Presented by Accessible Arts and Sydney Opera House
21 & 22 November, 9am - 4pm
The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
Image: Morning Flight by Kelly Walker 13yrs
“In celebration of International Day of People with a Disability, AART.BOXX is guaranteed to inspire.” (Sancha Donald, CEO, Accessible Arts)
Now in its second year, AART.BOXX is an exhibition that highlights the creative talents of young Australian artists under the age of 25 who have a disability. The exhibition and artist talks will be held at The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House and officially opened by Anne Loxley, Managing Curator, Penrith Regional Gallery & Lewers Bequest.
Initiated by Accessible Arts, this exhibition features works by emerging artists from across the nation and includes mediums such as painting, photography, sculpture, animation and digital media. The common thread that links these artists together, comes from their innate need to communicate through art.
Opening Night
Tuesday 20 November, 5pm - 7pm (RSVP essential)
Public Program
Artist talks on Wednesday 21 November, 11am - 12:30pm (RSVP essential)
For further details and RSVP contact Josie Cavallaro on 9251 6499 ext 4 or email jcavallaro@aarts.net.au
FREE CREATIVE WORKSHOPS FOR PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY
7 November 2007
Chester Hill Community Centre
Bankstown City Council
Bankstown City Council invited people with a disability, carers and service providers to come and have a taste of different creative activities and artistic opportunities. Accessible Arts ran 3 separate workshops in performance, music making and photography.
Image: Alison Richardson and Jen Teo from Accessible Arts
Photography Workshop
Image: Workshop participant Karen (left) and tutor Carolyn Teo (right). Wigs and props!!
Image: Workshop participant Carolyn.
Installation
At the end an installation was created using images, sound and objects collected from each of the workshops.
Image: Installation featuring workshop participant Binh.
Image: Installation featuring workshop participant Vicki.
Music Making with Kidipads
The music making workshop used an interactive system called Kidipads. Kidipads allows the user to trigger sounds and music samples using a series of switches. Any type of switch can be used and up to 8 sounds can be played at the same time. During the workshop we recorded our voices and assigned the audio recordings to some of the switches. Thanks to the SoundHouse VectorLab (Powerhouse Museum) for loaning the equipment
