Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• "Access Arts - News and Events"
  Access Arts News and Events, captured March 2022, including Access Arts Achievement Award Winner, Access Arts Achievement Awards 2021 Applications Open, Visitors and Earth Footprints Exhibitions, Undercover Artist Festival Program, and SYNC Leadership Program.
• "Arts Project Australia - Manifesto, captured 2022"
  Arts Project Australia - Manifesto - reads, in part "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 it. We believe that art is serious, but making it can be fun. The individual creativity triumphs over conformity and divergent voices make life much more interesting. That art is about revealing ourselves and creating meaningful connections – between artists, staff artists and art lovers. Our experience will always be shared, our knowledge passed on and our studio, bound by creativity, integrity and generosity in equal measure."
• "Arts Project Australia - Gallery, captured 2022"
  Arts Project Australia - Gallery - website captured 2022 - reads, in part "HOW APA REPRESENTS AND SUPPORTS ITS ARTISTS Arts Project Australia advocates, supports and promotes studio artists within the broader contemporary arts sector nationally and internationally. The gallery promotes the work of its diverse group of emerging, mid-career and established Australian artists who work in the studio through the Collingwood gallery and national and international exhibitions, art prizes, and awards."
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2018-19"
  Australia Council - Annual Report 2018-19 - reads, in part "This year the Council made a new commitment of $750,000 over three years to support structured mentorships and two new national awards for artists with disability. Empowering and celebrating artists with disability is imperative in ensuring that Australia’s rich diversity is truly reflected across the breadth of our arts."
• "Interview with Janelle Colquhoun"
  Janelle Colquhoun is an opera-jazz singer; corporate and community speaker; MC; producer; and writer. Interview Summary Janelle Colquhoun is a passionate and dedicated former opera singer, who in the interview speaks about, starting an entertainment agency to provide professional opportunities for artists with disabilities after losing her sight. She has produced over 1400 events, performed in a variety of concerts, and worked tirelessly to promote inclusivity in the arts, often by showcasing talented disabled artists to mainstream audiences. Janelle talks about how her work challenges the way people think about disability arts and inclusion, and strives to give equal performing opportunities by advocating for the recognition of artists with disabilities as professionals with the same quality of performance as any other artist.
• "Interview with Michael Noble"
  Michael Noble is a professional dancer and performer and has been with Restless Dance Theatre since 2015. Interview Summary Michael Noble is an ex-foster kid turned contemporary dancer at Restless Dance Theatre, who started in arts as an outlet for expression. His dance style has evolved from literal interpretations to more abstract movements, as Restless has supported his growth and mental health needs. Being in a company that accommodates artists with disabilities has led Michael to explore his own neurodivergence, specifically relating to being on the autism spectrum. He believes art, including the political, is less about the message itself and more about being the messenger for another's vision or interpreting and sharing one's own perspectives.
• "Interview with Julie Moralee"
  Julie Moralee is the Chief Executive Officer of Restless Dance Theatre, bringing a wealth of experience in marketing, business development, and festival organisation within the arts sector. Her leadership focuses on showcasing the talents of artists with disability and ensuring sustainable employment opportunities in the arts. Interview Summary Julie Moralee is the CEO of Restless Dance Theatre, where she has focused on promoting the talent and abilities of artists with disability. With a commitment to ensuring sustainable full-time employment in the arts for these artists, she emphasises the importance of audience impact and high-quality performances as measures of success. Julie is mindful of the challenges and perceptions within the disability arts sector and envisions a future where the label "disability art" becomes obsolete, as the quality of the work transcends its creators
• "Undercover Artist Festival Program 2023"
  Undercover Artist Festival Program 2023 – Curated by Festival Director Madeleine Little - ‘Breathe In: Multilingual Storytelling in Performance’ by Crossroad Arts, ‘Sleep and the City’ by Emma-June Curik, ‘Sheltered’ by Kathryn Hall, ‘Betsy and I’ by Alexandra Ellen, ‘type-a-poet’ by Andi Snelling, ‘Are You Pulling My Leg?’ with Accessible Arts and Crips & Creeps, ‘The Jingo Brothers’ with Jolly Jingo and Steady Eddy, ‘Otherwise’ by Access Arts, ‘Celebrate All’ by Donna Dyson, ‘Blind in the Rabbit Hole’ by Screech Arts, Embrace’ by lnsideOutside Dance, Club Undercover with Deaf Indigenous Dance Group and Goddess Naavikaran, and WunderSounds with Aspy Jones and Eliza Hull.
• "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Dave King - Article: DADAA - Disability in the Arts/Disadvantage in the Arts- Iss5, Pg3"
  Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Dave King - Article: DADAA - Disability in the Arts/Disadvantage in the Arts- Iss5, Pg3reads, in part "DISABILITY IN THE ARTS/DISADVANTAGED IN THE ARTS AUSTRALIA (DADAA) is a group of artists/art workers who represent the states and territories of Australia. Its members are representatives from those groups who work towards artistic empowerment and filling the creative needs of people with disabilities - that is to name a few, ACCESSIBLE ARTS and ARTS ACCESS. All the current members attended a meeting in July. They all work with people with disabilities and three have disabilities. The inaugural meeting was held in late 1990. This group was formed to facilitate and maintain a responsive external overview of the trends in the arts for those experiencing disadvantage or a disability."
• "Accessible Arts and Noise - AART-BOXX 2009 - Program"
  Accessible Arts - AART-BOXX 2009 Program - reads, in part "AART.BOXX is a national exhibition that gives emerging artists with a disability the opportunity to show their work in a professional context. Facilitated by Accessible Arts and driven by a committee of emerging arts workers, AART.BOXX presents 23 artists and artist collectives as a representative survey of the diverse practices and important new perspectives being developed by artists with a disability across Australia."
• "Accessible Arts - Annual Report - Executive Summary - 2011"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report - Executive Summary - 2011
• "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 2006"
  Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2006 - About Accessible Arts, Chair’s report, Chief Executive Officer’s report, Accessible Arts’ people, Strategic Outcomes, Service, Arts programs, Training, Audience Development, Information and Public Relations
• "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 and Casula Powerhouse - Seeking Nimbus Exhibition - Program"
  Accessible Arts and Casula Powerhouse - Seeking Nimbus Exhibition 2015- Program - reads, in part “This personal exploration varies in form and the paths we select to journey diverse. Our search is often conducted in solitude and even secret. Like clutching at vapour or clouds, the prize often eludes us. It drives an artist, whether the world This search and our need for creative expression is something that defines our humanity. It unites us all - both people with and without disabilities.”
• "Back to Back Theatre - Annual Report 2011"
  Back to Back Theatre Annual Report 2011 - Report from Chair and Executive, information on premiere season of GANESH VERSUS THE THIRD REICH, international tours ofTHE DEMOCRATIC SET, SMALL METAL OBJECTS and FOOD COURT, new collaboration to develop LASER BEAK MAN in collaboration Tim Sharp and Sydney Theatre Company, community/experimental work with THEATRE OF SPEED, networks and industry events, research including doctoral projects by Stanley Opara, Yoni Prior and Caroline Ellison, inclusion in Josephine Machon’s book “lmmersive Theatres: Intimacy and Immediacy in Contemporary Performance" and research on arts-schools partnerrships with Arts Victoria, Melbourne University, and Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
• "Back to Back Theatre - Annual Report 2012"
  Back to Back Theatre Annual Report 2012 - Report from Chair and Executive, tours of GANESH VERSUS THE THIRD REICH, FOOD COURT, SMALL METAL OBJECTS and THE DEMOCRATIC SET, presentations of Hell House and Mermaid, creative development for new work LASER BEAK MAN, networks and industry events, research articles and chapters by Benjamin Wihstutz, Theron Schmidt, and Josephine Machon, doctoral research by Caroline Ellison, George Catsis, Deborah Pollard, and Matt Hargrave, Arts Victoria research on "Economic Impact of Victorian Cultural Sector" by Judy Morton, Good Foundations "Research on Operational Funding Models in the NFP Sector" by Paul Murnane and Stephen Penny,” and University of Melbourne McArthur Research Fellow research by Kalissa Anna Alexeyeff
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1992-93"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1992-93- discusses objectives, organisation chart, year in review, support for artform development, main activities of Council and its Boards, and includes financial statements and lists of grants made including grants for programs, projects, writers fees and expenses and resource development
• "DADAA Opportunity and Awareness Report"
  Opportunity & Awareness Report prepared by Gay McCormick-Saunders for Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts (WA) Inc. (DADAA) in 1995, includes information on Disabled artists in database, trainers willing to work with disability groups, accessible workshops, including organisations developing programs, support, resources, and funding required, and recommendations.
• "InCite Arts - NT Arts Access Awards and Certificates of Commendation 2012"
  InCite Arts, Arts Access Central Australia, and Arts Access Darwin announcement of NT Arts Access Awards and Certificates of Commendation 2012
• "Incite Arts - Creating Accessible and Inclusive Events"
  Information about InCite Arts, the stArts with D performing arts ensemble, Unbroken Land platform for collective community storytelling, and Southern Ngaliya Intergenerational Warlpiri Women’s song and dance programs, and how InCite Arts creates accessible, inclusive, disability-led and community-engaged programs
• "Incite Arts - Somebody Everybody - Program"
  Program for InCite Arts ‘Somebody Everybody’, reads, in part, “'Somebody Everybody” began as an exploration of ‘home’ in response to the artists missing their families and homes while living away during school time. This theme inspired us to explore personal stories of loss and grief, particularly in relation to family members and loved ones who have passed on. The work then expanded on the theme of ‘loss’ to explore all sorts of lost things including loved ones, pets and memories and the sorts of things we all lose at some point in our lives; hair, money, patience, the-way-home.”
• "Indelability Arts - Business Plan 2020-22"
  Indelability Arts Business Plan 2020-2022 provides information about Indelability Arts Mission “To provide creative, innovative opportunities for Queensland artists,” Board, Artistic Directors, Company Development, Program, and Marketing Staff, Associate Artists and Ensemble, Performance and Workshop programs, Funding, Goals, and Point of Difference – stated as “indelabilityarts pushes boundaries and expectations with its artists and audiences to think outside the box of what is attainable”
• "Rawcus - Productions and Awards"
  Rawcus promotional document, with information on award and commendations, including Melbourne Fringe Festival ‘Best Performance’ Award for ‘The Heart of Another is a Dark Forrest’ (2008), Green Room Nominations for ‘Hunger’ (2007), Most Outstanding Production for ‘Not Dead Yet’ (2005), and a Department of Human Services Art and Culture Inclusion Award
• "Tutti Arts - Christmas Concert: It All Starts Now - Program"
  Tutti Arts 'Christmas Concert- It All Starts Now' 2013 Program - reads, in part “For sixteen years the Tutti Choir has been a passionate force for change through the creation of music and theatre which surprises, entertains and reveals a different world view. Since 2001, the collaborative relationship between singers with a disability, community singers and professional musicians and composers has supported the development of several award winning music theatre works, exhilarating performances here and overseas, and to the formation of three choirs who are all performing this afternoon; the original Tutti Choir, Poco Tutti, a small choir for advanced singers, and Club Tutti, for those who enjoy social singing. This afternoon we also introduce the Tutti Kids and Youth Ensemble who are opening the concert with an original song. Our organisation also supports choirs based on the Tutti model and this afternoon the Gathering Wave Choir from lnkpot Arts, Mount Barker is delighted to be sharing their theme song with us.”