Join Arts Access Aotearoa for a powerful evening of film and conversation exploring the transformative role of creativity in places of confinement. This is a one-night-only fundraiser supporting Arts Access Aotearoa’s work advancing creative opportunity, dignity and inclusion across Aotearoa, including in justice settings. Featuring voices with lived experience of incarceration, leading researchers, and arts-in-corrections educators, this focused panel will offer real-world perspectives on the measurable and human impact of creative practice in justice contexts.
Sing Sing tells the true story of incarcerated men who find hope and humanity through a prison theatre programme. It reflects the values Arts Access Aotearoa upholds: that the arts can break down walls, build confidence and create change, inside and out. It is a moving, human story about creativity, redemption and the profound impact of the arts in spaces not designed for hope.
Arts Access Aotearoa works nationally to support inclusive, accessible arts practice. Through our Arts in Justice network, we connect artists, educators and organisations working in correctional and community justice settings. Creativity builds confidence, strengthens identity, and supports rehabilitation and reintegration. This evening is an opportunity to experience that impact through film and conversation, and to help sustain this work in Aotearoa.