Arts Access Aotearoa
Welcome to Arts Access Aotearoa
Arts Access Aotearoa is a Charitable Trust set up in 1995 to enable New Zealanders to have unhindered access to the arts. Arts Access Aotearoa works with organisations and communities who may be disadvantaged or marginalised and have limited access to the arts. Read More...
Latest News
The Big ‘A’ Awards 2008 recognise outstanding contribution
A talented young performing artist who has overcome the odds, a mixed-ability community circus and a prison art tutor were recognised on Tuesday 13 May at The Big 'A' Awards 2008, presented by Arts Access Aotearoa and hosted in Parliament by the Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage the Hon. Judith Tizard. View news story...
AAA Information Service: you ask, we answer
Providing accurate information and resources about arts opportunities for marginalised people and communities is the aim of AAA Information Service, launched on 9 May by Arts Access Aotearoa. View news story...
Creative Spaces & Places
Places of sharing, learning, support and creativity.
Creative Spaces and Places (S/Places) are organisations that provide opportunities for artistic participation for people who are marginalised or disadvantaged. If you are from a Creative S/Place, then register with Arts Access Aotearoa now to receive a number of services we offer, including networking opportunities through our Outside-In Forum and artist-business workshops.
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Artist in Focus
Martin Thompson
Martin Thompson is a participant at Vincents Workshop in Wellington. His artwork featured at the Amercian Folk Art Museum in New York from September 2005 to March 2006.
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Outsider Art Movement
- Outsider Art started as Art Brut (Raw Art) in 1949, a movement which focused on art from psychiatric patients. Today...
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- Outsider Art started as Art Brut (Raw Art) in 1949, a movement which focused on art from psychiatric patients. Today...
Where Art Made a Difference
- Arts Access Aotearoa often hears about instances where someone's wellbeing and personal growth have truly benefited from being engaged with the arts.
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- Arts Access Aotearoa often hears about instances where someone's wellbeing and personal growth have truly benefited from being engaged with the arts.