Jobs and Opportunities
Accessible Arts is committed to advancing opportunities for people with disability or who are d/Deaf to develop and sustain professional careers in the arts.
Arts practitioners with disability or who are d/Deaf are encouraged to apply for the below positions and opportunities. The organisations listed have demonstrated a commitment to provide access where possible.
Job Opportunities
Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Sub-Committee (Treasurer) – Accessible Arts
Due to the retirement of a director, Accessible Arts is seeking a qualified Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Sub-Committee (Treasurer) with appropriate skills to join our team. The current board includes directors with a wide range of skills, including a number of practising artists and people with disability. It has a small, dedicated staff based at The Arts Exchange in The Rocks (currently working at least part of the time from home). The board leads the company’s strategic and operational planning.
Accessible Arts is a registered charity with DGR status. We particularly encourage people with lived experience of disability or who are d/Deaf to apply.
Applications close Tuesday 26 September 2023 at 5pm.
Gallery Host – Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia
Gallery Hosts are the first point of contact for visitors to the Museum. Their role is to welcome all visitors to the Museum and to ensure the safety of both the artworks and visitors. They provide information on our exhibitions, programs, events, activities and facilities, and offer a cloakroom service. Gallery Hosts also provide feedback on visitor responses to visiting the MCA, and report on art and building incidents.
The MCA encourages people with disability to apply. If you would like more information bout the role or have questions related to any access requirements, email positions.vacant@mca.com.au
Applications close Monday 25 September. Late applications will be considered on a case by case basis.
Creative Opportunities
Creatives Collective are looking to play the work of musical artists with disability during the creative part of the meeting as background music while people work. They will be paying $5 per play per work. A maximum of 10 songs/pieces will be played each month (mixed artists). Details of the songs played will be available to people attending Online Art Friends and in the marketing material each month.
Musician / Artist Opportunity
Ability Beyond Boundaries is looking for a musician or artist who would like to collaborate with a lovely team of people with disability in developing lyric writing skills. If you have a passion to utilise your experience and musical talent to support song writing for people with disabilities, contact Zhila Hasanloo via mobile 0428 307 052 or email zhila.hasanloo@abilitybeyondboundaries.com.au. People with disability are encouraged to apply and be involved.
Showcast – Casting Opportunities
The Casting Guild of Australia together with Showcast have launched a free professional tool aimed to increase the representation of performers with disability or who are d/Deaf by showcasing the pool of talent to industry professionals. The dedicated platform will be hosted on Showcast’s website and be made available to national casting directors, agents and producers, and include self-taped video footage of individual performers, as well as a headshots and CVs.
If you have a job or an opportunity you wish to be considered for promoting on this webpage, please email info@aarts.net.au.
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