Dear Arts Friends,
As many of you know, the Dominion Post has decided to axe Mark
Amery's weekly art column.
This is a blow to many of us. As well as smart, serious journalism
Mark's column was a lone voice for regular art criticism in
Wellington. Plus, those valuable column inches often gave a boost to
visitor numbers.
This afternoon I've written a letter to the Dominion Post editor
expressing my disappointment. I'd like to invite everyone on this
mailing list to do the same.
It's important to note that the end of Mark's column reflects a wider
trend towards reduced coverage for the arts in our beloved daily.
Despite Wellington being the 'arts capital of New Zealand' the Dom
says "the future of other contributors’ columns is also being
reviewed" and the Arts editor has "been directed to reduce the number
of columnists we use".
The address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Letters must include the
writer's full name, home address and daytime phone number and not
exceed 200 words.
Finally, thanks to Mark for flying the flag for the past five years.
We appreciate it.
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Mark Williams
Exhibitions/Project Developer
Nga Kaitiaki O Nga Taonga Whitiahua
The New Zealand Film Archive
PO Box 11449 Wellington
Aotearoa, New Zealand
ph +64 4 384 7647 ext 829
fax +64 4 382 9595
http://www.filmarchive.org.nz

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