If you’re a fan of Accessible Arts, you might have guessed that this podcast is an exciting extension of our popular Access Ideas and Insights hybrid panel series. We’re keeping the bold conversations going, diving into fresh ideas and tackling big questions about access and inclusion across the arts and cultural sector.

Our guest speakers will include leading experts including artists with disability or who are d/Deaf, alongside cultural sector influencers from across Australia.

Each episode is Auslan interpreted, captioned, accompanied by audio-described visuals, and released with a full transcript. Closed captions are available via our website and open captions on Spotify.

Episode 1: Accessible Curation

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Learn from multidisciplinary artist Bailee Lobb (Aotearoa) and curator, writer and art historian Amanda Cachia (U.S.) as they share their different perspectives on access in the arts. Discover how artists and curators are embedding creative access into exhibitions and festivals and how these approaches are cultivating new, diverse audiences.

Episode 2: The Future of Disability Storytelling

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In this episode, we explore how narrative, agency and identity are shaping new possibilities across art forms and genres. Joining the conversation are two incredible guests, Christopher Bryant and Bria McCarthy, sharing bold ideas and creative insights into how disability storytelling is evolving and where it’s headed next.

Episode 3: The Neurodiversity Paradigm in Theatre

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The Neurodiversity Paradigm in Theatre is all about reshaping creative processes, storytelling, and rehearsal rooms to celebrate neurodivergent perspectives. In this episode, we explore what that shift means with Pollyanna Nowicki, Joanna Erskine, and Jules Orcullo, three theatre-makers sharing their insights, knowledge and experience.

Future Episodes

We’ll be releasing new episodes monthly on Apple Podcasts, Sound Cloud and Spotify. You’ll also be able to listen and watch the Auslan videos via our website.

Access

Each episode is Auslan interpreted, captioned, accompanied by audio-described visuals, and released with a full transcript. Closed captions are available via our website and open captions on Spotify.

Developed in consultation with Macro Impact Consulting and experienced d/Deaf advisors, this series is designed to be as inclusive and accessible as possible, and we’ll keep evolving the access as we learn more. Accessible Arts acknowledges that access is a place of learning, so throughout the series we will continue to develop the access so that we can be a catalyst for change within the arts and cultural sector.

This podcast is proudly produced by Accessible Arts, Arts Development Manager Amy Mills and Kiera Brew Kurec with sound design by Tralala Blip. Access consulting was provided by Macro Impact Consulting and our Advisory Group.

This podcast series is proudly supported by the City of Sydney and Create NSW, the principal funding partner of Accessible Arts.

ENDS

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