Disability Arts History Australia

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• "Arts in Action SA: At the forefront of the disability arts movement since 1989"
  Brochure, inviting South Australians to become members of or donate to Arts in Action, reading "Arts in Action has been at the forefront of the disability arts movement since its incorporation in 1989. As the peak organisation for arts and disability in South Australia we promote access and participation in the arts by all people with disabilities, and recognise that the arts have become the language of disability culture."
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2020-2021"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2020-2021 - Performing Arts Workshops, Visual Arts Workshops, Exhibitions, First Nations Projects, Undercover Artist Online program and grants, Access Arts grants and Awards
• "Artability - Access Arts' Programs, Practice and Perspectives"
  Explains history, members rights, policies, arts pathways, training, classes, and planning to support these activities, plus information on programs – including Caberet Erratica, Cartoon Advocacy, Melrose Park Project, New Farm Park Mosaics, Visual Arts Exhibition, Explaining Discrimination Video Project – and examples of writing by Access Arts members
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression -2003 Nov - Iss29"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression News Publication Issue 29 November 2003 - information/reviews of Creative Writing, Music, Dance, Theatre and Performance programs,opportunities, resources, including establishment of a Disability Arts Workers Network, and new accessible theatre for Sydney Theatre Company
• "Accessible Arts and Australia Council - Access All Areas: Guidelines for Marketing The Arts to People With Disabilities"
  Accessible Arts - Access All Areas: Guidelines for Marketing The Arts to People With Disabilities 1999 - reads, in part "People with disabilities is the issue of this guide. This guide is intended to be practical, covering actions which are within reach of arts organisations, especially marketing officers and their departments. How to identify this audience, how to reach them and how to provide what they want is the key advice contained here."
• "Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2005"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2005 - ABOUT ACCESSIBLE ARTS, CHAIR’S REPORT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT, ACCESSIBLE ARTS’ PEOPLE, STRATEGIC OUTCOMES, SERVICES, Information, Training, Audience Development
• "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
• "Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2015"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2015 - From the Chair, From the CEO, Sector Development, Arts Development, Access Development, Communications, Board, Staff and Volunteers
• "Accessible Arts - Arts Extraordinare Festival 1993 - Promotional Flyer"
  Accessible Arts - Arts Extraordinare Festival 1993 - Promotional Flyer - reads, in part "Arts Extraordinaire -Celebrating Where The Arts Can Take You is Australia's first festival to celebrate the diverse talents and artistic skills of people with disabilities. "
• “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 2002-03”
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter September 1991”
  Arts Access Arts Access Society Access Newsletter September 1991 – "10 + 10" exhibition, Artward Bound exhibition, Weekend workshops for people with psychiatric disabilities, P-art-ICIPATE workshops, Mount Royal Hospital textile mural, Senior Citizens' Treasures exhibition, Fairly Women’s Prison “A Roof of My Own” video, Showbiz project - disabled performers become part of an integrated performance group, “Boordup - Feeling Good” exhibition, Pleasant View Drug and Alcohol Centre HIV video project, 'Women Over 60' - A Photographic Exhibition, “Arts Alive" booklet listing art activities for older people, Arts Access “Feast of Art” exhibition, A Visual Artists' Support Group established, membership
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter December 1992”
  Arts Access Arts Access Society Access Newsletter December 1992 – P-art-ICIPATE Expo'92, Cultural Exchange Program with China, Executive Director message, national DADAA conference, Arts Access studio – able to be hired, updates – resource centre, projects, Publication – “Rewind - Strategies for Integration in the Arts”, EASE staffing changes, membership.
• “Arts Access Victoria - Creative Arts Program Glenroy 1993 - Promotional Flyer"
  Arts Access Victoria - Creative Arts Program Glenroy 1993 - Promotional Flyer - Artists, Guest Artists, Participants, and Volunteers in Glenroy Creative Arts Program 1993
• “Arts Access Victoria - Creative Arts Program Glenroy - Promotional Flyer"
  Arts Access Victoria - Creative Arts Program Glenroy - Promotional Flyer - information about Creative Arts Program coordinated by Barbara Doherty at Glenroy Uniting Church Hall
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1995-96"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1995-96- discusses functions, organisation chart, arts funding, audience development and advocacy with collaboration with various government departments to focus on advocacy for minority groups including people with disabilities, strategy and policy with Arts and Disability report, describing the barriers to intellectual and physical access to the arts experienced by people with a disability and the implications for arts organisations of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, main activities of Council and its Boards, and includes financial statements and lists of grants made including grants for programs, projects, information and advocacy.
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2003-04"
  Australia Council Annual Report 2003-2004 - discusses letter from chair of council, letter from CEO, corporate overview, year in review, financial statements, analysis of funding analysis and grants list, including funding for conduct national research to identify ways of addressing barriers to access for audiences with disabilities and their carers, funding for the publication, “Don’t Give Up Your Day Job”, included survey questions specifically related to artists with disabilities, arts marketing and audience development and triennial grants to disability arts organisations in NSW, South Australia and Victoria as well as funding to conduct national research to identify ways of addressing barriers to access for audiences with disabilities and their carers and three year funding for Accessible Arts to continue Audience Development.
• "Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2015"
  Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2015 - Project Reports
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Report 2019"
  Tutti Arts Annual Report 2019 – Highlights, President’s, Artistic Director & Ceo’s, Disability & Quality Manager’s Reports, information on Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film and New Media and Choral and Kids & Youth Programs, Projects, and Exhibitions, including information on Sit Down Shutup and Watch Film Festival, The Sisters of Invention, Company AT, Financials, Staff, Supporters
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Report 2020"
  Tutti Arts Annual Report 2020 – Highlights, President’s, Artistic Director’s, General Manager’s Reports, information on Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film and New Media and Choral and Kids & Youth Programs, Projects, and Exhibitions, including Stand & Deliver Showcase, Impersonal Space tour, The Sisters of Invention appearance at Undercover Artist:Online, information on Sit Down Shutup and Watch Film Festival, The Sisters of Invention, Company AT, Financials, Staff, Supporters
• "InCite Arts website, captured 2008"
  InCite Arts website, captured 2008 - About, Values and Vision, Board, Programs, Community, Gallery, News, Membership, Arts Access Central Australia
• "Access Arts Newsletter Archive 2007-2011"
  Access Arts Newsletters, captured 2013
• "Access Arts Projects 2011-2013"
  Access Arts Projects, captured 2013, including Wataboshi Music Festival, Access Arts Professional Development Seminar, Brisbane Outsider Artists (BOA) Exhibitions, Polyphonic – Many Voices Many Styles, Community Showcase 2011, The Truth - Pete Vance Quintet, Access Arts Soundscape Project, Indigenous Projects, Creative Recovery- FNQ Friends of Access Arts Annual Event.
• "Access Arts - Through art, Access Arts transforms lives"
  Website reads "We create career pathways to paid work, and advocate at every opportunity for our artists to chase their artistic dream," with links to Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Arts Exhibitions, Grants and Awards, and Blog with information about artists and recent events.
• "Interview with Jodee Mundy OAM"
  Jodee Mundy OAM is a Disabled creative director, performer, writer, activist, creative producer, executive producer, commissioner, interpreter, film, festival maker and cultural leader. Interview Summary Jodee Mundy OAM, is an artist and festival director who identifies as Coda (child of Deaf adults) and lives with chronic illness reflects on the historical and ongoing challenges faced by Deaf and Disabled artists in Australia. Her work is deeply political, aiming to tell untold stories and bring visibility to marginalized communities. Despite significant achievements, Jodee stresses the need for structural support and inclusivity within the industry, especially given the limitations of hybrid access models post-pandemic. Jodee's personal journey, including her recent incurable cancer diagnosis, shapes her advocacy for a culture of care and well-being in the arts. Jodee leads Alter State, Australia’s Disability- led arts festival presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and Arts Access Victoria.
• "Interview with Jenny Simpson"
  Jenny is CEO and Artistic Director of AWESOME Arts Australia while also a Musical Director of the Mighty Camelot Community Choir and a Sessional Academic at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University. Interview Summary Jenny Simpson is the CEO and Artistic Director of AWESOME Arts Australia. She grew up in a musical family and always had an interest in the arts. After working in the corporate world, she decided to pursue a role in the arts to make a difference in the community. She has since focused on engaging young people with disabilities in the arts, and has worked on projects and festivals that promote inclusivity and accessibility. She believes that the perception of disability arts is changing and hopes to see more individuals with disabilities involved in arts management.