Sugar Loafing Arts Cast

Host: Mikaela Nyman
Categories: Arts
Languages: English

Access Radio Taranaki
Produced By: Access Radio Taranaki 104.4FM
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Sugar Loafing Arts Cast showcases the diversity of arts in Taranaki and beyond. Host Mikaela Nyman interviews artists, creative makers, writers and curators, and delves into art ideas and mediums, discussing a wide range of themes, such as decolonisation in New Zealand and Pacific art and literature, how to find inspiration, and the beauty of collaboration with other creative souls across art disciplines. The fundamental idea of this podcast is to showcase arts and creativity and to inspire. Do you have a creative passion or want to share your ideas? Feel free to contact Mikaela on community@accessradiotaranaki.com Sugar Loafing Arts Cast is supported and sponsored by the Govett Brewster Art Gallery.

All Episodes

Marilyn Rea-Menzies

Published: 14/6/2025 11:00 a.m.

Join host Mikaela Nyman as she chats to Rea-Menzies, who is an amazing tapestry, painting, drawing and mixed-media artist.

Mulga Bore Hard Rock Band

Published: 07/6/2025 11:00 a.m.

Join Mikaela Nyman as she talks with Pesala Brown (Debbie Pearce) from Taranaki, who is a Teaching Principal at the Mulga Bore School. Seven indigenous students from Mulga Bore School in the rural Northern Territory formed a rock band to audition for a competition. Months later they were opening for KISS.

Talei Mangioni

Published: 31/5/2025 10:45 a.m.

Youngsolwara activist and researcher Talei Mangioni talks about the history of the Pacific grassroots movements for a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific and its relevance today.

Sukena Shah

Published: 25/5/2025 1:07 p.m.

Sukena Shah was awarded the George Mason Visual Arts Scholarship in 2022 for ‘To be a Brown Woman', a stunning painting that was part of her Year 13 art portfolio at New Plymouth Girls High School. Drawing on her Pakistani heritage, Sukena's art offers a critical examination of the experience of women in post-colonial South Asia through a young artist's eyes.

John McLean and Chris McLean

Published: 17/5/2025 2:39 p.m.

This week’s show is a tribute to Chris McLean and the late John McLean’s artistic legacies, to lives well lived and ongoing creative exploration. The interviews first aired on Access Radio Taranaki on ‘Hit the Trail’ in Sept 2022.