Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• "Tutti Ensemble - Holdfast Choir - HighBeam Festival Concert 2002 - Invitation"
  Tutti Ensemble Holdfast Choir - HighBeam Festival Concert 2002 - Invitation
• "Australia Council - Access and audience development in Australia"
  Australia Council - 'Access and audience development in Australia' reports - reads, in part "These reports were commissioned in 2004 to assess what is currently being done, and what needs to be done, to increase access to the performing arts and museums & galleries in Australia for people with a disability."
• "Arts Project Australia - Repeat Restate Reiterate - Email - Promotional Flyer"
  Arts Project Australia - Repeat Restate Reiterate Exhibition 2013 - Email - Promotional Flyer - reads, in part "Whilst sounding like a mantra, Repeat. Restate ... Rejterate contains a pause. Repetition has long been employed as a powerful tool across all art forms to convey emphasis and exaggeration but equally and importantly as a means of exploration. Used to create mood, patterns and rhythm or to expose subtle nuances and insights, repetition has long been used by artists to firmly convey an idea or conversely to reinvestigate an idea in search of a seemingly elusive answer. Repeat. Restate ... Reiterate searches for the inspiration, and pays homage to the dedication of practice, that drives artists to keep investigating an idea and in turn, revealing it anew. Do I have to repeat myself? The answer, it would seem, is yes."
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2001"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2001 - Management Committee, Aims and Objectives, President's Report, Director's Report, Exhibitions Program, Studio Report, Financials - reads, in part "Since 1984 the organisation has run a visual arts studio program where people with an intellectual disability have the opportunity to work in a community based setting, using high quality art materials, and to receive advice and assistance from practising contemporary artists."
• "Tutti Arts - Six Swans - Program"
  Tutti Arts ‘Six Swans’ 2015 Program – reads, in part “Six Swans is the first collaboration of its kind and we are thrilled to be working together on this production. Tutti is one of Australia's leading disability arts organisations- working to promote the work of disabled artists to the world, and UniSA is at the forefront of providing flexible, compelling industry-relevant learning experiences for students. Productions of this nature are immensely valuable because they break down barriers, enrich the lives of all participants, and create opportunities for graduating and emerging artists involved.”
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2003"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2003 - President’s Report, Director’s Report, Studio Manager’s Report, Exhibitions Report, Financials – reads, in part “Arts Project Australia was founded in 1974. It had the express purpose of exhibiting the art work of people with an intellectual disability in a manner that accords them the same dignity and respect as other artists.”
• "Tutti Arts - The Shadow In Us Exhibition - Catalogue/Program"
  Tutti Arts 'Their Shadows In Us' Exhibition 2013 Catalogue/Program - reads, in part "Tutti artists came to me in late 2009 (around the time of the planned redevelopment at Minda's Brighton site) with questions about the older Minda residents, who had come to Minda as children. Tutti artists were keen to interview and draw or photograph people, perhaps even make a movie, before everything changed."
• "Back to Back Theatre - Website - BriefHistory, captured 2008"
  Back to Back Theatre 'Brief History' page, with PDF document of history captured 2008 - reads, in part "Back to Back Theatre evolved out a community arts project that began in Geelong in 1987. The project included disability service providers Corilong and Karingal, the Geelong Children's and Youth Support Services (CYSS) and Deakin University's Performing Arts Course (attached to the Mill Theatre) Individual artists and other members of the Geelong community were also involved." Includes list of Professional Productions (including ‘Big Bag’ 1987-88; ‘Stinking Houses’ 1989; ‘The Peg Machine’ 1990; ‘Everything and the Mermaid’ 1990, ‘I Don’t Want to Live in Lara Anymore 1991; ‘Yell Blue Murder’ 1991; ‘Woodenhead’ 1992; ‘The Adventures of Bobbi Dazzler’ 1992; ‘Voices of Desire’ 1993; ‘Freak Show with Circus Oz 1994; Back to Back in Shorts 1995; Road Movie with Melbourne Workers Theatre 1996; Minds Eye with Handspan Visual Theatre 1996; Peter Pan with Arena Theatre Company 1997; Mr September 1997; Boomtown with Snuff Puppets 1998; Mental 1999; Dog Farm 2000; Pornstar 2001; Soft 2002; Cow 2003; Small Metal Objects 2005), and Community Productions (including Ritual with Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College 1998; Push Push 1999; Drag Racers in Love with Nelson Park School 1999; Arnold 2000 Fishman with Theatre of Speed 2001; Inside the Angel House with Theatre of Speed 2003; Minotaur with Theatre of Speed 2005; DMI with Theatre of Speed 2007; Pod Residences with Night School, Awakenings Festival, Brr Theatre Group, Ants Pantz Arts, Break of Day Players, Theatre of Speed, Arts Action and Amalgamation Festival 2003-2006), and films (including Mullet (1995), White Maggots (1996), Spill (1997), Mark Deans Human Cannonball (1998), Underpants (1999), Backscratch (2000), Porn Star (2002), Rhian Hinkley Theatre of Speed vs. BOZ'n'HOK, vs. HUGE COVILL (2004), D9 (2005), Out of our Minds (2001)).
• “Arts Access Victoria – The Present and the Future (2020 – present)”
  Arts Access Victoria – The Present and the Future (2020 – present)- increased technology and digital literacy training and online programs and projects including Alter State Festival and celebrated 50 years in 2024
• "Arts Project Australia - Tell em I'm dead Exhibition 2016 - Promotional Card"
  Arts Project Australia - Tell em I'm dead Exhibition 2016 - Promotional Card - reads, in part "Tell 'em I'm dead is a group exhibition that will explore post­apocalyptic themes by various emerging and established Arts Project artists. The exhibition will evoke a decaying landscape filled with ferocious monsters, deadly viruses, zombies and skeletons - common subjects for a selection of artists that work in the Arts Project Australia studio. "
• "Arts Project Australia - I heart rock Exhibition 2016 - Promotional Card"
  Arts Project Australia - I heart rock Exhibition 2016 - Promotional Card - reads, in part "Featuring a selection of artists from the Arts Project Australia studio alongside external contemporary artists, i heart rock (rock is the total work of art) is a playful exploration of fandom, nostalgia and homage through art devoted to and about rock music."
• "Arts Project Australia - Fully Booked Exhibition 2010 - Promotional Card"
  Arts Project Australia - Fully Booked Exhibition 2010 - Promotional Card - reads, in part "A unique insight into collecting, Fully Booked reflects upon the inclusive philosophy of art patrons who support a broad spectrum of cutting edge, contemporary artists. Showcasing new commissions by Lou Hubbard ('Dog, Dogged', a digital video work) and skateboard art from Arts Project Australia artists."
• “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter Autumn 2000”
• “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter Spring 2000”
• “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter Spring 2001”
• "Arts Project Australia - Pictures Of You Exhibition 2009 - Promotional Card"
  Arts Project Australia - Pictures Of You Exhibition 2009 - Promotional Card - reads, in part "This exhibition presents a 'window into the artists' world' in this inspiring exhibition of imaginative portraits by our studio artists."
• "Accessible Arts - Annual Report 1987"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report 1987 - includes List of Projects, Artists Reports, Press Releases and Media Articles, Ideas Exchange, Accessible Arts Pamphlets, Photographic Documentation, Letters of Support
• "Tutti Arts - History Of Autism - Promotional Poster"
  Tutti Arts 'History of Autism' 2014 Promotional Poster - reads, in part “The Father of Autism, Dr Leo Kanner, takes the audience on a surreal, topsy-turvy journey from the identification of this mysterious condition through to current thinking. With comic abandon, genuine insight and gut-wrenching reality, the audience travels through history: from the Austrian woods , in 1863, to the ‘refrigerator mother' theory of the 1950s, the 'screaming 70s' and the growing understanding of the 90s, finally arriving in the present. With the entire cast on the Spectrum, History of Autism renders the story of Autism with genuine understanding and humanity”
• "Tutti Arts - Banjobe Hunt - Specimens Exhibition - Promotional Card & Flyer"
  Tutti Arts - Banjobe Hunt 'Specimens' Exhibition 2020 Promotional Card & Flyer - reads, in part "Specimens will see Banjobe Hunt of Tutti Arts present delicate tableaus in pen and ink, highlighting the gentle forms found in nature. Drawing inspiration from both his homeland of Australia and his birthplace of Thailand, Banjobe will examine the natural world and invite it into the gallery space."
• "Interview with Digby Webster"
  Digby Webster is a visual artist working with the mediums of oil pastels and acrylics and is also a performer, designer and co-founding member of past performance ensemble Ruckus Ensemble. Interview Summary Digby Webster is an artist with a wide range of creative talents, including theater, dance, animation, and mural painting. He has worked on various projects, including an animated short film called "Blockhead and Sparklehorse," and has had his artwork displayed in places like the Sydney Olympic Park and Vivid Sydney. Digby does not define himself by his disability and takes pride in the various creative endeavors he's involved in, aiming to have his art reach people in meaningful ways outside traditional galleries. In the future, he is interested in exploring fashion, designing artwork for clothing, and he hopes to see more people wearing his art.
• "Arts Project Australia - Collins Place PopUp - Email Promotional Flyer 23 August 2016"
  Arts Project Australia - Collins Place PopUp - Email Promotional Flyer 23 August 2016 - reads, in part "What a fabulous time we have had over the last 3 weeks at our Collins Place Pop-up gallery! It has been wonderful to meet and introduce new people to our artists' work as well as welcome many familiar faces to a new context for our artists and a beautiful inner city gallery."
• "Access Arts - Grants"
  Website reads "Access Arts can help you make the first, or next step through one of our grant funding opportunities. Provided with support and in partnership with other arts organisations, our grants and awards fund the development opportunities, guidance, and exposure artists with disability or disadvantage need to pursue their artistic practice."
• “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter Spring 1993”
• “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter Winter 1993”
• “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter Spring 1994”