It is time to shine a light on the community sector’s collective contribution to community wellbeing, to take stock of what is needed, and to shape our future. You are invited to fill out a nationwide survey on how COVID-19 has impacted the community and voluntary sector. Responses due 5:00 pm Friday, 12 June. Keep Reading
Contingencies for a global pandemic are rarely in the planning of an event; so, when Covid-19 caused a nationwide lockdown a great deal of flexible thinking was needed to reframe a three-day Youth Week event by Circus Arts Charity Circability. Luckily flexibility is in the very nature of... Keep Reading
Researchers in schools post disaster and arts education experts at the University of Auckland partnered with the Principal’s Federation, NZEI, The Sir John Kirwan Foundation and UNESCO NZ to create Te Rito Toi (www.teritotoi.org) an on line resource to help teachers use the arts and wellbeing as the centre of the return to... Keep Reading
Ōtautahi Creative Spaces wants a world where creativity is front and centre in mental health, and supports people with experience of mental distress to thrive through creativity. From Zoom calls to supplying a kete of art materials to artists, founder and director Kim Morton speaks to Creative New Zealand... Keep Reading
The Covid-19 pandemic has rippled out from Wuhan like a shock wave, but its impact has been uneven. Some countries have suffered many deaths; others, including New Zealand, relatively few. But the effort to contain the disease has touched everyone, and its economic, social and cultural consequences will be with us for years to come. There are... Keep Reading
The visual arts offer us all the opportunity to exercise for a creative life. Taking inspiration from the thinking and making skills of artists, interacting with the visual arts enables us to tap into skills important to us all. But what are the skills to focus on when we look at and make art? How are they transferable to other aspects of our... Keep Reading
This story was originally posted by our friends at The Big Idea. Click HERE to read the story on The Big Idea. Let's face it, the world's not the most fun place right now. As we watch borders close, supermarkets filled with people but emptied of groceries, countries go into lockdown and people into self-quarantine -... Keep Reading
In these uncertain times, how do teachers support students to make sense of the coronavirus pandemic and give them the tools to navigate the challenges that could come once the... Keep Reading
Children in arts-rich schools do significantly better at the basics than at schools which focus on measuring literacy and numeracy outcomes., but the arts fell out of favour. The Newsroom article looks at the "near death" of arts in school, the governments disregard for the arts the cost for all young New Zealander. Keep Reading
From 11-13 July 2020 The University of Auckland will host the Disability Studies Conference 2020. The conference is for all people interested in disability and disability issues. The conference will provide space for activists, advocates, allies, educators and researchers to present and discuss innovations, issues, concerns, challenges and... Keep Reading
Mind Over Manner's WITNESS Workshop Mind Over Manner is a charity organisation that presents public workshops to foster theatre for social change. Their objectives are to strengthen communication and connection with teenagers who think, learn and work differently. These teenagers may be undiagnosed high functioning or diagnosed with ... Keep Reading
The Banksia Initiative is an informal cross disciplinary alliance of researchers, educators and artists providing information, strategies and resources to support classroom teachers and communities in recovery from the bushfires. Keep Reading
This professional development workshop from Dance Movement Therapy Association of Australasia will address the ways in which our bodies remember feelings and events even when our conscious minds do not; these body memories may manifest in bodily symptoms, eating disorders, anxiety or injuries. They can be explored and worked through, using the... Keep Reading
Professor Peter O’Connor is intent upon growing the connection between the arts and wellbeing in Aotearoa’s communities and schools. While he’s gaining a lot of support, the one thing still missing is government funding and leadership for those working in the sector. An international expert in applied theatre and a long-time proponent... Keep Reading
The 2020 Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance conference will be held on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 March 2020 at Derby Museum in the UK. The theme will be Care: care for one another (participants, practitioners, commissioners); care for the e... Keep Reading
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