As 2020 draws to a close, we want to take this opportunity to celebrate the six fabulous musicians who took up the annual Ockham Collective residency this year.
2020 in review
Despite the challenges the year presented, the Ockham Collective made several strides forward in 2020.
Amanda Palmer surprises ukulele group
The day after entrancing her Auckland audience at the final night of her much-delayed world tour, US punk-cabaret-singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer took part in much humbler but no less appreciated gig.
TEEKS on tour with the Black Quartet
December sees Okham Collective resident Joe Harrop hitting the road with the Black Quartet, accompanying soulful singer/songwriter TEEKS (Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi) on his sold-out The Invitation Tour.
Ethno NZ comes to Hypatia
We're pleased as punch to be welcoming Ethno New Zealand to our Hypatia creative precinct for a music workshop on Saturday, 14 November.
Adrienne Wong: Finding Home
The Ockham Collective is delighted to welcome our first pop-up exhibition to our creative precinct at Modal. Titled Finding Home, it showcases the work of visual artist Adrienne Wong.
Gigs galore!
The recent change of COVID-19 alert levels means that our Ockham Collective residents can get back to what they enjoy doing the most: playing live.
Chasing Spirits to Floating Islands
October sees Kingsley Spargo returning to the stage for a headline gig in Tauranga, followed by a rekindling of his association with national treasure, author Witi Ihimaera, in arts festival performances in Hastings and Christchurch.
Entries open for Ockham NZ Book Awards
Could you be the next Becky Manawatu, Helen Rickerby or Shayne Carter? If you published a memorable work this year – and you’re a New Zealander or NZ resident, and meet the fiction, non-fiction or poetry criteria – then get your entry in to the Ockham NZ Book Awards 2021.
Going to the next level
Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau is now at COVID-19 response level 2.5 – which means that we're able to welcome our Ockham Collective residents, their students and our guests back to our three creative precincts. So what does this mean for our music lessons and workshops?
Fiddling up a Scottish storm
The rollicking sounds of the Scottish fiddle filled the Hypatia creative precinct on Saturday 8 August, with the first of a series of monthly workshops targeted at children aged between eight and 14 years old, under the tutelage of Ockham Collective resident Emily Roughton.
Getting in the Mood at Modal
Hundreds of people took advantage of the open days held over the first weekend of August to check out Ockham Residential's striking new building Modal. For the Ockham Collective Residents, it was a chance to get together, jam, and to check out the latest precinct at their disposal.