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
