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Access Ideas and Insights: Reclaiming Words

Access Ideas and Insights: Reclaiming Words

26/08/2025

Come to Campbelltown Arts Centre or join online for our upcoming Access Ideas and Insights event exploring ‘Reclaiming Words’.

Learn from our amazing line-up of panelists including Hannah Diviney, Robin M Eames, Dr Ayah Wehbe and MC Maeve Marsden as together they share insights into how language can drive meaningful change and shape the future of the arts and cultural sector.
Amanda Bennetts Wins National Art Prize

Frame Shift Artist Amanda Bennetts Wins National Art Prize

25/08/2025

Artist Amanda Bennetts has won $25,000 and the biennial Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize for her captivating video artwork Carve Crevice from Grace.

Originally commissioned the Sydney Opera House and Accessible Arts as part of Frame Shift 2024, Bennetts’ piece is a compelling performance that highlights the futility of labour under capitalism.
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Advance Your Career: Music Access Masterclass

25/08/2025

As part of our free Advance Your Career series, we’re presenting an online Masterclass for Music Practitioners with Disability or who are d/Deaf.

This course has been expertly designed to boost confidence through gaining practical knowledge about navigating the music industry. Learn about your rights and responsibilities and how to effectively communicate access requirements.
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Congratulations to the Artists Selected for our 2025 Bundanon Residencies

21/08/2025

Congratulations to the talented artists selected for the 2025 Accessible Arts and Bundanon Artist-In-Residence Program: Az Cosgrove, Cassandra Li, Larah Nicholls, Matti and Sam McPherson.

Thanks to everyone who applied for this competitive opportunity, and to our donors for helping to make this unique initiative possible.
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The Emerging Artists Toolkit: Accessible Recordings

13/08/2025

We recently presented an engaging Access Ideas and Insights event exploring The Emerging Artists Toolkit. If you missed this event or would like to watch it again, check out the accessible recordings below.

Artists Digby Webster and Ava Lacoon as well as Creative Producer Kate Matthews discussed how the sector can better support emerging artists with disability, and explored what it takes to build a sustainable career in the arts. This insightful conversation was MC’d by Katrina Liberiou.
Access Ideas and Insights: The Emerging Artists Toolkit

Access Ideas and Insights: The Emerging Artists Toolkit

7/07/2025

Come to Chau Chak Wing Museum or join online as emerging and established artists share tips, resources and lived experience on navigating the arts industry. Learn about securing funding and building networks to creating accessible opportunities and imagining what’s next for emerging artists.

Speakers include artists Digby Webster and Ava Lacoon and Creative Producer Kate Matthews. This exciting panel event will be MC’d by Katrina Liberiou.
ADNA Director Announcement

Inaugural Director Appointed to lead National Arts and Disability Network Australia

25/06/2025

An exceptional disability arts leader has been appointed to establish Arts and Disability Network Australia (ADNA) — a landmark national initiative to drive greater inclusion, representation and leadership of Deaf and disabled people in the arts across the country.

Congratulations to Sarah-Mace Dennis on this exciting appointment. An interdisciplinary creative leader with two decades of international experience in the arts, education, screen and community engagement sectors, Sarah brings a powerful combination of artistic innovation, academic insight and lived experience of disability to the role.
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The Laughter Continues with ‘Are You Pulling My Leg?’ touring NSW

20/06/2025

The hilarious and accessible comedy show is touring to more venues across NSW in August and October. Showcasing some of Australia’s funniest comedians with disability or chronic illness, this raucous accessible comedy event boasts a line-up of award-winning performers with entertaining and uncensored insights.

MC’d by the fabulous Madeleine Stewart, the changing line-up will feature comedians including Alexandra Hudson, Jamal Abdul, Loz Booth, Elliot McLaren, Tom Elphick, Imaan Hadchiti, Irene Nicola and Sam Wade.
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Help create a more inclusive Arts Sector and Double Your Impact

29/05/2025

The Accessible Arts Board is matching all donations made to Accessible Arts by 30 June 2025, up to $20,000.

Every dollar you donate goes directly towards enabling artists, arts workers and audiences with disability to have full, inclusive access to the arts sector. Your support is critical to the future of diverse arts practice in Australian culture.

Every little bit makes a big difference when it is doubled.

Donations over $2 are tax deductible.
2025 Createability Interns Announced

2025 Createability Internships Announced

29/05/2025

Twelve talented interns are gearing up for exciting professional development internship roles with arts, screen and music organisations through the NSW Government’s Createability program, aimed to support the creative industries overcome the invisible barriers to employment for practitioners with disability.

Congratulations to Annidette Pun, Sarah Korte, Dominique Carr, Rose Pascoe, Tonya Lee, Emily White, Anna del Rosario, Inez Playford, Amy Bauder, Liliko’i Schneiders and Leila Harris.