Arts Blog
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Honouring Robyn Hunt KSO, ONZM
Warm congratulations to Robyn Hunt, who received the Companion of the King’s Service Order at Government House this week.
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The value of long-term support for the arts
Long-term support helps build a more accessible, inclusive and equitable arts sector. Discover why sustained funding matters for artists, audiences and communities across Aotearoa.
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How far have we come in 20 years?
Twenty years ago in New York, the text of the first human rights treaty of a new century, the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People, was finalised. Robyn Hunt was there.
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Arts as a foundation for human rights
The framing of arts as a human right helps us apply arts accessibility in a practical way, blogs Katie Querin of Arts Access Aotearoa.
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Sharing knowledge is how we work
Richard Benge highlights the value of face-to-face participation in forums for sharing knowledge and fostering collective growth.
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Unexpected beauty of poster poems
In the depth of winter I appreciate signs that cause me to reflect on how we can be our best. A poem next to me at my bus stop, written by Poet Laureate Robert Sullivan, was put there thanks to the legacy of the late Jim Wilson of Phantom Billstickers.
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Waenga, a play that welcomes and listens
Neil Wallace reflects on "Waenga", a powerful theatre marae production that creates space for listening, connection and meaningful dialogue.
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A fair go for the arts in Wellington
"I am asking you to look at structural equity. The total council savings target is $6 million. Taking $760,000 from the Creative Capital ($410,000) and Te Ngākau Civic Square ($350,000) budgets means the arts sector is absorbing more than 12% of the entire city's financial pain."
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The transformative power of music
Music therapy has a profound impact on individuals and communities throughout Aotearoa, writes registered music therapist Ella Polczyk-Przybyla.
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Art, the fifth pillar of health
Are you suffering from the condition known as arts scepticism? Symptoms include espousing the idea that the arts are a nice-to-have and a waste of taxpayer money. If so, a new treatment has just become available. It’s Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform our Health by UK scientist Professor Daisy Fancourt (Cornerstone Press,...
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Festival season shows why arts funding matters
Across the country, councils invest between $500 to $600 million annually into arts, culture and heritage. Richard Benge’s opinion piece in The Post argues that investment in their community’s arts and culture is not a nice-to-have. It's sound governance backed by evidence.
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All roads lead to arts accessibility
Over the past 15 years, Aotearoa New Zealand has seen a steady growth in accessible arts and cultural events – from a handful every year to hundreds every year. What was once occasional is now becoming embedded practice across a number of arts festivals, venues, performing arts companies, museums and galleries.
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Whanaungatanga and building a revolution
My whakaaro for Waitangi Day, for every day really, is about gratefulness, and about whanaungatanga. I am grateful for all of the generosity that mana whenua, and tangata whenua have shown to me as Pākehā over my lifetime, in all the many ways this has manifested.
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Fellowship opens doors to possibilities
What makes life, particularly a creative one, easier and more enjoyable for disabled people? Access. And that’s what the Whakahoa Kaitoi Whanaketanga Creative New Zealand Deaf and Disabled Artists Fellowship, presented by Arts Access Aotearoa, provides.
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Arts in Corrections stands on strong ground
For Arts in Corrections in Aotearoa, the year has been shaped by strong evidence, vital research getting under way, powerful moments of lived experience, and the chance to celebrate people doing steady, committed work in prisons across the country.
