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Equip Leadership Toolkit

Equip Leadership Toolkit – Apply Now

14/05/2024

Applications are now open for our Equip Leadership Toolkit program.

This exciting national program is a unique and comprehensive career development and leadership program designed for women and non-binary people with disability or who are d/Deaf to develop skills towards becoming influential leaders in the arts and cultural sector.

Applications close Sunday 2 June 2024.
Accessible Arts is Seeking a Board Director

Join the Accessible Arts team as a Board Director

22/04/2024

We’re seeking expressions of interest from individuals with appropriate skills to serve as a Director on the Accessible Arts Board.

The current board includes directors with a wide range of skills, including a number of practising artists and people with disability. Accessible Arts has a small, dedicated staff based at The Arts Exchange in The Rocks. The board leads the company’s strategic and operational planning.

We particularly encourage people with lived experience of disability or who are d/Deaf to apply.
Screen Access and Inclusion Masterclass for Industry

FREE Industry Masterclass – Join in Person or Online

17/04/2024

For many years, the Australian screen industry has voiced a need to enhance diversity and inclusion.

Our Screen Access and Inclusion Masterclass program has been developed in consultation with screen professionals with lived experience of disability in order boost accessibility confidence through the provision of practical guides, achievable solutions and shareable resources.

Join in person at AFTRS or access the livestream on Thursday 20 June from 1.30pm – 3pm.
Accessible Curation

Access Ideas and Insights: Accessible Curation

9/04/2024

Join in person or online for our upcoming Access Ideas and Insights panel, Accessible Curation.

Delve into innovative curatorial practices that are shaping new and exciting standards of artistic excellence through commitment to accessibility, diversity and inclusion. Gain valuable insights on the proactive design and integration of creative access into new exhibitions, public programs and festivals. Learn from prominent curators Luke Létourneau and Rilka Oakley as well as producer and comedian Madeleine Stewart. This event will be MC’d by artist, curator and producer Amy Claire Mills.
Next Level 2024 Participants

Congratulations to the 5 Artists Selected for Next Level Creative Mentorships

27/03/2024

We’re delighted to announce the five talented artists with disability accessing professional mentorships through our 2024 NEXT LEVEL Creative Mentorship program!

Bria McCarthy, Bedelia Lowrenčev, Gemma Hudson, Josh Anderson and Freia Kirkaldy will each receive a mentorship within a leading performing arts organisation and $3000 in project funding to develop an innovative new project. Thanks to our partnering organisations Bangarra Dance Theatre, Griffin Theatre, Belvoir St Theatre, Merrigong Theatre and the Sydney Opera House.
Advance Your Career Creative Leadership

Advance Your Career: Creative Leadership Program 2024-25

8/02/2024

As part of our Advance Your Career series, we’re partnering with Creative Australia to present the Creative Leadership Program 2024-25.

Are you making a change with your art practice in your collective or organisation? Do you want to develop your skills, knowledge and capacity to practice leadership in the arts and culture sector? Join this valuable online session and find out more about what the program includes, the support available and how you can apply.
Wellbeing Through Art

Wellbeing Through Art

8/02/2024

Join us in person or online for Wellbeing Through Art, presented by Accessible Arts and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in celebration of NSW Women’s Week 2024.

Visual artist Emma Rani Hodges, clinical psychologist Jane Miskovic-Wheatley, dancer Laura Osweiler, comedian Celia Pacquola, and the Art Gallery’s assistant curator of contemporary international art Emily Sullivan will talk about the myriad benefits of art in an engaging exploration of health, wellbeing and diverse creative expression.

The event will be held at the Art Gallery and also livestreamed on Wed 6 March from 6pm.
Access Rider Workshop

FREE Online Workshop

29/01/2024

Due to high demand, Accessible Arts will be presenting another free Advance Your Career session dedicated to upskilling artists and arts workers with disability or who are d/Deaf on generating Access Riders.

In this online workshop, Michelle Teear will provide a practical overview of what an Access Rider is, how to write one, what to ask for and the kind of language to use.
Next Level Creative Mentorships

Take Your Project to the Next Level with a Creative Mentorship

29/01/2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 Next Level Creative Mentorship Program.

This exciting initiative will provide five artists with $3000 in project funding and access to a mentorship within a leading performing arts organisation to develop an innovative new project. Writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, actors, directors and/or producers with disability or who are d/Deaf are invited to apply.
Screen Access and Inclusion Masterclass Program 2024

Screen Access & Inclusion Masterclass Program

26/01/2024

Due to popular demand, we’re presenting more sessions of our Screen Access & Inclusion Masterclass in 2024.

Our Masterclasses have been developed in consultation with screen professionals with lived experience of disability in order to address attitudinal barriers and enhance diversity and inclusion. This program comprises two dedicated workshops for industry professionals both with and without disability.

Sessions will be held in Sydney and the Gold Coast as well as online.