AWESOME ARTS ACCESS AUCTION: What a night of fun, bidding, networking and entertainment! Thanks to the generosity of many sponsors, supporters, volunteers and auctioneer Grant Henderson of Bayleys Real Estate, the sixth Awesome Arts Access Auction was a huge success. A special thanks to Victoria Spackman, Director of Te Auaha, for providing a fantastic venue. For more and to see the images on Flickr
AWESOME ARTS ACCESS AUCTION: What a night of fun, bidding, networking and entertainment! Thanks to the generosity of many sponsors, supporters, volunteers and auctioneer Grant Henderson of Bayleys Real Estate, the sixth Awesome Arts Access Auction was a huge success. A special thanks to Victoria Spackman, Director of Te Auaha, for providing a fantastic venue. Latest news updates
Deaf actor wins Attitude Artistic Achievement Award 2018
29 November 2018
The late Shaun Fahey, a Deaf actor and leader in inclusive theatre, received the Attitude Artistic Achievement Award 2018 at last night’s Attitude Awards in Auckland. Shaun, who passed away in August this year, performed with Equal Voices Arts in Hamilton. Through his performances, he showcased New Zealand Sign Language and enabled Deaf audience members to enjoy theatre in their own language. Read more
Audio described show at BATS Theatre
23 November 2018
“Using audio description is a beautiful meeting point between enhancing the show’s accessibility for blind and low vision people, and exploring its key themes of communication,” says Isobel MacKinnon, co-director of Actual Fact, on at BATS Theatre in Wellington until Saturday 1 December. The touch tour and audio described performance is on Wednesday 28 November. Read more
Audio described ballet for blind and low-vision patrons
16 November 2018
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2018 Ryman Healthcare Season of The Nutcracker, which is touring the country over November and December, includes audio described performances for blind and low-vision audience members. The Nutcracker opened in Wellington, and is now touring to Dunedin, Christchurch and Auckland. Read more
LitCrawl celebrates diversity in Wellington
12 November 2018
“There’s no such thing as a disabled writer. We are all just writers.” That was the moot of a debate attended by a huge crowd at CQ Hotels Wellington during the LitCrawl Wellington festival on Saturday 10 November. Organised by Wellington writing group Crip the Lit, the debate included Mandy Hager, Paula Tesoriero and Henrietta Bollinger taking the negative, with Steff Green, Alisha Tyson and Trish Green taking the affirmative. Matthew Jansen was the adjudicator. Read more
Te ao Māori offers light to prisoners
25 October 2018
Prisoners at Otago Corrections Facility listen to Rue-Jade Morgan when he tells them they can change their lives for the better. That’s because they know he’s been where they are now; that he once spent several years inside for aggravated robbery. These days, Jade (Kai Tahu) teaches a foundation studies course at Otago Polytechnic. As part of his role, he also teaches a tikanga programme at Otago Corrections Facility. Read more
Te Mana Wahine in women’s prisons
25 October 2018
A new cultural programme, Te Mana Wahine, is responding to the growing population of women prisoners in New Zealand by working with the women to develop their identity and cultural belonging, and build their connections to whānau and tamariki. It's been introduced into each of the three women’s prisons: Auckland Region Women’s Corrections Facility, Arohata Women’s Prison in Wellington, and Christchurch Women’s Prison. Read more
