Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• "Arts and Disability: A research summary"
  Australia Council - Arts and Disability: A research summary, 2018 - reads, in part "The great art created by artists with disability, and participation of people with disability in the arts, are integral to the artistic and cultural life of Australia. This summary brings together findings from Australia Council research publications and a research overview compiled by the Meeting of Cultural Ministers to build the evidence base about disability and the arts."
• "Crossroad Arts Annual Reports 2005 - 2014"
  Crossroad Arts Annual Reports 2005 - 2014
• "Arts Project Australia - Publications, captured 2022"
  Arts Project Australia - Publications - Includes information about SINCERELY YOURS ZINE 2022, ART ET AL. BROADSHEET ISSUE 1 2021 (inclusive, curated international art platform that commissions and presents collaborations between artists from supported studios, artist peers and arts professionals), ANTIDOTE 2021, REACHING POTENTIAL (REPORT 2021 (including exhibition essay by Dr Marion Piper Words Make Worlds), A SENSE OF PLACE 2003 (including The Significance of Space, The Meaning of Place by Dr Cheryl Daye and Kitty Ginter), VALERIO CICCONE: PERIPHERAL OBSERVER 2012 (including Peripheral Observer catalogue essay ‘This is me – some thoughts on the art of Valerio Ciccone’ by curator Glenn Barkley pp. 8-10), VIDEO DOCTOR 2013 (including essay by Geoff Newton), SO FAR… eight artists / eight stories 2014, IT TAKES MORE THAN 140 CHARACTERS TO WRITE A NOVEL (2015 (Including exhibition essay by curator Dr Vincent Alessi), AUTO BODY WORKS 2018, FEM-aFFINITY 2019 (including FEM-aFFINITY catalogue essay If Collaboration is the Method, Activism is the Intention by curator Dr Catherine Bell pp. 19-24), POP UP STALL: The Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair
• "Australia Council - Annual Reports 2010-2022"
  Australia Council - Annual Reports 2010-2023
• "Interview with Caroline Bowditch"
  Caroline Bowditch is an Australian artistic director, leader, performer, presenter, instructor, disability advocate and was the CEO of Arts Access Victoria. Interview Summary Caroline Bowditch, the CEO and Artistic Director of Arts Access Victoria, shared her journey as a performance artist and her experiences working within the Disability Arts community, highlighting her creative process and the challenges faced by disabled artists in Australia. Despite significant support and successful projects in the UK, she expressed concern over the limited progression and exposure of Disability Arts in Australia, noting a lack of ambition and opportunity deterring artists from aiming for larger, mainstream stages. Bowditch emphasized the importance of integrating access as a core component of artistic work and changing the aesthetic by including diverse bodies and perspectives. She also discussed tackling intersectionality within Disability Arts, reflecting on her own experiences as a visibly disabled and queer woman, and contemplating the future of Disability Arts, the desire for cultural equity, and the impact of potential shifts in societal barriers.
• "Interview with Jeremy Hawkes"
  Jeremy Hawkes is a multidisciplinary artist working in sculpture, drawing, painting and photography as well as being a writer, educator and disability arts leader. Interview Summary Jeremy Hawkes, a visual artist, opened up about his life and identity during his interview. After a debilitating workplace accident, he had to reimagine his sculptural practice due to his acquired disability and ventured into drawing, which helped him cope with multiple operations and diagnoses. Jeremy's art explores themes of identity and the interconnectedness between the macro and the micro, drawing inspiration from neurobiology and medical imagery. Despite his struggles, Jeremy commits to his studio daily, aims for success without fear, and advocates for greater visibility and opportunities for artists with disabilities.
• "Interview with Daniel Savage"
  Daniel Savage is an artist and disability advocate working in mediums of photography, video and performance. Interview Summary: Daniel discussed his background as a disabled contemporary artist primarily focused on photography, with additional interests in video and performance. Daniel detailed the journey through his artistic career, highlighting significant experiences such as art school education, early influences, and the impact of acquiring a disability. He also explored the evolution of his style and interests, particularly his shift towards digital technology and his involvement in advocacy for accessibility in the arts. Daniel also shared his perspectives on the challenges and achievements within the disability arts scene in Australia, including public awareness and integration with contemporary art.
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Back to Back Theatre - I Don’t Want To Live In Lara Anymore- A Play About Becoming Independent - Iss2, PG13-14"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Back to Back Theatre - I Don’t Want To Live In Lara Anymore- A Play About Becoming Independent - Iss2, PG13-14
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Kiersten Fishburn - Article: Access Busters Seminar - 2002 Nov, Pg15-18"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Kiersten Fishburn - Article: Access Busters Seminar - 2002 Nov, Pg15-18
• "Accessible Arts - Arts and Disability Expo - Promotional Poster"
  Accessible Arts - Arts and Disability Expo - Promotional Poster
• "Accessible Arts and Powerhouse Youth Theatre - The Mixed Abilities Ensemble Training Program - Promotional Card"
  Accessible Arts and Powerhouse Youth Theatre - The Mixed Abilities Ensemble Training Program 2008 - Promotional Card - reads, in part "In this 15 week course you will work with highly experienced and professional tutors to develop your skills in movement, voice, performance and theatre making. This training program is open to people with and without a disability."
• “Arts Access Victoria EASE Entertainment Access Service Newsletter Winter 1995"
  Arts Access Victoria EASE Entertainment Access Service Newsletter Winter 1995 - Report on Launch of new EASE programs, inaugural EASE Consumers Morning to discuss plans for the year and issues
• "Arts Project Australia - Video Doctor Exhibition 2013 - Promotional Card"
  Arts Project Australia - Video Doctor Exhibition 2013 - Promotional Card - reads, in part "Working in collaboration with Arts Project Australia and Electronic Arts Intermix New York, Video Doctor brings together works by international and Australian artists. The title of the exhibition takes its cue from early VHS or Beta Max head cleaning tapes. Just as the 'doctor' would revive the clarity of the picture, the idea of revival is a key theme shared by the artists invited to be part of the project."
• "Arts Project Australia - The Great un-Reveal Exhibition 2012 - Promotional Card"
  Arts Project Australia - The Great un-Reveal Exhibition 2012 - Promotional Card - reads, in part "The Great un Reveal proposes that art making is a vehicle for self revelation or it's elusion. Each exhibiting artist has proposed a new work to be created with The Sisters Hayes, sibling artists, known for their multidisciplinary approach to theatre and the visual arts."
• "DADAA No Fixed Address - Promotion Card"
  DADAA No Fixed Address 2017-2020 promotion card - Coverreads, in part "No Fixed Address was a project developed by DADAA in partnership with and a group of Perth-based contemporary artists and filmmakers. Centred in Fremantle’s East End, an area currently undergoingmass gentrification, is St. Patrick’s Community Support Centre, which for the past 40 years has worked to support those who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless."
• "Indelability Arts - Our Funding Story"
  Summary of Indelability Arts funding streams for Organisational/capacity building, Development of new work, and Touring/workshop support
• "History of Queensland Theatre of the Deaf"
  History of Queensland Theatre of The Deaf. Queensland Deaf Society Superintendent Leslie Abnett’s proposal for a Queensland Theatre of the Deaf in 1974, initiated via arrangement with the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust to have the National Theatre Trust perform in Brisbane and for a workshop at La Boite Theatre in 1974. Formation Founding Committee (Kerry Prior, Mary Gibbs, John O’Donnell, Leslie Abnett as Office Bearers, Lloyd Nickson as Artistic Director, Keith Puddlefoot as Technical Director, and N. Bricknell, R. Hilsdon, K. Donnell, M. Bergman, P. Arnold, A. Lynch, D. Villis as Committee Members). Company Aims, Workshops at the Queensland School for the Deaf, rehearsals for a core adult group and a junior group at the new D.M. Chadwick Hall at the Queensland Deaf Society at Newmarket in Brisbane – production history including changes in Artistic Director (from Llyod Nickson in 1975, to Nickky Bricknell in 1977, to Ken Donnell in 1979). Company technique, stated as “Our Technique is a combination of Visual Language, Sign-Mime (visual vernacular), Mime and the Spoken Word – a blending of hearing actors and conventional acting ideals with imaginative mime, expression and manual language of the Deaf.”
• "Second Echo Ensemble - Chair's, Creative Producer's and Financial Reports 2018"
  Second Echo Ensemble Chair’s, Creative Producer’s and Financial Reports for 2018, including reports on work during the year (Contested Land, By My Hand, Let Me Dry Your Eyes, The Beauty Project)
• “‘Arts and Disability: A Research Report’ published in 1995”
  In 1995, ‘Arts and Disability: A Research Report’ was published. Des Walsh and Juliet London were commissioned by the Australia Council to prepare the report. However, they found little information that was relevant to the theme of the report. In addition to a review of existing literature, they met with people involved in arts organisations, disability organisations and organisations dedicated to both, as well as funding bodies. Walsh and London outlined the different ways that disabled people interact with the arts: as artists, consumers, and through art therapy. They also recognised the “negative or unduly limiting notions attached to arts in relation to disability” (12). Overall, they found “no conclusive evidence […of a] widely shared, articulated concept of a ‘disability arts’ movement in Australia” at that time. The report was intended to inform meaningful policy going forward. They made recommendations related to buildings and physical barriers, leadership, education and training and action plans.
• PICA (Perth Institute of Contemporary Art)
• JUTE Theatre Company
• Kimberly Sellars
• Kimberly Sellers
• Jasmine Jones
• Annika Hooper