A disability service in the eastern suburbs of Sydney has registered more than half of its Day Service staff to attend the Arts Activated National Conference at the Powerhouse Museum in March 2010. Eleven staff from Miroma will attend the conference as part of their staff development and general training.
Registrations are open and filling fast for the Arts Activated National Conference – a conference offering workshops, papers and presentations from across the nation and overseas, to provoke debate and discussion about ‘excellence’ in arts and disability.
With the draft program now online, Accessible Arts presents the second national Arts Activated National Conference: Arts – Access – Excellence, bringing together leading thinkers, artists, advocates, practitioners and producers to create dialogue about and showcase examples of excellence in arts and disability.
Accessible Arts is inviting submissions for proposals to present at the 2010 Arts Activated Conference, 25 & 26 March 2010, at the Powerhouse Museum Sydney. The conference aims to be interactive and will include creative presentations that incorporate participatory elements.Arts Activated National Conference 2010
Arts - Access - Excellence
25 - 26 March 2010
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
500 Harris Street Ultimo
The Arts Activated conference provides an opportunity for those passionate about the arts and disability sectors to come together to explore, debate, discuss and connect ideas and practice. The conference will also celebrate the accomplishments of and provide showcase opportunities for artists with disability.
Theme: Arts - Access - Excellence
The overall theme will focus on arts and access within in the context of excellence. The word 'excellence' will provoke debate and discussion. The conference will raise questions and stimulate delegates through keynote speakers, papers, workshops, panels and performance that focus on innovation, process and practice.
- What is excellence in relation to the arts?
- Are artists with a disability capable of excellence?
- Is the use of the word 'excellence' relevant to the arts and disability sector?
- Can we achieve excellence in relation to access?
Aims
- To provide an opportunity for creative, high quality, and interactive presentations
- To celebrate the accomplishments of, and provide showcase opportunities for, artists with disability.
- To build on presentations from the 2007 conference with a focus on looking at where the sector has traveled over the past three years and to explore where to from here
- To connect and strengthen the link between the arts & disability sector
Presentation Focus Areas
Conference presenters, facilitators and artists will address the themes of arts, access and excellence, and will present papers and workshops that illustrate innovation, process and practice. Presentations, workshops and panels will cover the focus areas of:
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Access and participation
A focus on ideas, issues and strategies to address barriers, which prevent people with disability from accessing and participating in the arts and cultural activities, both as audiences and participants.
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Arts practice
A focus on ideas, issues and strategies to address the barriers that prevent emerging and professional artists and arts workers with a disability from realising their ambitions and developing their practice.
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Audience development
A focus on ideas, issues and strategies around growing audiences for work created by artists with a disability and disability arts organisations.
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Strategic development
A focus on ideas, issues and strategies at a broader policy level to improve coordination and collaboration across all levels of government, empower people with a disability to have a stronger voice in policy development and planning, and support informed decision-making.
Who should attend?
Those working in the arts and or disability sectors including:
- Artists with and without a disability
- Arts workers
- People with disability
- Disability service providers
- Policy makers
- Funding bodies
- Major cultural institutions and venues
- Festival organisers and volunteers
- Museum & galleries staff and volunteers
- Local government e.g. cultural development, gallery, theatre and library staff
- Anyone interested in arts and disability
Background
Accessible Arts hosted the inaugural ‘Arts Activated: Leading examples of inclusion of people with disabilities in the arts' conference in 2007 at the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney. The conference aimed to be a celebration for all those passionate about people with disabilities and their active inclusion and participation in the arts. This 2-day conference brought together policy makers, disability arts workers, artists, managers of arts organisations and arts projects to connect with each other and discuss their work. The conference was a huge success with around 150 delegates from both the arts and disability sector attending. Conference highlights included moving and memorable performances by Tim McAllum, Annika Hooper and Aimee Crathern from Tutti Ensemble and the Australian Theatre of the Deaf.
For more information visit http://www.aarts.net.au/projects/arts-activated-conference/
Further Information
For more information contact Jane Pollard, Education & Training Manager, on tel: (02) 9251 6499 or email: jpollard@aarts.net.au.