Disability Arts History Australia

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• "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 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."
• "Tutti Arts - Kamal - Promotional Card"
  Tutti Arts 'Kamal' Exhibition Promotional Flyer - reads, in part " Kamal sees Tutti Arts visual artists come together with the Sikh community to explore the lotus flower and its place in Sikh culture. The artists have all faced adversity but, like the lotus, they strive for the light and create beauty through their art.
• “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
• "Interview with Sofya Gollan"
  Sofya Gollan is a distinguished artist, screenwriter, filmmaker and cultural leader in advocating for the Deaf and disabled communities. Interview Summary Sofya Gollan is a versatile and experienced artist with a background in acting, writing, directing, and producing, known for her work in theatre, film, and television, and for navigating the industry as a deaf individual. Her journey into the arts began with her involvement in the Australian Theatre of the Deaf and further developed as she trained at prestigious institutions like NIDA and AFTRS, where she expanded her skills in filmmaking. Despite facing challenges and ableism within the industry, Gollan has made significant contributions to disability representation on screen, and highlights the need for ongoing support and funding for disabled artists to promote equity and access to opportunities. Returning as creative practitioner to the industry after an executive role, Gollan continues to advocate for inclusivity and representation, while aiming to create and share content that authentically reflects the deaf experience.
• "Australia Council - Creating Pathways: Insights on support for artists with disability - 2018"
  Reads, in part "This report brings together findings and insights from a range of research undertaken in 2017–18 to inform the Council’s approach to future support for artists with disability."
• "DADAA Publications Webpage, captured 2021"
  DADAA Publications Webpage, captured 2021 - Annual Reports 2014-2019, Newsletters 2016-2019, and research reports, including Art Works: Employment in the Arts for People with Disability (2012), and Same Drum CACD Project With Young People from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds (2018), Oddysea project with Sensorium Theatre (2014), the Lost Generation project (2011)
• “Australia Council – The Arts, captured 2010”
  Website includes: The arts, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts, Artists and organisations, Community partnerships, Dance, Inter-arts, Literature, Market development, Music, Theatre, Visual arts
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Juliet London - Article: Artwise -1994 - Iss9, Pg22-23"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Juliet London - Article: Artwise -1994 - Iss9, Pg22-23 - reads, in part "Artwise, a Lismore-based artists' initiative catering for the needs of artists with varying intellectual and physical challenges, has changed its name! We have succeeded, after twelve months, in becoming officially incorporated. We are now known as Growth Through Art Artwise the Lismore Inc., although the company sign at the doorway still proudly announces simply Artwise."
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2013"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2013 - Patron's Forward, Mission, President's Report, Social Impact Study, Executive Director's Report, Exhibition's Report, Staff, Board, Volunteers and Artists, Financials
• "Access Arts - Brisbane Outsider Artists 2014"
  Access Arts Brisbane Outsider Artists (BOA) Studio/Programs page, with information about artists, and exhibitions, and examples of work
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1974-75"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1974-75 lists funding to Spectrum Films for a screenplay on social pressures of deaf mute, grant to Lloyd Nickson to attend theatre for deaf children (USA & UK), funding to Wheelchair and Disabled Association (as it was known 19for jewellery making tools and equipment, and Arts Council of Australia/Victoria (as it was known 1966-1998, before name changed to Regional Arts Australia) for salary of assistant and utilities for Arts Access Program
• "Incite Arts - stArts with D Performance Ensemble 'Selfies' Residency"
  Case Study of 'Starts with a D' Performance Ensemble and the 'Selfies' project, reads, in part "Through a combination of group-writing exercises, poetry worksheets, collage and recording of spoken responses, participants created 77 poems under the title: ‘SELFIES'"
• "Unbroken Land - review by Dani Powell 2016, captured 2018"
  Review of Unbroken Land (InCite Arts/Red Hot Arts Central Australia) by Dani Powell in Limelight Magazine, 18/09/2016, reads, in part “According to Co-Artistic Directors Jenine Mackay and Virginia Heydon, the show endeavoured to “share the stories of how we feel and experience connection to nature, place and belonging”.”
• “InCite Arts – Poster”
  InCite Arts Poster, promoting 'Starts with a D' Performance Ensemble, and 'Unbroken Land' (2016) and platform for collective community storytelling
• "Tutti Ensemble - Holdfast Bay Choir / Kensington Choir Newsletter - Newsletter Three - 2001"
  Tutti Ensemble, Holdfast Bay Choir / Kensington Choir, third newsletter, first by Tutti Ensemble Inc. in 2001- reads, in part "Welcome to our first newsletter of the year and more importantly the first publication of the Tutti Ensemble Inc."
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2005"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2005 - Board and staff, supporters,about arts project australia, president's report, director's report, studio manager's report, exhibitions report, financial reports - reads, in part "Arts Project Australia was founded in 1974 as an organisation dedicated to supporting 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"
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression -2003 Dec - Iss27"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression News Publication Issue 27 March 2003 - information/reviews of Creative Writing, Music, Dance, Theatre and Performance programs,opportunities, resources
• "Accessible Arts and Noise - AART-BOXX 2006 - Program"
  Accessible Arts and Noise - AART-BOXX 2006 Program - reads, in part "AART.BOXX Emerging artists under 25 years"
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression -1997 Win - Iss1"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression News Publication issue 1 Winter 1997 - information/reviews of Creative Writing, Music, Dance, Theatre and Performance programs,opportunities, resources, resources, Accessible Arts AGM
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression -2002 Mar - Iss7"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression News Publication Issue 7 March 2001 - about Accessible Arts (including membership), information/reviews of Creative Writing, Music, Dance, Theatre and Performance programs,opportunities, resources
• "Tutti Arts - Choir - Aussie Singalong - Promotional Poster"
  Tutti Arts Choir Aussie Singalong Promotional Poster - reads, in part "Join the Tutti Choir, a live band and special quest artists for a 'true blue' performance of classic Aussie rock songs!"
• "Accessible Arts and Noise - AART-BOXX - Framing Gravity Exhibition 2011 - Program"
  Accessible Arts - AART-BOXX Framing Gravity Exhibition 2011 Program - reads, in part "Framing Gravity addresses 'the forces that be' as factors which do not just impact upon us, but through our interaction with them, define who we are. The creative 'shaping' of the world by the artists in the exhibition reveal dedicated artistic processes reinforcing the full spectrum of our experience."
• "Access Arts - You Tube - 30th Anniversary Event Highlights"
  Access Arts - You Tube - 30th Anniversary Event Highlights - reads, in part "Guests attending the Access Arts' 30th Anniversary celebration give their thoughts on the importance of supporting Queensland artists with disability. The event was held at the Brisbane Powerhouse in November 2013" http://youtu.be/pV_XLZlkJnE
• "Access Arts - Community Arts programs 2014"
  Access Arts Community Arts program. Page, reads, in part, "Access Arts’ Community Arts workshops provide members with a supportive, inclusive and creative environment to engage with various art forms, encouraging positive social interaction, a strong sense of community, and artistic expression of each individual." Information about workshops, exhibitions, events, and partnerships.