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NEXT LEVEL Creative Mentorships Announced

Five Artists Are Taking Their Projects to the NEXT LEVEL

26/04/2022

We’re delighted to announce the talented artists with disability or who are d/Deaf selected for our NEXT LEVEL Creative Mentorship program!

Antoinette Barbouttis, Hanna Cormick, Dave Houston, Gareth Kelaart and Jacqui O’Reilly will each receive $5000 in project funding a mentorship within a leading performing arts organisation. Our partners include Sydney Theatre Company, PACT, Darlinghurst Theatre Company, NORPA and Riverside Theatres.

Georges River Council Art Competition 2022

Georges River Council Art Competition – $2000 Prize

14/04/2022

Georges River Council is seeking submissions of existing artwork from artists across NSW with disability or who are d/Deaf.

One artwork will be selected for use in the design of Georges River Council’s Disability Inclusion and Action Plan and the chosen artist will receive $2000.

Artworks can be submitted across a range of disciplines and styles but must be 2D work.

APPLY NOW – Applications close Thurs 28 April.
Access All Areas - An Uncensored Conversation about Comedy and Disability

Access All Areas – An Uncensored Conversation about Comedy and Disability

12/04/2022

Access All Areas – An Uncensored Conversation about Comedy and Disability

We’ve lined up some of Australia’s funniest comedians with disability for an uncensored conversation about comedy and disability. Hear from Madeleine Stewart, Jamal Abdul, Robyn Reynolds and John Robles.

Tuesday 3 May at 7.30pm (Online)

This FREE event will be captioned and Auslan interpreted. Bookings essential.
Access Ideas and Insights: UK Perspectives on Art and Disability

Access Ideas and Insights: UK Perspectives on Art and Disability

8/04/2022

Join in this exciting online international exchange exploring access, representation and opportunities in the United Kingdom for artists and audiences with disability. Hear from a UK producer, two artists and a curator to discuss best practice and innovation in accessibility for audiences, and professional pathways for artists with disability.

Featuring Cat Sheridan (Senior Producer, Unlimited), Rachel Gadsden (Artist), Suzie Lark (Artist) and Marcus Dickey Horley (Curator of Access, the TATE).

Thursday 28 April at 10am.
FREE online event – bookings essential.
Advance Your Career: Small Project Grants Information Session Image

Advance Your Career: Small Project Grants Information Session

7/04/2022

This Advance Your Career session offers valuable insights on how to prepare competitive grant applications.

Create NSW is currently offering Quick Response grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 towards projects and professional development opportunities. Hear directly from their Arts Funding and Development Manager about the guidelines, assessment criteria and support material required for a strong application. This session will also be followed by a Q&A.

Wednesday 27 April at 10am.
FREE online event – bookings essential.
Sydney Writers' Festival - The Accessible Writer

Sydney Writers’ Festival – The Accessible Writer

25/03/2022

Don’t miss this FREE, Auslan interpreted Sydney Writers’ Festival event presented in partnership with Accessible Arts.

Hear from Fiona Murphy (The Shape of Sound), journalist and musician Eliza Hull (We’ve Got This) and poet and author Gayle Kennedy (Koori Girl Goes Shoppin) as they discuss the reality and pathways for writers with disability or who are d/Deaf.

Thursday 19 May 4pm at Carriageworks.
FREE event – bookings essential.
Are You Pulling My Leg?

Are You Pulling My Leg?

24/03/2022

Showcasing some of Australia’s funniest comedians with disability or who are chronically ill, this accessible comedy event boasts a hilarious line-up headlined by Bec Charlwood and featuring Robyn Reynolds, John Robles, Jamal Abdul and Lily Starr, and hosted by award-winning comedian Madeleine Stewart.

This event is wheelchair accessible and will be captioned and Auslan interpreted so everyone can get the punchlines.

Presented by Vivid Ideas in association with Accessible Arts and Crips and Creeps.
ArtScreen 2022

Applications Now Open for ArtScreen 2022

17/03/2022

This visual art project enables professional artists with disability or who are d/Deaf to develop new works which will be screened at the the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to help celebrate International Day of People with Disability.

Two artists will be selected and will receive $11,500 in grant funding as well as a professional mentorship with experienced video artist Dr Zanny Begg. An additional $9000 of in-kind production support is available from our partnering organisations Bus Stop Films and Western Sydney community creative hub A.C.E. 
ACCESS Ideas and Insights - Performing Arts

ACCESS Ideas and Insights: Performing Arts

4/02/2022

ACCESS Ideas + Insights: Quarterly Panel Discussion

Hear from some of Sydney’s leading performing arts venues and actor Bridie McKim as they discuss Access and Institutional Change. Discover practical advice on how to develop participation, inclusion and diversity across all areas of operation and join in the Q&A session.

This FREE online event will be Auslan interpreted and have live closed captioning. It is free to attend however registrations are essential.
Front & Centre Participants Announced

Front & Centre: Initiative Supporting Arts Leaders with Disability

17/01/2022

Congratulations to the twelve skilled participants selected for Front & Centre – a career coaching and professional development program for women and non-binary people with disability working in the arts, creative and cultural sectors across NSW, the ACT and Victoria.

This 10-month program aims to increase the representation of women and non-binary people with disability in leadership positions such as artistic directors, board members and senior positions in programming and management.