Episodes

  • Home by Teiti Majik Nepia
    May 8 2024

    Teiti Majik Nepia is a Māna Wāhine and art activist from Aotearoa. She is a fiercely independent and curious maker of art. She spent over a decade in central Australian desert, living in a swag under the dark skies. She is an avid cyclist and star gazer who moved back to Aotearora in 2021. In this episode, Ti shares about her Home project which saw her living as a responsible freedom camper living outside with strength and dignity on her whenua. She peacefully resisted the high cost of living and unsustainable rent in Aotearora. Home project is an account of her journey of art activism.

    Support her documentary here: https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/home?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR31KQ7Xok84YNyj8fbKcE1RYxg-SoNWixgQ9dtLByb9dTsBm4Y0ichlKDw_aem_AQWS7PZyzZuE9VrhDTgotQoKYcomnnNU7xnUyzYOEzIve0sMK6tg77qUNlaLS7KcgQBs5AH8c7O5eir8VBuPHC__

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    35 mins
  • Books, activism and community with 5ever Books
    Mar 18 2024
    5ever Books is an underground publishing house that publishes punchy, intense and interdisciplinary work, woven together by a shared transformational kaupapa. They recognise the collective necessity of actively infiltrating and affecting their playground and home. In this episode, we talk about activism, empowerment, community and publishing. https://5everbooks.bigcartel.com/ This podcast season is supported by Singapore National Art Council.
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    35 mins
  • Economics and the arts with Debbie Fish
    Mar 10 2024

    Debbie Fish is a set designer, installation artist and performer, and co-director of GoldFish Creative. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Victoria University and a Graduate Diploma in Economics from Massey University. Her theatre, performance, and set design background feeds into her practice as an installation artist, unfolding the enduring drama of social and biological life and the often-messy collisions between the two. Fish is an alumnus of the Keelung National Museum of Marine Science and Technology International Environmental Art Residency in Taiwan (2017), for which she made a site-specific artwork connecting marine science and contemporary art. Her work is also included in several public and private collections, including the Arts House Trust.

    In this episode we talk about:

    • Ways of being creative with getting income for the arts and not being afraid to ask for money
    • Intention of the art and its relevance in time of crises
    • The intricacies of working cross sector as an artist
    • Bringing out quieter voices in economics
    • Being a translator in between spaces and introducing the artistic process of creative inquiry and interrogation

    https://www.goldfishcreative.co.nz/

    @debbiefish_art


    References in episode:

    13:22 - East Coast Exchange [https://eastcoastexchange.toha.nz/]

    24:10 - Report: Arts Funding, Value & Tech [https://www.goldfishcreative.co.nz/resources]

    Also referred to:
    Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast & Slow - [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/11468377]

    Kate Raworth, Doughnut Economics - [https://www.kateraworth.com/]

    Ecological Economics - [https://www.isecoeco.org/]

    Christiana Figuerez & Krista Tippet, Ecological Hope & Spiritual Revolution - [https://onbeing.org/programs/christiana-figueres-ecological-hope-and-spiritual-evolution/]

    Donella Meadows, Systems Thinking - [https://donellameadows.org/]

    Deirdre Kent - Healthy Money, Healthy Planet - [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/4505519]

    B-Corps - [https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/]

    ArtsPay - [https://artspay.com/]

    Max Haiven - Art After Money, Money After Art - [https://maxhaiven.com/aammaa/#INTRO]

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    48 mins
  • Everybody Cool Lives Here
    Mar 3 2024
    Everybody Cool Lives Here produces art that reflects and celebrates Aotearoa’s unique and diverse identity. They connect artists and groups and empower them to create dialogue within the wider community by bringing the marginalised to the middle and supporting those at the fringes to drive conversations. In this episode, Jacob, Nic and Rose talk about creating inclusive spaces and communities through aroha (love) and vibes. This episode dives deep into deprogramming intelligence and value, shifting preconceived conceptions, creating inclusivity and decolonisation work. https://everybodycoolliveshere.com This podcast season is supported by Singapore National Art Council.
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    55 mins
  • Holding space for hope and creativity in the justice system with Home Ground
    Feb 26 2024

    Jacqui Moyes is the creative director of Home Ground, a collaborative creativity and wellbeing initiative for women in the justice system. Home Ground creates space for women to pause, nurture hope, activate social change and create better lives for themselves and future generations. On a Home Ground project, artists (inside and outside of prison) make creative works using dance, performance, photography, writing, painting and music to address the issues women and whānau face in the justice system. In this episode, we talk about: - Making it work when traversing between the justice system, arts and community spaces - Different financial models that could support art projects in the justice system like Homeground - The impact of Home ground Learn more: https://www.homegroundnz.com This podcast season is supported by Singapore National Art Council.


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    36 mins
  • Bowling clubs, institutions and arts infrastructure in Aotearoa with Jo Randerson
    Feb 12 2024
    Jo Randerson is the founder and artistic director of Barbarian Productions, a Wellington-based theatre production company. The Barbarians are driven by their belief in radical fun, courageous expression, fluidity, generosity and participation. They make works that are fun, interactive and often chaotic... but good, fun chaos. Jo also played an essential role in revitalising Vogelmorn Bowling Club into a community space with a bar, a café, a ginger beer brewery, and a toy library. In this episode, we deep dive into the state of the arts (literally) in Aotearoa and what we think the arts infrastructure needs to build up post covid. We also talk about the skills needed to make magic happen as socially engaged artists, often engaging different stakeholders in government, civil society, the arts, private sectors and more. https://www.barbarian.co.nz This podcast season is supported by Singapore National Art Council.
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    37 mins
  • Cooking up arts-based narrative change with ArtsWok
    Sep 8 2023
    In this episode, Su-Lin Ngiam, Executive Director of ArtsWok Collaborative shares her journey of setting up a socially engaged art intermediary in Singapore. Some of the topics we covered include: Starting a socially engaged art intermediary in Singapore Crossing sectors, building projects: Working with the healthcare sector and the importance of supportive funding Opening up taboo topics through the arts Finding the right partners and convincing stakeholders Building in research into your process and program proposal What are some of the challenges and what kinds of structural changes could make it easier to do community-engaged work? Changing social frameworks and making career opportunities in the social arts sector accessible for youths Setting up funding that celebrates and honours collaboration Cross sector collaboration creates innovation; how to go about it Impact of cross sector projects Website: https://artswok.org Support ArtsWok: https://www.giving.sg/artswok_collaborative_limited End-of-life in the Malay-Muslim Community Research Report: https://artswok.org/library/end-of-life-malay-muslim-community/
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    59 mins
  • Complicité connection and belonging with Massive Theatre
    Feb 1 2023
    Samantha Scott is the founder of Massive Theatre Company based in New Zealand. Their work comes from real stories, reflecting the rich diversity of Aotearoa. Through access to free workshops and ongoing mentoring/training, emerging artists are able to become a part of the company from age fourteen and stay with them throughout their professional career. Massive is a pathway, a whānau and a way to create excellent theatre. In this episode, we talked about the recent flood in Auckland, the Massive Company’s Kaupapa (way of being) and finding yours, questioning our way of life in an environmental crisis, How to find sustenance? Where are you most effective and sustained? https://www.massivecompany.co.nz
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    1 hr