Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Arts Access Aotearoa
Increasing access to the arts
Arts Access Aotearoa works in partnership with others to increase access to the arts for people in New Zealand who experience barriers to participation in the arts and culture as creators, audience members, readers, and gallery and museum visitors. Key stakeholders are people with physical, sensory or intellectual impairments; individuals and organisations in the community and professional arts sectors; and people with lived experience of mental ill-health. We are also the key organisation in New Zealand facilitating the arts as a tool to support the rehabilitative process of prisoners.
Arts Access Aotearoa - Latest News [Page 1]
Pitching In For The Pablos Art Auction
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 4:10 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Anastasija Bubanja, Manager of Pablos Art Studio, says the popular annual Pablos Art Auction is a meaningful way to remind us how vital creativity and the community are for our mental wellbeing. More >>
Pacific Toa Award Recipients Announced
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 4:29 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Hon Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, hosted the awards in association with Creative New Zealand’s Arts Council. The Pacific Toa Award is one of seven award categories. It recognises the contribution of a Pasifika artist ... More >>
"Global Leader In Accessibility In The Performing Arts"
Friday, 27 September 2024, 5:07 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Arts Access Aotearoa’s vision is of a society where 'All people in Aotearoa can access and participate in the arts’ and we’re grateful to be associated with all artists, producers, venues, and arts and cultural organisations creating the ... More >>
Community Integral To The National Arts Strategy
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 5:38 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Tanemahuta Grey-Paul Goldsmith-Tania Heke (Photo/Supplied) Hon Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, fronted a lunchtime Q & A this week, hosted by Toi o Taraika Arts Wellington, where he spoke about the arts sector, and their ... More >>
Storytelling Theme Of Ngā Wāhi Auaha Creative Spaces Conference
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 10:24 am | Arts Access Aotearoa
Storytelling as a powerful advocacy tool is a theme threaded through a two-day conference, Ngā Wāhi Auaha Creative Spaces Conference 2024, organised by Arts Access Aotearoa and on in Wellington from 22 and 23 August. More >>
Accessing The Benefits Of Music Therapy
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 4:15 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Raising awareness about music therapy and providing greater access to its benefits is a key focus of Music Therapy Week 2024, running from 10 to 15 April throughout New Zealand. Members of the CeleBRation Choir in Auckland The theme of Music Therapy ... More >>
Arts Access Aotearoa Announces Recipients Of Fellowships
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 12:33 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Artists, a creative space and projects built around access, inclusion and participation in the arts are recipients of Ngā Toi Rangatira o Aotearoa Arts Access Fellowships 2023, announced by Arts Access Aotearoa today. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2312/469c2f56cebe1dcbf186.jpeg" ... More >>
Moe Moe Ra, To Matou Kaumātua Aroha Nui
Monday, 11 December 2023, 10:42 am | Arts Access Aotearoa
Arts Access Aotearoa mourns the passing of our beloved Kaumātua, The Venerable Wiremu Kaua ONZM, JP (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Horowai, Rongowhakaata, Rakaipaaka, Te Aitanga Hauiti). Always big-hearted, inclusive and witty, Bill was ... More >>
Arts Access Aotearoa Calls For Applications To Its Fellowships 2023
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 2:20 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2310/868603e4286858242b55.jpeg" width="720" height="450"> Arts Access Aotearoa, the key organisation in New Zealand supporting accessibility and inclusion in the arts, is ... More >>
Call For Council To Invest In City’s Brand And Unique Character
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 2:10 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2303/f205d7e1f64ef421b675.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Auckland Council’s proposed $35.6 million cut in funding for the arts in Tāmaki Makaurau would damage the city’s ... More >>
Arts Access Aotearoa Announces Recipients Of Fellowships
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 3:10 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Artists, a creative space and projects built around access, inclusion and participation in the arts are recipients of Ngā Toi Rangatira o Aotearoa Arts Access Fellowships 2022, announced by Arts Access Aotearoa today. The fellowships initiative is Arts ... More >>
Conference To Ignite Creative Spaces Sector
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 12:25 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Arts Access Aotearoa is calling for registrations to Ngā Wāhi Auaha Creative Spaces Conference 2022, a free event taking place online over 1 and 2 November 2022. The conference’s theme of “igniting possibilities” celebrates everything that creative ... More >>
Whakairo Revival At Auckland Prison
Monday, 5 September 2022, 2:59 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
“Toi whakairo is about so much more than just carving. It’s about whakapapa and respecting the tapū in the whare; making a deeper spiritual connection; listening to the wood speak to you; and following appropriate whakairo tikanga Māori protocols, ... More >>
Arts Access Aotearoa To Launch First Podcast Series
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 2:43 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Arts Access Aotearoa is launching its first podcast series, featuring champions of accessibility in the arts and profiling disabled artists. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2208/39b07cb6261c2cffdfa1.jpeg" width="720" height="513"> Sam Morgan, Digital Content ... More >>
Applications Open To Arts Access Aotearoa’s Fellowships
Friday, 5 August 2022, 12:14 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Applications to Arts Access Aotearoa’s inaugural Ngā Toi Rangatira o Aotearoa Arts Access Fellowships 2022 have opened. The fellowships will give the recipients financial support to create or develop an arts project or new work. The four fellowships, ... More >>
How The Arts Build Social Cohesion
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 12:01 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Access and inclusion to arts and culture affirms our identity and sense of belonging. A pandemic, however, has brought with it all manner of disruptions, restrictions and cancellations of what we took for granted. More >>
Embracing Change During A Global Pandemic
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 2:31 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
When Ruth Harvey left New Zealand in 2015 to work in the United States, she never imagined she would end up helping to guide a community arts organisation through the impacts of a global pandemic. Ruth, now back in New Zealand, blogs about the ... More >>
Commission To Write Solo Show For Tahi Festival
Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 12:14 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Wellington writer, spoken-word poet and playwright Helen Vivienne Fletcher has received a commission to write a play from the TAHI Festival, an annual festival of solo performance in Wellington. Helen Vivienne Fletcher Helen is writing a full-length solo play, ... More >>
Students Champion Accessibility In Paper Jam
Thursday, 13 January 2022, 5:38 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Brand new Wellington company Imaginaries Theatre brings joy to the stage with a focus on sustainability and accessibility. Their wacky and imaginative workplace devised show, Paper Jam , premieres at BATS Theatre from 25 to 29 January. Cast members ... More >>
Waikato Creative Spaces To Help Address Gap
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 3:20 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Findings from research about the creative spaces sector , conducted by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage back in 2019, showed the need for more engagement and partnerships with Māori and Pacific communities. Artists refining their designs ... More >>
