Welcome to our February 2016 newsletter.
The year of the monkey is already shaping up to be big, and is significant for Accessible Arts as we celebrate our 30th Anniversary!
A great funding opportunity is available with Fairfield Council, check out their Social Change through Creativity local grants program online. One-off grants of up to $5,000 are available to not-for-profit groups or organisations. The grant opened 4 January 2016 and closes 31 March 2016 at 5pm.
The Churchill Fellowship is now open. This opportunity worth $25,000 allows ordinary Australians to travel to the far edges of the globe to conduct valuable research in their field and bring back knowledge, experience, ideas and innovation for the betterment of their industry, community and Australia. Applications open Sunday 28 February and close 11.59pm AEST Sunday 15 May 2016.
Our volunteer Johanna Garvin joins Screen NSW's Production Attraction and Incentives unit to complete a 5-week internship. Congratulations Jo, we look forward to watching your NSW screen career grow.
Design-Athon are looking for people with disability to come to their upcoming innovation and technology event. The idea is to work in small teams to create new products and services to improve access and inclusion for people with disability. Visit the Design-Athon website for full information on how to participate.
Northern Rivers based screen industry organisation Screenworks has announced increased opportunities for Regional NSW filmmakers as part of Createability 2016 - a project that provides funded opportunities for professional filmmakers to profile artists with disability living and creating in regional NSW. Registrations are now open for filmmakers and artists to apply, visit the Createability website to apply.
Accessible Arts would like to wish you all happiness and prosperity for the year ahead, and are delighted to continue to bring you great news from the arts and disability sector.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra's [ACO] Education Program aims to provide students with the skills and inspiration to explore and continue their artistic journey. As part of the development and growth of the Education Program, ACO Move was created to encourage young adults with disability to learn, practice and develop movement responses to music being played live in a safe and inclusive environment.
Dean Watson, the ACO’s Customer Relations and Access Manager, says, "ACO Move is about access in its broadest sense: access to what we do, who we are, how we work, think and create; access to musicians, instruments, staff, administration and facilities. This broad conception of access helps to encourage inclusive and transparent involvement in the creative process. ACO Move is set up to engage as directly as possible with the best disability arts practice, bringing together young adults with disability and members of the ACO - both musicians and staff."
ACO Move 2016 – application form available online.
[Photo credit: Patrick Boland]
We are very excited to announce the winners of our 2016 Delineate grants!
Delineate is an arts program that seeks to enrich the creative initiatives of the Don’t DIS my ABILITY campaign run by the Family and Community Services (FACS). In partnership with Accessible Arts, the program is designed to boost and foster arts and disability practice within NSW. The 2016 winners are:
- Cementa Inc – Cementa17 Disability Dimension
- Mai-Wel Limited – ‘Destiny’ The Musical
- Shopfront Arts Co-op – Dignity of Risk
- Sprung!! – Hopes and Dreams
- Studio ARTES – Merge
- 107 Projects Incorporated – Hack Sounds
For a detailed recipient project listing please visit the Accessible Arts website.
Accessing the Arts Group - ATAG News
Accessing the Arts Group is for NSW arts organisations and venues who are interested in providing access and inclusion in the arts, sharing ideas and best practice, and networking for peer support. To attend ATAG meetings, sign up for Accessing the Arts Group [ATAG) membership
