Coming Up: Matariki Focus
Matariki – the auspicious time of new beginnings in Aotearoa-New Zealand. This year Matariki has…
Browsing: Rotorua
uPflash: Hybrid Blues update
Tauranga-based original music band Hybrid Blues can be found over in Rotorua this Queen’s Birthday…
Coming Up: spoilt for choice around the Bay
There’s so much on around the Bay of Plenty this weekend – you’ll be spoilt…
Steve Chadwick: politician
Steve Chadwick is someone you’d always notice. She stands out whether it’s talking to public…
Contemporary Maori Sculpture: Kemp and Nathan
The hinterland of Rotorua is home to two sculptors who are creating unique cultural environments.…
You saw it here…..ARTbop Coming Up May 2017
I’ve chosen magenta today – its cold and grey outside in Tauranga and the Western…
Paradox Street Art Festival – the OiYOU! Exhibition will thrill all
When people think of street art, the name synonymous with the movement is “Banksy” –…
Marching into March around the Bay of Plenty
It’s been a rather indifferent summer this 2016-2017 – hot one minute, cold the next.…
Greg Taylor artist: “Many Daughters” exhibition
ARTbop’s: Lee Switzer spoke to Greg Taylor the day before the opening of his January…
Deborah Forkert artist at the Cottleston
The work of mixed media and textile artist Deborah Forkert is showing at Cottleston Gallery,…