The Arts Village People

Georgia and Tara is joined by local musician and educator Trojan-John (Laughing in Bedlam), to talk about performing, songwriting and collaborating with others to make good art. They also touch on Trojan's musical projects Laughing in Bedlam and the unique "Studio-like Sessions".

You can find Trojan and his project Laughing in Bedlam here:

https://www.facebook.com/laughinginbedlam/

https://www.instagram.com/laughinginbedlam

Studio-like Session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iHavO2ADwE

Community highlights:

Almost Autumn Music Performances - https://www.facebook.com/events/193825452966536

He Kete Kotahi - https://www.facebook.com/events/149934170650497/

Rotorua Museum Roof Tiles - contact [email protected]

Tara and Georgia are joined by Astrid Bunne Namdari (& her new baby!) to discuss the He Kete Kotahi exhibition (on now in every gallery in the Arts Village!). The exhibition is dedicated to Ábdu’l Bahá, the son of the Founder of the Bahá’í Faith to commemorate the centenary of his passing.

Our hosts also go through upcoming community highlights:

In the Clouds - A Flash of Inspiration Drop-in Session (Saturday March 12th at the Arts Village): https://fb.me/e/7i4Kt3LQX

From Zero to Hero: Digital Art Workshop (Saturday March 19th at the Digital Natives Academy): https://fb.me/e/1km29NkXz

Almost Autumn Music Performances (Saturday March 26th at the Arts Village): https://fb.me/e/1h8CPAisP

Georgia and Tara are reunited with former Director at the Arts Village, Mary-Beth Acres to discuss her arts practice, her new job in Christchurch, an incredible story about her lost cat, and of course memories of her time at the Village.

Follow Mary-Beth on Instagram and Facebook by following this link: https://linktr.ee/mbacres

Learn more about the Cantabrainers Choir here: https://www.cantabrainerschoir.nz

Find Arts Village Merch here: https://tav-merch.printmighty.co.nz

This episode is a recording of the artists' panel from the Open Studios Summer Residency Closing Showcase, recorded live in the Arts Village on 29/01/2022. Also in this first episode of 2022, Georgia and Tara catch us up with everything you've missed, and what's coming soon in the Village and on the podcast.

Warning: there is some mild explicit language during the panel.

Panel begins at 13:54

In this kōrero, Sheree is joined by Natascha Hartszuiker & John Skudder, who recently put together a collaborative exhibition in the Village inspired by Samuel Butler's 1872 novel, Erewhon.