Episode 11 with Marcus Powell from Digital Natives Academy

04/11/22 • 36 min

Tara and Georgia sit down with Marcus from Rotorua's own Digital Natives Academy to talk about their mission to create a digitally literate Rotorua. They discuss the barriers to entry to the digital art world, as well as the benefits of using high-tech kit to teach tamariki who might be otherwise difficult to reach.

Get in touch with the Digital Natives Academy by heading to their facebook page, or popping in while you're in town! https://www.facebook.com/DigitalNativesAcademy

Get in touch with the Digital Natives Academy by heading to their facebook page, or popping in while you're in town! https://www.facebook.com/DigitalNativesAcademy

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Episode 10 with Trojan-John (Laughing in Bedlam)

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]

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Episode 12 with Iain Fraser and Ann Somerville

Georgia and Tara are joined in the village by Iain Fraser (virtually) and Ann Somerville (in studio) to talk about the upcoming W. Stanley Wallis exhibition: "Enjoyment of the Search".

In this episode Iain Fraser tells us the reasons he funded the renovation and renaming of Studio One (now the Wallis Gallery), and talks about the life and work of his Grandfather, W. Stanley Wallis. As well as this, Rotorua Museum's Ann Somerville reminisces about Wallis' daughter (Iain's mother), Rotorua icon, Ynys Fraser.

"Enjoyment of the Search" opens on the 6th of May and runs until the 28th of May.

You can find out more about the exhibition here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/276379284703427