<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Arts Foundation - Latest News</title><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz</link><description>The latest news from The Arts Foundation.</description><language>en</language><item><title>'Taking Stock' </title><description>Eve Armstrong wants your trash!.  She is collecting clear plastics for a new sculpture as part of a Wellington-based project called 'Letting Space'. The project commissions NZ artists to create art works in vacant commercial space.</description><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz/news.php?news_id=226</link></item><item><title>Vodafone NZ Music Awards</title><description>Laureates John Psathas and Simon O'Neill have reached the final four, selected for the Best Classical Album, at this year's Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards</description><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz/news.php?news_id=225</link></item><item><title>Melbourne International Film Festival favourite film</title><description>The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced Taika Waititi's 'Boy' as this year’s favourite film, as voted by the audience.</description><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz/news.php?news_id=223</link></item><item><title>John Drawbridge Memorial Trust</title><description>The John Drawbridge Memorial Trust is giving secondary schools a copy of the book 'John Drawbridge'  and the DVD 'Aspiring' as a gift.</description><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz/news.php?news_id=224</link></item><item><title>Jette Parker Young Artists Programme</title><description>Soprano Madeleine Pierard takes up her place on the Royal Opera House's Jette Parker Young Artists Programme.</description><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz/news.php?news_id=222</link></item><item><title>Philanthropy in the USA - Four</title><description>Simon Bowden posts his last set of video logs from the United States.</description><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz/news.php?news_id=221</link></item><item><title>Accelerated Geographies</title><description>A major survey exhibition by Alex Monteith will take over the entire Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in September.  The  exhibition features ambitiously-scaled video installations</description><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz/news.php?news_id=220</link></item><item><title>Qantas Film and TV Awards </title><description>Nominees are out for the Qantas Film and Television Awards.   The top four listings include work by Arts Foundation Icons, Laureates and New Generation Award artists</description><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz/news.php?news_id=217</link></item><item><title>Philanthropy in the USA - Three</title><description>Simon Bowden checks in from the USA with his New York report. </description><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz/news.php?news_id=218</link></item><item><title>Dragon Heads SIlk Road artist project</title><description>Phil Dadson is  currently one 26 artists, from 14 countries, participating in the Nine Dragon Head programme.  Phil is following this with a personal project into inner Mongolia.</description><link>http://www.thearts.co.nz/news.php?news_id=219</link></item></channel></rss>