Exhibition to celebrate 50 years of an art centre in Masterton. Should be a great show.
Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History in Masterton marks its 50th anniversary with several celebrations: the exhibition ‘50/fifty: 50 Years of Aratoi’ (17 August – 10 November), a lecture series by cultural leaders (17 August – 27 October), an education programme for Wairarapa schoolchildren (from Term 3), and a book 50 years in 50 objects with texts by leading cultural professionals (to be launched 11 October 2019, the museum’s 50th Birthday). All events are free of charge.
50/FIFTY: 50 YEARS AT ARATOI’ opens Friday, 16 August, at 5.30pm Curated by Collections Manager Bronwyn Reid, the exhibition features a range of items held in the museum collection: artwork by cultural icons such as Colin McCahon and Dame Robin White, Taonga Māori, moa bones, botanical sketches, photographs of early settlement, and some surprises too.
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?
(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)
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