Home Ground

Home Ground creates space for women in the justice system to pause, nurture hope, activate social change and create better lives for themselves and future generations. On a Home Ground project, artists (inside and outside of prison) make creative works using dance, performance, photography, writing, painting and music to address the issues women and whānau face in the justice system. Home Ground is based in Omārōrō Newtown, Wellington. We deliver programmes and workshops in the Wellington community, Arohata Women's Prison and Christchurch Women's Prison. Home Ground projects use creative arts practice as a non-threatening, strengths-based approach to self-empowerment, community connectedness and wellbeing. Thanks to our funders, especially Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Creative New Zealand and the Department of Corrections. Previous projects have been supported by St John’s In the City: Edward Carter Fund, the Sonja Davies Peace Award, Heather and Brian Main and the Ministry of Women's Affairs.