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ADD YOUR VOICE (AND BE IN TO WIN!)

Use our drawing tool below to tell us how creativity impacts your life – so we can collectively advocate for a more creative Aotearoa New Zealand! Every submission will put you in the draw to win A Year of Arts and Culture – tickets for you and a friend to incredible shows and performances by NZ Opera, The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Silo Theatre, The Court Theatre and Auckland Theatre Company.

The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi and Creative New Zealand are sparking a conversation about creativity across the country with our annual event series All in for Arts: He waka toi e eke noa nei tātou. As part of our campaign, we're crowd-sourcing voices from across Aotearoa New Zealand to tell us how creativity is making an impact.

Why?

We'll use your submissions to advocate to key funders and decision makers – including Local Government, arts givers and key organisations across the arts sector. We'll compile and send these submissions in May, at the end of our All in for Arts Tour – and we'll also share them digitally via our social channels and e-newsletters.

What kind of submissions are we looking for?

Anything goes! We just want to hear how creativity is making an impact in your life, or your community. Some ideas to get you started:

What do the arts give you? Why do you think we need art and creativity in our lives?
What does art, culture, creativity and ngā toi contribute to the identity of your town/city?
How is creativity important for business and innovation?
Why is it important to support young people to be creative?
What role does creativity have to play in tackling challenges faced by your town/city, e.g. climate change, inequality, infrastructure/built environment
What are some of the big challenges New Zealanders are facing today – and how can creativity help?
How do you feel when you're being creative?

BE IN TO WIN!

Every submission will put you in the draw to win A Year of Arts and Culture – tickets for you and a friend to incredible shows and performances by NZ Opera, The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Silo Theatre, The Court Theatre and Auckland Theatre Company. Please enter your email if you'd like to be in the draw.