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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

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

New Zealand is renowned worldwide for its Covid-19 response. What is less well-known beyond our borders is the national mental health crisis. He Ara Oranga: Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction recommended transformative action was needed to support better mental health and wellbeing for all. The government has... Keep Reading

Home-grown inspiration Through the events and hui that led up to the formation of Te Ora Auaha, it became evident that arts for health and wellbeing in Aotearoa is an area of practice that suffers from being poorly understood, with its contribution and value rarely recognised beyond those directly involved in/with the field. Through research... Keep Reading

Resource: Arts, health and wellbeing in times of COVID-19 Our friends at the Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance in the UK have put together a brilliant collection of resources, including a coronavirus section specific to arts, health and wellbeing practice. From guidance for reopening and restarting work to information about safe... Keep Reading

Researching the relationship between theories and practice for community based youth arts educators - recruiting participants at the University of Auckland Faculty of Education and Social Work.   Keep Reading

Call for Artworks/Projects for Online Exhibition The Arts Health Network NSW / ACT (AHNNA) is calling for artists, designers, researchers, therapists, creative practitioners and others to submit artworks, projects or process documentation for an online exhibition to be held over November 2020 on the AHNNA website and... Keep Reading

Culture Health and Wellbeing International Conference: 21-23 June 2021, Bristol (UK) It's almost that time again… the International Arts and Wellbeing Conference is nearly here, organised by the UK Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance. This year (because of the COVID-19 pandemic) the conference, usually held in the UK, is fully digital.... Keep Reading

How to walk through the walls: Reimagining health & healthcare through the arts   The Arts Health Network NSW/ACT recently co-hosted an online event with the CREATE Centre from the University of Sydney exploring the transformative potential of the arts in health services. How to walk through the walls: Reimagining... Keep Reading

Free online arts, health and wellbeing training course A free 9-hour online training course created by the UK Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance is now available. The course is designed to support arts, museum and heritage organisations to develop, deliver and evaluate health and wellbeing initiatives. The course modules include an... Keep Reading

Whakatau Mai: The Wellbeing Sessions   Italian sisters, Giulia and Dinny, facilitate the popular Art Yoga sessions for Whakatau Mai, an ongoing series of online wellbeing sessions delivered by Changing Minds as part of the government’s COVID-19 Response Package. Understanding the need for an artistic offering as part of their... Keep Reading

Hon Carmel Sepuloni has asked officials from the Ministry for Arts, Culture and Heritage and the Office for Disability Issues to work on developing an Arts and Wellbeing Strategy, with work due to commence this year. The Minister has said that officials will stay in touch with Te Ora Auaha throughout the process.  Keep Reading

The Ministry of Education is looking for professional artists and creative practitioners to partner with schools and kura in designing creative projects for delivery over 8–20 weeks. As a creative or group of creatives, there are two ways you can get involved. Keep Reading

“Community arts spaces provide access to different artforms in environments that encourage and support self-expression. Many of them provide for those who use mental health services, people with disabilities, the elderly, young people and different cultures. And they do this with very little funding and resourcing,” says Michael Moynahan,... Keep Reading