Annual report 2020
Explore Arts Access Aotearoa’s work and impact in 2020, a year that called for new ways of connecting, creating and supporting our communities.
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Te Arotake Performance review 2020 cover image
Artists at C.S. Art, a creative space in Invercargill, engrossed in their art-making.
He aha ngā tāke kōrero? What’s the story? 2020 cover image
Hon Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage and for Disability Issues, enjoys a visit to Studio2 in Dunedin during Creative Spaces Week 2020 in February.
Design support: Craig Christensen, Graphic Solutions. Printing: Coherent.
Chair and Executive Director’s report
In 2020, Arts Access Aotearoa responded to the challenge of COVID-19 by demonstrating its values in action. “Kaitiakitanga: service to others and nurturing leadership in others” was particularly important as we kept our services and programmes open, assisting our stakeholders who support vulnerable people.
Many experienced hardship during the national lockdown and subsequent alert level disruptions. We were particularly proud of the way creative spaces used digital platforms to stay connected to their artists and communities during the lockdown.
The arts sector was significantly impacted and we commend them for their remarkable flexibility and innovation as they confronted the challenges of closed doors.
For Arts Access Aotearoa, it was a year of learning to do things differently and being flexible. Even though lockdown meant we were kept apart physically, digital conferences and meetings brought more people into the room than ever before ...
He aha ngā tāke kōrero? What’s the story? 2020
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Te Arotake Performance review 2020
Arts Access Aotearoa’s independent Auditor's Report for the year ended 31 December 2020 are published in Te Arotake Performance review 2020. This document includes its Statement of Service Performance, Statement of Financial Performance, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Cash Flows, Statement of Accounting Policies and Notes to the Performance Report.