Disability Arts History Australia

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• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1983-84"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1983-84 - discusses main activities of Council and its eight Boards, and includes financial statements and lists of grants made including artist fees, performances for handicapped, production of radio material for blind, and activities for Theatre of the Deaf.
• "SENSORIA: Access & Agency. ArtLink Magazine Issue 42.2, Spring 2022."
  Reads, in part "This issue platforms a range of contemporary art practices and debates written by and with artists who identify as part of the disabled, d/Deaf, vision impaired or neurodiverse communities. The commissioned essays, profiles and conversations offer diverse perspectives of lived experience and (in)visibility in the art worlds of Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the UK."
• “Arts Access Victoria – The Present and the Future (2020 – present)”
  Arts Access Victoria – The Present and the Future (2020 – present)- increased technology and digital literacy training and online programs and projects including Alter State Festival and celebrated 50 years in 2024
• "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
• "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.”
• "Incite Arts - NT Arts Access Awards and Certificates of Commendation 2017"
  InCite Arts and Arts Access Darwin announcement of NT Arts Access Awards and Certificates of Commendation 2017
• "Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2010"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2010 - Overview, Rewarding Excellence, Skills Development, Policy and Research, Providing a Service
• "New works by Nathaniel Edington and Too Many Legs by Bryan Tingey and Freight by DADAA"
  Flyer reads "You are invited to the launch of new works by Nathanael Edginton," and "Adelaide artist Bryan Tingey presents a new body of work that exhibits the varied influences of philosophy, history and psychology informing his work and his experimentation with the artforms of graffiti and , iconography and hieroglyphics. Freight is the latest shipment of outsider art on the move from WA. The exhibition showcases the work of three Western Australian artists working in textiles, photography and digital media."
• "Tutti Arts - Mouth Music - Program"
  Tutti Arts 'Mouth Music' 2006 Program - reads, in part "Jem has recently made a big decision, and Mouth Music is his story. Because Jem is non-verbal, the idea of speaking and not being heard is a major theme. Jem has some important things he wants to say to the world, not least that we must look after the earth and also learn a thing or two about looking after each other. Mouth Music has involved Tutti in the very roots of vocal music-making and has strong emotional resonance for anyone concerned about the voice of the individual and the state of the world. It has been a pleasure to develop this very different new work with Jem and poets.“
• "Tutti Arts - Between the Worlds - Program 2007"
  Tutti Arts - 'Between the Worlds' 2007 Program - reads, in part “The first stage of Between the Worlds In May 2004 was called Circles and was about relationships with significant people In our lives. The second stage development this year Involved Interviewing all our actors to explore deeper relationship themes. One of these interviews was with our talented male lead, Alistair Brasted who said: "I've always felt between the worlds, not knowing where I really belong". This Insight resonated with all our artists and became the theme of the whole script because they had all experienced feelings of exclusion. The story of Romeo and Juliet and their love which transcends hate and divisiveness served as inspiration for Between the Worlds. In our story the Innocence of Isabella and Oliver's love In the face of adversity has allowed us to explore universal questions of discrimination and difference which lie at the heart of violence. Such stories have been with us since the beginning of time. Like the script, the songs and music for Between the Worlds are the expression of the Individual voices of our actors.”
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1977-78"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1977-78 discusses membership, members of boards, senior staff list, report of Ten Years in the Arts, financial statements, grant lists and programs including funding for arts of deaf children, travel of mime artist to work with deaf artists, salaries of staff, production and presentation costs of Theatre of the deaf staff and production costs for Braille and Talking Book for 1978
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1975-76"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1975-76 discusses membership, the year in review, National theatre of the Deaf from New York show and directors development program assisting Theatre of the Deaf, programs including salary and costs for Arts Access (Vic), Salaries, equipment and materials for program of multi-arts activities to Adult Deaf Society, Braille Book of the Year Award and funding program of entertainment for the old, sick and handicapped in homes.
• "Access Arts - News and Events"
  Access Arts News and Events, captured March 2022, including Access Arts Achievement Award Winner, Access Arts Achievement Awards 2021 Applications Open, Visitors and Earth Footprints Exhibitions, Undercover Artist Festival Program, and SYNC Leadership Program.
• "Arts Project Australia - Gallery, captured 2022"
  Arts Project Australia - Gallery - website captured 2022 - reads, in part "HOW APA REPRESENTS AND SUPPORTS ITS ARTISTS Arts Project Australia advocates, supports and promotes studio artists within the broader contemporary arts sector nationally and internationally. The gallery promotes the work of its diverse group of emerging, mid-career and established Australian artists who work in the studio through the Collingwood gallery and national and international exhibitions, art prizes, and awards."
• "Access2Arts Access Resources Audio Description"
  Access2Arts Access Resources Audio Description - includes video example of audio described performance, and information about services and training - reads, in part "Access2Arts has a pool of highly trained and experienced Audio Describers. Our service operates on a fee-for-service basis. We are happy to provide custom quotes for any job, large or small, in any medium and artform. Information about audio describer training can be found on our training page."
• "A Month Of Mayhem"
  RealTime article on A Month of Mayhem, "A program of screenings, exhibitions, performances, seminars, and workshops by Deaf and colourblind artists for all audiences," presented by Access2Arts, in partnership with Adelaide Film Festival, Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT), Arts Access Australia, Unlimited UK, Tutti Arts, Sit Down Shut Up and Watch Film Festival
• "Rawcus - Productions and Awards"
  Rawcus promotional document, with information on award and commendations, including Melbourne Fringe Festival ‘Best Performance’ Award for ‘The Heart of Another is a Dark Forrest’ (2008), Green Room Nominations for ‘Hunger’ (2007), Most Outstanding Production for ‘Not Dead Yet’ (2005), and a Department of Human Services Art and Culture Inclusion Award
• "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.
• "Incite Arts - Somebody Everybody - Program"
  Program for InCite Arts ‘Somebody Everybody’, reads, in part, “'Somebody Everybody” began as an exploration of ‘home’ in response to the artists missing their families and homes while living away during school time. This theme inspired us to explore personal stories of loss and grief, particularly in relation to family members and loved ones who have passed on. The work then expanded on the theme of ‘loss’ to explore all sorts of lost things including loved ones, pets and memories and the sorts of things we all lose at some point in our lives; hair, money, patience, the-way-home.”
• "InCite Arts - NT Arts Access Awards and Certificates of Commendation 2012"
  InCite Arts, Arts Access Central Australia, and Arts Access Darwin announcement of NT Arts Access Awards and Certificates of Commendation 2012
• "Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2008"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2008 - Overview, Rewarding Excellence, Skills Development, Strengthening the Sector, Consulting to the Sector, Providing a Service
• "Indelability Arts - Business Plan 2020-22"
  Indelability Arts Business Plan 2020-2022 provides information about Indelability Arts Mission “To provide creative, innovative opportunities for Queensland artists,” Board, Artistic Directors, Company Development, Program, and Marketing Staff, Associate Artists and Ensemble, Performance and Workshop programs, Funding, Goals, and Point of Difference – stated as “indelabilityarts pushes boundaries and expectations with its artists and audiences to think outside the box of what is attainable”
• "Accessible Arts - Annual Report - Executive Summary - 2011"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report - Executive Summary - 2011
• "Accessible Arts and Casula Powerhouse - Seeking Nimbus Exhibition - Program"
  Accessible Arts and Casula Powerhouse - Seeking Nimbus Exhibition 2015- Program - reads, in part “This personal exploration varies in form and the paths we select to journey diverse. Our search is often conducted in solitude and even secret. Like clutching at vapour or clouds, the prize often eludes us. It drives an artist, whether the world This search and our need for creative expression is something that defines our humanity. It unites us all - both people with and without disabilities.”
• "Tutti Arts - Kurt Bosecke - Into The Sea You And Me Exhibition- Promotional Card"
  Tutti Arts - Kurt Bosecke 'Into The Sea You And Me' Exhibition 2019 Promotional Card - reads, in part "Dive into the watery depths of award-winning Tutti Artist Kurt Bosecke's imaginings and discover a bold and quirky world of intricately rendered sea creatures in the form of paintings and sculptures. These works will float in the serene surroundings of Folklore Cafe inviting you to linger in the blue."