Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• Tim Orton
• Valeries Atkinson
• Vanessa Bates
• Wendy Martin
• Wesley Enoch
• "Australia Council - Making the Journey: Arts and Disability in Australia"
  Reads, in part "A collection of inspiring examples of how to include people with disabilities in the arts, as participants, creators and organisers"
• "Second Echo Ensemble - Performance, captured 2024"
  Second Echo website 'Performances' page, with information about past projects including 'The Stare', '[in]security', 'The Beauty Project, 'The Bridge', 'Outside Boy', 'Let Me Dry Your Eyes', 'The Chain', 'Right of Spring,' 'Contested Land', 'By My Hand'
• "Interview with Alex Creece"
  Alex Creece is writer, poet, editor, collage artist, and average kook living on Wadawurrung land. Interview Summary Alex Creece, focused on her experiences and journey as a disabled artist and writer in Australia. Alex discussed the importance of building a community and the challenges of balancing personal identity with maintaining professionalism in art. Alex expressed a desire for increased accessibility and recognition in the industry, highlighting the need for continued support of disabled artists. Throughout the conversation, the complexity of disability arts' visibility, identity politics, and the definition of creative success were explored, with Alex providing insight into her own work as well as broader industry trends and challenges.
• "Interview with Tim McCallum"
  Tim McCallum is a singer, performer and speaker and disability advocate. Interview Summary Tim McCallum is a performer who specializes in singing and acting, with singing being his foremost talent. Having sustained a spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia before beginning his studies at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Tim's childhood passion for the performing arts has continued to motivate his career. Through his experiences, both positive and negative, regarding inclusion and discrimination in the arts, Tim has become determined to challenge preconceived notions and make disability a visible and celebrated aspect of performance. He is a strong advocate for the representation of artists with disabilities in leadership roles within arts governance, stressing the importance of lived expertise over tokenism for lasting change in the industry.
• "Arts in Action Annual Report 2004"
  Arts in Action Annual Report 2004, describing the organisation’s work, including the 2004 High Beam Festival, an artistic program including visual arts workshops, music club and choir.
• "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"
• "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"
• "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."
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2007"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2007 - Indigenous Projects, Brisbane Outsider Artists (BOA), Sound Circles, Wataboshi Festival, Conferences, Events & Celebrations, Workshops, Partnerships
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2011"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2011 - Indigenous Projects, Creative Recovery Project, Brisbane Outsider Artists (BOA), Wataboshi Festival, Visual Arts, Workshops, Events, Training, Professional Development
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2015"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2015 - Undercover Artist Festival, Performing Arts Program, Exhibitions, Indigenous Advancement Strategy, Awards, Grants
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2017"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2017 - Undercover Artist Festival, Brisbane Outsider Artists (BOA), Exhibitions, First Nations Projects, Professional Development, Grants, Awards, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• "Arts in Action - LOS for KickStart Canada Application for Janelle Colquhoun, Liz Navratil, and Jann Rutherford"
  Letter of Support from Tony Doyle of Arts in Action South Australia (later to become Access Arts South Australia, and Access2Arts), for JanelleColquhoun, Liz Navratil, and Jann Rutherford's application to take work presented at the High Beam Festival in Adelaide to the Kick Start Festival in Canada
• "Arts Project Australia - Telltale - ParagonOfVirtue Exhibition 2016 - Email Promotional Flyer"
  Arts Project Australia - Telltale - ParagonOfVirtue Exhibition 2016 - Email Promotional Flyer - Telltale is a writing and exhibition project centred on a narrative conceived by ten artists, written by Justin Hinder and explored over a series of collaborative workshops and studio sessions at Arts Project Australia. Telltale was developed through Next Wave's Emerging Curators Program with Arts Project Australia for Next Wave Festival 2016."
• "The No Bang Theory - Presenter Pack"
  Presenter Pack for Indelability Arts show by Oliver Hetherington Page, The No Bang Theory - reads, in part, "Autistic performer/playwright Oliver Hetherington-Page is fed up with people thinking Sheldon Cooper somehow represents all people on the spectrum. He’s using Arts Queensland funding, show tunes and anecdotes to set the record straight. The No Bang Theory is a musical journey from dating disasters to diagnosis through #actuallyautistic eyes." The No Bang Theory was independently created by Oliver Hetherington-Page.
• "Rawcus - Song for a Weary Throat"
  DL promotional card for Rawcus work, presented at Melbourne International Arts Festival, 'Song for a weary throat'
• "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
• "Rawcus - The Heart of Another is A Dark Forrest"
  DL promotional card for Rawcus work 'The Heart of Another is a Dark Forrest'
• “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2008"
  Restless Dance Theatre Annual Report 2008 - Chair's, Artistic Director’s, Dancers’, and Company Manager Reports, Members and Board, Financials, information about productions ‘The Heart of Another is A Dark Forrest,’ ‘Safe From Harm,’ ‘Necessany Games,’ Reviews, Supporters
• "Restless Dance - Exposed - Promotion Card - Madalene Macera, Charlie Wilkins and Bhodi Hudson"
  Restless Dance - Exposed - Promotion Card - image of Madalene Macera, Charlie Wilkins and Bhodi Hudson - reads, in part "Loud. Strong. Original."