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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 5]
Arts Access Artistic Achievement Award to Rodney Bell
Friday, 7 July 2017, 12:10 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Arts Access Artistic Achievement Award to Rodney Bell Rodney Bell’s life is one of many layers – of a time before and a time after, of culture and identity, and of disconnection and integration. The time before was growing up in Te Kuiti in the ... More >>
Accolade for Olivier Lacoua
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 4:30 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Accolade for Olivier Lacoua Commitment, inclusion, community and leadership are just some of the words that describe Wellington accessibility champion Olivier Lacoua, about to head south to manage the Novotel Christchurch Airport hotel opening in February ... More >>
Bedtime Stories bridge a gap
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 12:55 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Bedtime stories are a time for parents to bond with their children and share the magic of imagination but for some people, the nightly ritual isn’t possible. More >>
Arts Access Awards celebrate artistic contributions
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 1:15 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
A performing artist who has returned home to New Zealand after many years dancing with a renowned dance company in California, a partnership that resulted in a large tape art mural in central Wellington, a creative space providing a pathway from isolation ... More >>
That Blind Woman to co-present at Arts Access Awards
Monday, 19 June 2017, 2:18 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Dunedin artist and motivational speaker Julie Woods aka That Blind Woman will join Richard Benge, Executive Director, Arts Access Aotearoa in Parliament on Tuesday 4 July to present the Arts Access Awards 2017. “It’s essential that disabled ... More >>
Exhibition marks anniversary of art space
Thursday, 8 June 2017, 4:36 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
An exhibition showcasing the work of Room 5 artists will open on Monday 12 June, coinciding with the second anniversary of the art studio based at the Phillipstown Community Hub in Christchurch. More >>
David Shrigley exhibition inspires Room 5 artists
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 12:08 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Drawings by Christchurch artists, inspired by the David Shrigley: Lose Your Mind exhibition, will be displayed in the gallery of the Centre of Contemporary Art (CoCA) until Sunday 4 June. The display follows a visit to CoCA by twelve artists from Ōtautahi ... More >>
Te Manawa wins Arts Access Museum Award 2017
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 11:40 am | Arts Access Aotearoa
Palmerston North’s Te Manawa, Museum of Art, Science and History has won the inaugural Arts Access Museum Award 2017 for its commitment to putting access and inclusion front and centre stage. The award was presented last night at MA17, Museum Aotearoa’s ... More >>
Simon Kerr’s journey through art
Friday, 31 March 2017, 11:29 am | Arts Access Aotearoa
An exhibition featuring artwork by Simon Kerr, On the Way to the Opera with the Drug Lord and Mr X, will open at the Potocki Paterson Art Gallery in Wellington on 7 April. More >>
Coffee and art, the perfect partners
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 11:14 am | Arts Access Aotearoa
Coffee and art go hand-in-hand at Circa Café in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans, where regular exhibitions feature work by artists from The White Room creative space. More >>
Call for nominations to Arts Access Awards 2017
Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 11:09 am | Arts Access Aotearoa
Do you want to see an outstanding disabled artist recognised? Or how about a leader providing access to the arts for people in New Zealand? Nominations to this year’s Arts Access Awards, presented annually by Arts Access Aotearoa, close on Monday 3 ... More >>
Call for nominations to Arts Access Awards 2017
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 5:12 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Do you want to see an outstanding disabled artist recognised? Or how about a leader providing access to the arts for people in New Zealand? Nominations to this year’s Arts Access Awards, presented annually by Arts Access Aotearoa, close on Monday 3 ... More >>
Shortland Street musical strikes chord with Deaf community
Monday, 20 February 2017, 5:26 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
The opportunity to see a New Zealand Sign Language interpreted performance of Shortland Street – the Musical , on during the Auckland Arts Festival 2017, has struck a chord with Deaf and hard of hearing people. More >>
Jacob Dombroski flies solo
Friday, 17 February 2017, 3:12 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
This is story is about strength, family and dreams; about overcoming fears, facing challenges and speaking up about your truth. Meet Jacob Dombroski, a young talent from Wellington, whose first solo performance, Big J Stylez, will be presented on ... More >>
Creative spaces capsule lands at Wellington’s Fringe
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 12:00 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
An exhibition that travelled from Invercargill to Auckland, collecting artworks from community-based creative spaces along the way, opens at the Gryphon Theatre in Wellington on 15 February as part of the New Zealand Fringe. More >>
Get along to the Awesome Arts Access Auction
Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 12:24 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
Luxury getaways to Taupo, New Plymouth, Auckland and the Wairarapa; dinner dates in fine restaurants; a package including tickets to the Fly My Pretties String Theory concert; a quilt created by women prisoners; and fabulous art are just a few of more ... More >>
Wellington celebrates Disability Pride Week
Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 9:36 am | Arts Access Aotearoa
Wellington will celebrate Disability Pride Week, an event initiated and led by the disabled community and opening at Te Papa on Sunday 27 November. More >>
Art space responds to Christchurch mental health crisis
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 2:18 pm | Arts Access Aotearoa
“My mental health was suffering severely but with this process, and the support of Ōtautahi Creative Spaces and the people who work here, I’m creating. Not just on canvas but in my world and my daily life. It’s a very powerful way of healing.” More >>
Rodney Bell: dancing his memories
Thursday, 6 October 2016, 11:50 am | Arts Access Aotearoa
This story is about dreams and a long journey of self-discovery. It’s the story of a wheelchair user dancing memories from his life while challenging both his own body and his audience’s perceptions. More >>
Arts Access Awards celebrate artistic contributions
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 8:26 am | Arts Access Aotearoa
An artist who spent 12 years decorating the wharenui Te Poho o Hiraina in Gisborne, a community circus in central Auckland, partnerships providing artistic opportunities for Deaf and disabled people, and leadership in delivering arts programmes in prisons ... More >>
