Curator Wendy Richdale is an expert at bringing people together to produce new, creative and engaging experiences. We talk to Wendy about Wintec's current exhibition and the role Ramp Gallery plays in art education at Wintec.
Sport has always been a dominating force in Lydia Tuaiti’s life. She says "sport has the power to bring change. The reason I chose to study sport was to support kids like me, to achieve and go as far with their sport as they want.”
Wintec School of Media Arts design student Mata McKay spoke up, took initiative and landed an exclusive overseas internship at Sydney based design studio, Formist.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Fieldays and Wintec is at the forefront in the celebrations. To commemorate the event, Wintec has published a 50-page exclusive magazine and Wintec students are onsite reporting live from Fieldays.
The Pacific nation of Kiribati is often described as the poster child of climate change, and as the tides continue rise on the people of Kiribati, a team from Wintec is working to upskill nurses to future-proof their careers.
A Wintec music student is working with traditional Māori music specialist Horomona Horo to create compositions where contemporary expression of taonga puoro (traditional Māori music) will become part of an app for the Matariki Interactive Waka Sculpture Project.
This year a Wintec student exhibition will celebrate Matariki from Wednesday 13 - 20 June. The students have created video, graphic design and garments inspired by the cultural traditions of Matariki.
Tokoroa’s young people came together last week to share their ideas on how to solve some of their town’s social problems with help from Wintec, local councils and South Waikato YMCA.
Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) has released its 2017 Annual Report, posting a group surplus of $2.2million.
Students and staff are working together on the development and design of Student Voice 24/7, a new feedback reporting system where students are responded to within a day.
Two local Hamilton bands will perform live for the seventh year in the popular River City Sound Sessions.
Hidden away in a former dairy factory in Matangi, a group of passionate film-makers, are working on Blink, a short film by writer-director Paige Larianova and producer Chris Williams. They are part of Hamilton’s vibrant film community and many of the crew, including the producer and director are Wintec staff, alumni and students.