Challenges that creative people faced during the Covid-19 pandemic inspired John McGlashan College students to respond with kindness.
Messages from Aroha was an outreach project undertaken by members of the performing arts department at the college.
Arts coordinator Reva Grills said the students realized how difficult it was for creative industries during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The project was born out of a “feeling that we needed to share love and support with those in our creative community,” she said.
The consequences of cancellations, procrastination and challenging circumstances were for many a disruptive process.
The college created an online document and reached out to other schools around Otago to gather supportive messages.
It has been collected and transformed into a booklet that can be shared with others in the creative community.
Pupil Rylan Urqhart said the goal was to spiritually encourage artists and show that they are supported during this difficult time.
“This is a project that aims to help local artists in many different ways,” he said.
Pupil Theo Hannagan said he and fellow student Tim Bradfield are holding a launch tonight at Fringe Headquarters at George St 19.
The messages will be displayed for about a month at the White Box exhibit space in the window of Fringe headquarters.