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Satellites

Metro — Issue N°443, July 2024
Rosabel Tan and Emma Ng of Satellites, an online magazine and digital archive, on connecting the past, present and future of Asian art practice in Aotearoa.

Punched out

Metro — Issue N°442, April 2024
Another mainstay of arts media has hit the mat. Sam Brooks writes on the rise and hiatus of The Pantograph Punch.

New report shows increased interest in Asian arts and culture among Kiwis

RNZ — Mar 17, 2024
A new report commissioned by Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono has found an increased interest and desire for Asian arts and cultural experiences in Aotearoa. Culture 101’s Perlina Lau spoke with Asia New Zealand Foundation Director of Arts, Craig Cooper, and report author Rosabel Tan.

What was it like writing New Mirrors? 'Bleak'.

Boiler Room — Dec 13, 2023
Yet the co-author of a report into the demise of arts and culture coverage in Aotearoa is surprisingly optimistic about its future.

Fixing the desperate state of arts and culture coverage in the media

RNZ — Dec 3, 2023
On the brink of collapse - that's the stark portrayal of the state of the arts media in a new report New Mirrors, commissioned by Creative New Zealand.

I've polished this anger and now it's a knife

Fine print — Issue 33: Complicity, Nov 2023
Leah Jing McIntosh and Rosabel Tan speak together about forming Slow Currents, an international writers’ workshop which brings together eight early-career writers from Aotearoa and Australia.

Who is running New Zealand’s key cultural institutions?

Canvas — Aug 12, 2023
Why haven’t locals run our city’s leading cultural institutions for decades? As Auckland Museum recruits its next chief executive, Janet McAllister finds power is shifting in the cultural landscape.

Portraits E01: Rosabel Tan

Oryza — 2021
A 12-part micro-documentary series offering a nuanced snapshot of Artists in Tāmaki Makaurau and the intersection of creativity and identity in the diaspora.

Putting the spotlight on Auckland’s Asian artists, in the burbs

The Spinoff — May 4, 2019
Satellites is a series of public events and encounters showcasing the most exciting contemporary Asian artists in Auckland. Sam Brooks interviewed the founder of Satellites, Rosabel Tan, and one of the artists, Ahi Karunaharan, about this year’s programme.

Soundtrack to my life: Rosabel Tan

NZ Herald TimeOut — April 18, 2019
In this weekly TimeOut series, we invite music lovers to share the songs that have soundtracked their lives. This week, we speak to Rosabel Tan, director of Satellites and founding editor of The Pantograph Punch.

Jennifer Dann's 12 questions with cultural bridge builder Rosabel Tan

NZ Herald — April 9, 2019
On starting Satellites, The Pantograph Punch, and how the arts are a portal to difficult ideas.

Satellites highlights next generation of shooting stars

NZ Herald — Feb 23, 2019
Ahead of the 2019 season of Satellites, we hear from artists Jess Granada, Carlo Buenaventura, hi Karunaharan, Lakshman Anandanayagam, Rina Chae, and Emma Ng.

Satellites heads into orbit for third year

NZ Herald — April 28, 2018
Arts Editor Dionne Christian looks at the new season of Satellites and talks to collaborators Hera Lindsay Bird, Emma Ng, and Rina Chae.

Artists create cultural chrysalis for empty buildings during Auckland suburb's transformation

Stuff — Mar 28, 2018
Tyrone Ohia and Rosabel Tan create public art for Northcote.