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The Shifting the Stream forum conversation quickly moved beyond funding to something much bigger, blogs Fiona Sharp Keep Reading
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Jolt Dance's diary on residency in Seoul
Lachlan Oakes and Joel Forman are dance teachers with Ōtautahi-based inclusive dance company Jolt Dance. In November last year they travelled to South Korea for a residency with Korean inclusive dance company Light Sound Friends. Keep Reading
Both+and thinking needed to change the funding landscape
There’s significant evidence here in Aotearoa and internationally showing the difference that participating in arts and culture makes to health and wellbeing. This applies across individual, community and societal levels and includes prevention, health promotion, treatment and management. Keep Reading
Support Magenta to keep hope and healing alive
Creativity heals and empowers. It brings joy, connection and a sense of achievement. Over the four years I’ve been working at Magenta Creative Space in Nelson, I’ve watched people arrive broken and become whole. Keep Reading
Long-term investment in creative spaces vital
In 2021, responding to the impact of COVID-19 on the arts sector, the Government through Manatū Taonga delivered $18 million Creative Spaces Initiative funding over three years. Its key aims were to secure employment, boost staff numbers and extend their reach into communities. Keep Reading
