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.
Ripple: Disability and Culturally Diverse Internship Program
Applications are now open for the 2026 Ripple: Disability and Culturally Diverse Internship Program. Run by Accessible Arts in partnership with Diversity Arts Australia, this program will take place across NSW and ACT in 2026.
This unique paid initiative is open to eight (8) applicants who identify as both culturally diverse and d/Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent.
Ripple is a paid program running from June-September 2026 that includes an internship, 1:1 mentorship and professional development training. This 14-week program brings together emerging creatives, arts and cultural workers to build skills, connect with peers, and explore pathways into access and inclusion roles, including consultancy. It’s designed to grow your practice and confidence to drive greater access and inclusion across the arts and cultural sector.
Applications close Monday 27 April 2026
2026 Accessible Arts and Bundanon Artist Residencies
Accessible Arts, in partnership with Bundanon, delivers an annual residency program for artists with disability or who are d/Deaf. The residencies play a vital role in supporting creative development and have become significant stepping stones in the careers of many Australian artists with disability.
The 2026 Accessible Arts and Bundanon Artist in Residence program is open to musicians, writers and visual artists with with disability or who are d/Deaf from NSW and the ACT. Up to five (5) artists will be funded to undertake a six (6) night residency at Bundanon from Monday 21 September to Sunday 27 September 2026.
Applications close at 11.30pm on Sunday 7 June 2026
Online Art Friends Project – Musical Opportunity
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.
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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