The life and work of William Shakespeare will be celebrated in a series of events taking place in 110 countries next year on the 400th anniversary of the writer's death.

"Memorials became increasingly ignored and forgotten objects, presences in the landscapes that were taken for granted and just passed by. It is this period of slow loss of community consciousness that Aberhart's photographs capture so superbly." - Jock Phillips, Anzac: Photographs by Laurence Aberhart

Karlheinz Company's Composing Now concert opened dramatically.

Surging values for postwar and contemporary works are inspiring dealers and collectors to rediscover artists long overlooked.

A painting by one of the country's most acclaimed artists has been sold to a private collector in Auckland.

Duirng the lead up to summer, women are expected to wax, primp and polish their bodies to beach-ready perfection - a set of beauty standards that photographer Jessica Ledwidch finds 'absurd'.

As a former leader of the free world George W Bush had significantly greater access to world leaders than other budding artists. Which is why his art is so, er, surprising.

In her surreal photo series, Monstrous Feminine, the Melbourne-based artist, Jessica Ledwich, aims to show the number of ways women are conditioned to treat themselves, often using physical harm or pain, in order to appear 'beautiful'.

Indian Ink Theatre's Jacob Rajan returns to Southern India and is thrilled by his company's historic first.

Jeremy Shirley is spray-painting a three-storey building in downtown Hamilton - and the city council couldn't be more pleased.

Kiwis who have excelled in the fashion, business and singing fields were the latest achievers to be made companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit today.

His 'medium' is coffee, his palette is espresso and steamed milk and his only tool is a cocktail skewer.