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Arts Access Aotearoa is a national organisation, based in Wellington, New Zealand. Its purpose is to increase access to the arts for people who experience barriers to participation as artists, performers, audience members, and gallery and museum visitors. It does this by working in the disability, mental health and Deaf communities, and through a network of community arts organisations called creative spaces. It also works with the professional arts sector to help them improve their access to Deaf and disabled audiences. Arts Access Aotearoa advises the Department of Corrections on its arts ...

Step into the transformative world of art education within New Zealand's prisons with "Art Inside," a compelling seven-part audio series presented by Arts Access Aotearoa. In each episode, "Art Inside" introduces listeners to the dedicated artists who bring their creative expertise to prisons across New Zealand, and to stories from former prisoners whose lives have been forever changed by the arts they learned while within New Zealand's justice system.Join us as we delve deep into the stories of resilience, redemption, and creativity, gaining unique insights into the transformative power of ...