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Arts Activated National Conference 2010
Arts - Access - Excellence
25 - 26 March 2010
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
500 Harris Street Ultimo
The second Arts Activated National Conference bought together leading thinkers, artists, advocates, practitioners and producers from across Australia and overseas, to create dialogue about and showcase examples of excellence in arts and disability.
Over 350 delegates from the arts and disability sectors attended the conference, to debate, network, learn and be stimulated over two days.
The program included 80 speakers, 40 breakout sessions, four performance showcases, a pre-conference dance masterclass and an international Keynote speaker.
Opening Address
Sancha Donald – CEO Accessible Arts
International Keynote Speaker
Jenny Sealey, MBE – Artistic Advisor to Unlimited, Artistic Director Graeae Theatre Company
Keynote Speech - Opening Plenary
Listen to audio: Jenny Sealey - Opening Plenary
Keynote Speech - Day 2
Listen to audio: Jenny Sealey - Day 2
Keynote speech - Day 2 (Word, 148KB)
Keynote speech - Day 2 (PDF, 220KB)
Beyond Technique | Searching for Authenticity
Pre-conference Dance Masterclass, 23 – 25 March 2010, Carriageworks, Eveleigh, NSW
Photo Gallery
Speaker Presentations
Gareth Wreford, Executive Officer, Arts Access Australia
National Arts & Disability Strategy – Where to from here? (Word, 160KB)
National Arts & Disability Strategy – Where to from here? (PDF, 228KB)
Removing the Obstacles (Word, 152KB)
Removing the Obstacles (PDF, 212KB)
Duncan Meerding, Artist
Practising as a Legally Blind Furniture Designer (Word, 140KB)
Practising as a Legally Blind Furniture Designer (PDF, 192KB)
Scott Trevelyan, Artist
Too Bissi for Boredom or Loneliness (Word, 144KB)
Too Bissi for Boredom or Loneliness (PDF, 200KB)
Philip Channells, Artistic Director, Restless Dance Theatre
Restless Dance Theatre – Working Towards Excellence (Word, 156KB)
Restless Dance Theatre – Working Towards Excellence (PDF, 256KB)
Rick Randall, Artistic Director, The Other Film Festival
Access is always Access to an Experience (Word, 168KB)
Access is always Access to an Experience (PDF, 224KB)
David Doyle, Disability in the Arts/Disadvantage in the Arts WA
Moving Beyond Arts & Disability (Word, 188KB)
Moving Beyond Arts & Disability (PDF, 236KB)
Janelle Colquhoun, Salubrious Productions
Arts Management & Promotion (Word, 148KB)
Arts Management & Promotion (PDF, 208KB)
Majella Flanagan, Any Bright Ideas
Disabillty Arts – An arts history perspective (Word, 2.9MB)
Criena Gehrke, Judith Sears and Eilis Hughes
Whose Business Is It Anyway? Cross Sectoral Partnerships (Word, 164KB)
Whose Business Is It Anyway? Cross Sectoral Partnerships (PDF, 232KB)
Michael Donnelly, Statewide Vision Resource Centre, DEECD
Do touch the Art – A Museum & Galleries perspective on access (Word, 164KB)
Do touch the Art – A Museum & Galleries perspective on access (PDF, 240KB)
Bruce Maguire, Australian Human Rights Commission
Avatar in the Dreamhouse - The National Arts and Disability Strategy in Focus (Word, 152KB)
Avatar in the Dreamhouse - The National Arts and Disability Strategy in Focus (PDF, 204KB)
Helen Nicholson, Powerhouse Museum
Ways of Seeing Differently (Word, 140KB)
Ways of Seeing Differently (PDF, 240KB)
Renne Goossens, Civic Place patron & Linda Cardew, Civic Place Project
Venue Access, Good Practice Models (PDF, 232KB)
Sue Roff, Arts Project Australia
Developing a Mainstream Audience (Word, 468KB)
Developing a Mainstream Audience (PDF, 268KB)
Sponsors & Supporters
Accessible Arts would like to thank the generous contribution made by the conference committee and all sponsors and supporters.
Feedback
Read the feedback summary from speakers and delegates.