We caught up with our resident Queen of books, Verb Wellington Co-Director, Claire Mabey.

We were delighted to catch up with curator, writer and public programmer Emma Ng, who curated Into the Open for the 2020 New Zealand Festival of the Arts, for a look into the Visual Arts under lockdown: trends, wins and inspirations.

Festival friend and Patron Howard Greive shares with us his top three 2020 Festival experiences. We’d love to hear your feedback too and will be sending out a short survey soon for your reflections.

From a full digital recording of 2020 Festival favourite Släpstick to an essay on the music of Aldous Harding and a virtual tour of Tate Modern, take a look at some of the best arts on offer online this weekend.

NZ-born, US-based Economist Kinley Salmon shares his Reading Life

Q&A with Netherlands Chamber Choir conductor Peter Dijkstra

Ōkāreka choreographer Taiaroa Royal shares the kaupapa behind his new dance work Hōkioi me te Vwōhali

Cherie Jacobson, Director of Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, tells us her picks for the 2020 Writers Programme.