Two theatre companies return from overseas with a deeper understanding of the world they inhabit, writes Dionne Christian.

After a notable career as a film-maker, director Vincent Ward has returned to his first love: painting. He tells Greg Dixon how he has made the transition and what it has to do with kickboxing and electric currents.

Jim Eagles visits the Whangarei Town Basin and discovers a thriving focal point for all sorts of crafts.

There are art treasures all around us in Auckland, if you know where to look, writes Joanna Mathers.

Kiwi artist Henry Hargreaves has stunned the New York art world with his series of photographs depicting 'Deep Fried Gadgets'.

Carol Smith gets carried away with the stage return of an old favourite.