Applications to present at INVOLVE 2020 due 21 February 2020 INVOLVE 2020, the national conference for youth health and development in Aotearoa, is invited applications for presentations from across the sector - from anyone and everyone keen to share their insights and learning from practice and research, or expertise in capability building. ... Keep Reading
A trial programme, grounded in kaupapa Māori values and using creativity, storytelling and digital skills, has been described by one Otago Corrections Facility staff member as “a massive opportunity to engage our Māori learners, particularly the young men... Keep Reading
In November Creative New Zealand funded several creative aging arts projects including Toi Ako, which brings together, promotes and celebrates the contribution kaumatua (including those with dementia) can make to the arts, a dance class programme well-known contemporary dancer and choreographer Lucy Marinkovich, and ASPiRE dance production... Keep Reading
There is a substantial and growing body of evidence for the ways in which participation in the arts can contribute to the wellbeing of young people. Fortunately, Tāmaki Makaurau|Auckland is home to diverse, innovative and creatively rich arts and wellbeing practices specifically for youth. Keep Reading
The Atawhai Festival was created in response to the need for education of wider community connectivity and deeper understanding of lived experience. The event has a solid aim to combat negative perceptions through the arts, challenging pervasive dialogue & negative stereotypes. We seek to create tangi... Keep Reading
Can the arts and creativity help address significant national concerns about mental health, social inclusion, ageing populations, and social and cultural inequalities? These questions being asked by a range of stakeholders both in New Zealand and internationally, and are being pulled into sharp focus with New Zealand’s new Living Standards... Keep Reading
The ‘Out of the Box’ exhibition held at Studio One Toi Tū in Ponsonby, Auckland provided a window into the art room at Northland Region Corrections Facility (NRCF). The collection represented various media and genres, with a strong focus on mental health and well-being... Keep Reading
HEADLANDS is a series of short films for an anxious world, developed by some of Aotearoa's inspiring new film makers in partnership with writers who have lived experience of anxiety. Forty-seven percent of New Zealanders will personally experience mental illness or distress in their lifetime, so this is a significant opportunity to shift... Keep Reading
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