August was a great month at the Ockham Collective. We launched our new space at The Nix, hosted two wonderful nights for writers and took part in a new event which was a highlight of National Poetry Day.

Spring is here and we're already looking towards next year. If you've ever considered being part of the Ockham Collective (OC), now is the time to get in touch. As part of the 2023 Ockham Collective you'll have free use of our spaces where you can teach, host workshops, run group sessions, exhibit art, rehearse, plan and create.

The celestial sounds of the harp have been an essential element to the soundtrack of this year's Ockham Collective. If you’re inspired to learn, Harpistina (aka Ina Yoon) is offering a series of one-hour taster sessions around Tāmaki Makaurau this month. Musical knowledge isn't required, and harps are provided.

This month Objectspace gallery is spoiling our brains with three instalments of their popular Ockham Lecture series. First up, on Thursday 11 August, Korean-born Kiwi costume designer and multi-disciplinary artist Steven Junil Park will be talking on the subject of language through making.

We love books. That's why we wholeheartedly endorse the kaupapa of Kotahi Rau Pukapuka, an organisation committed to translating 100 books into te reo Māori. Last week we were thrilled to host them at our new space in The Nix, as they launched the seventh book in the series.

We're oh-so excited to announce that the Ockham Collective is taking over the ground floor of the brand new Ockham-constructed building, The Nix. This will be our third creative hub, adding to our existing spaces in the Tuatahi and Modal buildings in Mt Albert.

What would happen if were to pair Ockham Collective musicians with the poetry nominees from the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards? All will be revealed on National Poetry Day when our four poet-musician duos take to the stage at SOAP Dance Hall.

In 2021, the Ockham Collective's Jasmine Tuiā and Ashleigh Taupaki took part in a digital residency offered by the Übersee Museum Bremen. The What is your VVAI? exhibition, at Ōtara's Fresh Gallery, is part of their response.

The OC’s Steven Rapana leads the Auckland Central choir for the network of ensembles collectively known as All Together Now. There are no auditions, and the introductory session is free of charge. To attend, you'll need to register online.

We always love a good Ockham Collective collaboration, and June will see three of our stars align at Anita Arlov’s monthly Inside Out Open Mic for Writers night. This month's musical guest is Ruckus, featuring David Ward and Eamon Edmundson-Wells..

Later this month, OC alumni Hanna Wiskari is offering a very special Masterclass in Scandinavian Traditional Music. This one-day event will take place at the Ockham Collective's Modal precinct in Mt Albert on Saturday 28 May.

May is the month when Auckland's bibliophiles get to indulge their passion in public at the Ockham-sponsored New Zealand Book Awards. It's one of the partnerships of which we're most proud, and this year the association has gotten even closer, with Paula Morris on the OC.

For 10 years the irrepressible Anita Arlov has been running Inside Out Open Mic For Writers nights, and the Ockham Collective has been pleased to host them for the last two years. The next session kicks off at 6pm on Wednesday 11 May.

The first exhibition to evolve from the Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Cross-Crits group opened last week at ODDLY gallery and runs until 16 April. Ashleigh Taupaki and the OC’s Jasmine Tuiā curated the group show, which features the work of nine local artists.

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.