Arts Access Awards 2017: nomination form
Enter the name of the nominated prison below
Arts Access Corrections Leadership Award 2017
This award recognises the outstanding contribution of a New Zealand prison or Community Corrections site that has used the arts as a tool to support the rehabilitation of offenders or their reintegration into the community.
If you need any clarification or wish to discuss your nomination, please contact Jacqui Moyes, Arts in Corrections Advisor (T: 04 802 4349 E: ).
Return this form to Arts Access Aotearoa by 5pm Monday 3 April.
Format and sending options:
If possible, please send your nomination form and supporting material via emai to . Please don’t send a hard copy as well. If the files are too big (i.e.video, recordings, large size images) please share them via Dropbox to or call Jacqui to discuss options.
OR
Post: PO Box 9828, Wellington 6141
To submit a nomination form in NZ Sign Language: Please complete A1 and A2 of the application form. Send your short video answering questions one to four to Jacqui via the channels above. The video should be no longer than three minutes in length.
Arts Access Aotearoa will shortlist the nominations. An industry judging panel will make the final decisions.
Shortlisted nominees may be asked to send more supporting information for the judging panel.
We will confirm receipt of your nomination and eligibility within one week of receiving it. Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted.
To be eligible the nominee must (please type an X in the check boxes):
be a New Zealand prison or Community Corrections site, managed by the the Department of Corrections
have been directly involved in the delivery of the arts as a
rehabilitative/reintegration tool between January 2016 and the
nomination closing date of 3 April 2017.
REQUIRED NOMINATION INFORMATION
A. Contact details
Please ensure your nominee knows they are being nominated.
A1. Nominee
Name:
Physical address:
Postal address:
Phone/mobile: Email:
Website/online profile:
A2. Your details (i.e. the person making the nomination)
Name:
Job title/organisation:
Postal address:
Phone/mobile: Email:
B. What the judges want to know
Please use the word length as a guide and use bullet points where suitable.
1. Write a brief statement telling us why the prison or Community Corrections should receive the Arts Access Corrections Leadership Award. What makes its contribution outstanding?
(Maximum 200 words)
2. What inspires (or inspired) the nominee to do this work (i.e. the staff’s vision and commitment)?
(Maximum 200 words)
3. Describe the nominee’s art activities and achievements (including dates) in using the arts as a tool to support the rehabilitation/reintegration of prisoners (e.g: creative writing, craft, kapa haka, performance, carving, sculpture, and painting).
(Maximum 300 words)
4. Outline how the nominee provides a model for others wanting to improve their use of the arts as a tool for rehabilitation and reintegration. Include examples of engagement and/or partnership with the community and/or local iwi.
(Maximum 200 words)
C. Support material
The judges require:
1. At least one support letter for the nominee (up to a maximum of three support letters): e.g. from staff, community organisations, volunteers, offenders.
2. A maximum of three additional items of support material
Examples of support material:
· Documentation such as publications, publicity material, media clippings, evaluation reports and photographs.
· Examples of the quality of art work produced (e.g. images, CD/DVD/ YouTube link). Only one DVD or CD will be accepted.
· Examples of engagement and/or partnership with the community and/or local Iwi.
Please type an X in this box if you want your support material returned.
· Do not send stapled documents.
· Do not send original artwork.
· The selection panel will watch or listen to the first five minutes only of any DVD/CD or YouTube presentation.
Nomination checklist
Before submitting your nomination, please type an X in the boxes below to ensure all information is supplied correctly.
The nominee meets the eligibility criteria, listed on the front page of this
document.
The nominee knows they are being nominated.
Every section of this nomination form is completed.
At least one support letter has been included.
Maximum of three additional items of support material has been included
You have read the frequently asked questions document.
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