News - Arts and Design

Pasifika Embrace Creative Workshops
December 21, 2017

EIT’s ideaschool hosted a three-day Creative New Zealand series of workshops run by Tautai Horizons Trust for high school students interested in the creative arts and of Pasifika...

New Head for ideaschool
December 12, 2017

Shortly before retiring as head of ideaschool, Chris Verburg introduced Professor Matthew Marshall to the team he will leading going into the New Year. A classical guitarist, Matthew has...

A ‘Grandmaster’ in Art
November 29, 2017

Having recently completed Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design studies at EIT’s ideaschool, Julienne Dickey is to embark on a third master’s degree next year – at the age of 68. Being...

Raewyn Tauira Paterson
November 22, 2017

Raewyn Tauira Paterson is an artist whose work explores our relationship with the environment and ecology.  The platform for this research is whanaungatanga, whakapapa and identity (Tuhoe and...

New Head for Ideaschool
November 1, 2017

Shortly before retiring as head of ideaschool, Chris Verburg introduced Professor Matthew Marshall to the team he will be leading when he takes up the EIT position early in December. A...

Focused teens the business people of tomorrow
November 1, 2017

Some of the most successful business ideas are relatively simple – but to succeed they need to be carried out exceptionally well. That philosophy was employed by the winners of this year’s...

Double Success for Napier Art Student
October 25, 2017

EIT student Dan Cunliffe is a double finalist in the prestigious ECC New Zealand Student Craft/Design Awards.  One of 11 finalists in the national competition, the final-year Bachelor of...

EIT Educated Designers at Fashion Week
September 12, 2017

Three EIT fashion graduates will be showcasing collections at New Zealand Fashion Week – a launching pad for designers seeking to grow their business and promote their brands. Kirsha...

Students Shape Up Fashion Careers
August 22, 2017

Misty Ratima and Wenerei Thompson are talented designers building fashion careers grounded in their learning at EIT. As the supreme winner of the indigenous Māori design competition...

Ideaschool Student Relishing Industry Experience
August 8, 2017

With sound pulsing through her veins, EIT student Julia Morris is eagerly anticipating an ‘industry intensive’ experience at the renowned Park Road Post Production studios in...