This webinar gives a brief introduction to the field of Creative Arts Therapy which is an emerging profession in Aotearoa. The faculty of the postgraduate programmes in Creative Arts Therapy at Whitecliffe discuss their approach. Keep Reading
Hosted by Dr. Jeremy Mayall, join us for a panel discussion about creative play. We explore different pathways to make more of it in your everyday life, as well as talking about how play and general creative curiosity be a useful process for everyone. Keep Reading
This digest focuses on indigenous leaders’, researchers’, and artists' discussions of the connections between art, wellbeing and identity through the lenses of decolonisation and cultural knowledge. Keep Reading
Part of our ongoing creative wellbeing webinar series, this webinar features Dr. Lucy D'aeth (public health specialist) and Renee Liang (writer and doctor), speaking about the importance of storytelling and our responsibilities when sharing stories. Keep Reading
Auckland University's post graduate course is now fully online! This is a postgrad course that covers arts, health and wellbeing; youth arts; arts in corrections; and arts and the environment. Keep Reading
An invitation to network, set an agenda and consider how such a network or community of practice might best operate for 2022. Led by Amber Walls, Molly Mullen and Rand Hazou. Keep Reading
Our Kaiārahi Borni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho speaks with Tuihana Ohia (Founder, Woo Wellbeing) and Jolene Proffit (Service Development Manager - Mental Health & Addictions, Strategy & Funding - Waikato DHB) for a tangata whenua focused conversation on wellbeing by design. With a wahine Māori focus, it's a wide... Keep Reading
Textile Therapy – Meditative stitching inspired by textile waste.Anna Hicks is a sustainable textile artist & tutor based in Wellington, New Zealand. She exhibits and teaches to promote sustainability and the health benefits of handcrafts. Keep Reading
'Creativity in a time of crisis', is a webinar that follows our Culture, Health and Wellbeing 2021 series. Our Kaiārahi Borni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho speaks with Eynon Delamere on the meaning and strength of taonga pūoro, Ryan Reynolds from Gap Filler on the power of creativity in restoring public trust through connecting people to place and... Keep Reading
Te Ora Auaha recently convened three sessions as part of the global 2021 International Culture, Health and Wellbeing conference. The conference was led by the UK Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance, but was fully digital making it possible for presenters from 30 different countries across the globe to connect and share practice, insights and... Keep Reading
Session three provides insights into Aotearoa’s rich body of youth arts practice which draws from western, indigenous Māori and Pacific Island worldviews and creative practices. Huia O’Sullivan shares the incredible work with young people at Ngā Rangatahi Toa in Auckland, Molly Mullen from the University of Auckland, and Amber Walls... Keep Reading
Session two features Kim Morton from Ōtautahi Creative Spaces, Ciaran Fox from The Mental Health Foundation, Ryan Reynolds from Gapfiller, Hannah Wilson from Rekindle and Aaron Hapuku from University of Canterbury speaking to the work they are doing in Ōtautahi (Christchurch), using creativity as a pathway to adapt, connect and build back... Keep Reading
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Arts Access Aotearoa are partnering with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage to deliver funding targeted at creative spaces as part of the Government’s new Te Tahua Whakahaumaru Creative Arts Recovery Employment (CARE) Fund described above. $18 million has been earmarked specifically for the Creative Spaces Initiative, a fund designed to... Keep Reading
Te Ora Auaha has received funding from Creative New Zealand’s Arts Grants to run a series of webinars promoting Aotearoa’s best arts, health and wellbeing practice, while building networks of practitioners and organisations. Each webinar will be co-developed with partners who bring expertise and connections in a specific area of practice.... Keep Reading
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The use of personal story in participatory arts projects is a contentious topic. The potential human and ethical fallout of presenting people’s personal narratives (or not) are many, and practitioners need to proceed with a high level of awareness and care. This issue is the focus of a new book by Clark Baim, Director of the Birmingham... Keep Reading
