Creative spaces directory
View creative spaces from around New Zealand.
Circus Kumarani
Address: 14 Parenga Street City: Dargaville | Northland
Circus Kumarani is a mixed ability, community-based organisation promoting circus and all that entails...Visit our website.
Contact: Claudia Guthrie, Administrator | (09) 439 5152 |
The Quarry Arts Centre / Northland Craft Trust
Address: 21 Selwyn Avenue City: Whangarei | Northland
An Arts Centre that provides the community exhibition / gallery space, art workshops, artist studios, co-op shop, wood turners studio and a printing studio. Visit our website.
Contact: Claire Nichols, Manager | (09) 438 1215 |
MARCO Trust
Address: Unit 1 / 19 Edwin Street City: Mt Eden, Auckland | Auckland
MARCO stands for Movement, Art, Rhythm and Creative Opportunities. It is centre for activities that foster the connection between creativity and well-being, catering to the wider community across age, gender, culture, socio-economic status, sexuality and abilities. It also provides professional development training opportunities in the creative therapies. Visit our website.
Contact: Amanda Levey, Trustee | (09) 623 6208 |
Spark Studio
Address: Rocky Nook Bowls, Fowlds Park, Rocky Nook Avenue City: Auckland | Auckland
Spark Studio is an Auckland based, unique, creative space offering an innovative art programme for adults with various disabilities. The sessions provide a learning process in visual arts education especially orientated to the requirements and circumstances of our artists; they also promote and encourage self-development through the vehicle of creative expression. Visit our website.
Contact: Jenny Wood, Administrator | (09) 845 5361 |
Toi Ora Live Art Trust
Address: 19 Putiki Street, Grey Lynn City: Auckland | Auckland
Toi Ora is a shared creative space for adults over the age of 17 who have experience of mental ill health. Founded in 1995 as a non profit charitable trust, we are an independent consumer led organization, unique to the Auckland region. Visit our website.
Contact: Erwin van Asbeck, Manager | (09)378 6012 |
Touch Compass Dance Trust
Address: C/-DANZ, 331 Sandringham Rd, Sandringham City: Auckland | Auckland
Touch Compass Dance Trust is a charitable organisation providing performances and training for people of all abilities. The trust aims to break down physical and psychological barriers so all people who have a passion for dance can. It aims to empower participants and inspire audiences through integrated dance that combines dancers with and without a disability. Visit our website.
Contact: Rachel Helsby, Administrator | (09) 446 0477 |
Youthtown
Address: 68a Nelson Street City: Auckland | Auckland
We run a community arts programme, after school, holiday, alternative, preschool, schools, community events.We do training for Oscar workers, our own staff, evening pottery for teens and adults and Saturday morning children's art classes. Visit our website.
Contact: Sue Clark, Arts Development Co-ordinator | (09) 379 5430 x 805 |
Arohanui Art @ Education Trust
Address: Commerce Lane City: Te Puke | Bay of Plenty
We are a day service for adults with physical & intellectual disabilities. Our programme is varied providing community involvement, an art programme,gardening,drama,computers,music & many other activities as requested. View our website.
Contact: Diane Nesbitt, Art Tutor | (07) 573 7377 |
Arts Waikato
Address: 154 Galloway Street City: Hamilton | Waikato
Community arts trust supporting non profit arts groups and the creative sector with management, funding, planning and marketing advice, advocacy and networking. Provides scholarships for professional development in the arts and the Arts.Biz workshop series. Covers ten local authority areas with Hamilton as the hub. Visit our website.
Contact: Renee Casserly, Community Arts Advisor | (07) 856 9731 |
Lifestyle Trust
Address: 28 Dinsdale Road City: Hamilton | Waikato
Lifestyle Trust assists people with disabilities to lead lives which have meaning for them, with no limits on what might be possible. Each of our three community centres has a small creative space.n Visit our website.
Contact: John Smith, Operations Manager | (07) 847 4255 x 705 |
Vanessa Lowndes Centre
Address: 143 Derby Street City: Gisborne | East Coast
We offer a number of activities for our community: horticulture, gardening, cooking, fitness & health, literacy and arts. Our arts programmes comprise of pottery and ceramics, of which a number are exhibited in the annual Gisborne Pottery Exhibition in April. Visit our website.
Contact: Kemara Keelan, Programme Manager | (06) 868 4232 |
King Street Artworks
Address: 21 King Street City: Masterton | Wairarapa
Promote wellbeing in the community through creative expression, and to reduce the stigma attached to disabilities. King Street Artworks have an open door policy and create bone carvings, paintings, textiles, illustrations etc. Visit our website.
Contact: Yvette Grace, Co-ordinator | (06) 378 9777 |
Pablos Art Studios Inc.
Address: 1st floor, 250 Cuba Street City: Wellington | Wellington
Pablos operates an art studio and gallery (ROAR! gallery)in central Wellington.We provide quality art opportunities for individuals who have experienced mental illness. Our aim is to build confidence and support personal growth and independence through individual artistic development and challenges. Visit our website.
Contact: Fiona Elwood, Director | (04) 382 8885 |
Vincents Art Workshop (Inc.)
Address: Level 4, 84 Willis Street City: Wellington | Wellington
Vincents Art Workshop is an essential social service set up in 1985. It is a community-based initiative providing access to arts and craft facilities, skilled tuition and materials within a supportive environment. People with disabilities and other people from the community are all welcome. We provide a good example of community integration. Visit our website.
Contact: Glen McDonald, Co-ordinator | (04) 499 1030 |
Floyds Creative Arts
Address: 229a Fitzgerald Avenue City: Christchurch | Canterbury
Floyds Creative Arts was originally established in 1975, this creative space was established as an outlet for people to find a balance in their lives through the medium of art. Floyds is open to the whole community, offering six departments, Art, Leatherwork, Fabric Art (sewing), Woodwork, Mahi Harakeke Raranga (flax weaving) and Pottery (ceramics). Visit our website.
Contact: Sarah Thodey, Creative Co-ordinator | (03) 365 4849 |
Your Studio Trust
Address: Rm 201, Old Botany, The Arts Centre City: Christchurch | Canterbury
Your Studio offers Fine Art Tuition to people with intellectual and or psychiatric disabilities.Classes run twice daily in a small group environment. Focus is primarily two dimensional in oil,acrylic,ink watercolour painting graphite and charcoal.Through these media our students are encouraged to express themeselves creatively whilst developing a sense of achievement pride and self respect.
Contact: Steve Motley, Senior Tutor | (03) 365 3701 |
CS Art Creative Space
Address: WEA Centre, 100 Esk Street City: Invercargill | Southland
Art studio for people with limited access to the arts. We run 4 workshops a week.
Contact: Michelle Dawson, Lead Facilitator | (03) 221 7203 |
Visualz Art Studio Community Living Trust
Address: Cnr Seddon Road & Ward Street City: Hamilton | Waikato
Visualz Art Studio is a service of the Community Living Trust. The studio is located at Ward Park Art Centre Hamilton. Visualz is a creative space for people who have disabilites, therefore, some of the people who attend have limited access to art programmes in their community. Emphasis is on learning new skills, fulfilment and having fun. Visit our website.
Contact: Jan Lawson, Vocational Team Leader | (07) 834 3968 |
Artsenta
Address: 81 Crawford Street City: Dunedin | Otago
We are a shared art studio for people within the mental health community. The staff team have a wide variety of skills to share and we also invite local artists/tutors in to provide workshops. We provide materials, equipment and tuition for a number of creative activities. There is no charge to come to Artsenta. We cater for people who like to work in all sorts of ways - from individual work to group activities. Visit our website.
Contact: Frank Gordon, Director | (03) 4779566 |
Manawatu Supporting Families
Address: 3rd Floor, 151 The Square City: Palmerston North | Manawatu
We have a drop-in centre for people who experience mental illness and we offer many mediums of art, including oils, acrylics, water colours, glass paints and pastels as well as bone carving, clay moulding and all associated equipment for these activities. Free coffee, tea, milo and a warm friendly environment. Visit our website.
Contact: Jonathan Fox, Consumer Peer Support Co-ordinator | (06) 355 8561 |
Real People @ Mosaic
Address: 429a Gloucester Street City: Taradale | Hawkes Bay
We are a disability service, creative space, art gallery, and lifeskills education centre. Our Winebox Auction is now an established event on the Hawke's Bay art calendar and our education programme features courses in art, life skills, bone carving, sculpture, toi Māori, painting and computers. Whether you call it "raw art", "outsider art", "naive art" or "art brut" our art is certainly fresh and inventive. Visit our website.
Contact: Terry McKenna, Manager | (06) 8444636 |
Te Pani Trust
Address: 165 Seaview Rd City: Christchurch | Canterbury
We are a stone sculpture studio for marginalised groups as well as the general public. Visit our website.
Contact: Cathy Sweet, Co-ordinator | (03) 3885 847 |
Ngā Kaiwhakairo-A-Opua-Trust
Address: 1 Scoresby Street, Opua City: Bay of Islands | Northland
We work with youth doing bone and wood carving. We make skate boards and many other craft works.
Contact: Rob S. Reed | Co-ordinator | (09) 402 7256 |
The Depot Artspace
Address: 28 Clarence Street, Devonport City: Auckland | Auckland
The Depot is open, inclusive and encourages engagement in all art forms: music, painting, sculpture, creative writing, performance and photography. To this end we offer a variety of facilities and services that support the creative community, including 4 galleries, a recording studio, band rehearsal rooms, a graphic design service (at nominal rates), an internet radio station and a comprehensive PACE programme. Visit our website.
Contact: Laurel Belworthy | Gallery Co-ordinator | (09) 963 2331 |
Sandz Gallery & Studio
Address: 6 Kent St, Frankton Village City: Hamilton | Waikato
A gallery & studio which supports artists with intellectual disabilities to become independent artists and to promote their work as integral to the broad spectrum of contemporary art.
Contact: Emma Fletcher | Manager | (07) 847 4344 |
Blue Goose Papermill Charitable Trust
Address: 300 Otaika Rd, Otaika City: Whangarei | Northland
The Papermill is a unique 'small business' that creates high quality handmade paper in Whangarei . All the Papermakers have an intellectual disability. We recycle used materials and noxious plants into paper of a high standard in order to educate society about the abilities of people living with a disability. We look for solutions for using waste materials in a creative, productive and environmentally friendly manner. The Papermill is open to individuals, schools, tour buses and other groups to learn hands-on paper making. They are taught by our artists who are proud of their skills and keen to pass them on. View our website.
Contact: Trees van Ruth, Creative Director | (09) 438 2652 |
Quarry Arts Centre
Address: 21 Selwyn Ave City: Whangarei | Northland
We are nurturing the creative spirit of Northland. The Quarry supports artists in many ways. We offer affordable studio and gallery space for hire, hold regular weekend workshops as well as our famous "Summer Do Art School", the longest running mixed media summer art school in N.Z. We also host a variety of children's workshops and school holiday programmes. We stock clay and quality art supplies. The Quarry is also home to the Yvonne Rust Gallery, Craft Co-op shop, the Northland Woodturners Club and Te Kowhai Print Trust. View our website.
Contact: Claire Nicholls | Community Manager | (09) 438 1215 |
Creative Space Gisborne Charitable Trust
Address: 79 Cobden Street City: Gisborne | East Coast
Established in 2004, Creative Space Gisborne Charitable Trust offers opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in the arts. There is a workshop studio and gallery space which features up to 5 exhibitions per year.
Contact: Angela Hill | Manager | 06 868 6731 |
Jolt Dance
Address: 163 Bordesley St, Linwood City: Christchurch | Canterbury
Jolt Dance was established in 2001 to give people with disabilities a creative voice and to promote integrated dance in NZ. Jolt offers ongoing dance for training for all ages and ablities and has an established performance company creating original works annually. In 2007 it also established a youth company. Our vision is to celebrate difference and challenge perspectives about dance and disability. View our website.
Contact: Lyn Cotton | Director | (03) 381 4995 |