Te Rito Toi: The Twice Born Seed Public Lecture

Hosted by The Centre for Arts and Social Transformation, University of Auckland
The Centre for Arts and Social Transformation (CAST) is hosting Te Rito Toi: The Twice Born Seed – a free public discussion on the role and place of the arts in education.

Te Rito Toi: The Twice Born Seed refers to The Te Rito Toi website www.teritotoi.org which was created at the Centre to assist schools to return to the classroom post-lockdown. The Twice Born Seed is a poem written by Gordon Tovey, one of the leaders of a revolutionary arts education movement in New Zealand in the 1950’s and 1960’s. It is time to replant the seed.

The lecture will open with the findings of a 3-year study into the state of creativity in New Zealand schools presented by Professor Peter O’Connor, Director of the Centre. The research paints a compelling picture of the state of New Zealand schools’ creativity. As a second part a panel of artists and education experts will speak of the importance of the arts in everyday life and the role that schools can play in fostering the arts and creativity.

A live stream of Te Rito Toi: The Twice Born Seed in Wellington will run from 5:30 p.m – 6.30 p.m Wednesday 21 April 2021 (NZ Time / GMT+12).

Watch it live here:
https://vimeo.com/event/909027

Registration to attend in-person is free and on a first come first serve basis due to theatre capacity. To register, please click here:

https://te-rito-toi.eventbrite.co.nz/

Time:

Lecture and Panel Discussion: 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm

Post-lecture Networking: 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Location:

National Library Wellington
70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Wellington 6011

Start: 21 April 2021

End: 21 April 2021