Disability Arts History Australia

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• "Access Arts - Sound Circles"
  Flyer reads "Access Arts and its partners across the state are hosting Sound Circles workshops in Brisbane, Cairns, Innisfail, Caboolture, Atherton Tableland, Sunshine Coast and the South Burnet. No auditions, No judging panel, No rejections, No prizes... just lots of good vibrations! Come along and join in the fun where you'll explore sounds, rhythms, improvisation and presentation in a unique music workshop experience."
• Asphyxia
• "Incite Arts - Creating Accessible and Inclusive Events"
  Information about InCite Arts, the stArts with D performing arts ensemble, Unbroken Land platform for collective community storytelling, and Southern Ngaliya Intergenerational Warlpiri Women’s song and dance programs, and how InCite Arts creates accessible, inclusive, disability-led and community-engaged programs
• "Interview with Emiko Artemis"
  Dr Emiko Artemis is a visual artist with a PhD and a history of both solo and group exhibitions. Interview Summary Emiko Artemis identifies as a non-binary queer disabled visual artist. Emiko acknowledges their work essentially reflects their personal experiences with disability and comments on society. Despite interpersonal challenges due to disabilities, Emiko cherishes occasional collaborations, facilitated by clear structures or supportive relationships. Their artwork, often seen as "weird" to the public, aims to be thought-provoking rather than being particularly political. Emiko values the growing visibility of disability in the arts and the increase in acceptance of diversity in society. They proudly embrace their own identity as an integral aspect of their creative practice
• Juliet London
• Kate Larsen
• Kate Larson
• "Accessible Arts - Second Skin 2013 - Program"
  Accessible Arts - Second Skin 2013 - Program - reads, in part "Choreographers Sue Healey, Dean Walsh and Philip Channells worked with more than 20 dancers to devise three short dance works traversing duets between camera and dancer, sub-aquatic space and states of dress and undress. The end result is Second Skin, a studio showing at Bangarra Theatre, where dancers will shed their layers and expose what's underneath their skin."
• "Bree Hadley (2021) What's in a name? The politics of labeling in disability performance. In Rai, Shirin, Gluhovic, Milija, Jestrovic, Silvija, & Saward, Michael (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Politics and Performance. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, pp. 531-543.”
• Professor Colin Rhodes
• Colin Rhodes
• Al Wunder
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2020-21"
  Australia Council - Annual Report 2020-21 - reads, in part "• We awarded two new prestigious National Arts and Disability Awards on the International Day of People with Disability in December 2020, to Emily Crockford and Gaelle Mellis. The Council partnered with Arts Access Australia (AAA) on our 2020 Arts and Disability Awards supporting the Arts Access Australia’s National Leadership Award to recipient Abbie Madden.", and "Research underway includes analysis of data from the Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated (ACSPRI) national study on social inequality, analysis of access and equity in the online sphere and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Partnership exploring the evolution of Disability Arts in Australia."
• Bundanon Trust
• Sarah-Vyne Vassallo
• "Undercover Artist Festival Program 2023"
  Undercover Artist Festival Program 2023 – Curated by Festival Director Madeleine Little - ‘Breathe In: Multilingual Storytelling in Performance’ by Crossroad Arts, ‘Sleep and the City’ by Emma-June Curik, ‘Sheltered’ by Kathryn Hall, ‘Betsy and I’ by Alexandra Ellen, ‘type-a-poet’ by Andi Snelling, ‘Are You Pulling My Leg?’ with Accessible Arts and Crips & Creeps, ‘The Jingo Brothers’ with Jolly Jingo and Steady Eddy, ‘Otherwise’ by Access Arts, ‘Celebrate All’ by Donna Dyson, ‘Blind in the Rabbit Hole’ by Screech Arts, Embrace’ by lnsideOutside Dance, Club Undercover with Deaf Indigenous Dance Group and Goddess Naavikaran, and WunderSounds with Aspy Jones and Eliza Hull.
• Sarah Austin
• “Perth International Arts Festival partners with DADAA to promote the inclusion of Deaf and disabled artists”
  As the Artistic Director of the Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF), Wendy Martin enabled first significant inclusion of Deaf and disabled artists. This inclusion was driven by a partnership (2016-19) between PIAF and DADAA (Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts, WA).
• "Interview with Digby Webster"
  Digby Webster is a visual artist working with the mediums of oil pastels and acrylics and is also a performer, designer and co-founding member of past performance ensemble Ruckus Ensemble. Interview Summary Digby Webster is an artist with a wide range of creative talents, including theater, dance, animation, and mural painting. He has worked on various projects, including an animated short film called "Blockhead and Sparklehorse," and has had his artwork displayed in places like the Sydney Olympic Park and Vivid Sydney. Digby does not define himself by his disability and takes pride in the various creative endeavors he's involved in, aiming to have his art reach people in meaningful ways outside traditional galleries. In the future, he is interested in exploring fashion, designing artwork for clothing, and he hopes to see more people wearing his art.
• “Crossroad Arts (Queensland) founded in 1996”
  Crossroad Arts (Queensland) was founded in 1996 by Steve Mayer-Miller. "Crossroad Arts collaboratively develops opportunities for people who experience a disability, to access and participate in the arts".
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1994-95"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1994-95- discusses functions, organisation chart, year in review, work to overcome inequities experienced by artists with disabilities with a review of arts and disabilities developing into an action plan by 1997, artform development, main activities of Council and its Boards, and includes financial statements and lists of grants made including grants for programs, projects, creative development of organisations and an international cultural exchange program.
• "Interview with Jianna Georgiou"
  Jianna Georgiou is a professional dancer, director and choreographer and has been with Restless Dance since 2006. Interview Summary Jianna Georgiou, who has Italian and Cypriot heritage, shared her journey as a dancer. She expressed her aspirations to collaborate with friends from other dance companies and emphasized her desire to continue her path with Restless Dance Theatre. Jianna’s determination remains strong, fuelled by her goal to perform and the emotional connection she feels through dance. She hopes to explore various dance styles, including hip-hop, which currently resonates with her, and she is motivated by the creative and energetic environment at Restless Dance Theatre.
• “Access Arts (QLD) established”
  Access Arts (QLD) was established in 1983. "Access Arts is Queensland’s leading organisation creating opportunities in the performing and visual arts for people with disability or disadvantage".
• "Incite Arts - Arts And Disability Workshop Programs Poster"
  InCite Arts Poster, promoting Disability Arts Workshops programs
• Chris Dyke