Arts Access Aotearoa
Welcome to Arts Access Aotearoa
Arts Access Aotearoa is a national organisation that strives for an inclusive society where all people are able to participate in the arts, whatever their circumstances. We work to increase artistic opportunities for our key stakeholders: people with intellectual and physical disabilities, youth at risk, the elderly, mental health consumers, disadvantaged migrants, refugees and prisoners. Read More...
Latest News
Exhibitions and workshops for new artists
30 June 2008 Artstation and the New Zealand Film Archive in Auckland are presenting Talk Back, a series of mixed media exhibitions and workshops, opening on 22 July and highlighting the work of artists new to the New Zealand art scene. View news story...
Artwork reaches out to people with mental ill-health
25 June 2008
An artwork created by 88 artists from the New Zealand Art Guild, featuring in an exhibition at the Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland throughout July, aims to raise awareness of mental health. View news story...
Creative Spaces & Places
Places of creativity, learning, sharing and support
Arts Access Aotearoa works with Creative Spaces and Places throughout New Zealand. These organisations provide artistic opportunities for people who are marginalised or disadvantaged. If you are a Creative Space or Place, we invite you to register with Arts Access Aotearoa now to receive a number of services, including information-sharing and networking opportunities.
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Artist in Focus
Stepping out from a label
Ingrid Jenner sits at her diningroom window watching the birds in her garden: sparrows, wax eyes, blackbirds, thrushes, and the occasional tui or fantail.
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Featured Event
- Award-winning writer and performer Jo Randerson has curated My House Surrounded by a Thousand Suns, on at TheNewDowse in Lower Hutt from 5 July until 26 October.
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- Award-winning writer and performer Jo Randerson has curated My House Surrounded by a Thousand Suns, on at TheNewDowse in Lower Hutt from 5 July until 26 October.
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.