Four fellowships: Arts Access Aotearoa is offering four fellowships in 2022, worth $10,000 each. Applications close at 5pm Monday 5 September 2022.
Read all about Ngā Toi Rangatira o Aotearoa Arts Access Fellowships 2022
Latest news updates
Alter State announces Melbourne’s programme
27 July 2022
Alter State, Melbourne’s inaugural disability arts festival, will make its debut at Arts Centre Melbourne from 12 September to 9 October. The festival will have both in-person and digital offerings with theatre, circus, music, and family works from artists and companies from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more about Alter State
Insights into art tutors at creative spaces
6 July 2022
Insights into the role of art tutors at King Street Artworks in Masterton, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, have sparked an Arts Access Aotearoa project highlighting the role of art tutors and facilitators in creative spaces. Read more about the role of arts tutors
Arts education role at Hawkes Bay Regional Prison
29 June 2022
“I’ve worked a lot with troubled young people in low-decile schools, and wanted to extend that and use my skills to make a positive impact on the men in prison,” says Gilli Marshall, Educational Arts Tutor at Hawkes Bay Regional Prison. Read about Gilli’s arts education role
Why arts in prisons are so important
29 June 2022
“Research tells us that engaging people with education can help reduce recidivism rates by up to 40 per cent and increase the likelihood of employment on release from prison,” blogs Dr Helen Farley, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice at the University of Canterbury. Read Dr Farley’s blog
Changing lives one stitch at a time
28 June 2022
Knit and Stitch volunteers Irene and Julie had their hands full as they donated over 650 handknitted items to Rāwhiti Community Corrections, made by prisoners at Christchurch Men’s Prison and Christchurch Women’s Prison. Read about the Knit and Stich volunteers
Accessibility at the Katherine Mansfield House
21 June 2022
The centenary of the death of New Zealand’s most famous writer, Katherine Mansfield, on 23 January 2023 will be an opportunity to focus on her creative legacy and make the Katherine Mansfield House & Garden more welcoming to Deaf and disabled communities. Read more about accessibility at the Katherine Mansfield House
