Blow creative arts festival: programme highlights

ATTN: NEWS PLANNERS & REPORTERS COVERING THE ARTS, DESIGN, FASHION, PASIFIKA AND WELLINGTON EVENTS

The programme for the 6th annual Blow Creative Arts Festival is now available online at www.blowfestival.co.nz

The festival runs 10-24 November in Wellington, with an associated design exhibition in downtown Auckland 16-25 November. Events include the Massey Fashion Show, screening of innovative mobile-phone films, and exhibition of work by leading Pasifika artists.

There are a limited number of places available at some events, especially the Massey Fashion Show. To obtain a media pass, please contact Michele Hollis on 021 669 512 or m.hollis1@massey.ac.nz

FOR FULL DETAILS, PLEASE SEE MEDIA RELEASE ATTACHED OR VISIT THE WEBSITE.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME:
•       Exposure Opening Night: about 1,000 invited guests see the festival opened in style, surrounded by awe-inspiring art and design by graduating students. Exposure will be open throughout the festival in Wellington. Design Exposure, featuring transport, industrial and graphic design, runs in downtown Auckland, Friday 16 November to Sunday 25 November, at Silo Park (Jellicoe St, Wynyard Quarter).

•       Pasifika exhibition: Pasifika artists John Pule, Janet Lilo and Siliga Setoga show work from their residencies at the College of Creative Arts this year.

•       David Kester public lecture: the former Chief Executive of the British Design Council talks about design’s power to transform.

•       Blast 2012, in association with Semi-Permanent: a week-long design innovation seminar, including workshops with award-winning Italian graphic designer Astrid Stavro and London-based interactive designer Joel Gethin Lewis of Hellicar & Lewis.

•       Aspiring – John Drawbridge Scholarship Trust fundraiser: a unique charity event to support young designers. The evening features a screening of the documentary Aspiring, and celebration of its all-star team. Includes an auction of artworks by Brian Brake and John Drawbridge.

•       Massey Fashion Show: the next big names in New Zealand fashion send their garments down the catwalk. Professionally choreographed, this is one of the glamour events of the festival.

•       NZ School of Dance 45th Graduation Season: young dancers of extraordinary talent present the best of classical ballet and contemporary dance.

•       Mobile Innovation symposium and film screening: filmmakers, artists, designers, researchers, mobile phone users and industrial professionals debate the creative potential of wireless, mobile and ubiquitous technologies. Includes the free International Mobile Innovation Screening at the Film Archive.