"Interview with Veronica Pardo"

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"Interview with Veronica Pardo"
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Veronica Pardo is a disability arts ally and has been a disability advocate with previous leadership positions in organisations such as Arts Access Victoria and Multicultural Arts Victoria,
Interview Summary
Veronica Pardo, former Executive Director of Arts Access Victoria, discussed the evolution and impact of Disability Arts in Australia, detailing the political dimensions of the field and the importance of genuine representation and intersectionality. Pardo highlighted the importance of leadership transitions in arts organizations informed by a spirit of solidarity and mutual support, particularly citing Caroline Bowditch's role as significant in the sector. She emphasized a need for systems-level change within the arts to reflect true diversity, beyond tokenism, advocating for dismantling exclusive structures and creating new ones informed by those marginalized. Finally, Pardo stressed the importance of acknowledging the work of predecessors in Disability Arts to honour their legacy and inform current artistic and cultural practices.
Identifier
IV00046
datePublished
2024
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Melbourne
Victoria
Disability Arts History Australia
United Kingdom
The Other Film Festival
Arts Access Victoria
Back to Back Theatre
Access2Arts
Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities Inc. (ADEC)
Rawcus
Artability
ACE Magazine
Arts Access SA
Quippings Performance Troupe
ABC
SBS
Artful Dodgers
Art Life Program
Arts Centre Melbourne
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Footscray Community Arts Centre
Alter State
Australian Film Commission
Film Victoria
Australian Theatre of the Deaf
Screen Australia
Image of The Other Film Festival Program 2010"The Other Film Festival Program 2010"
Image of The Other Film Festival Program 2014"The Other Film Festival Program 2014"
Image of Arts Access Victoria – Beyond Access Literature Review - 2015“Arts Access Victoria – Beyond Access Literature Review - 2015"
Image of Arts Access Victoria - History, captured 2011 webpage"Arts Access Victoria - History, captured 2011"
"Sarah Austin, Kath Duncan, Gerard Goggin, Lachlan MacDowall, Veronica Pardo, Eddie Paterson, Jax Jacki Brown, Morwenna Collett, Fiona Cook, Bree Hadley, Jess Kapuscinski-Evans, Donna McDonald, Julie McNamara, Gayle Mellis, Kate Sulan (2019). The last avant garde? In B. Hadley, D. McDonald ed. The Routledge Handbook of Disability Art, Culture, and Media. London & New York: Routledge, 251-262."
"Bree Hadley, Donna McDonald, Sarah Austin, Kath Duncan, Gerard Goggin, Lachlan MacDowall, Veronica Pardo, Eddie Paterson, with collaborators Dave Calvert, Jori De Coster, Shawn Goh, Alice Fox, Ann M. Fox, Andy Kempe, Petra Kuppers, Justin Lee, Alex Lubet, Sarah Meisch Lionetto, Ann Millett-Gallant, Laura Misener, Bronwyn Preece, Megan Strickfaden, Joanne Tay, Matthew Reason, Nancy Quinn, and Sarah Whatley (2019) Conclusion: practicing interdependency, sharing vulnerability, celebrating complexity - the future of disability arts, culture, and media research. In Hadley, B & McDonald, D (Eds.) The Routledge handbook of disability arts, culture, and media. Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 362-372."
"Sarah Austin, Chris Brophy, Lachlan MacDowell, Edward Paterson, and Winsome Roberts (2015) Beyond Access: The Creative Case for Inclusive Arts. Melbourne: Arts Victoria."
"Bree Hadley, Gerard Goggin, Petra Kuppers, Colette Conroy, Meagan Shand, Donna McDonald, Martin Paten, Norm Horton, Sarah Moynigan, Veronica Pardo, Caroline Bowditch, Morwenna Collett, Kerry Comerford, David Doyle, Pat Swell, Clark Crystal, Peter Stuart (2019) The NDIS and disability arts in Australia: Opportunities and challenges. Australasian Drama Studies, 74, pp. 9-38."
Kate Larsen
Lesley Hall
Paul Dunn
Stella Young
Veronica Pardo
gender
Female
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CreativeWork
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Conversation
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URL, Video, Text
inLanguage
English, Auslan
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Theatre and Performance
Visual Arts and Galleries
Multi Arts
d/Deaf or Hard of Hearing
d/Deaf Arts and Artists
LGBTIQA+ Arts and Artists
First Nations Arts and Artists
Grant
Education and employment
Equity and non-discrimination
Access
Advocacy and awareness raising
Participation in public and political life
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