Massey lecturers selected for Auckland artist residency
Source: Massey University Eugene Hansen and Jenny Gillam, senior lecturers at the School of Art. (photo supplied). School of Art lecturers and mixed-media artists Jenny Gillam and Eugene Hansen have been selected for the 2019 Auckland Council Artist in Residence programme in Whatipū, Auckland. The artists will work collaboratively on artwork inspired by Whatipū’s Te […]
Read More →Massey University celebrates New Zealand Music Month with a little Something Something
Source: Massey University Josie Moon, one of the artists playing at an upcoming concert curated by Something Something. Massey University’s College of Creative Arts in Wellington will host a series of student-led events to celebrate local music for New Zealand Music Month. The theme of this year’s music month is “Discover Live”, and Wellington audiences […]
Read More →Massey University student wins international Olympic design competition
Source: Massey University Zakea Page’s winning medal design, Beauty in Diversity (photo supplied). Zakea Page (photo supplied). Massey University student Zakea Page has won the International Olympic Committee’s medal design competition for the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne 2020. Massey University student Zakea Page has won the International Olympic Committee’s medal design competition for the […]
Read More →College of Creative Arts staff contribute to National Erebus Memorial design
Source: Massey University An artist’s impression of Te Paerangi Ataata – Sky Song. One of the 257 stainless steel snowflakes. Senior lecturer, designer and artist Jason O’Hara and senior lecturer and musician Warren Maxwell are a part of a team whose design has been selected for the National Erebus Memorial. Te Paerangi Ataata – Sky Song by Wellington […]
Read More →Designs on China thanks to PM Asia scholarship
Source: Massey University Visual Communication Design student Sophie Douglas (second from left) with Massey and AUT students in Hong Kong. Internships with companies in Mainland China’s massive fashion and clothing industry have given Massey University design students some fascinating insights into cultural aspects of the business, thanks to a Prime Minister’s Scholarship to Asia. Four […]
Read More →Textile designer goes global with award win
Source: Massey University A selection of Lucy Polson’s award-winning textile design work Lucy Polson holds aloft the Veronica BellTrophy in celebration of her win of the2018 Society of Dyers and ColouristsInternational Design Competition Fourth-year textile design student Lucy Polson has ended her year on an international high by winning the top prize in a global […]
Read More →PM’s Christmas Card Exhibition on campus
Source: Massey University A small selection of the Christmas cards sent to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern which will be exhibited at the College of Creative Arts on Massey University’s Wellington campus from Wednesday. Deck the halls! Massey University’s College of Creative Arts in Wellington is hosting the exhibition of Christmas cards designed by children throughout […]
Read More →Opinion: World War I memories made of this
Source: Massey University The New Zealand War Memorial at Le Quesnoy. Places like this town in northern France have additional resonance for New Zealanders following a four-year centenary commememoration programme about World War I By Professor Kingsley Baird As the centenary of the First World War draws to an end it is appropriate to reflect […]
Read More →Massey projects receive $7.45m from Marsden Fund
Source: Massey University (Clockwise) Professor Geoff Jameson, Professor Bill Williams, Dr Jennifer Tate, Dr Heather Hendrickson, Associate Professor Chris Wilkins, and Distinguished Professor Gaven Martin. Massey researchers have received more than $7.45 million from the Royal Society Te Apārangi annual Marsden Fund for 15 projects. The 15 successful Marsden grants – made up of nine ‘fast-start’ grants for new […]
Read More →Swarmstorm design to benefit beekeepers
Source: Massey University Industrial design student Liam Brankin demonstrates how his Swarmstorm backpack would work recollecting bee swarms The 22 year-old has devised a prototype backpack he calls the Swarmstorm that uses a suction hose, similar to a household vacuum cleaner, to suck and capture bees into a cardboard container before they are transferred to […]
Read More →Toogood band headlines VNZMA Artisan Awards
Source: Massey University Musician Jon Toogood, who has just completed a Master of Fine Arts with Massey University’s School of Music and Creative Media Production, which is hosting the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards’ Artisan Awards on November 5. Toogood’s band The Adults performs at the event. Musician Jon Toogood’s The Adults are the headline […]
Read More →VNZMA Artisan Awards to be hosted in Wellington
Source: Massey University From left to right, chief executive of Recorded Music NZ, Damian Vaughan, chief executive of the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency Lance Walker and Massey University’s head of the School of Music and Creative Media Production, Associate Professor Andre Ktori inside the venue for the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards’ Artisan Awards […]
Read More →WearableArt walking trail will surprise and delight
Source: Massey University Spatial design students Sophie Harkness and Hannah Cundy and textile design student Kim Dychinco with the exhibit Voyage to Revolution, which features lace balls suspended from above the installation As part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, WOW enlisted the help of spatial and textile design students from Massey University’s College of Creative […]
Read More →Sustainable designs among the Best
Source: Massey University Projects ranging from an emergency water filtration system to an online political youth engagement web tool, a multi-use courier bag and a reusable nappy service were among the Massey University winners at the Best Design Awards. The online interactive youth engagement tool On the Fence The reusable tote bag called Carrie Promotional […]
Read More →Saddle design wins James Dyson Award
Source: Massey University James Dyson award winner and Massey University industrial design graduate Holly Wright with her therapeutic equestrian saddle for disabled riders. Industrial design graduate Holly Wright’s specialised saddle for disabled riders has won the top prize in the New Zealand section of the 2018 James Dyson Award. She is only the second woman […]
Read More →Latin America & Spain Film Festival on campus
Source: Massey University The Wellington section of the Latin America & Spain Film Festival is being screened nightly at Massey’s Wellington campus from September 5-13 Movies from 11 Latin American countries and Spain will screen at Massey’s Wellington campus as part of an annual showcase of cinema from the region. Starting tomorrow, The College of […]
Read More →Teenage designer shows at NZ Fashion Week
Source: Massey University Second-year fashion design student Havilah Koledoye puts the finishing touches to one piece of her collection to be shown at New Zealand Fashion Week. Second-year fashion design student Havilah Koledoye’s talent and past experience helping out behind the scenes at New Zealand Fashion Week has earned her a spot at the event’s […]
Read More →Master’s research a labour of love for Shihad frontman
Source: Massey University Lead singer for Shihad and The Adults Jon Toogood, who is studing via distance for a master’s degree with the School of Music and Creative Media Prodcution at Massey’s University’s Wellington campus. Musician Jon Toogood’s master’s thesis was not just a musical marriage of with his tutors from Massey’s College of Creative […]
Read More →Creative insights offered at inaugural professorial lecture
Source: Massey University Sir Richard Taylor speaks to a capacity audience at his inaugural professorial lecture at Massey University’s Wellington campus Fronting a never-ending show reel of work from Weta Workshop, SirRichard entertains the audience Practical effects designer Sir Richard Taylor last night shared some of the secrets of his success with a capacity audience […]
Read More →Weta Workshop co-founder to lecture on collaboration and creativity
Source: Massey University College of Creative Arts Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Claire Robinson congratulates Sir Richard Taylor on his appointment as an honorary professor at the time of the announcement in June. Sir Richard presents his inaugural professorial lecture to a sold-out audience at the Wellington campus tonight. Practical effects designer Sir Richard Taylor, who in […]
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