News Archive - Page 13 of 32 - Accessible Arts

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10 Musicians With Disability To Get Their Sound On With COVID Restart Grants

1/04/2021

Music created using eye-controlled music software, a new EP from a punk rock band of musicians with intellectual disabilities, and songs co-created by hospitalised kids and musicians with chronic illness are just some of the projects which will be produced through a new program supporting musicians with disability in NSW.  
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Giant Snakes & Ladders Artwork Invites Playfulness At Sydney Olympic Park For Royal Easter Show

29/03/2021

A new 50m long Snakes and Ladders artwork is set to get locals and visitors jumping at Sydney Olympic Park’s Station Square during this year’s Royal Easter Show.
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Artist Rights Workshop

22/03/2021

Join experts from Arts Law and Accessible Arts as we explore artist rights and how to protect your work, how you can get help if you need it and what happens when you make art with other artists.
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Programming Chronic Illness | ATAG Online 31 Mar 2021

17/03/2021

Join us for this FREE online panel discussion about how arts orgs can improve how they work with artists who live with chronic illness.
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3 Artists To Explore Disability In New Video Artworks For Sydney’s MCA

2/03/2021

Three artists with disability have been selected to produce new video artworks for a world premiere season at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art later this year.
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New Initiative To Help Musicians With Disability Get Back On Tracks

24/02/2021

A new grant program has been established to empower the post-COVID creativity and careers of musicians with disability in NSW.
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New Fellowship Initiative For NSW Writers With Disability

23/02/2021

12 fellowships for writers with disability are being offered through a new partnership between Accessible Arts and Varuna, the National Writers’ House. 
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CEO Kerry Comerford To Depart Accessible Arts

6/01/2021

Accessible Arts’ CEO Kerry Comerford will leave the organisation in early January 2021 after more than two years in the role. 
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2020 – Our Year In Review

21/12/2020

In spite of the turmoil, we’ve achieved some significant outcomes this year in terms of advancing the arts and disability agenda in NSW.
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Happy Holidays! – For You & Us

15/12/2020

Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout 2020 to make arts and culture more accessible and inclusive for people in NSW with disability and/or who are d/Deaf.