Designed for creative practitioners and commissioning arts organisations, this disability-led training explores creative access in the creation of new work. Explore its potential to transform the way we create and engage with art for all audiences.

Learn about embedding access and inclusion into new creative work in an aesthetic way, and how creative work can become inseparable from access. Think beyond traditional models where access is added-on to existing work and consider how to creatively engage diverse audiences in a meaningful way. This exciting new training program will lead you towards uncovering new ground at the forefront of Creative Access.

In this workshop you’ll:

• Learn how to make work that includes people with disability in a meaningful way
• Receive useful resources
• Learn from trainers with disability who are arts experts
• Enjoy the increased accessibility and convenience of online training
• Be able to interact with our trainers as well as other participants, so you can ask questions and share knowledge
• Come to our public workshop or book a private in-house session

Learn about:

• Embedded access where access is designed into new work from the start
• Creative access led by disability culture in the creation of new creative work
• Australian and international examples of successful work
• Who has the right to create the work
• Challenging traditional models of creative work
• Creative access as activism

Resources:

Participants receive a comprehensive resource kit as a valuable ongoing reference. This includes:

• Detailed resource manual
• Disability language guide
• Access checklists

Format:

• This is an interactive 2-hour workshop where participants are encouraged to contribute to group discussion.
• The workshop can be delivered online via video conferencing or in-person.

Book Now:

To book click on the relevant workshop date below:

Thursday 5 June
1 – 3pm (Online)

Thursday 2 October
1pm – 3pm (Online)

Cost

• $120 per person (+ GST and booking fees)
• 10% discount for online bookings of 3 – 5 people. Discount applies automatically when you select Group Tickets when booking online.

If you have any questions or need help with making a booking please contact us. We can assist with placing you on a waiting list to be notified when more public workshops are scheduled. Please email training@aarts.net.au or call on 02 9251 6499.

Access

Closed captioning and Auslan interpreting are available on request. You can request these services during the booking process. Please note that we require at least 4 working days notice.

For other access requirements, please contact Michelle Teear: training@aarts.net.au

Testimonials

“The Creative Access Workshop delivered by Accessible Arts was truly inspiring for everyone who attended as part of You Are Here. The workshop was thoughtfully structured, offering invaluable insights into accessibility—not only in how we create and present work as artists but also in how we consider access from an audience perspective. As a producer, it deepened my understanding of embedding accessibility into creative processes. The discussion on embedded access, in particular, was eye-opening, highlighting its potential to transform how we develop work to minimise barriers to engagement. This workshop has undoubtedly shaped the way we approach access in our practices moving forward.”
– You Are Here Canberra Inc.

“I really enjoyed the breakdown for the different ‘levels’ of access. I think this sort of information has been missing from the sector and creates real understanding of dynamic, embedded access, compared to the more practiced ‘bandaid’ access.’’
– Workshop participant

Private Training Available

If you would like to book private training for your organisation, please email Michelle Teear at training@aarts.net.au

Participation

All sessions are delivered using the Zoom online conferencing platform (Zoom links are provided following booking)

• Zoom is an easy to use, reliable and FREE cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars across mobile devices, desktops and telephones.
• If you haven’t used Zoom before you can find out more here: https://zoom.us/
• After signing up for our workshop, you’ll receive an email from us inviting you to a Zoom meeting on the date of the workshop.
• On the day of the workshop, all you have to do is click on the relevant link in the invitation, follow the prompts and you’ll be part of the workshop.

ENDS

Image Description: A photo of the inside of a blue fabric art installation, with a person sitting with their legs out in front within the space. There is a fan in the lower corner that forms an air intake for the space. 

Image credit: Bailee Lobb, In Bathing, Bask, installation view, 2021. Photo: Bailee Lobb. Courtesy of the artist.