The Learning Space
By ArtReach
Free e-learning platform for the community and creative sector.
COMING SOON
Build Skills, Confidence and Connection
Community groups, creatives and for-purpose organisations are vital in helping to build strong, vibrant communities across Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago. But many face common challenges like limited time, funding, and access to professional development.
That’s why we’ve teamed up with our friends at huddl to bring The Learning Space by ArtReach to the region - a free e-learning platform designed to help you build skills, confidence, and connections while strengthening your organisation’s reach and impact.
If you work on creative projects and events or with a community organisation in Queenstown Lakes or Central Otago, then The Learning Space is for you.
About The Learning Space
The Learning Space offers a suite of short self-paced video workshops, along with downloadable templates, toolkits, and an online community networking space to help you connect with others across the region, share insights, and learn together.
Free and available 24/7, the platform puts practical tools and resources at your fingertips, making professional development accessible, flexible, and achievable for busy volunteers, board members, leaders, and teams.
You can learn how and when it suits you — even 10 minutes a day can make a difference.
There are ten three-hour workshops to choose from, each divided into short chapters (5–20 minutes) combining content and interactive activities.
Work individually, with your team, or around the boardroom table on:
Workshops and Learning Opportunities
Governance
Good governance strengthens your organisational impact and stays true to your purpose.
Funding
Step by step guidance to secure funding for projects.
Promotion and Storytelling
Learn effective strategies to share your story.
Creative Wellbeing
Explore the link between creativity and community hauora.
Audience Development
Build meaningful connections with your audience.
Project Planning
Master the key steps for successful project delivery.
Strategic Planning
Strengthen your creative and operational planning.
Sustainability and Climate Change
Find tool to help creativity as a community superpower in the face of climate change.
Evaluation, Insights and Impact
Understand how to measure and communicate your impact.
Health and Safety
Tips, tricks and ways to help you and those you work with, stay safe and healthy.
By completing these workshops, you’ll gain practical skills and strategies you can apply immediately to your projects, teams, and networks.
Get Started
Signing up is free and only takes a couple of minutes.
👉 Read the full story- Link to media release coming soon.
👉 Have questions? Get in touch here.
Background
The Learning Space uses Creative Waikato’s successful ArtReach model and is a free, one-year pilot co-delivered by the Three Lakes Cultural Trust and huddl, funded by a grant from the Department of Internal Affairs. huddl and the Three Lakes Cultural Trust co-host and moderate The Learning Space locally, making sure it meets the needs and priorities of community organisations and creatives across the region.
This kaupapa reflects our wider mahi locally and nationally. As members of the Regional Arts Network Aotearoa (RANA), we are proud to be part of a national movement building stronger creative futures across Aotearoa. Collaborating with Creative Waikato to bring their model to our region has been an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and see how ArtReach has supported creative communities to thrive. A huge thanks to the Creative Waikato team for their support and for allowing us share their model and resources.
