Creative Spaces: Can making art soothe our souls? | Stuff.co.nz Related Stuff As more meds are prescribed and waitlists for counsellors get longer, a Christchurch community is tackling mental distress in a different way. Keep Reading
Artwork by artists with intellectual disabilities to go to auction Related 1 News All of the art was part of this year's IHC Art Awards, which has been providing a creative outlet for artists with intellectual disabilities for the past 20 years. Keep Reading
Creative space in Coromandel Town helps break down barriers - NZ Herald Related NZ Herald Programme supports people facing social isolation in Coromandel Town. Keep Reading
'Clear inequities' for Kiwis with disabilities - study Related 1 News Many young Kiwis with disabilities experience a worse quality of life, the research revealed. Keep Reading
Bookmarks with Alison Talmage | RNZ Related RNZ For Bookmarks this week we meet Alison Talmage, she's a music therapist, doctoral student and co-founder of a very special choir - the CeleBRation Choir. Keep Reading
$5m Arts Grants Recipients Revealed | The Big Idea Related thebigidea.nz After one of the most intense arts grants rounds ever - there have been tears of joy and of frustration as those who got their applications in learned their fate. Keep Reading
Shock of the news - and the state of the arts | RNZ Related RNZ A new report says the arts and culture get just half of the space in our media that's devoted to sport. Mediawatch asks a leading local culture critic if the arts are just a 'nice to have' for our media now - and why he's warned cultural criticism could disappear with the older Pākehā blokes like him. Keep Reading
Shock of the news - and the state of the arts | RNZ Related RNZ A new report says the arts and culture get just half of the space in our media that's devoted to sport. Mediawatch asks a leading local culture critic if the arts are just a 'nice to have' for our media now - and why he's warned cultural criticism could disappear with the older Pākehā blokes like him. Keep Reading
Final Recipients of $28m Cultural Regeneration Fund Announced | The Big Idea Related thebigidea.nz 17 organisations have claimed the remaining funding - find out who's been given the green light. Keep Reading
'A lot of kindness goes on here': drop-in art centre space for creativity and conversation | Stuff.co.nz Related Stuff A Nelson drop-in art centre works its magic on people experiencing mental distress. Keep Reading
How the arts can help improve the lives of our ageing population | Stuff.co.nz Related Stuff There's growing evidence of how transformative the arts can be for older people. But still, access and affordability barriers remain. Keep Reading
'Historic' $18m injection for stretched creative spaces | Stuff.co.nz Related Stuff An $18m injection into creative spaces is overdue and a good starting point to making art accessible to vulnerable communities, advocates say. Keep Reading
Creative spaces, desperate to expand, are on the brink of collapse | Stuff.co.nz Related Stuff Glen McDonald can still remember street kids dragging her into Vincents Art Workshop three decades ago. Keep Reading