The Blumhardt Foundation, Creative New Zealand and TheNewDowse are calling for applications for the 2008 Blumhardt Foundation / Creative NZ Curatorial Intern.

Two New Zealand artists - Judy Millar from Auckland and Francis Upritchard from Christchurch - will represent New Zealand in a six month exhibition at the 2009 Venice Biennale - widely recognised as the most significant event on the international visual arts calendar.

The Michael King Writers' Centre is calling for applications for two six-week writers' residencies based at the centre in the historic Signalman's House, Devonport, Auckland.

Dame Fiona Kidman has been awarded the $100,000 Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers' Fellowship to write three projects; a collection of short stories and two novellas exploring early writers in New Zealand.