Disability Arts History Australia

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• "Incite Arts - NT Arts Access Awards Media Release 2013"
  Media release reads, in part, "Through honoring the valuable partnerships that exist between the disability and arts sectors, award winners were selected based on their initiative, leadership, and involvement in projects that embody the spirit of genuine partnership and the benefits for people with disability and the communities we live in."
• "High Beam Festival 1998 Flyer"
  High Beam Festival Flyer 1998 reads "This is the first High Beam disability inclusive festival in Australia. It is happening in South Australia and its your opportunity to be involved so don't miss out. … HIGH BEAM FESTIVAL INCLUDES: • A spectacular opening night of celebration. • A lively Cabaret/Porty featuring some of Australia's top entertainers. • Two days of stimulating seminars with topics covering arts, disability and healthy communities. • A week-long program of disability inclusive events at The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel. • A promotional campaign that will attract people from around Australia. • Multi-media promotional opportunities including free entry in the official festival program."
• "Interview with Jodee Mundy OAM"
  Jodee Mundy OAM is a Disabled creative director, performer, writer, activist, creative producer, executive producer, commissioner, interpreter, film, festival maker and cultural leader. Interview Summary Jodee Mundy OAM, is an artist and festival director who identifies as Coda (child of Deaf adults) and lives with chronic illness reflects on the historical and ongoing challenges faced by Deaf and Disabled artists in Australia. Her work is deeply political, aiming to tell untold stories and bring visibility to marginalized communities. Despite significant achievements, Jodee stresses the need for structural support and inclusivity within the industry, especially given the limitations of hybrid access models post-pandemic. Jodee's personal journey, including her recent incurable cancer diagnosis, shapes her advocacy for a culture of care and well-being in the arts. Jodee leads Alter State, Australia’s Disability- led arts festival presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and Arts Access Victoria.
• Jocelyn Lee
• Joceline Lee
• "Interview with Michelle Ryan"
  Michelle Ryan is the artistic director of Restless Dance Theatre and has extensive experience as a dancer and performer. Interview Summary Michelle Ryan, the artistic director of Restless Dance Theatre, shares her journey from being a successful dancer diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 30 to becoming an advocate for artists with disabilities. Despite her initial hesitations to perform with her disability, a positive experience dancing with a European company reignited her passion and led her to Restless Dance Theatre, where she aims to change perceptions of who can create art. Michelle emphasizes the importance of providing professional opportunities and proper compensation for disabled artists, challenging the notion that disability work is charity or hobbyist. She advocates for representation that is genuine and not tokenistic, ensuring the inclusion of people with disabilities is meaningful and respectful.
• "Interview with Alison Richardson"
  Alison Richardson is an ally and advocate for people with disability with experience as an inclusive arts organisation artistic director and access and inclusion officer. Interview Summary Alison Richardson, artistic director and CEO of Crossroad Arts at the time of the interview, has had a 25-year journey through the fields of drama, theatre, and inclusive arts, starting in Sydney and leading to her role in Mackay, Queensland. Her work began by engaging with diverse young people and evolved into a focus on disability arts, recognising a gap in services and opportunities for people with disabilities in artistic expression. Throughout her career, she has witnessed and contributed to the gradual increase in visibility and opportunities for artists with disabilities, acknowledging the fluctuating support and funding in the sector. Despite challenges, Alison has observed progress in how disability arts are valued and the emergence of conversations around identity and representation within this community.
• "Arts Project Australia - Satellite Arts, captured 2022"
  Arts Project Australia - Satellite Arts - reads, in part "Arts Project Australia's latest creative and accessible program supports artists living with an intellectual disability with remote online access to the supportive studio."
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 1991"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 1991 - includes Aims and Objectives, President's Report, Program Director's Report, 1991 Exhibition Report, Scenes from the Studio Workshop, Financial Reports, Acknowledgements and Thanks - reads, in part "Arts Project Australia began in 1974 as an arts based advocacy group for people with intellectual disabilities. A major reason for the formation of "the Art Project" (as it was then known) was the insight on the part of its members that many people who have an intellectual disability displayed aptitude and talent in the visual arts, and that the flexible conventions of these arts forms could provide access to a variety of means of expression and communication, even when more common forms, particularly linguistic, were difficult for them to utilise."
• "Interview with Simone Flavelle"
  Simone Flavelle is a producer and consultant to artists with disability and the arts and film sectors. Interview Summary During an in-depth discussion about disability arts, Simone Flavelle outlined their career trajectory, emphasizing early work at Rocky Bay, involvement with Disability in the Arts Disadvantage in the Arts Australia (DADAA), and noted milestones in the field, including the impact of the NDIS on choice and control for artists. She discussed the evolution of public perception towards disability arts and the ongoing challenges with inclusivity and accessibility in various spaces. Simone also touched on the politicization of art by disabled artists, the complexity of identity among these artists, and the spectrum of how disability pride is embraced.
• "Janice Rieger, Jasmien Herssens, Megan Strickfaden, Bree Hadley (2019) International Inclusive Film Screening, DfA Week (with films from Finland, Canada, China and Australia)."
  "The inclusive international film screening included films from Australia, Finland, Canada and China that represent different kinds of abilities, disabilities, inclusion and exclusion through material culture, architecture, urban spaces, landscapes and design. This screening was about access, inclusion and community outreach and included live audio descriptions and Auslan interpretation. The Film screening was separated into two parts with a total of 9 films screened: Part 1: ‘Seeing’ things from a Different Perspective, which included the films: Bakala, Australia (Aboriginal); Eske, (Finland); Musical Notes (Canada); Visitability #1 (Canada) Part 2: Part 2: Temporal and Embodied Encounters: Design, Disability and Slowing Down, which included the films: Smoke Time (Canada & China); Visitability #2 (Canada); Heel of a Time, Canada; Visitability #3 (Canada) ; Wandering on the Braille Trail (Australia)."
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 1992"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 1992 - includes Aims and Objectives, President's Report, Director's Report, Scenes from the Studio Workshop, Financial Reports, Acknowledgements and Thanks, images of artists
• Kerreen Ely-Harper
• Kerreen Ely Harper
• Kerrie Peters
• Belinda Kirkwood
• Richard Conigrave
• Janet Lobban
• Bernice McPherson
• “Arts Access Arts Access News Autumn 1996”
  Arts Access Arts Access News Autumn 1996 – Calendar of Events, Editorial, profile of two Arts Access team - Samantha Marsh and Rhona Bester. Artistic Program – Art Day programs, Juvenile Justice programs, Supported Residential Services Program, North Fitzroy Youth Refuge project, The Heidelberg Hospital, Saturday morning Art Classes, Arts Access Library and Information Service – new technology and resources, EASE ticket service - EASE Industry Development Program Disability Seminars 1996, DADAA national one day meeting, Arts Access Membership, EASE Subscriptions and Donations, Arts Access mission statement and programs.
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter December 1992”
  Arts Access Arts Access Society Access Newsletter December 1992 – P-art-ICIPATE Expo'92, Cultural Exchange Program with China, Executive Director message, national DADAA conference, Arts Access studio – able to be hired, updates – resource centre, projects, Publication – “Rewind - Strategies for Integration in the Arts”, EASE staffing changes, membership.
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter September 1991”
  Arts Access Arts Access Society Access Newsletter September 1991 – "10 + 10" exhibition, Artward Bound exhibition, Weekend workshops for people with psychiatric disabilities, P-art-ICIPATE workshops, Mount Royal Hospital textile mural, Senior Citizens' Treasures exhibition, Fairly Women’s Prison “A Roof of My Own” video, Showbiz project - disabled performers become part of an integrated performance group, “Boordup - Feeling Good” exhibition, Pleasant View Drug and Alcohol Centre HIV video project, 'Women Over 60' - A Photographic Exhibition, “Arts Alive" booklet listing art activities for older people, Arts Access “Feast of Art” exhibition, A Visual Artists' Support Group established, membership
• "InCite Arts - NT Arts Access Awards - Invitation 2012"
  InCite Arts - NT Arts Access Awards - Invitation 2012
• “Melbourne venue guides published in the 1990s”
  Arts Access Victoria published the ‘Melbourne Venue Guide: A Description of Access for People with Disabilities to Some of Melbourne's Major Entertainment Venues’ in 1992. They published an updated guide in 1998: ‘The Vic Venue Guide: A Guide to Access and Facilities at Over 75 Victorian Entertainment, Sporting and Cultural Venues’. This updated guide was produced in conjunction with VicHealth and supported by Arts Victoria. The guide provided information about where to make bookings, parking and public transport, facilities and access for disabled patrons, and seating.
• Arts Access Central Australia