Disability Arts History Australia

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• "Interview with Asphyxia"
  Asphyxia is an artist, author, activist and performer who has founded Amplio, a music app for Deaf and hard of hearing people. She also provides free online Auslan lessons and online art courses. Interview Summary Asphyxia is a Deaf artist whose journey into the arts started with a deep love for ballet, but after facing discrimination due to her Deafness, she pivoted to a successful career in circus performance and later puppetry, which embraced her Deafness and signing skills. Her work in performance art led her to write and illustrate the Awards-winning art-journal book, Future Girl, which explores Deaf identity and environmental issues. She has now moved into music, creating an app that makes music accessible and writing music designed with Deaf and hard of hearing audiences in mind. Although not sure about the major milestones in disability arts history in Australia, she considers her art to be both political and personal, often tackling issues related to her identity as a Deaf person and the aesthetics of disability equipment. While Asphyxia identifies as a Deaf artist, above all, she sees herself as an artist whose work appeals to the mainstream while celebrating Deafness and diversity.
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter September 1991”
  Arts Access Arts Access Society Access Newsletter September 1991 – "10 + 10" exhibition, Artward Bound exhibition, Weekend workshops for people with psychiatric disabilities, P-art-ICIPATE workshops, Mount Royal Hospital textile mural, Senior Citizens' Treasures exhibition, Fairly Women’s Prison “A Roof of My Own” video, Showbiz project - disabled performers become part of an integrated performance group, “Boordup - Feeling Good” exhibition, Pleasant View Drug and Alcohol Centre HIV video project, 'Women Over 60' - A Photographic Exhibition, “Arts Alive" booklet listing art activities for older people, Arts Access “Feast of Art” exhibition, A Visual Artists' Support Group established, membership
• "Artability - Access Arts' Programs, Practice and Perspectives"
  Explains history, members rights, policies, arts pathways, training, classes, and planning to support these activities, plus information on programs – including Caberet Erratica, Cartoon Advocacy, Melrose Park Project, New Farm Park Mosaics, Visual Arts Exhibition, Explaining Discrimination Video Project – and examples of writing by Access Arts members
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2020-2021"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2020-2021 - Performing Arts Workshops, Visual Arts Workshops, Exhibitions, First Nations Projects, Undercover Artist Online program and grants, Access Arts grants and Awards
• "Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2009"
  Arts Project Australia - Annual Report 2009 - About Arts Project Australia, President's Report, Director's Report, The Studio, Board, Staff, Volunteers and Supporters, Exhibitions Report, Studio Artists, Financials - 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."
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Report 2020"
  Tutti Arts Annual Report 2020 – Highlights, President’s, Artistic Director’s, General Manager’s Reports, information on Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film and New Media and Choral and Kids & Youth Programs, Projects, and Exhibitions, including Stand & Deliver Showcase, Impersonal Space tour, The Sisters of Invention appearance at Undercover Artist:Online, information on Sit Down Shutup and Watch Film Festival, The Sisters of Invention, Company AT, Financials, Staff, Supporters
• "Tutti Arts - Annual Report 2019"
  Tutti Arts Annual Report 2019 – Highlights, President’s, Artistic Director & Ceo’s, Disability & Quality Manager’s Reports, information on Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film and New Media and Choral and Kids & Youth Programs, Projects, and Exhibitions, including information on Sit Down Shutup and Watch Film Festival, The Sisters of Invention, Company AT, Financials, Staff, Supporters
• "Access Arts - Website, captured 2001"
  Access Arts website, captured 2001, reads “Access Arts Inc is a non-profit, professional arts organisation working with people with disabilities and people disadvantaged by social conditions with the aim to assist them to fulfil their ambitions in the arts.” – links to History, Workshops, Projects, and Artists.
• "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
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter Sep - Nov 1992”
  Arts Access Arts Access Society Access Newsletter Sep - Nov 1992 - Arts Access Trust Appeal, national DADAA State Committee formed, Arts Access 'freasurer, Isi Plack toured the United States, Artist to Artist Forum, 1992 Participants Forum, The Hidden Imagination is Australia's first statewide festival of Community arts projects, “Bedrooms & Other Places” exhibition, “Stormy Weather” exhibition, projects update, resource centre update, membership.
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter December 1989”
  Arts Access Arts Access Society Access Newsletter December 1989 – reads in part: “Projects including Moomba, the Paintings Prints and Poles and 'Closing the Gap' exhibitions, the Taste of Crime performances at Fairlea, the opening of the ACCESS Studio, the Sails project at the Austin Hospital and the production of the kit "Making The Arts Work for Everyone", new studio space, 'Making the Arts Work for Everyone' publication, visiting director of Arts for Health from Manchester led seminars, and the Victorian Orchestra for the Disabled was being established.
• “Arts Access Victoria – Arts Access Society Inc. - Stormy Weather 1992 - Promotional Flyer"
• “Arts Access Victoria - Creative Arts Program Goonawarra - Promotional Flyer"
  Arts Access Victoria - Creative Arts Program Goonawarra - Promotional Flyer - Information about Creative Arts Program coordinated by Barbara Doherty at at Goonawarra Community Centre.
• “Arts Access Victoria - Arts Access Society Inc. - Access Newsletter Vol.1 August 1985”
  Arts Access Arts Access Society Access Newsletter Vol.1 August 1985 - The Wider ContextCrafts Research – Aardvark Project, Reaching Out conference in Washington DC, conference in Bellagio, Italy, Programme - "A Day in the Life of Parkville Psychiatric Unit” video, Community programmes including Reaching out Cartwheel – Access Arts QLD - 'Cast Off' production, project – “Fair Play”, Arts Access Committee - Melbourne Zoo programme, Activities
• "Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2012"
  Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2012 - Artistic Director/CEO Report, program, self-assessment
• "Access Arts Annual Report 2005"
  Access Arts Annual Report 2005 - Indigenous Projects Report, Workshops, Sound Circles Project Report
• "Accessible Arts - AART-BOXX - Invitation - Promotional Card"
  Accessible Arts - AART-BOXX Invitation 1995 - Promotional Card
• "Accessible Arts - NSW Arts and Disability Partnership - Promotion Card"
  Accessible Arts - NSW Arts and Disability Partnership - Promotion Card - reads, in part "The NSW Government has committed $1.5 million to increase access to arts and cultural activities for people with a disability."
• "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."
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 1998-99"
  Australia Council Annual Report 1998-99 - discusses letter from chair of council, functions, profile, organisation chart, corporate overview, year in review, arts funding, main activities of Council and its Boards, and includes promoting the importance of accessibility in the arts for all people with and without disabilities with workshops for arts organisations and training for Australia Council staff, financial statements and lists of grants made including grants for programs, projects, information and advocacy with Restless Dance Company being the first youth dance company to receive a Triennial Grant.
• "Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2009"
  Crossroad Arts Annual Report 2009 - Artistic Director/CEO Report, major outcomes of the year including new works, education, operating model, and outcome indicators
• "Interview with Daniel Savage"
  Daniel Savage is an artist and disability advocate working in mediums of photography, video and performance. Interview Summary: Daniel discussed his background as a disabled contemporary artist primarily focused on photography, with additional interests in video and performance. Daniel detailed the journey through his artistic career, highlighting significant experiences such as art school education, early influences, and the impact of acquiring a disability. He also explored the evolution of his style and interests, particularly his shift towards digital technology and his involvement in advocacy for accessibility in the arts. Daniel also shared his perspectives on the challenges and achievements within the disability arts scene in Australia, including public awareness and integration with contemporary art.
• "Incite Arts - News, captured 2018"
  InCite Arts News, captured 2018 – Awards, Announcement of plan to host Arts Access Australia Meeting Place Arts and Disability Forum in 2018, new ‘Sounds Good to Me’ music program, visit from Tutti Arts’s Choir and Sisters of Invention music group, and ‘stArts with D’ Performance Ensemble
• "InCite Arts - History, and 2014, 2015 Annual Reports"
  InCite Arts history, and 2014, 2015 Annual Reports, captured 2017 - including starting as Alice Springs Youth Arts Group (ASYAG) in 1998, becoming InCite Youth Arts Inc in 2004, auspicing Arts Access Central Australia (AACA) 2005, then revising its constitution to reflect the broader scope of work as it became InCite Arts in 2013
• "Accessible Arts - Activated Arts Podcasts"
  Accessible Arts - Activated Arts Podcasts - reads, in part "Get turned on to a different kind of creativity! The Activated Arts podcasts, produced in association with Accessible Arts and 2RPH Radio, explore and showcase the unconventional talent and distinctive work of professional arts practitioners with disability."