Disability Arts History Australia

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• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1987-88"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1987-88- discusses functions and objectives, structures, process and membership of Council, Council Committees and members, board members, assessment panels, staff lists, organisation chart, main activities of Council and its eight Boards, and how council endorsed a code of practice for arts organisations working with people with disabilities, equal employment opportunities and includes financial statements and lists of grants made including grants for programs, projects, performances and promotion and reading for Royal Blind Society and Brail and Talking Book Library
• "Interview with Michelle Ryan"
  Michelle Ryan is the artistic director of Restless Dance Theatre and has extensive experience as a dancer and performer. Interview Summary Michelle Ryan, the artistic director of Restless Dance Theatre, shares her journey from being a successful dancer diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 30 to becoming an advocate for artists with disabilities. Despite her initial hesitations to perform with her disability, a positive experience dancing with a European company reignited her passion and led her to Restless Dance Theatre, where she aims to change perceptions of who can create art. Michelle emphasizes the importance of providing professional opportunities and proper compensation for disabled artists, challenging the notion that disability work is charity or hobbyist. She advocates for representation that is genuine and not tokenistic, ensuring the inclusion of people with disabilities is meaningful and respectful.
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2021-22"
  Australia Council - Annual Report 2021-22 - reads, in part "Following a review of our 2019–21 arts and disability initiatives, the Council expanded support for sustainable careers and the celebration of the achievements of artists with disability. We have committed investment of almost $1 million over 2022–24 through the National Arts and Disability Awards, Mentoring Initiatives, as well as a new fellowship for d/Deaf and Disabled artists. We will also continue our partnership with Arts Access Australia on the awards." and "Safe in Sound is an exploratory concert series for people with disability and their families and supporters. The group offers real-time, in-person interaction, connection and communication through sound as an alternative to listening to recorded music or watching television."
• "Arts Project Australia - Some Artists From Arts Project 1999 - Program/Catalogue"
  Arts Project Australia - Some Artists From Arts Project 1999 - Program/Catalogue
• "A Frame Exhibition And Art Auction 2008"
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• "Let Me See - review by Keiran Finnane 2015, captured 2016"
  Describes InCite Arts ‘Starts with D Performance Ensemble’ members Tiffany Malthouse, Matt Woodham, Brandon Williams, Martin Armstead and director Kat Worth’s production of ‘ Meet You at the Edge’, as part of ‘Let Me See’ produced by Red Hot Arts Central Australia at Araluen Centre for the Arts, including film, use of audio description, writing, and choreography
• "Access Arts - Members Profiles 2009"
  Access Arts member profiles, captured 2009
• "Access Arts News June 2002"
  Access Arts Newsletter, 2002 - Member profiles, touring, performing arts workshops, Brisbane Outsider Artists (BOA) activities, regional activities
• "Arts Project Australia - Video Doctor Exhibition 2013 - Promotional Card"
  Arts Project Australia - Video Doctor Exhibition 2013 - Promotional Card - reads, in part "Working in collaboration with Arts Project Australia and Electronic Arts Intermix New York, Video Doctor brings together works by international and Australian artists. The title of the exhibition takes its cue from early VHS or Beta Max head cleaning tapes. Just as the 'doctor' would revive the clarity of the picture, the idea of revival is a key theme shared by the artists invited to be part of the project."
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Giving Promotional Flyer"
  Tutti Arts - Annual Giving Promotional Flyer2016 - Reads, in part, “Please help support disabled artists develop their artistic talents, earn income and feel pride like The Sisters of Invention. With your assistance, Tutti can provide more opportunities for artists to create, develop and exhibit their own work. It costs over $1 million a year to run our diverse art form programs. The possibilities of how your donation will help are endless.”
• "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 Ensemble - Membership Form/Flyer"
  Tutti Ensemble Membership Flyer - reads, in part "At the heart of Tutti's work is the mission to develop a pioneering approach to integrated methods of performing arts and choral training. Together, the Tutti Choir and Tutti Arts perform to thousands of people every year. Hundreds of people of all ages and abilities from all walks of life regularly participate in Tutti's local and regional choral workshops."
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - Promotional Brochure 1995"
  Australian Theatre of The Deaf Promotional Brochure 1995 - Company history, staff, schools shows (The Very First Day, A Day in the Life of Angels, Same Difference), General public performances (Hands & Tales, Deaf Musical), tours, summer schools, workshops, membership
• "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
• "Tutti Arts - Say No More - Program"
  Tutti Arts - Say No More' 2018 Program - reads, in part “To create this unique work over 60 women from Malaysia. Indonesia and Australia. of all ages wirh and wirhour disabilities came together in mid 2017 to talk about what is happening for them as women now. The stories sha1·ed by women in all three countries shared the common themes of family. Marriage and women's relationship to the state. This informed the conceit of the wedding reception as a setting for the theatre work. and also became a starting point for the films and installations that grew from the later workshops.”
• “Restless in Alice – An update on Incite Arts’ collaboration with Restless Dance Theatre 2015, captured 2016”
  News article reads, in part, "Restless Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Michelle Ryan is visiting Alice Springs next week to work with InCite Arts and the ‘stArts with D’ Performance Ensemble. Adelaide based Restless Dance Theatre is Australia’s leading dance company working with young disabled and non-disabled people to create dance theatre and run workshop programs."
• "Access Arts Newsletter 1999"
  Access Arts Newsletter, 1999 - Executive Director, Program Manager, Regional Indigenous Project Officer reports, information about workshops and conferences
• "Tutti Arts - Emily Steel - Impersonal Space - Program"
  Tutti Arts - Emily Steel 'Impersonal Space' 2019 Program - reads, in part "When I started work with Company AT, I thought I was investigating a very different sort of mind to my own. The idea for Impersonal Space, about a little girl with Einstein and Newton as her imaginary friends, came from Julian Jaensch. The methods we found for representing an Autistic mind, showing a largely neurotypical audience how the world can look through Autistic eyes, came from workshops with the company. But, to my surprise, I ended up putting quite a lot of myself in this play."
• "Tutti Arts - Say No More - Promotional Card"
  Tutti Arts - Say No More' 2018 Promotional Card - reads, in part "26 Women, 3 Countries, ONE WEDDING"
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter December 1986”
• "Incite Arts - Arts And Disability Workshop Programs Poster"
  InCite Arts Poster, promoting Disability Arts Workshops programs
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Microgroove Program - Iss22, Pg3-7"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Microgroove Program - Iss22, Pg3-7 - reads, in part "Accessible Arts presents Microgrove as an opportunity for: • artists • performers • teachers • disability workers • gallery, museum and performance venue staff • students • art and cultural officers and • people interested in the arts"
• "Tutti Arts - Open Studio Exhibition - SALA Festival - Promotionall Card"
  Promotional Card for Tutti Arts Visual Arts and Design Program 'Open Studio' as part of SALA 2014 (South Australian Living Arts Festival) - reads, in part "Tutti is delighted to invite you to its 2014 Open Studio SALA exhibition opening! This exhibition will showcase a range of spontaneous, introspective and out of the ordinary works produced by 30 emerging learning disabled artists working from the Tutti Visual Art Studios."
• "Tutti Arts - Vivid Barossa - Promotional Postcard"
  Tutti Arts 'Vivid' Barosa Exhibition 2023 Promotional Postcard -reads, in part "Vivid Barossa is a collection of stunning cyanotype prints by the artists at Tultti's Barossa studio. The works explore self-expression and how it intersects with notions of the traditional and contemporary"
• "Incite Arts website, captured 2024"
  InCite Arts website, captured 2024 - About, Current Programs, News