Disability Arts History Australia

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• “Office of the Arts releases 'Creative Australia – National Cultural Policy' (2013) , is critiqued for its reference to 'tolerance' of disabled people”
  The national cultural policy ‘Creative Australia’ was published in 2013. It was critiqued for its lack of disability arts funding and its reference to 'tolerating' disabled people. As Arts Hub reported, “By now you will have heard that the National Cultural Policy offers little for Australians with a disability. Not only is there no funding for the National Arts and Disability Strategy, but instead, the policy calls for a culture of tolerance towards people with a disability.”
• “Arts Access Arts Access Art Day Number 1 1994”
  Arts Access Arts Access Art Day Number 1, 1995 – Description of Arts Access programs for people with intellectual disabilities, Description of the Artistic Program, the Resource and training unit and the EASE program, Art Beat - Performance Art Options for People with Intellectual Disabilities – workshops, Big Bag rock band and Back to Back theatre company - Barbara Doherty, Carol Downey, Claire Teisen, David (no last name listed), Dean Michael, John Tonso, Kerrie (no last name listed), Lyndsay Mason, Maria (no last name listed), Sonia Teuben
• "Commonwealth of Australia (2019) Key Results of the 2018 Public Consultation: National Arts and Disability Strategy. Canberra: An initiative of the Meeting of Cultural Ministers"
  Reads, in part "Between 24 September and 3 December 2018, people shared their stories and ideas about arts and disability in Australia. The Meeting of Cultural Ministers asked to hear these ideas and stories. The Meeting of Cultural Ministers is made up of the Cultural Ministers from the Australian Government and state and territory governments. The statistics in the report all come from the online survey. These ideas and stories will help Ministers to make a new National Arts and Disability Strategy.
• Melbourne International Arts Festival (MIAF)
• Katya Petetskaya
• "Accessible Arts - Creative Initiatives, captured 2022"
  Accessible Arts - Creative Initiatives - reads, in part "The unique perspectives and experiences of artists with disability – as well as the intersection of cultural identities across all types of disability – present exciting avenues for new artistic possibilities right across the spectrum of visual, performing, literary, screen and digital arts. We’re here to work with arts and cultural organisations, government agencies and other funding partners to deliver creative initiatives focused on providing development and production opportunities for all kinds of artists with disability or who are d/Deaf."
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1979-80"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1979-80 discusses members of council, standing committees and board reports as well as financial statements, grants lists, planning for the nternational Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) 1981 including publications of a study to identify options of disabled gaining greater access to the arts and programs and grants for Braille and Talking Book Library for its Braille Book of the Year, salaries of staff and funding for production of “The Threepenny Opera”, workshops and travel costs of NSW Theatre of the Deaf, funding for residents of the Lorna Hodgkinson Sunshine Home for the intellectually handicapped who gave a performance at the Sydney Opera House
• Trina Gaskill
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1983-84"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1983-84 - discusses main activities of Council and its eight Boards, and includes financial statements and lists of grants made including artist fees, performances for handicapped, production of radio material for blind, and activities for Theatre of the Deaf.
• "Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2009"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2009 - Overview, Rewarding Excellence, Skills Development, Strengthening the Sector, Consulting to the Sector, Providing a Service
• Jocelyn Lee
• Joceline Lee
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1980-81"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1980-81 - discusses members of council, standing committees and board reports as well as financial statements, grants lists, publications and programs particularly focused on the 1981 International Year of the Disabled Person (IYDP) including accessibility, integration and raising awareness of barriers of disability in arts, with funding for research, art exhibitions, theatre, film (“Stepping Out”), dance (“Life, Images and Reflections”), craft, and literature; conference, seminar celebrating IYDP.
• "Queensland Government releases Arts & Disability Plan 2024-2026"
  Reads, in part "The Queensland Government acknowledges the rights of people with disability to participate equally in the state’s cultural life and to have the opportunity to develop and use their creative, artistic and intellectual potential, as recognised in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability."
• "Back to Back Theatre - Annual Report 2011"
  Back to Back Theatre Annual Report 2011 - Report from Chair and Executive, information on premiere season of GANESH VERSUS THE THIRD REICH, international tours ofTHE DEMOCRATIC SET, SMALL METAL OBJECTS and FOOD COURT, new collaboration to develop LASER BEAK MAN in collaboration Tim Sharp and Sydney Theatre Company, community/experimental work with THEATRE OF SPEED, networks and industry events, research including doctoral projects by Stanley Opara, Yoni Prior and Caroline Ellison, inclusion in Josephine Machon’s book “lmmersive Theatres: Intimacy and Immediacy in Contemporary Performance" and research on arts-schools partnerrships with Arts Victoria, Melbourne University, and Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
• The Australian Print Workshop Access Gallery
• "Access Arts - Website, captured 2001"
  Access Arts website, captured 2001, reads “Access Arts Inc is a non-profit, professional arts organisation working with people with disabilities and people disadvantaged by social conditions with the aim to assist them to fulfil their ambitions in the arts.” – links to History, Workshops, Projects, and Artists.
• “Tutti Arts – Electric Winter Exhibition – Catalogue/Program”
  Tutti Arts – ‘Electric Winter’ Exhibition 2021 Catalogue/Program – reads, in part “Tutti Arts is one of Australia's leading disability arts companies where artists with learning disability create visual art, music, theatre, dance, film, new media and installations for a growing local and international audience. In 2017, Tutti was awarded a prestigious Arts SA Ruby Award for Sustained Contribution to the Arts by an Organisation or Group. Tutti has been operating visual arts and film & new media programs in the Barossa since 2017. In 2021 Tutti Arts Barossa and Chateau Tanunda, an icon of the Barossa since 1890, have come together to celebrate SALA."
• “Arts Access Victoria - Creative Arts Program Sunbury - Promotional Flyer"
  Arts Access Victoria - Creative Arts Program Sunbury - Promotional Flyer - Exhibition after year one of the Creative Arts Program Sunbury, providing projects in ceramics, painting, drawing, and photography.
• Australian Print Workshop
• Bela Greenwald
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Pru Jobling - Press Release: Appointments to Disability Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) in all states, and to the Advisory Council of Australia (DACA) - Iss4, Pg18-19"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Pru Jobling - Press Release: Appointments to Disability Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) in all states, and to the Advisory Council of Australia (DACA) - Iss4, Pg18-19 - reads, in part "You may or may not be aware that the Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services (formerly DCS&H) Mr Brian Howe, has recently appointed new members of the disability community to the Disability Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) in all states, and to the Advisory Council of Australia (DACA) which is the national body."
• Liz Navratil
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2005"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2005 - Board and staff, supporters,about arts project australia, president's report, director's report, studio manager's report, exhibitions report, financial reports - reads, in part "Arts Project Australia was founded in 1974 as an organisation dedicated to supporting people with disabilities to become practitioners in the visual arts and to promote their work as integral to the broad spectrum of contemporary arts practice"
• "Interview with Sofya Gollan"
  Sofya Gollan is a distinguished artist, screenwriter, filmmaker and cultural leader in advocating for the Deaf and disabled communities. Interview Summary Sofya Gollan is a versatile and experienced artist with a background in acting, writing, directing, and producing, known for her work in theatre, film, and television, and for navigating the industry as a deaf individual. Her journey into the arts began with her involvement in the Australian Theatre of the Deaf and further developed as she trained at prestigious institutions like NIDA and AFTRS, where she expanded her skills in filmmaking. Despite facing challenges and ableism within the industry, Gollan has made significant contributions to disability representation on screen, and highlights the need for ongoing support and funding for disabled artists to promote equity and access to opportunities. Returning as creative practitioner to the industry after an executive role, Gollan continues to advocate for inclusivity and representation, while aiming to create and share content that authentically reflects the deaf experience.