Disability Arts History Australia

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• "Restless Dance - Celebrating 30 Years - Promotional Flyer"
  Restless Dance - Celebrating 30 Years - Promotional Flyer - reads, in part "Now in its 30th year, Restless collal)orates with some of the industry's most renowned choreographers, companies and artists. We create performance work that is presented at prestigious festivals and venues around Australia and internationally. Our workshop program continues to be an incubator for dancers, It creates a pathway for artists to pursue a career in dance. It is the past successes of Restless that have caused the arts sector to be devastated by the news that The Australia Council for the Arts will no longer fund the company through the multi-year funding program (2022 - 2024). It is important that Australia understands the impact this decision will have on the company. Whilst we have funding to continue to produce work, our operational funding ceases at the end of 2021."
• "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.
• "Undercover Artist Festival Program 2021"
• "Undercover Artist Festival Program 2015"
  Undercover Artist Festival 2021, curated by inaugeral Festival Director Belinda Locke, including ‘People of Interest ‘by Daniele Constance, Fine Line’ with Emma Bennison, ‘ It's Not Easy Being Green’ by Karen Lee Roberts, ‘Schadenfreude’ by Alicia Jane Steele, Live Body Painting in the Green Room by Alicia Jane Steele, ‘The Rite of Spring’ by Second Echo Ensemble, ‘Ambition Road’ with David Truong and Donnelle Brooks, ‘Monster’ by Joshua Pether and Lynnette Voevidin, ‘Blonde Ammunition’ with Christina Youhanna, comedy from Thane Pullen, music from Barry Charles, ‘Putting on the Punk: Fantasy, Costumes and Photos’ with Ged Maybury, and film screenings and discussion panels
• "Undercover Artist Festival Program 2017"
  Undercover Artist Festival 2017, curated by Festival Director Harmonie Downes, including “Here we all are, assembled” by Kathryn Ash, “The Grumpy Cripple” by Thane Pullan, “Environment Moves Me” by Eleonora Ginardi, “Rock ‘n’ Country Blues Show” with Steve Sparrow, “Inside”, by Wielding Theatre, “Explorations” by Vulcana Women’s Circus, “Stories So True” by Ged Maybury, “Whiplash” by Scott Wings, “Hotel Pantelone” by Blue Roo Theatre Company, “Alone with the Keyboard Kat” with Jeff Usher, “Love Me” by Indelability Arts, “Just Dance” by InsideOutside Dance Ensemble, “Ambition Road” with David Truong, “Morgan Stern” by Company of Rogues, “Sing It Out” with Leah Cotterell, “Tribal Disco Ball” by Velvet Pesu and Tichawona Noble Mashawa, “Songs from the Vault” by Donna Dyson and Friends””, “Unmasterclass” by Back to Back Theatre, “What Does Your Artist Statement Say About You?” workshop with Dr Kari Sullivan, “Disability Voices and Mainstream Stages” panel facilitated by Morwenna Collett.
• "Back to Back Theatre - Annual Report 2007"
  Back to Back Theatre Annual Report 2007 - General Manager, Artistic Director, and Ensemble reports, information about work and participating artists, including small metal objects touring, youth company premiering DMI: DISABILITY MAINTENANCE INSTRUMENT, and pitching FOOD COURT to the Major Festivals Initiative to premiere at the 2008 Melbourne International Arts Festival, and a National Library of Australia Community Heritage Grant to conduct assessment on turning the company’s collected materials into an archive
• "Accessible Arts - Promotional Card- 2008-09"
  Accessible Arts - PromotionalFlyer - 2008-09 - reads, in part "assist Artists with disabilities develop professionally Arts organisations with access strategies Arts initiatives inclusive of people with disability Festivals and venues expand audiences"
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - Company Report - April May 1987"
  Australian Theatre of The Deaf Report April May 1987 - Performance of MOON BETWEEN TWO HOUSES for Adelaide, and at Theatre in Education festivals/conferences in Adelaide, rehearsal for new play BEHIND THE WINDOW
• "High Beam Festival Program 2006"
  High Beam Festival Program 2006 reads "High Beam is a 10 day integrated arts festival showcasing work inspired by or influenced by experiences of disability. Presenting both professional and recreational artists, audiences will see many of the world's most exciting and innovative achievements in arts and disability."
• "High Beam Festival - The Tutti Ensemble Holdfast Choir in Concert with David Helfgott"
  Flyer reads "The Tutti Ensemble Holdfast Choir in Concert with David Helfgott with special guests Brian Gilbertson and Jennifer Kneale"
• "High Beam Festival Program 2000"
  High Beam Program 2000 reads "High Beam 2000 will he launched with an opening parade and concert that promises to he LOUD. IARGE and LAVISH! Weaving a rhythmical and colourful journey along King William Street through to Elder Park where the entertainment will begin. AS 22% of South Australia’s population have a disability, High Beam 2000 Festival presents an inspiring and unique opportunity for all South Australians to discover the wealth of talent within our midst and from abroad."
• "High Beam Festival Program 1998"
• "High Beam Festival Program 2002"
  High Beam Festival Program 2002 reads "Welcome to High Beam 2002 Australia's international arts and disability festival, celebrating disability culture from around the globe. In our third biennial festival we explore the significance of the circle. In High Beam Festival 2002, that significance is represented through our international program, 'circular' Wheelie BIG Event, the online community of Tech Arts Express and over 40 companies, performers and community members who span the arts and the globe. High Beam is about showing that living with a disability does not exclude you from creating real, exciting, cutting edge art. High Beam is also about showing what it is like to live with a disability through the medium of art. Get out there and enjoy! We are thrilled to present Australia's own legendary pianist David Helfgott, UK comedian Mat Fraser, the amazing wheelchair dancers from Nepal as well as Belinda Mason - Lovering's Intimate Encounters - a landmark photo-graphic exhibition from Australia."
• "High Beam Festival Program 2004"
  High Beam Festival Program 2004 reads "Welcome to evolve High Beam 2004 – A stimulating and inspiring seven-day cultural experience for people with a disability, families, friends and support workers, artists with a disability, professionals working in the disability sector, art workers and others."
• "High Dreams at The Queens: an aerial sculpture installation"
  Flyer reads" High Dreams at The Queens: an aerial sculpture installation - the artistic oucome of a community project lead by Evette Sunset"
• "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."
• "Wann Hues and Cool Blues Sunday"
  Invitation reads "Wann Hues and Cool Blues Sunday - Enjoy fantastic gourmet food and fine wine by an open fire in the blissful surroundings of the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, all the while soaking up the smooth blues of Chris Finnen."
• ".. Inflight"
  Invitation reads ".. Inflight - A photographic exhibition resulting from a short series of choreographic workshops directed by South Australian independent artist with a disability, Philip Channells."
• "High Beam Festival Program 2007"
  High Beam Festival Program 2007 reads "High Beam Global is bigger, bolder and brighter than ever before. An array of exciting artists will dazzle you with art across every medium and will challenge your every sense. This festival recognises that people with disabilities are artists in their own right and prominently includes them within the mainstream Fringe program for the first time."
• "High Beam Festival Program 2008"
  High Beam Program 2008 reads "Australia's international celebration of Arts and Disability - COMEDY | THEATRE| MUSIC | VISUAL ARTS | COMMUNITY EVENTS"
• "Tutti Arts - Beastly Exhibition - Program"
  Tutti Arts and Stepping Stone 'Beastly Exhibition' Program - reads, in part "BEASTLY is the first fruit of a growing relationship between learning disabled artists and their supporters in Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia. This collaboration seeks to democratise art further through including work driven by learning disabled artists in international festivals"
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1997-98"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1997-98 - discusses letter from chair of council, functions, profile, organisation chart, corporate overview, year in review, arts funding, main activities of Council and its Boards, and includes professional development activities, financial statements and lists of grants made including grants for programs, projects, information and advocacy with producing a set of Disability Fact Packs exploring the importance of accessibility for arts and cultural organisations and a guide to marketing arts to disabled audience
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2013-14"
  Australia Council Annual Report 2013-2014 – discusses year in review, report from the CEO, Strategic priorities, funding overview, statement of outcome, about the Australia Council including The Governing Council and the Board, Structure of the Australia Council; financial review and discussion of funding for numerous programs including a new Artists with Disability Program grant which funded development opportunities and creative projects for practitioners with disability and the dance board funded development and presentation of new work, workshops and residency programs, and strategic initiatives that focus on leadership, development and collaboration with a highlight being the “Torque Show” supported for the Melbourne premiere of “Intimacy”, a collaboration with Michelle Ryan presented as part of the Unlimited Festival in London which celebrates originality of artists with disability.
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1999-2000"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1999-2000 - discusses letter from chair of council, corporate overview, year in review, financial statements, analysis of funding and grants for projects, programs, presentation and promotions, triennial grants to disability arts organisations in NSW, South Australia and Victoria and funding to Accessible Arts for audience development, as well as the New Media Arts Fund for Back to Back performance of “Soft”
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2008-09"
  Australia Council Annual Report 2008-09 - discusses letter from chairman, year in review, from the CEO, How we achieved our outcomes, About the Australia Council, Governance, Organisation, Accountability, Workplace and Financial statements but no longer listing grants of organisations or individuals however discusses the DADAA WA radio play “The Proper Shoes” - a series of stories written by young women with a disability, was first broadcast nationally on ABC Radio and then invited to tour the play as part of the TRASNA Festival of Inclusive Theatre.