February 2011

www.culturalicons.co.nz

The Cultural Icons project formed the inspiration for developing Satellite as the New Zealand Vernacular Lounge.  The Vernacular Lounge is a living community space for presentations, exhibitions, happenings, recitals, screenings, concerts and performances which explore and develop our cultural vernacular.  It is also a place to acknowledge and celebrate those Cultural Icons who have shaped, and continue to shape, our arts and culture landscape.

The Depot is delighted to launch the Cultural Icons interviews and programmes on a purpose built site www.culturalicons.co.nz.  Designers Strategy Auckland grasped the significance of the Cultural Icons project and we are sure you will agree they have designed a site that is user-friendly and outstanding in its simplicity, allowing the content to take centre stage.

The Cultural Icons programme shares with you the stories, experiences, influences and lives of some of New Zealand's most important creative people.  It aims to educate, inspire and enrich your knowledge of New Zealand's creative culture.  It is a free resource and many of the interviews are available as downloads. 

A new programme will be released each week.  We hope you enjoy them!

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Programmes to date:

Geoff Chapple (writer, founder of Te Araroa)
The Underdogs - Archie Bowie & Louis Rawnsley (musicians & artists)
Shonagh Koea (writer)
Vincent O'Sullivan (writer, poet, editor)
Daughters of ARD Fairburn (poet) - Janis Fairburn & Dinah Holman
David Eggleton (poet, writer)
Graeme Lay  (writer, editor)
Ian Wedde (poet, writer, critic)
Chris Kraus (film-maker)
Kevin Ireland (poet, writer)
Dean Buchanan (artist and mountaineer)
Barry Brickell (potter, writer, railway enthusiast and environmentalist) TWO PART
Denys Trussell (musician, ecologist, biographer, poet)
Margaret Lawlor-Bartlett (artist, activist)
Martin Rumsby (curator, film-maker)
Bradford Haami (writer, producer, biographer)
Martin Edmond (writer, biographer) on Philip Clairmont