Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• "Access Arts Annual Report 1992"
  Access Arts Annual Report 1992 - Director’s Report, Project Officer’s Report, Program Manager’s Report, exhibitions, workshops, regional arts, touring, (DADAA) at ARTAbility Conference at the Queensland Cultural Centre 1992
• "Accessible Arts - Arts Activated Conference 2010 - Program"
  Accessible Arts - Arts Activated Conference 2010 - Program - reads, in part "Welcome to the second Arts Activated Conference. Arts Access Excellence. For those passionate about the arts and disability, the Arts Activated Conference provides an opportunity to come together to explore, debate, discuss, and connect ideas and practice. The conference will also celebrate the accomplishments."
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1989-90"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1989-90 - discusses objectives, highlights, support for artform development, main activities of Council and its Boards, and includes financial statements and lists of grants made including grants for conferences, access and touring, programs training and resource development as well as publications such as “The Arts and People with Disabilities”
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2000-01"
  Australia Council Annual Report 2000-2001 - discusses letter from chair of council, corporate overview, year in review, financial statements, analysis of funding and grants for projects, initiatives, new work, programs, presentation and promotions including funding for music development, implementing the Commonwealth Disability Strategy by evaluating current and changing needs of people with disabilities in the arts sector and reflecting this in funding and policies, arts marketing and audience development and triennial grants to disability arts organisations in NSW, South Australia and 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.
• "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.
• "Accessible Arts - Annual Report 1992"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report 1992 - Staff, Management Committee, and contents including BACKGROUND INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESSIBLE ARTS, ACCESSIBLE ARTS' AIMS, CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT, SECRETARY'S REPORT, CO-ORDINATOR'S REPORT, TREASURER'S REPORT & AUDITOR’S REPORT, A.C.E. MAGAZINE, establishment of a national body - DISABILITY IN THE ARTS, DISADVANTAGED IN THE ARTS, AUSTRALIA (DADAA)
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Report 2015"
  Tutti Arts Annual Report 2015 – Vision, Mission and Values, President’s, Artistic Director’s, Disability & Quality Manager’s, and Arts Managers Reports, Programs, Productions and Exhibitions, including Sisters of Invention, Company @, and Sit Down, Shutup & Watch Film Festival, ‘The Day of the Song,’ ‘The Six Swans,’ and ‘Shedding Light’ Exhibition, Board, Staff, and Artists, Financials
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Report 2021"
  Tutti Arts Annual Report 2021 – What Tutti Does, Artists Making An Impact, Music, Performance, Visual Arts, and Film work in 2021, information on digital interactive version of ‘Impersonal Space,’ ‘The Big Tutti Singalong,’ Sit Down Shutup and Watch Film Festival, The Sisters of Invention, Company AT, Supporters
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Report 2022"
  Tutti Arts Annual Report 2022– What Tutti Does, Artists Making An Impact, Music, Performance, Visual Arts, and Film work in 2021, information on ‘Reaching out’ Project, Sit Down Shutup and Watch Film Festival, The Sisters of Invention, Company AT, Tutti’s Strategic Plan 2023 – 2026, Supporters
• "Australia Council - Disability Fact Pack 1998"
  The website reads “Outlines a variety of issues for arts organisations regarding people with disabilities including access, attitude, employment and discrimination” - Noelene Gration
• "Arts Project Australia - Past Exhibitions 2005 - 2010"
  Arts Project Australia - Past Exhibitions 2005 - 2010 - Information on past shows including Fully Booked. Hidden, Best in Show, Steven Ajzenberg Solo Exhibition, Annual Gala 2009, By Hand, Revealing the Human, Pictures of You, Here & Away, Surface
• “Tutti Arts – Electric Winter Exhibition – Catalogue/Program”
  Tutti Arts – ‘Electric Winter’ Exhibition 2021 Catalogue/Program – reads, in part “Tutti Arts is one of Australia's leading disability arts companies where artists with learning disability create visual art, music, theatre, dance, film, new media and installations for a growing local and international audience. In 2017, Tutti was awarded a prestigious Arts SA Ruby Award for Sustained Contribution to the Arts by an Organisation or Group. Tutti has been operating visual arts and film & new media programs in the Barossa since 2017. In 2021 Tutti Arts Barossa and Chateau Tanunda, an icon of the Barossa since 1890, have come together to celebrate SALA."
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Inc. - Stormy Weather 1992 - Promotional Flyer"
• "Accessible Arts - AART-BOXX - Invitation - Promotional Card"
  Accessible Arts - AART-BOXX Invitation 1995 - Promotional Card
• "Accessible Arts - Creativity Art Energy Ability - Wagga Wagga Community Arts Project 1991 Report"
  Accessible Arts - Creativity Art Energy Ability - Wagga Wagga Community Arts Project 1991 Report - reads, in part "In May 1991, Accessible Arts, approached the Wagga community with the idea of generating a network of people interested in developing arts opportunities for people with disabilities. After the initial community meeting it was decided that a community arts project would assist in establishing the network and promote better access to the arts for people with disabilities."
• “Tutti Arts - 10th Anniversary Exhibition Catalogue”
  Tutti Arts 10th Anniversary Concert Exhibition Catalogue - reads, in part "The 'Natural Imaginings'/10th Anniversary Celebration Exhibition presents the work of young emerging artists from the Tutti Ensemble's Visual Arts and Design Program."
• "Incite Arts website, captured 2017"
  InCite Arts website, captured 2017 - Acknowledgement of Country, paying respect to the Elders past and present of lands of the Arrernte people on which the InCite Arts office is based, About, Programs, Community, Gallery, News, Events, Membership
• "Crossroad Arts About 2021"
  Crossroad Arts About page, Crossroads Arts website, captured 2021. Includes information about Crossroad Arts Vision, Mission, and Values, across “Artistic Development,” “Community Development,” and “Outreach” pillars, and an Auslan Described and Captioned “Community Voices” video about the company’s work (Crossroad Arts Vimeo available here https://vimeo.com/crossroadarts?msockid=07261a89129e61112e290e3e137360f5 as at 2024). Includes link to information about past projects 2015-2020, and images of past projects 1996-2020.
• "Australia Council Arts and Disability Initiative 2022-24"
  Australia Council Arts and Disability Initiative 2022-24 - reads, in part "This program is for d/Deaf artists or arts workers, or artists or arts workers with disability, seeking to undertake a project or activity to advance their practice, skills or career."
• "Australia Council - Arts and disability a priority as Australia Council commits significant new funding"
  Australia Council - Arts and disability a priority as Australia Council commits significant new funding - reads, in part "The Australia Council has committed $750k over three years to support sustainable careers and to recognise the artistic excellence of artists with disability."
• "Accessible Arts - Arts Activate, captured 2022"
  Accessible Arts - Arts Activate - reads, in part "Arts Activated is one of Australia’s leading national forum for arts, culture and disability."
• "Tutti Arts - Website, captured 2023"
  Tutti Arts Website captured 2023 - includes About, Arts Programs, Artists & Collectives, Events & Gallery, Contact, and NDIS pages, with links to information about information about Acting, Dance, Music, Screen, Visual Arts, Choir, Kids & Youth programs
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression -1998 Win - Iss2"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression News Publication issue 2 Winter 1998 - information/reviews of Creative Writing, Music, Dance, Theatre and Performance programs,opportunities, resources, Accessible Arts AGM
• "Accessible Arts - Avenues into Creativity for People with Disability 1986- Report"
  Accessible Arts - Avenues into Creativity for People with Disability 1986- Report - PANEL ON 'WHY THE ARTS - Joan Hume: Why the Arts? An overview of the Need; - Lydia Fegan: Citizen Advocacy INFORMATION EXCHANGE - Who's Who - What's Happening SPECIFIC PROJECTS - Jo Caust: Arts Access Society Melbourne; - Angelika Pechloff: Good Time Junk Machine; - Laura Hastings-Smith: Adolescent Medical Unit Children's Hospital, Camperdown ON ART - Pam Fairburn: Cromehurst Special School OPEN SESSION: COMMUNITY GROUPS- Rozelle Arts and Drama Group: Sue MacDonald; - Art Reach: Melissa Lee VIDEOS - Linda Dyer: Activities Research Department, RNSH- Arts with the Aged: Jana Cattanach; The Ward Game- Laura Hastings-Smith: Adolescent Medical Unit; Children's Hospital, Camperdown; ENTERTAINMENT: 'Finger Ballet' - Chin Yu; PUTTING IDEAS INTO ACTION - Jana Cattanach: Artist in Residence, Tweed Shire Council; - Margot Currey: Community Artist/Sculptor; - Nan Bosler: Co-ordinator of the Narrabeen Community Learning Centre & Northern Beaches Creative Leisure Movement; ACCESS: OBSTACLES AND SOLUTIONS! - Ellen Bynum: Accessibility Consultant; - Lis Pack: Royal Blind Society; - Wendy Miners: Recreation Project Officer, AAMR; INTEREST GROUPS - Drama & Movement - Alison Lee; - Computer Art - Duncan Wallace; - Music - John Broomhall, Wollongong; - Silkscreen - Nina Angelo; - Craft - Branka Kringas