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Sugar Loafing Arts Cast
by Mikaela Nyman
Sugar Loafing Arts Cast showcases the diversity of arts in Taranaki and beyond. Hosted by Mikaela Nyman
Episodes
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Teresa Peters
Contemporary ceramicist Teresa Peters' acclaimed work exists as solid clay objects and in digital video form. In 2021 she won the Portage Ceramic Awards and was a finalist in 2022. Here, Teresa talks about her work TIME CRYSTAL.
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Roger Morris AKA Remo
Join host Mikaela Nyman for a conversation with Roger Morris, AKA Remo. Remo's art is often political in nature, communicating what’s happening in the world. His dynamic woodcut prints are on a magnificent scale.
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Marilyn Rea-Menzies
Join host Mikaela Nyman as she chats to Rea-Menzies, who is an amazing tapestry, painting, drawing and mixed-media artist.
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Mulga Bore Hard Rock Band
Join Mikaela Nyman as she talks with Pesala Brown (Debbie Pearce) from Taranaki, who is a Teaching Principal at the Mulga Bore School. Seven indigenous students from Mulga Bore School in the rural Northern Territory formed a rock band to audition for a competition. Months later they were opening...
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Talei Mangioni
Youngsolwara activist and researcher Talei Mangioni talks about the history of the Pacific grassroots movements for a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific and its relevance today.
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Sukena Shah
Sukena Shah was awarded the George Mason Visual Arts Scholarship in 2022 for ‘To be a Brown Woman', a stunning painting that was part of her Year 13 art portfolio at New Plymouth Girls High School. Drawing on her Pakistani heritage, Sukena's art offers a critical examination of the experience of...
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John McLean and Chris McLean
This week’s show is a tribute to Chris McLean and the late John McLean’s artistic legacies, to lives well lived and ongoing creative exploration. The interviews first aired on Access Radio Taranaki on ‘Hit the Trail’ in Sept 2022.
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Liv Sisson
Liv Sisson is a fungi expert, forager, and storyteller whose love of nature’s tiniest marvels began in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Liv was one of the OMV Steamlab speakers at WOMAD this year.
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Erica Sklenars
Artist and designer Erica Sklenars (a.k.a. Lady Lazer Light) from New Plymouth works globally across the fields of mixed reality, video art, installation, performance and intervention with sound artists and musicians.
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Emily King
Mikaela caught up with Taranaki-born food systems expert and author Emily King at WOMAD. Emily grew up on a Taranaki dairy farm, where her deep connection to the land sparked a passion for food as a catalyst for change. Featuring music by this year’s WOMAD artists.
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Ana Carla Maza
Mikaela caught up with talented Cuban Cellist Ana Carla Maza at WOMAD. Featuring music by Ana Carla Maza and her father, Carlos Maza, also known by his Mapuche name Newen Tahiel.
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Marilyn Garson
Stitching Solidarity - artists express solidarity with Palestine. An interview with Marilyn Garson.
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Lauren Keenan
Mikaela caught up with author Lauren Keenan at WOMAD. Lauren is the NZ Booklover Awards 2025 winner of adult fiction with her historical novel set in Taranaki. Featuring music by this year’s WOMAD artists.
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WOMAD Poetry Slam
WOMAD Poetry Slam 2025, featuring poetry slam judge, Leah Dodd, and local contenders, Theya Ashman and Holly Shanahan (this year’s winner), preparing for the big event. All three are from Taranaki. Plus, music by this year’s WOMAD artists.
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Tony Brooks
A community arts radio show that takes on the belief that the arts are exclusive, hosted by Mikaela Nyman.
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Margaret Scott
Mikaela caught up with Margaret Scott when she was the February artist at Janes Gallery in New Plymouth. Featuring music by Margaret’s talented daughter MC Tali.
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Laura Feller
Architect-turned-illustrator Laura Feller shares her time between Oakura in Taranaki and Graz in Austria.
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Gaenor Brown
Gaenor Brown is into theatre and drama education research that explores social change, personal and community development.
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Lester Ransfield
This month, the ARTSpace features contemporary Māori visual art designer Lester Ransfield, whose art is inspired by both Māori and European influences.
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WOMAD 2024 Poetry Slam Revisited
Join Mikaela as she revisits last year's WOMAD Poetry Slam. Callout to all poets - this could be you!
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Scott Wilson: Urban Sketchers Taranaki
Talented urban sketcher Scott Wilson has a knack for capturing the city’s hustle and bustle. Did you know Urban Sketchers Taranaki is part of a growing global movement? Scott joins Mikaela for an inspiring kōrero with lots of good tips and ideas!
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Ailie Snow
The sea and the beach inspire Ailie Snow’s art that incorporates found materials. Ailie is part of ‘The Beach’ summer exhibition at from Out of the Blue studio gallery in Opunake until 10 February.
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David Rogers
Interview with David Rogers, artist at the Gover Street Art Gallery
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Trina (Mad Alice) Batten
This month's ARTspace is filled to the hilt with Alice Batten's vibrant and thought-provoking art
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Nathan and Destine Hull
Mikaela talks with Taranaki metal sculptors, Nathan and Destine Hull
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Julia Chochola
Abstract artist Julia Chochola works on large scale canvases but started out as an abstract tattooist in Prague. Now she’s opened her own art gallery in New Plymouth.
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Amy Sao Tui - Lalaga
Taranaki artist Amy Sao Tui combines wood and wool in her art that honours her Samoan ancestry. Check out Amy’s work and the spectacular tapa we discuss at the Lalaga: Le Hui Fono exhibition at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.
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TRANSformation
Rainbow Youth have taken over the ARTSpace with TRANSformation, a group exhibition, this month! Benson, Nyrah, Evie and Wes talk art, Trans Week of Awareness, and the connection between life and art.
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Simone Montgomery - Milliner
Mikaela talks hats and designs with fabulous textile artist, milliner and fashion designer Simone Montgomery from Port Chalmers.
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Robyn Jacob - Mosaic Artist
It’s all about mosaic, busts and guitars with Taranaki artist Robyn Jacob this week on Sugar Loafing Arts Cast
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Mikaela Nyman on Write Spot
Why creative residencies are important, and the question “Have you done what you planned to do?” is less interesting. Jeff Harford of OAR FM’s Write Spot puts Robert Burns Fellow Mikaela Nyman on the spot.
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Amy Brennan
Mikaela talks to ceramic artist Amy Brennan, whose quirky soulful figurines invite the viewer into Amy’s enchanted world. Amy is also one of the artists on the Taranaki Arts Trail this year.
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Derek Hughes
Taranaki photographer Derek Hughes talks about his life-long passion, art and craft.
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Dave 'Tex' Smith
Digital artist and story-teller Dave 'Tex' Smith is exhibiting his portraits in the ARTSpace in the Top Town Cinema mall in October.
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Adam Portraiture Award; Artists Speak
An artists’ talk with Adam Portraiture Award 2024 finalists Jana Branca and Maryanne Shearman, both live in Taranaki. Maryanne Shearman is this year’s winner with ‘Tuhi-Ao’.
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Improv Taranaki
This week we take a deep dive into improv theatre with Phill Spear, founder of Improv Taranaki, in conversation with Toni Marie Smith, Hannah Taylor and Josh Gross.
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Holly Fletcher
Holly Fletcher is the head librarian at Dunedin Athenaeum & Mechanic’s Institute, one of the oldest private libraries still in use. A book lover and a published poet, Holly discovered at a mature age that she was dyslexic.
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Lesa Hepburn
Lesa Hepburn is a multi-disciplinary artist who uses botanical fibres, plants and recycled materials in her sustainable, low impact arts practice for her 2D and 3D works, installations and prints.
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Wendy Lawrence
“Sense Art is like painting a picture with words,” says Wendy Lawrence, who believes in accessibility to art for all. Wendy guides free Sense Art Tours at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre for visitors with hearing or vision impairments.
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Rick and Rhiannon Wood
Pottery is the passion of father-daughter team Rick and Rhiannon Wood. Rhiannon just won the Supreme Award in the New Plymouth Potters annual exhibition.
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Ellie Field
Glass artist Ellie Field’s architectural scale work has been shown with Britain’s top glass artists and commissioned for Singapore airport. Now she’s finding her way back to glass art at a smaller scale.
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Virginia Winder
A conversation about art, creativity, writing, WOMAD poetry slam, and this year’s Taranaki garden trail offerings with freelance writer Virginia Winder.
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Lola Elvy
Lola Elvy is a talented young musician and singer-songwriter studying maths and composition. She’s also the founding editor of the online journal ‘fingers comma toes’ for children and young adults
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Karen Rubado
Weaver and sculptor Karen Rubado is back at from out of the blue studio gallery in Ōpunake with a solo show ‘Unraveling Certainties’ from 18 July to 26 August.
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Erica Sklenars
Artist and designer Erica Sklenars (a.k.a. Lady Lazer Light) from New Plymouth works globally across the fields of mixed reality, video art, installation, performance and intervention with sound artists and musicians.
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Festival of Flash Creative Non-fiction
A taste of Festival of Flash 2024! In the lead-up to National Flash Fiction Day New Zealand on 22 June, Mikaela chaired a panel with writers/artists Renee Liang, Siobhan Harvey, Michelle Elvy, Claire Beynon and Bill Nelson on ‘Creative (non)fiction: In search of the truth?’
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Tom Sainsbury
Mikaela caught up with actor, comedian and film-maker Tom Sainsbury at WOMAD. Tom’s darkly comic plays have been staged in New Zealand, Australia, UK, USA, France and Greece. We talk about his funny social media videos, the Goodbye Pork Pie remake, and whether he feels the pressure to always be...
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Norine Ford-Dixon
Norine Ford-Dixon is the ARTSpace artist in June and shares her love for wallpaper and collage in this episode. Check out her collages and the suitcase that was part of the ‘Abroad’ exhibition at Percy Thomson Gallery last year.
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Taranaki Zinefest
22 June is Taranaki Zinefest Day! 🤩 Alice Cowdrey and Wesley Milne tell you all you need to know about making & swapping zines and how to sign up for a workshop or a table at Zinefest!
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Caroline Barron
Mikaela caught up with author Caroline Barron at WOMAD. Find out what prompted Caroline to write her memoir Ripiro Beach and her novel The Golden Days. Lots of useful writing tips on offer too!
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