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.

Creative Opportunities

SPARK Presenter Call Out – Museums and Galleries of NSW
Museums and Galleries of NSW are seeking presenters from all areas of museum and creative practice to pitch their ideas for exhibitions and programs at an event in September, connecting freelance curators and program producers with regional and metropolitan organisations from across NSW. This is a paid opportunity and people with disability or who are d/Deaf are encouraged to apply.

Crossroad Arts – Regional Scholarships
Crossroad Arts is an inclusive arts organisation collaborating with artists with and without disability in the creation of contemporary performance work. If you would like to attend their annual event, C.R.U.S.H, artists with disability living in regional Australia can apply for scholarships of up to $2000 to contribute to travel, accommodation and to cover the workshop fee.
Scholarship applications close Friday 26 August.

Dickson Memorial Literary Competition
The Dickinson Memorial Literary Competition is a national competition for children and adults who are blind or have low vision. Prizes will be awarded in six categories.
Entries close Friday 16 September.

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.

 

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