When Barack Obama took office he committed to reading 10 letters a day from the 10,000 he received daily from the American people, becoming the first president to put such a deliberate focus on constituent corresponÂdence. âLate each afternoon, around…
Kuini Karanui speaks at the Turangawaewae: Sense of Place exhibition at Depot Artspace âGrassrootsâ is defined as âcommunity-engagedâ; grassroots are the people in and of a community, as contrasted with those at the top, âthe leadership or elite of a private or…
Arts and culture have taken a bad beating across the country this year. The following is a litany of losses, both imminent and already undertaken: The closure of the Elam Arts School and School of Architecture Libraries The dire under-funding…
Itâs no secret that our native flora and fauna are under threat of extinction. From the kauri to the dotterel the extent of loss to Aotearoa of living taonga is heart breaking. A report produced in 2017 by the…
Arts in Action envisions a society enriched by the values that influence decision making across all disciplines and forms of practice. Creative thinking is at the nub of social change because it offers alternative ways of viewing what is often…
The Depot Artspace ethos embraces the arts community in all its aspects and attributes. The arts have a universal voice with which all are able to speak. This month we have been honoured to host the artists of the Auckland…
On June 23 the Depot proudly hosted the opening of two exhibitions, each in its own way outstanding, moving and memorable, and together embodying the values the Depot aspires to represent in its own ethos and daily work…Read More…
Inspiring creative leadership has the capacity to transform a workplace, a community, a region or a country. The creative mind can provide new insight into ongoing issues that are continually plied with the same unsuccessful solutions. A few inspirational leaders…
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…
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 Bushâ famous âwatch my lipâŚno new taxesâ is such an example, never to be forgotten…
