26 – 28 October 2010
Penrith Regional Gallery and The Lewers Bequest
The Gallery is inviting people with disability to come to the art making studios and participate in tile making and shadow drawing.
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 David Cretney, Sylvanvale Foundation, with local artist Sandra McGregor On 3 December 2009 a regional Arts and Disability Forum was held at the Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, organised by David Cretney from the Sylvanvale Foundation with the support of Penrith City Council and facilitated by Kate Baker from the Australia Council for the Arts. The forum was well attended by local artists with disability, people working in the arts, disability and local government sector. The forum posed the question: How do we create inclusive and accessible practice for people with disabilities? We heard from local  A workshop in the latest street dance moves culminating in a performance. The workshops are open to 15 to 18 year olds of mixed abilities. Great for young people living with a disability and their friends and siblings. The workshop will be conducted over 3 days, each session is 3 hours.  The Museum of Fire in Penrtih is one of Australia’s largest community run museums whose staff are mostly volunteers and fire-fighters. The museum has one of the largest fire collections in the world including large fire-fighting vehicles dating from the late 18th century up to the 1980′s. The museum also houses an impressive collection of fire-fighting equipment and memorabilia. The Museum of Fire is a not for profit, registered charity and any funds raised go towards educating the community about the dangers of fire and preserving our fire-fighting heritage. Located on the ground floor, the museum is wheelchair accessible  The Open Programs have wrapped up another successful series of dance and shadow puppetry workshops in Tern 2 for people with a disability in Western Sydney.  In term three the Q Theatre Company is offering two exciting workshops for people with a disability, 3 Dimensional Rod Puppetry and Acting & Improvisation.  A practical workshop to impart valuable ‘tools’ and processes to creatively engage with communities. The workshop will be facilitated by Margie Breen, Accessible Arts and the Mixed Abilities Ensemble (PYT) featuring inclusive practice and techniques.  The Q Theatre Company are again conducting the popular Shadow Puppetry workshop series with local puppeteer Stephen Carr. Book now as places are limited. |
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