Now it's all over we would like to thank all the contributors including students, staff, our international guests, sponsors, supporters and suppliers for making BLOW 09 our most successful festival yet.

The 2009 event saw over 20,000 visitors attend events and activities in the BLOW 09 programme which included multi-day exhibitions, one night installations, performances, workshops and public lectures. As well as these activities a number of award ceremonies were hosted including the ZONTA Design Awards and the College of Creative Arts Hall of Fame. All together a total of 45 events, over 16 days in venues across Wellington and Auckland!

If you missed our public lecture series, some of them have been recorded and can be viewed by following the link featured in the notes of the event listing. So if you missed a public lecture, you may be able to watch archive footage.

A selection of some of the highlights of the festival has also been posted up on our photo gallery.

Planning has already commenced for BLOW 2010, scheduled for 6-20 November, which will be guaranteed to impress with another amazing suite of international guests and high profile events.

There are also numerous opportunities available for businesses to promote themselves either through effective sponsorship or advertising. Enquiries about sponsorship and advertising are always welcome.

As a fan of the festival you can ensure you are informed in advance, of events and guests who will feature in this year's programme. Simply subscribe to be a coca-friend and receive our e-newsletter covering events and activities here at the College including the BLOW Creative Arts Festival.

We are always looking for volunteers so if you are interested in getting some event management experience please contact us.

See you soon!
Drew Naika
Festival Director