We’re presenting an innovative and free event series in 2022 in response to rapidly changing environments and increasing sector demand. Due to Covid-19, all events will take place online until further notice. These events are free to attend, accessible and encourage discussion and participation through a Q&A platform.

Bookings for each event will be made available closer to the event date.

Access Ideas and Insights – Quarterly Panel Discussions

We will present four insightful Quarterly Panel Discussions in 2022, each focused on a different topic. Each panel will feature diverse speakers from wide-ranging arts organisations.

• Access Ideas and Insights: Performing Arts
  This event has past. A recording of the session is available on our Resources Page
• Access Ideas and Insights: A UK Perspective on Art and Disability
  This event has past. A recording of the session is available on our Resources Page
• Access Ideas and Insights: Film Industry
  Join in the discussion as part of the 2022 Sydney Film Festival
  Wed 15 June 5.15pm, Sydney Town Hall
• Access Ideas and Insights: Museums and Galleries
  Date to be confirmed (Bookings will be available soon)

Advance Your Career – Professional Development Series

We’re dedicated to empowering the creativity and careers of arts practioners with disability or who are d/Deaf across NSW. In 2022, we will be extending our commitment to the professional development of artists and arts workers with disability through our Advance Your Career series. These expert workshops will cover various practical insightful topics to support the development professional knowledge, skills and networks.

• Know Your Worth – Artist Fees and Wages
  Event postponed – rescheduled date to be confirmed
• Small Project Grants Information Session
  Wednesday 27 April, 10am – 11am (AEST)
  Create NSW will offer valuable insights on how to prepare competitive grant applications.

Bookings for future sessions will be made available closer to each event.

In Conversation  – Q&A Events

Our In-Conversation program profiles arts practitioners with disability or who are d/Deaf and their work. This usually takes the format of a Q&A style event with the featured artist/s being interviewed by a leading figure from the arts and cultural sector. We will present two In Conversation sessions in 2022.

• Access All Areas: An Uncensored Conversation about Comedy and Disability
  Tuesday 3 May, 7.30pm (AEST) – Online
• The Accessible Writer
  Thursday 19 May, 4pm-5pm at Carriageworks

As part of the Sydney Writers’ Festival, we’ll be speaking with authors 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 realities and pathways for writers with disability or who are d/Deaf. If you cannot attend in person, Sydney Writers’ Festival will be releasing this event as a podcast later in the year. It will be made available on all major podcast platforms.

Details and bookings for future sessions will be made available closer to each event.

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Image description: Artists with disability are on stage addressing an audience. The event is being Auslan interpreted.