Creative Journeys Ltd. 2.83

Kia Ora,

Creative Journeys is a special place formed by the enthusiasm and passion of its founders, with no financial gain desired. Their vision was to provide art-based meaningful day programmes for our community members who are often excluded from the conventional “norms “of day time activity.
People seeking our services include: those affected by intellectual disability; persons coping with mentally challenging conditions; and often those facing tragic personal changes after accidents.
We are the only independent arts based group in our region. Recognition in recent years has culminated in many visual art exhibitions; theatre performances; and recently we won the “Sheriden Hickey Cup for Outstanding Performance,” for our colourful interpretation of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, at the Speech & Drama competitions.
Underpinning the New Zealand Disability Strategy is a vision of a fully inclusive society. New Zealand will be inclusive when people with impairments can say they live in: ‘A society that highly values our lives and continually enhances our full participation.’
That aim in mind, we have taken strides to connect our artists with the wider community. We constantly strive to work with local artists around the Manawatu region, while learning specialised music and theatre skills with mainstream companies.