We're never beyond bragging about the achievements of our OC alumni and this month there's a lot to brag about. David Ward's fingers star in The Power of the Dog, Jessie Booth has a new single out with band Ekko Park, and Kingsley Spargo is playing Kumeu Live.
We're incredibly pleased to introduce you to the very talented people who will be joining the Collective this year. Amongst their storied ranks are an author who has won Aotearoa's top fiction prize and a singer with three consecutive number-one singles under her belt.
If you’ve ever wanted to pick up an instrument or revisit long latent skills, get in touch.
This might be a controversial thing to say, given the last five months, but 2021 wasn't all bad. Despite - and in some cases because of - the disruptions from August onwards, our OC21 creatives achieved some amazing things. Here are some that we're most proud of.
We're not sure when we'll be able to return to 'normal' but when we do, we'll be in touch with rescheduled dates for all of our cancelled events.
If you've ever wondered about applying for an Ockham Collective residency, now is the time to get in touch.
NB: due to the current level 4 lockdown this tour has been cancelled.
[NB: due to the current level 4 lockdown this event is postponed. We will keep you posted with revised details as soon as we have them to hand.]
Our "Ockham Collective presents..." salon series at Freida Margolis wine bar in Grey Lynn continues on Sunday 22 August with another of our own – the Ockham Collective's banjo bandit David Ward and his band Shindig! Expect a night of old-time folk, blues and country tunes.
[NB: due to the current level 4 lockdown this event is postponed. We will keep you posted with revised details as soon as we have them to hand.]
Aotearoa's 11th poet laureate, the captivating Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh, is one of this year's Ockham Collective residents – and she's hosting a very special free workshop at our Hypatia creative precinct on the evening of Friday 27 August to celebrate National Poetry Day.
For the fourth installment of our hugely popular salon series at Freida Margolis wine bar in Grey Lynn, the Ockham Collective proudly presents Gitbox Rebellion. This one is very close to our hearts, featuring as it does Ockham Collective residents Kim Halliday and Sonia Wilson.
The largest of the Ockham Collective's three beautiful creative precincts is the plant-filled corner suite of the Hypatia apartment building in Grafton. This June, there's a bumper programme of interesting things on, so click on the links in the story to find out more.
We're very excited to have OC resident Hanna Wiskari kicking off her first Transglobal Music Session at Hypatia on Saturday 15 May. It's a place to learn music from around the world, to share your own traditions and to collaborate.
On Saturday 22 May the Ockham Collective presents Ha the Unclear at Freida Margolis bar — the third installment in our curated salon series.
Aotearoa literature's night of nights is fast approaching. Join us at the Aotea Centre's Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre on Wednesday 12 May to witness the winners of the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards being announced.
With our 2021 residency programme now in full flight, we've got a crop of new workshops on offer at our creative precincts. This is the perfect opportunity to tap into your creativity and try something completely new.
We're working with Freida Margolis bar in Grey Lynn to put together a very special salon series, showcasing top-notch artists in wonderfully intimate surroundings. Join us on Saturday 10 April for a night of 'Latin mariachi soul' with Mireya Ramos and her band.
At the Ockham Collective, our annual residency programme is the heart and soul of what we do. This year’s residents are 11 highly talented people working in the fields of music, the visual arts, literature and education.
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.
Despite the challenges the year presented, the Ockham Collective made several strides forward in 2020.
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.
