Links
Arts + Disability Peak Organisations in Australia
National
Arts Access Australia
Arts Access Australia is the national peak body of State and Territory arts and disability organisations working to increase access and participation in the arts for the one in five Australians with a disability.
Contact
Tel: 02 9518 0561
Fax: 02 9560 9035
Email: ed@artsaccessaustralia.org
Website: www.artsaccessaustralia.org
New South Wales
Accessible Arts
Accessible Arts is the peak arts and disability organisation across New South Wales.
Contact
Tel: 02 9251 6499
Fax: 02 9251 6422
Email: info@aarts.net.au
Website: www.aarts.net.au
Victoria
Arts Access
Arts Access provides access to arts and cultural activity for people who are disadvantaged, including people with a disability.
Contact
Tel: 03 9699 8299
TTY: 03 9699 7636
Fax: 03 9699 8868
Email: info@artsaccess.com.au
Website: www.artsaccess.com.au
Queensland
Access Arts
Access Arts Queensland is the peak body working with artists, cultural workers and their communities across Queensland.
Contact
Tel: 07 3358 6200
Fax: 07 3358 6211
Email: info@accessarts.org.au
Website: www.accessarts.org.au
South Australia
Arts Access SA
Arts Access SA (AASA) is a key service organisation for arts and disability in South Australia.
Contact
Tel: 08 8224 0799
Fax: 08 8224 0709
Email: info@artsaccess-sa.org.au
Website: www.artsaccess-sa.org.au
Western Australia
Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts, Australia
Primary Arts and Disability infrastructure in WA, providing cultural access to over 2000 West Australians with disabilities and or mental illness per year.
Contact
Tel: 08 9430 6616
Fax: 08 9336 4008
Email: arts@dadaawa.asn.au
Website: www.dadaawa.org.au
Australian Capital Territory
Art Ability
Art Ability ACT is the peak arts and disability organisation in the ACT. Art Ability ACT is a source of information and advice for artists with disabilities living and working in the ACT.
Contact
Tel: 02 6247 1882
Fax: 02 6247 8859
Email: DDAO@artsrec.org.au
Website: none
Tasmania
Arts Action Tasmania
Arts Action is the statewide body in Tasmania with responsibility for information exchange, lobbying and policy development in arts and disability.
Contact
Tel: 03 6214 7634
Fax: 03 6214 7636
Email: MTaylor@gcc.tas.gov.au
Website: none
Northern Territory
Arts Access Darwin
Arts Access Darwin works in the greater Darwin area to improve access to the arts for people with disabilities.
Contact
Tel: 08 8981 5522
Fax 08 8941 3222
Email: mail@brownsmart.com.au
Website: none
Central Australia
Arts Access Central Australia
Arts Access Central Australia is working in Alice Springs to improve access to the arts for people with disabilities.
Contact
Tel: 08 8952 6338
Email: monikam@bigpond.net.au
Website: none
Arts Organisations NSW
Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW
NSW Local Government Cultural Awards
Regional Arts NSW
Regional Arts Australia - Contains information and tools for people involved as artists and arts workers in regional Australia.
Regional Arts NSW - The peak body for the arts and community cultural development in regional and rural NSW.
Legal Advice for Arts Organisations & Artists
Arts Law Centre of Australia - The national community legal centre for the arts. The site provides information on legal issues for artists and arts organisations.
Funding
KEY GOVERNMENT FUNDING BODIES
NSW Ministry for the Arts
Level 9, St James Centre
111 Elizabeth Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Ph: 02 9228 5533
TTY: 02 9228 4869
Toll Free number (in NSW): 1800 358 594
Fax: 02 9228 4722
Email: ministry@arts.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Grants Link at www.grantslink.gov.au
Australia Council for the Arts
PO Box 788
STRAWBERRY HILLS NSW 2012
Ph: 02 9215 9000
Email: mail@ozco.gov.au
Website: www.ozco.gov.au
Regional Arts NSW
Website: www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/qtg.html
Provides quick turn around grants for artists requiring up to $1500.
Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care NSW (DADHC)
Central Office
Level 5, 83 Clarence Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 8270 2000
TTY: (02) 8270 2167 (for people who are deaf)
Email: info@dadhc.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au
INDEPENDENT FUNDING
Philanthropy Australia
Philanthropy Australia Sydney Office
PO Box W99
Warringah Mall
BROOKVALE NSW 2100
Ph: (61 2) 9981 5599
Email: pa@philanthropy.org.au
Website: www.philanthropy.org.au
Provides a listing of private philanthropic organisations that give funding to arts and community organisations
STA Travel Trust
STA TRAVEL TRUST
Sponsorship Coordinator
STA Travel Trust
260 Hoddle St
Abbotsford VIC 3067
Website: http://www.statravel.com.au/cps/rde/xchg/au_division_web_live/hs.xsl/travel_trust.htm
Love travel? Got an idea about how you can use travel to help people from different countries and cultures? An STA Travel Trust grant can help you make it happen.
Our Community
Website: www.ourcommunity.com.au
Community Builders
Website: www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au
A Guide to Community Grants
www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/spgrants.htm
Subscribers are sent email updates on funding available to community organisations.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NSW Department of Local Government
Sydney Office
Level 9, 323 Castlereagh Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Ph: 02 9289 4000
Fax: 02 9289 4099
TTY: 02 4428 4209
Email: dlg@dlg.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_home.asp
Contact your local government to find out if they have grants you can apply for e.g. community or cultural grants. You can find contact details of your local council by contacting the NSW Department of Local Government.