News Archive - Accessible Arts

Join in the Community Celebrations

15/11/2022

To celebrate International Day of People with Disability and in conjunction with the opening of the new building at the Art Gallery of NSW, we will be hosting an Accessible Arts Community Celebration on Wednesday 7 December at the gallery.

This full day of free and creative events provides an opportunity for you to connect with other artists, delve into their practice and join in our final Access Ideas and Insights panel for the year as we discuss Innovations in Creative Access.

We’re Heading to the Cowra Comedy Festival

11/11/2022

The hilarious stand-up comedy show Are You Pulling My Leg? is heading to the Cowra Comedy Festival on Saturday 26 November.

Showcasing some of Australia’s funniest comedians with disability or chronic illness, this accessible comedy event boasts a hilarious line-up headlined by Sam Kissajukian and featuring Robyn Reynolds, Jamal Abdul and Lily Starr, and hosted by award-winning comedian Madeleine Stewart.

Access Ideas and Insights: Innovations in Creative Access

4/11/2022

Join us for an expert panel discussion at the Art Gallery of NSW new building on Wednesday 7 December.

Hear from artists with disability or who are d/Deaf as they showcase their successes of 2022 in a conversation about innovating accessibility and embedding access for artists and audiences. This insightful panel will feature artists Sarah Houbolt, Demon Derriere and Sue Jo Wright, and will be MC’d by Eugenie Lee.

ArtScreen 2022 World Premiere Screening at MCA

6/10/2022

The World Premiere of ArtScreen 2022 will be screened at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, in celebration of International Day of People With Disability.

This exciting visual art project creates unique opportunities and aims to broaden engagement with, and appreciation of, the distinctive insights and skills of artists with disability. Featuring video artworks by artists Dani Pearce and Demon Derriere.

Front and Centre: Arts Leadership Program for Women with Disability 

4/10/2022

Applications are now open for Front and Centre, an Arts Leadership Program for women with disability.

This professional development program is for women with disability or who are d/Deaf working in the arts, creative and cultural sectors across New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. First Nations women, women from culturally linguistic backgrounds, older women and women in regional locations are encouraged to apply.

Congratulations to the Artists Selected for our Bundanon Trust Residency Program

12/09/2022

Congratulations to the five talented artists selected for our Bundanon Trust Artist Residence program taking place this November.

The Bundanon Trust Artist-in-Residence program is the largest of its kind in Australia, making it highly sought after by artists nationally. We received a very high number of competitive applications and would like to congratulate the five artists selected: Emma Price, Aaron Aryadharma Matheson, Breanna Jones, Lulu Wulf and Casey Gray.

Advance Your Career: Small Business Fundamentals

1/09/2022

As part of our Advance Your Career series, we’re presenting a free online professional development session: Small Business Fundamentals.

If you’re an artist with disability or who is d/Deaf with a business idea or you’re looking to grow or develop your existing small business, join us for this 3 hour workshop at led by expert trainers from Settlement Services International (SSI).

Places are limited so we recommend you book early.

Createability Information Session

19/08/2022

Join Create NSW and Accessible Arts for an online information session about the exciting Createability Internship Program.

At this insightful session, you’ll learn from previous successful interns as they discuss the experience, the application process and how to put your best application forward. Speakers include David Everist from Create NSW and Createability Interns Sammy Pinto and Jeremy Lowrenčev.

This session will be followed by a Q&A where you will have the opportunity to ask questions about the internships and the application process.

Expressions of Interest Now Open

19/07/2022

We are seeking expressions of interest for the development of a national songwriting and music industry program for songwriters with disability or who are d/Deaf.

The design process will be a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for all. Being part of this process will give you industry experience and you will also be influencing the future of the music industry.

Submit your Expression of Interest by Friday 5 August 2022.

Congratulations to our Graduating Interns

15/07/2022

Congratulations to all of the graduating interns from our Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Internship program!

Led by Accessible Arts and Diversity Arts Australia and in partnership with a range of arts, cultural and screen organisations across NSW and the ACT, these exciting internships provided people with disability from underrepresented culturally diverse backgrounds with specialised industry training and work experience in the arts sector.