Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• Tutti Ensemble
• Helen Connor
• “Arts Access Victoria – How it all began! (1974-1979)”
  Arts Access Victoria – How it all began! (1974-1979) started in Melbourne in 1974 by Judy Morton with funding from the Australia Council for the Arts with art and theatre workshops in institutions but intermittent funding meant AAV stopped at times but state government funding in 1979 allowed long term planning.
• "Tutti Arts - Website - History, captured 2008"
  Tutti Arts Website History captured 2008 - reads, in part "“Founded by South Australian playwright/composer Pat Rix, Tutti began as a small singing group for people with an intellectual disability at Minda Inc in August 1997."
• "The Other Film Festival - Website, captured 2017"
  The Other Film Festival website, captured 2017 - reads, in part "The Other Film Festival is the big party where everyone scores an invite! The festival programs provocative international and Australian cinema about the lived experience of disability and the Deaf community." - with links to About and Program pages.
• "The Other Film Festival - Website, captured 2018"
  The Other Film Festival website, captured 2018 - with links to About and Archive pages, and 2016 Festival report
• "Restless Dance - Residencies"
  Restless Dance Theatre website, 'Residencies,' captured 2020 - reads, in part "In 2016 Frantic Assembly visited Australia to work with the State Theatre Company of South Australia. While they were here they conducted a residency with Restless. Over 3-days they created and performed an original devised Frantic Assembly performance."
• "Interview with Janice Florence"
  Janice Florence is a performing artist and disability advocate. She originally trained as a Teacher and Librarian. Janice has worked in Education and Libraries for many years and in disability advocacy for 20 years She has worked in Training and Consultation at Arts Access Vic for 12 years. Janice has been involved in theatre, dance and human movement for over 35 years. For 25 years she has been the Artistic Director of Weave Movement Theatre, comprising disabled and non-disabled performers. Weave has produced many devised original works often with respected performing artists as collaborators. She was the inaugural recipient of the Australia Council Awards for Disability Arts-Established Artist in 2019. Interview Summary Janice Florence is a veteran performer and Artistic Director of Weave Movement Theatre, which includes disabled performers. During the interview, Janice reflected on her extensive history with dance, both prior to and after acquiring her disability, highlighting the significance of political and personal themes, as well as the use of humour in her work. She discussed the ongoing challenges in securing accessible rehearsal and performance spaces, along with the complexities of funding and recognition within the Disability Arts scene in Australia. Janice also acknowledged the importance of Disability Arts historically and its potential for challenging societal expectations regarding disability.
• "High Beam Festival Program 1998"
• "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."
• "Accessible Arts - Annual Report 1999-2000"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report 1999-2000 - Chairpersons' Report, Treasurer’s Report, Executive Officer (Acting) & Project Officer Report, Consultancy, Regional Networks, Partnerships, Resources, Training, Financials
• “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter Spring 1999”
• “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter Spring 2000”
• "The Other Film Festival Program 2016"
  The Other Film Festival Program 2016 – Australian works screened include The Globe Collector (2012) 7min Summer DeRoche; Super (2014) 7min Samara Hersch; Gimpsey (2015) 12min Sofya Gollan; All of the Above (2016) Distinctive Options 3min; Auslan Music video (2016) Arts Access Victoria 3min; Chop Secret (2016) Distinctive Options 2min; Mum's Place (2015) Brigid Canny 6min; Mrs Bean and the Security Guard (2016) Distinctive Options 3min; The Stars (2015) Heidi Everett 5min; Archie (2016)Heidi Everett 5min; The Darkness (2016) Paul Khoury 6min; Ballarat - My Town (2016) Barry Devine 5min; Listening Eyes at Manus and Nauru (2016) Selwyn Hoffman 4min
• "The Other Film Festival Program 2018"
  The Other Film Festival Program 2018 – Australian words screened include The Milky Pop Kid 2016 | 7min Johanna Garvin; Paul 2017 | 5min Kasimir Burgess; GEN(d)ERATION: ROMANY AND SASCHA 2018 | 3min Akasha Temple; Yulubidyi Until The End 2017 | 12min Nathan Mewett and Curtis Taylor; ODDLANDS 2017 | 28min Bruce Gladwin; re-cal-i-brate 2016 | 6min Brendan O’Connell; Halloween 2018 | 2min Thomas Iacono; A Royal Star 2014 | 17min Nicola Byrnes and Neil Triffett; Stim Your Heart Out 2018 | 4min Akasha Temple; Lipstick Fights 2017 | 3min Jon Mitchell; I see, You say... 2018 | 10min Ramas McRae; Jaspar 2018 | 7min Zoe Glen-Norman; All of You TV Show 2015 | 11min Artlife and Lindsay Cox; CAE Workshop films 2018 | 20min David Baker, Stacey Christie, Shea MacDonough, Shanah Robison, Philippa Nichol, Imogen Newhouse, Jonathon Goodfellow, Justin O’Brien; Love You Till I Die 2017 | 2min Rudely Interrupted; Gaslit 2018 | 9min Naomi Chainey; Defiant Lives 2016 | 1hour 24min Sarah Barton; Life is Short, Time is 2016 | 4min Constant aka LISTIC and Vanna Seang; Jeremy the Dud 2017 | 21min Ryan Chamley; The Holden Family 2014 | 4min Alex Skaftouros and Lindsay Cox; RADIAL - No Limits 2017 | 4min Festival & Theater Thikwa, Tamara Searle and Rhian Hinkley
• "Arts Project Australia - Bold Enigmas Exhibition 2008 Program"
  Arts Project Australia - Bold Enigmas Exhibition 2008 Program - reads, in part "Mysterious and compelling, the works in Bold Enigmas deal with familiar themes in unexpected ways. "
• "Juliet London and Des Walsh (1995) Arts & Disability: Report Australia Council: Surry Hills."
  Juliet London and Des Walsh - Arts & Disability, Australia Council 1995 - Reads, in part "The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that 18 per cent of the Australian population has a disability. There is a basic lack of data on participation in the arts by artists with a disability. No figures were available on the number of people with disabilities applying for grants from the Australia Council or from State or Territory arts agencies. The current dearth of statistical information needs to be overcome by systematic and sustained research."
• "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.
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1981-82"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1981-82 - discusses objectives, members of council, board members, organisation chart, staff list, council report, programs, board reports, financial statements, publications and grant lists incuding Arts Access Society (Vic) theatre performance of “Theorem” as well as funding for workshops in Artreach, Southern Media Co-operative, disabled playwright in residence, travel costs and artists fees as well as salaries of deaf artists and mime directors and research publication.
• "DADAA Annual Report 2017-2018"
  DADAA Annual Report 2017-2018 - Chairperson and Executive Director’s Reports, New premises, NDIS, Workshops, Exhibitions, Galleries, Online Gallery, Art Link Programs, Arts Access Australia International Forum, Nexus Arts Grants, Professional Mentorships, Financials
• "Rawcus - Song for a Weary Throat - Program"
  Program for Rawcus work, presented at Melbourne International Arts Festival, 'Song for a weary throat' reads, in part, “To say that Song for a Weary Throat is set in the aftermath of some terrible event isn't quite right. The work instead offers up the state of aftermath itself as an existential condition, conveying the emotional logic and bodily experience of being in such a turbulent moment that is defined by what has gone before.”
• “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2003"
  Restless Dance Theatre Annual Report 2003 - Chair's, Artistic Director’s, Dancers’, and Company Manager Reports, Members and Board, Financials, information about productions ‘Starry Eyed,’ ‘Home,’ ‘Singing of Angels,’ Reviews, Supporters
• “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2005"
  Restless Dance Theatre Annual Report 2005 - Chair's, Artistic Director’s, Dancers’, and Company Manager Reports, Members and Board, Financials, information about productions Sustenance,’ ‘Vocabulary,’ ‘Present Tense,’ ‘Unspoken Out Loud,’ Reviews, Supporters
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Report 2011"
  Tutti Arts Annual Report 2011 - includes Values, Artistic Director’s and President’s Report, Partnerships, Collaborations, and Programs, including Dance, Choral, Film and Outreach Programs, productions of ‘One’ and ‘Magic Flute,’ Financials, Artists and Staff
• "Tutti Arts - Big Think - Promotional Poster"
  Tutti Arts 'Big Think' Promotional Poster - reads, in part "THINK BIG! is the culmination of work by Tutti artists experiencing the challenge of a blank state I and meeting it head on. Each artist successfully transitioned from small scale to large and the sheer size of the works demonstrates their triumph in transforming an empty space into a vibrant, motive piece of art."