Māpura Studios Present a Panel Discussion – Art As an Agent

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 panellists 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.
Thanks to Creative New Zealand for helping fund this event.

Māpura Studios is an inclusive art space formed in 2000 with a focus on supporting artists from the disability community.
www.mapurastudios.org.nz

Art as an Agent of Change
Wednesday 20th March, 6pm – 8pm
At The Arts House Trust, Pah Homestead, 72 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough
https://www.artshousetrust.co.nz/hours-location

The chair
Peter Feeney, actor, writer, teacher & director
https://pfeeney.com/

The 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/


Contact: John Ferriss
john@mapurastudios.org.nz
021.265.7886

Images: Etcetera Etcetera by Sarah Holten, The Boat, the Ocean… by Ululau Ama