The NSW Government’s celebration for International Day of People with a disability, presented by Ageing, Disability & Homecare was held at the Australian Museum this year on Friday 2 December 2011. Delineate projects, supported by small grants from ADHC and devolved by Accessible Arts, were highlighted at the celebration, to congratulate the range of inclusive projects in progress across the state. 
Delineate artists and project managers gathered at Accessible Arts at the end of September for a day of roundtable discussion, professional development and project presentations. The six model projects from across the state will feature throughout November and December in various regions, to bring focus to the NSW Government's Don't DIS my ABILITY campaign and to celebrate cultures of disability through the Arts.
Accessible Arts’ small grants arts program has been supporting the creative initiatives of the Don't DIS my ABILITY campaign since 2002. This year, in partnership with Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC), the program has been reshaped and launched under the program banner Delineate.
Newtown based emerging artist Georgia Cranko received a Don't DIS my ABILITY Small Arts Grant in 2010 for her project Living WITHin Context. Receiving the grant enabled Georgia to work with local artists Georgie Read and Michelle Dennis and producer Claudia Chidiac to create a new performance work.
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Small Arts Grants attract big arts ideas
From Albury in the South, Mullumbimby in the North and Cobar in the West, a total of 44 applications were received for the Accessible Arts Small Arts Grants round as part of this year's statewide Don't DIS My ABILITY campaign.
Accessible Arts coordinates the arts program of this campaign, on behalf of the Department of Ageing, Disability & Homecare, for International Day of People With a Disability. An array of art forms were included in applications, such as visual art, craft, film, music, print-making, dance, mural making, sculpture and theatre. Ten of these projects have been selected to receive a small grant of up to $1000. Grant recipients will update information about the development of their projects on the Don't DIS my ABILITY facebook page.
Contact Becky Chapman, Arts Development Officer tel: 02 9251 6499 ext 107 or bchapman@aarts.net.au for more information on how to get an arts event off the ground for 3 December 2009. Read more...