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Take Your Project to the NEXT LEVEL with a Creative Mentorship

8/11/2021

The Next Level Creative Mentorship Program will provide five (5) artists with access to a mentorship within a leading performing arts organisation and $5000 in project funding to develop an innovative new project. The successful applicants will receive up to 20 hours of one-to-one support from a selected staff member within our Partnering Organisations.

Writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, actors, directors, and/or producers with disability or who are d/Deaf from NSW are invited to apply for this exciting opportunity.
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ArtScreen 2021 – World Premiere Screening at MCA

2/11/2021

Celebrate International Day of People with Disability with World Premiere screenings at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.

This exciting visual art project features new works by selected artists Robert Sherwood Duffield, Sarah Houbolt and Sue Jo Wright, as well as an existing work by ArtScreen 2020 artist Debra Keenahan.

Screenings will take place on 2 & 4 December. All artworks can be viewed with closed captioning, audio description or Auslan interpreting.
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Artist-In-Residence Opportunity

26/10/2021

Applications are now open for the 2022 Accessible Arts and Sydney Olympic Park Artist-In-Residence Program. This valuable residency will provide creative and career development for an artist with disability or who is d/Deaf from NSW or the ACT.

The opportunity comprises a four-week residency for research and development or for the creation of new work at the heritage-listed Newington Armory from 7 February to 7 March 2022.

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Open With Better Access – Free Online Event

13/10/2021

As NSW re-opens, now is the perfect time to reflect on what organisations have learnt from 2021 and discover how you can broaden your audience and strengthen your impact in 2022.

Hear from diverse organisations as they share their learnings and expertise, providing simple and achievable tips on how to enhance the inclusivity and accessibility of your spaces and programs. Join us for this online panel discussion with leading artists from Penrith Performing and Visual Arts, Museum of Australian Democracy and Varuna the National Writers’ House.
Disability and Culturally Diverse Internship Program

Disability and Culturally Diverse Internship Program

1/10/2021

Eight applicants who identify as both a person with disability and/or d/Deaf as well as culturally and linguistically diverse/person of colour will be selected for this exciting opportunity to gain valuable insights into the arts and cultural sector, whilst forming connections as emerging creative sector workers.
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Front & Centre

21/09/2021

This exciting arts leadership initiative puts woman with disability front and centre!  

Produced by Accessible Arts with support from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Office for Women, Front & Centre is designed to support women with disability move into leadership positions such as artistic directors, board members and senior positions in programming and management.  

Sydney Olympic Park Artist Residency Announced

14/09/2021

In partnership with Sydney Olympic Park Authority, Accessible Arts is delighted to announce Rhiannon Pegler as the talented artist selected for the four-week residency extended to NSW and ACT artists with disability or who are d/Deaf.
“I’m interested in how people relate to their bodies, its machinations, and their minds connection with interpreting those workings to the visual,” says Rhiannon. 
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Liz Martin Announced as Interim CEO

7/09/2021

We’re delighted to welcome Liz Martin as our interim CEO!

With over 20 years’ experience working across the Australian arts and disability sector as advocate, musician, producer, project manager, trainer and advisor, Liz is driven to contribute to an arts sector that is authentically representative, diverse and accessible for everyone.
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Innovating Art Through Disability 

24/08/2021

Save 40% when you book through Accessible Arts!

Accessible Arts together with Sydney Arts Management Advisory Group is presenting ‘Innovating Art Through Disability’ on Monday 27 Sept 6pm. Join four of NSW’s leading voices in arts and disability, as they explore how people with disability are changing the culture of creativity.

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Bundanon Trust Announces Five Residencies for Artists with Disability

24/08/2021

The Accessible Arts and Bundanon Trust Artist-In-Residence Program provides a creative and career development opportunity for five (5) artists with disability or who are d/Deaf from NSW and the ACT.
 Congratulations to the selected artists: Luke Abdallah, Mark Elliot, Julia Faragher, Bedelia Lowrenčev and Jeremy Lowrenčev.