MrSteven Carr

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Member

Steve Carr’s video artwork Watermelon is a tense and mesmerising viewing experience. Here is an excerpt taken from the work. Carr explains his inspiration for the work and the process undertaken to create it.

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The judges, winners and artists from this year’s Awards and previous competitions directed a discussion on what it is like to participate in New Zealand’s longest surviving and largest annual art awards. This special discussion included a Q & A session and insights into how works are selected for the Awards. Highlighting from some of this year’s winners and what past winners have achieved during their residencies around the world.

Breakfast Show with Aaron Hawkins, "DPAG Artist", Radio One 91bfm, Dunwedin NZ, 31 Oct

Recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, which is an American scholarship program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists, and artists, founded by the United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. The award is for an outstanding mid-career or senior New Zealand visual artist. As part of this award, I undertook a ten-week residency at Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California.

MFA Artist Talk, Auckland University, Elam School of Art

BFA Artist Talk, Unitec, Auckland, NZ

Guest Critic, Unitec, Aucklnad, NZ

"What is Success?" Panel Discussion, Artist Alliance, Auckland, NZ

"Models for an Artist in Residence" Rm Gallery Panel Dicussion, Auckland, NZ

Seeded Season 2, Episode 16, "Steve Carr Interview", 95bfm, April 23

Standing Room Only, "Artists at Edidburgh", Radio New Zealand