If you find yourself mindlessly scrolling through Twitter or Facebook and seeing nothing but bad news, may we suggest the following local sites to bookmark.
The internationally recognised and award-winning website Arts and Letters Daily, founded in Christchurch, has been a mainstay of cultural matters since the late Denis Dutton, a professor of philosophy at Canterbury University co-founded the site in 1998
The site links to the best art criticism, book reviews, essays, political and other writing ideas across the web and the site secured Dutton a place among ‘the most influential media personalities in the world – as described by Time Magazine.
The University of Canterbury’s Erin Harrington hosts an informative and entertaining website, Flat City Field Notes, which looks at arts and culture in Ōtautahi.
https://flatcityfieldnotes.com/
The University of Canterbury’s College of Arts also has a dedicated blog with updates, news, views and events. The College of Arts is a broad college that incorporates everything from politics to fine arts and is a wealth of information.
You can check out the blog here:
https://artsupdate.canterbury.ac.nz/
And the Ara Music Arts page on Facebook has a wealth of information about concerts and live performances from staff, graduates and current students and there are also collections of music videos and recorded performances to view.
Sort Of – Helen Trappitt