Artwork credit: Ululau Ama, Falling Trees
Panel Discussion: Art as an Agent of Change
Wednesday 20 March, 6-8pm
FREE Event
Māpura Studios have assembled a panel of experts to challenge the structural forces and imperatives that tell us who matters, and who doesn't matter, in our society. And whether, in fact, art matters.
The panelists will look at the difference between truth, lies, and assumption when it comes to people’s capability and contribution. And the truth, lies, and assumptions about what really matters to people.
Māpura’s vision sees art as an active agent of change; it informs hearts and minds, which changes how people act in the world. The discussion will investigate how to strengthen personal and community creative expression, and innovative ways to share the critical insights that artists work so hard to uncover.
Everyone is welcome. There will be a NZSL interpreter at the event.
THE PANEL
Chair
Peter Feeney, actor, writer, teacher & director
https://pfeeney.com/
Panelists
Madeleine Chapman, writer, journalist, and editor of The Spinoff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Chapman
Jeanine Clarkin, (Ngaati Hako Ngaati Paaoa Ngaati Raukawa Ngaati Ranginui Ngai te rangi), Māori fashion activist and designer, curator and environmentalist
https://www.jeanineclarkin.com/
Dr Jeremy Mayall, experimental musician, and CEO of Creative Waikato
https://creativewaikato.co.nz/
Philip Clarke, (Ngāti Awa), curator, Chair of the Blumhardt Foundation
http://www.blumhardt.nz/
Māpura Studios is an inclusive art space formed in 2000 with a focus on supporting artists from the disability community.
With the support of Creative New Zealand.
