Arts Hub Debate

Community Wellbeing - Equality & Inclusion

Option 2

Residents supporting Option 2 emphasize the need for the arts hub to be inclusive and accessible to all community members, including those from diverse backgrounds and lower-income households. They advocate for equal funding and promotion of the arts compared to sports, highlighting the arts' significant role in enhancing community wellbeing and cultural representation. Additionally, there is a strong desire for the arts hub to feature spaces that can be used for cultural displays and community events, ensuring it serves as a multifunctional facility that fosters a sense of inclusion and represents the diverse cultures of Nelson.

Table of comments:

Point No	Comment
838.5	Council needs to up its spending on the arts and bring it into parity with sports funding.
864.4	We recognise that art and culture is essential to people’s wellbeing. We believe money should be put into existing arts spaces that have been running on shoestring budgets.There needs to be consideration of the location, accessibility of the arts hub for a diverse range of people, lower-income households etc. Cultural Conversations would be interested in being part of a new arts hub. There needs to be recognition of the importance of language access and culturally appropriate resources to create an inclusive and diverse art space.
887.6	NPHS Te Waipounamu supports the purchase of an existing building and establishment of an arts hub. There is a growing body of evidence showing how arts and creativity can make a significant difference to people’s health and wellbeing.10 NPHS strongly recommends that equity and inclusiveness is considered in all aspects of the facility, including all ages, demographics and physical abilities.
987.8	We recognise the importance of art and culture in people’s wellbeing. There needs to be consideration of the location, accessibility of the arts hub for a diverse range of people, lower-income households etc.  As Nelson is becoming increasingly diverse, we need to ensure this is a multicultural space representative of our residents, and to recognize the importance of language access and culturally appropriate resources to create an inclusive and diverse art space.
1148.2	I would like to see arts promoted and funded as much as sport is.
1168.8	Our learners would like to see their culture art and crafts publicly displayed, whether at a dedicated arts hub or at a public facility like a library or museum. They would like to show off their culture to others in Nelson, and seeing their culture displayed would also enhance their sense of inclusion in the community. Our learners who live in Stoke would like to see more cultural offerings near them, as well as in the city centre. One very common theme that was raised when we talked with the learners about what they would like in their city was a place they could use to host cultural shows and community festivals. We would like to suggest that the proposed arts hub incorporate a space for hire, for community groups.
1168.8	Our learners would like to see their culture art and crafts publicly displayed, whether at a dedicated arts hub or at a public facility like a library or museum. They would like to show off their culture to others in Nelson, and seeing their culture displayed would also enhance their sense of inclusion in the community. Our learners who live in Stoke would like to see more cultural offerings near them, as well as in the city centre. One very common theme that was raised when we talked with the learners about what they would like in their city was a place they could use to host cultural shows and community festivals. We would like to suggest that the proposed arts hub incorporate a space for hire, for community groups.