A mentorship involving eight performers from the Ever After Theatre Company, working under the guidance of Back to Back Theatre will take place in April in partnership with the Australia Council for the Arts and Accessible Arts at Sydney Theatre Company.
First Flight Crew will make their first appearance for 2010 at Platform 3, Sydney’s largest hip hop festival on Saturday 20 March 2010.
An information booth and staff from the Australia Council for the Arts will be available at the Arts Activated National Conference for all delegates to drop by, have a chat and pick up relevant information about their current programs and services.
Accessible Arts, Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School and Pine Street Creative Arts Centre are developing scholarship positions for artists with disability. Based in Sydney, Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School is the oldest and largest independent sculpture school in Australia.
The annual NSW Local Government Cultural Awards are calling for entries. In 2010 the awards will focus on improving recognition for the importance and distinction of cultural achievements across the state. Entries close 26 February 2010.News
Matt Laffan 1970 - 2009
Those not acquainted with Matt Laffan may have read of his death recently and it is sad indeed. Matt provided comment on a number of Accessible Arts' projects.
His death is all the more sad because his talents, of which he had many, were allowed to fully develop. However, the focus on ability can sometimes cause us to forget that people with disability often have fragile health. Matt's death is a reminder that strong and effective inclusive practices need to be implemented across the arts sector to enable people with disability to realise their right to live as full a (cultural) life for as long as possible.
A memorial scholarship has been created by Matt Lavan's university peers and has currently accumulated $60,000 in pledges. This perpetual scholarship will enable university students with severe physical disability who possess strength of character, drive and leadership to be finanically supported through their degree.
View the 'Australian Story' episode "The Laffan Legacy".