Accessible Arts Monthly Newsletter
Our monthly newsletter provides information on accessible arts, cultural events, workshops, training opportunities, exhibitions, funding opportunities and seminars that are for, by or highly accessible to people with disabilities in New South Wales, Australia.
Current Issue
Jim Conway, member of Accessible Music
Pathways and Don Hopkins peform at the Uniting
Care Burnside Extended Family Support launch.
Accessible Arts welcomes new research issued by The Australia Council for the Arts this month. More than bums on seats: Australian participation in the arts will help arts organisations better understand their audiences and make their art more accessible. The research states 9 out of 10 Australians participate in the arts, but people with disability are less engaged with the arts than those without disability. Sancha Donald, CEO Accessible Arts says, "We are heartened by the fact that progress is being made by the arts sector and strategies are being implemented to improve access, however there is still a need for resources, skills and support as well as greater representation of people with disability participating in the arts.” Our own research into the barriers to participation into the arts for people with disability can be accessed under Speak Up: Arts & Disability Priorities for NSW on our website.
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Contributions to the newsletter are welcome and encouraged. Arts events, opportunities or news that will be of interest to people with disabilities, their families, friends and carers and are accessible will be published. Please send your item by the 15th of the month for the following month’s edition. Listings should include:
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Email contributions to info@aarts.net.au.