEISMIC about Christchurch, five years on from the February 22 earthquake.

Officials put barriers in way of strengthening building - owner

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch businessman has told the Earthquake Royal Commission the city council was a nightmare to deal with when he was trying to strengthen his building before the September quake.

The visual arts in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch artist Phillip Trusttum and gallery owner Jonathan Smart on how visual artists are accepting what's been lost and looking to the future, post the earthquake.

The Christchurch Arts Centre after the quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

While it's going to take several years and millions of dollars to repair earthquake damage, the Christchurch Arts Centre can count its lucky stars and look ahead to making the historic building better and stronger.

Impact of Canterbury's earthquake on the cultural sector

Audio, Radio New Zealand

We assess how last the earthquake has affected three major arts festivals and Christchurch's historic Repertory Theatre, and the part the arts have to play in helping the city to get back on its feet.

Arts festival heralds return of culture to Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The first major arts event to be held in Christchurch since the February earthquake kicks off today.

Restoration of Christchurch Arts Centre makes progress

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre has been off-limits to the public since it was damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes.

2011 Body Festival

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch arts event that took one of the biggest hits in the September earthquake last year, was the annual Body Festival.

Restoration of Arts Centre reveals hidden gems

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The repair of Christchurch's earthquake damaged arts centre has revealed details hidden from view for forty years including a badminton court and the site of an old swimming pool.

Chris Doig

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Southern Opera Charitable Trust's director discusses the impact of the earthquake on Christchurch's arts community.

Christchurch's art community struggles to regroup after quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A lack of affordable space after Christchurch's earthquake threatens to fracture the city's arts community.

Coralie Winn

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Since the Christchurch earthquakes first struck the city back in September 2010, Coralie Winn has looked for ways to keep up the spirits of those who've stayed, and give artists outlets in the arts deprived city.

Rutherford's Den Restoration

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A rare glimpse of how Rutherford's Den and Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre are being restored after the earthquakes

The Central finally arrives at Christchurch's Arts Centre

Audio, Radio New Zealand

It's been a long, long wait but Christchurch's Arts Centre finally has a contemporary art gallery space again - and it's just opened. It's the latest 'reveal' in the Arts Centre post-earthquake rebuild. The new gallery's called The Central and is housed in the original Canterbury College Library. Four Christchurch families and gallerist Jonathan Smart have made it happen and artists including local sculptor Neil Dawson, photographer Peter Peryer, glitter specialist Reuben Patterson and painter Dick Frizzell are in the mix for the opening group show. There are some new names there too. Lynn Freeman speaks to The Central's Jonathan Smart and Ngai Tahu artist Lonnie Hutchinson who has work in the opening show.

Townsend Telescope: Interview with Chris Whitty

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

An interview with Chris Whitty, Site Manager at the Christchurch Arts Centre, about the recovery of the Townsend Telescope from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The interview was conducted by Sebastian Wilberforce.

Bic Runga gets a residence at the Christchurch Arts Centre

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The beloved Christchurch Arts Centre - built in the 1870s - has slowly been reopening after repairs and restoration. An open day last weekend saw the public getting their first look into the complex's school of art building since the earthquakes. One beneficiary has been singer-songwriter Bic Runga, who has kick-started the Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora's revived Creative Residencies programme. She tells Mark Amery she's been trying out all sorts of new things. Applications for Bic's song-writing workshop in Christchurch in early July close on Friday 31 May.

'I was using six watts when you Received me...'

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Maddie Leach and Jem Noble, collaborators on I was using six watts when you Received me... The broadcast of sounds that are special to the city but were lost after the earthquakes are part of the SCAPE Public Art Biennial which starts in Christchurch this Friday.

Tomorrow will be the same... but not as this is

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Earthquakes are one of the few natural disasters Australia seldom experiences. We find out from curator Felicity Milburn how our neighbours have responded to an exhibition of earthquake related art direct from Christchurch.

Christchurch design challenge

Audio, Radio New Zealand

We cross live to Christchurch to talk to one of the entrants, Roger Dennis, in a 48 hour design challenge to come up with a new look for part of the earthquake hit city's central business district.

Public art installations on in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A couple of the most intriguing public art installations on in Christchurch. Dr Jessica Halliday discusses COCA gallery's window space project and Riki Manuel describes his art installations made from the ruins of earthquake hit buildings.

'Tomorrow will be the same…but not as this is'

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Earthquakes are one of the few natural disasters Australia seldom experiences. We find out from curator Felicity Milburn how our neighbours have responded to an exhibition of earthquake related art direct from Christchurch. Tomorrow will be the same (but not as this is), on show in Mandurah in Western Australia.