Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• David Eustice
• "Accessible Arts - AART-BOXX 2007 - Promotional Card"
  Accessible Arts - AART-BOXX 2007 Promotional Card - reads, in part "Want to get involved? Accessible Arts is interested in hearing from budding artists, arts workers, curators, writers or people interested in pursing the arts to form a committee to drive and co-ordinate AART.BOXX 08."
• Ian Gold
• "Tutti Arts - ENews April 2018"
  Tutti Arts - ENews April 2018 - information about performances, exhibitions, work in development, and Awards
• Alison Richardson
• "Interview with Janelle Colquhoun"
  Janelle Colquhoun is an opera-jazz singer; corporate and community speaker; MC; producer; and writer. Interview Summary Janelle Colquhoun is a passionate and dedicated former opera singer, who in the interview speaks about, starting an entertainment agency to provide professional opportunities for artists with disabilities after losing her sight. She has produced over 1400 events, performed in a variety of concerts, and worked tirelessly to promote inclusivity in the arts, often by showcasing talented disabled artists to mainstream audiences. Janelle talks about how her work challenges the way people think about disability arts and inclusion, and strives to give equal performing opportunities by advocating for the recognition of artists with disabilities as professionals with the same quality of performance as any other artist.
• Laura Wills
• Michelle Hall
• Kerrie Peters
• Catherine Campbell
• Cat Campbell
• Bruce Plant
• RMIT (Royal Melbourne Insitute of Technology)
• Brisbane Outsider Artists (BOA)
• Rita Mantell
• Mary Longman
• Jonah Jones
• John Northe
• John McKay Northe
• Belinda Kirkwood
• Jo Caust
• Sharman Pretty
• Professor Sharman Pretty
• "Tutti Arts - Making the Journey: New Publication About Arts and Disability in Australia By Arts Access Australia - Launch Event - Promotional Flyer"
  Tutti Arts 'Making the Journey: New Publication About Arts and Disability in Australia By Arts Access Australia - Launch Event' 2005 - Promotional Flyer
• "Interview with Asphyxia"
  Asphyxia is an artist, author, activist and performer who has founded Amplio, a music app for Deaf and hard of hearing people. She also provides free online Auslan lessons and online art courses. Interview Summary Asphyxia is a Deaf artist whose journey into the arts started with a deep love for ballet, but after facing discrimination due to her Deafness, she pivoted to a successful career in circus performance and later puppetry, which embraced her Deafness and signing skills. Her work in performance art led her to write and illustrate the Awards-winning art-journal book, Future Girl, which explores Deaf identity and environmental issues. She has now moved into music, creating an app that makes music accessible and writing music designed with Deaf and hard of hearing audiences in mind. Although not sure about the major milestones in disability arts history in Australia, she considers her art to be both political and personal, often tackling issues related to her identity as a Deaf person and the aesthetics of disability equipment. While Asphyxia identifies as a Deaf artist, above all, she sees herself as an artist whose work appeals to the mainstream while celebrating Deafness and diversity.