Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• Belinda Kirkwood
• "Australia Council: Australian Arts Snapshots - Disability & the Arts (2002)"
  Reads, in part "Australians who have a disability are recognised as being creators of innovative, thought provoking, high quality, and often very irreverent artistic product. They are active across all artforms in mainstream and community arts contexts"
• Criena Gehrke
• "Bree Hadley (2017) Disability theatre in Australia: a survey and a sector ecology. Research in Drama Education, 22(3), pp. 305-324.”
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Peter Ross - Article: Arts Extraordinaire -1993 - Iss8, PG14-17"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Peter Ross - Article: Arts Extraordinaire -1993 - Iss8, PG14-17 - reads, in part "Arts Extraordinary Celebrating Where The Arts Can Take You is Australia's first arts festival to celebrate the diverse creative talents and artistic skills of people with disabilities."
• "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.
• "Tutti Arts - Making the Journey: New Publication About Arts and Disability in Australia By Arts Access Australia - Launch Event - Promotional Flyer"
  Tutti Arts 'Making the Journey: New Publication About Arts and Disability in Australia By Arts Access Australia - Launch Event' 2005 - Promotional Flyer
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Report 2017"
  Tutti Arts Annual Report 2017 – President’s, Artistic Directors, Disability & Quality Manager's, Arts Manager Reports, information on Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film and New Media and Choral and Kids & Youth Programs, Projects, and Exhibitions, including information on Impersonal Space, Frozen Girl, Sit Down Shutup and Watch Film Festival, The Sisters of Invention, Company AT, Financials, Staff and Board Members, Supporters
• "Tutti Arts - Sit Down Shut Up & Watch - Program 2016"
  Tutti Arts - 'Sit Down Shut Up & Watch' 2016 Program
• Melbourne Fringe Festival
• Janelle Colquhoun
• "ARTAbility Conference"
  The national Disability and Arts Disadvantage and the Arts Australia (DADAA) committee was established in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1991, and – as described in the Access Arts Annual Report 1992 – at the inaugural meeting of this group in 1991, Access Arts offered to organise a conference for the group in 1992, with funding from the Queensland Performing Arts Trust, at the Queensland Cultural Centre - the Access Arts Annual Report 1992 says “Drawing on the experience of the Queensland ARTability conference of 1990 enabled Access Arts staff and members to be fully involved in the planning of the conference. It was a big success. Access Arts has also set up the Queensland DADAA network.”
• Jo Caust
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2014"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2014 - President's Report, Executive Director's Report, Board & Staff, Personal Perspectives, 40 Years of Highlights, Our Artists, Exhibition Report, Studio Philosophy, Financial Statements - reads, in part "OUR MANIFESTO We march to the beat of our own drum and map our own future. Fuelled by an unwavering belief in our artists, we're buoyed by the creativity and authenticity that exists in our space, and heartened by those who delight in sharing in it."
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2010"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2010 - Board and Staff, Supporters and Volunteers, About Arts Project Australia, President's Report, Executive Director's Report, Artists, Exhibitions Report, Financial Statements, Independent Audit Report, John Northe Obituary - reads, in part "To support people with disabilities to become practitioners in the visual arts and to promote their work as integral to the broad spectrum of contemporary arts practice."
• Nhan Nguyen
• Matthew Gove
• Mawar
• Mawarini
• Miriam Bond
• Miriam Nicholls
• Lee Witczak
• Kurt Bosecke
• Katherine Evans
• Kathryn Evans