Social connection

MEET PEOPLE AT THE KICKSTART ARTS CENTRE.

8 out of 10 Australians experience loneliness.

Wellbeing programs

FIND STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH STRESS.

2 million Australians suffer high levels of stress & anxiety.

Co-designed projects

WORK CREATIVELY WITH CLIENTS FOR GOOD MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES.

13.9% of Tasmanian adults reported very high or high levels of psychological distress in 2019.

Literacy-focused programs

THE ARTS OFFER POWERFUL STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING LITERACY.

48% of Tasmanians have low literacy skills.

Life long learning & teaching

LEARNING AT ANY AGE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

Tasmania has some of the poorest health and wellbeing indicators in the nation.

School partnerships

INVOLVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN ENRICHING ARTS EXPERIENCES

40% of Australian students are regularly unproductive, bored or struggling to keep up in classrooms.

Explore your heritage

GAIN A BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAST FOR A BETTER FUTURE

The teaching of history has ignored Aboriginal history and the causes of inequality.

Raise funds for renovation

Important heritage buildings are in disrepair.

JOIN A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR THESE HERITAGE BUILDINGS

pakana artists

PAKANA ARTISTS STILL LOUD AND PROUD

lutrawita is stolen aboriginal land, it was never ceded by pakana people and there is no treaty.

Urban Food Project

LEARN HOW TO GROW FRESH FOOD IN YOUR BACKYARD

Around 120,000 Tasmanians live in poverty and struggle to put food on the table regularly.

Safe community spaces

ACCESS FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO CELEBRATE & CONNECT.

Settling in a new country can be isolating and presents many barriers that can be hard to overcome alone. 

Music for everyone

ENJOY LOCAL ARTISTS PLAYING GREAT LIVE MUSIC 

Music is a key part of what it is to be human. Live music can bring us together in celebration and in times of sorrow.