Welcome to our August 2016 newsletter
Arts Activated 2016 - One Month to Go !
Conference Program
Arts Activated 2016 is a dynamic two-day conference of ideas, with 22 vibrant sessions including ‘Women with Something to Say’ and
‘Contemporary Questions for Contemporary Practice’.
The organisational pathways
stream sees key organisations such as Arts & Disability Ireland, Arts
Access Victoria, Australian Chamber Orchestra, National Gallery Victoria, Art
Gallery NSW, National Portrait Gallery and Perth International Arts Festival discuss
and debate best practice in access provision.
The artist pathways stream includes
Australia’s best emerging and professional artists with disability talking
about their practice, including keynote Marc Brew, Neighbours cast member Kate Hood, and international touring
sensation Emma J Hawkins. Disability leadership will be rigorously debated, the
newest innovations in technology presented, audience development strategies
uncovered and the core principles of the NDIS explained. Arts Activated is for everyone,
and places arts practice firmly at the centre of arts and disability. For more
details go to the Arts
Activated website.
Note on Registrations
When you register for the conference via
Eventbrite, you have the option to pay upfront by credit card, or delay payment
by choosing the ‘pay offline’ option. By choosing ‘pay offline’, you will
receive an invoice via email from Accessible Arts with payment instructions.
Please email Sarah if you have a purchase order number. Payment is preferred
within one month of the invoice date.
Volunteering
We are now calling for a range of
volunteers for Arts Activated 2016. Volunteering opportunities include office
based pre-conference tasks, conference room monitors, meet and greet and
general assistance. If you would like to contribute by volunteering at the
conference, please register your interest on this online form.
Register to be a Peer Assessor with Australia Council for the Arts.
The Australia Council is committed to forming diverse and balanced peer panels to assess grant applications. We are looking for peers who have sufficient knowledge and experience of the arts sector to make fair and informed grant application assessments, and represent cultural backgrounds, age, gender, ability and geography. If you are an artist with disability and would like to know more about being a peer or the peer assessment process, don’t hesitate in contacting us.
The Australia Council is committed to ensuring our vision, processes and outcomes recognise and reflect diversity. Our Peer Services team works closely with our peers to ensure that the assessment process is accessible. This could include providing Auslan interpreters, having application material captioned or audio described, or having a carer support you at the assessment meeting.
Applications to be a peer re-open from the 29 August. If you would like more information about being a peer please contact the Peer Services Team, or please visit the Peer Register webpage.
Phone: +61 2 9215 9000/ or 1800 226 912
NRS: 1800 555 677
Email: peers@australiacouncil.gov.au
An innovative new project combining music education, technology and collaboration, brought to you by 107 Projects, Accessible Arts, City of Sydney and Ability Links NSW, and others.
Using the latest electronic tools participants will explore ways for people with (and without) disabilities to create music.
The project welcomes all people to apply for the group, from those with little or no experience using music tools, to experienced music professionals with an interest in innovative approaches to music-making.
When: Saturday 22 August at 2pm and Monday 29 August at 6pm
Where: 107 Projects, 107 Redfern Street, Redfern
Call/SMS: 0439 426 382
Email: hacksounds@107projects.org
Please RSVP with any access needs. More information online at 107 Projects website.
