The rural town of Gore has turned itself into a creative hub, writes Anna Hart.

The Rotorua Wearable Creations 'n Colour Awards transformed dozens of ordinary household items into works of fashionable art.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's operatic success was recognised tonight with the top Maori arts award.

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra makes beautiful music. But one musician, who fled the Soviet Union, has been forced out on flimsy grounds, while others question the APO's management style. Chris Barton reports..

A selection of sketches by Tim Burton, as part of an exhibition currently in residence at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne.

An exhibition of the life-work-so-far of director Tim Burton, is much more than a collection movie mementos, writes Megan Anderson.

First-time buyers looking to invest in art at an affordable price will have an opportunity to do so next month.

Held on the beautiful palm-fringed shores of Africa's third largest lake, this festival brings together international and African artists.

In the 1990s young British artists were outspoken and irreverent, flicking cigarettes behind them as they stumbled drunkenly out of must-attend functions. These days the cutting-edge are far more sophisticated, writes Hannah Duguid.

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James Lee Burke talks to Craig Sisterson about artistry in crime writing, speaking for those with no voice and the central issue of modern times.