Is art an appropriate tool for the disability sector?
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 of disability service providers in supporting artists with disability, examining questions such as: What role does art play in the disability sector? What value does it add to service provision?
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
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