Can technology compensate for disability?
Registrations are now open for Accessible Arts’ Arts-Activated Conference at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney over 25-26 March 2010. A range of national and international speakers from the arts and disability sectors will come together to explore the themes of Arts – Access – Excellence through a series of workshops, panels and performances.
The conference will look at the role that technology plays in the practice of artists with disability, examining questions such as: What tools exist to improve access to the arts for people with disability? How should disability service providers utilise them?
Speakers include Sue Williams, Arts Council England looking at ‘Disability Arts & Quality’ (UK), Disability Arts & Health advocate, David Doyle, Disability in the Arts/Disadvantage in the Arts WA, Kim Dunphy, Cultural Development Network, and a representative from the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care looking at the benefits of arts programs. Artists with disability representing a range of artforms will present their work and practice along with a session profiling three art projects: two community based studios and one project based in the disability sector.
The conference is intended for artists with and without a disability, arts workers, disability service providers, policy makers, funding bodies, festival organisers and volunteers, cultural institutions, venues and anyone interested in arts and disability.
Early-bird registrations are open until 18 December. For more information, visit www.aarts.net.au
CONTACT: Jane Pollard, Education and Training Manager, jpollard@aarts.net.au, 02 9251 6499 ext 106
MEDIA CONTACT: David Finnigan, Media and Marketing Coordinator, dfinnigan@aarts.net.au, 02 9251 6499 ext 101