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Help Shape the Future of Accessible Arts

Accessible Arts is conducting a brief and confidential Sector Consultation Survey. Your feedback helps us to better understand what’s working and what else might be needed. 

This survey takes approximately 10 – 15 minutes to complete. 

Complete this survey by 11pm on Sunday 8 November, and you’ll have the opportunity to enter in the draw to win a $200 Visa Gift Card plus $200 towards any 2027 Accessible Arts training of your choice.

We look forward to hearing your thoughts!
Nothing About Us Without Us_Accessible Recordings_Photo by Garry Trinh

Nothing About Us Without Us – Accessible Recordings

For 40 years, Accessible Arts has been at the forefront of advocacy and advancement. We recently celebrated this exciting milestone with a celebration of the people, creativity and ideas that have shaped 40 years of arts and disability in NSW.

The centrepiece of the celebration was Access Ideas and Insights: Nothing About Us Without Us. Bringing together leading voices from the arts and disability community, this event reflected on what has been achieved over the past 40 years, discussed where we are now, and imagined what lies ahead.

If you missed this event, or would like to experience it again, check out the accessible recordings.
Photograph from The future is our lover with the sun in our eyes, Kieran Hugues Butler, 2026. 35mm Kodak Ultrachrome, digital scan. Photo by Ava Lacoon.

Frame Shift 2026 – Tickets On Sale Now

Discover a bold collection of works from filmmakers with disability. These groundbreaking, thought-provoking works redefine genres and push the boundaries of experimental film techniques in creative access.

This unmissable screening includes three new commissioned works by Kieran Hugues Butler, Bria McCarthy and Jeremy Lowrencev.

Screening at the Sydney Opera House in celebration of International Day of People with Disability.

Celebrating 40 Years of Accessible Arts

Celebrating 40 Years of Accessible Arts

For 40 years, Accessible Arts has been at the forefront of advocacy and advancement. Join in this exciting opportunity to gather, share, learn and create as we honour four decades of dedication and community impact.

The centrepiece of the celebration is Access Ideas and Insights: Nothing About Us Without Us, which brings together leading voices from the arts and disability community to reflect on what’s been achieved, where we are now, and what lies ahead. Plus you can get creative with our welcoming and hands-on Zine Making Workshops and join in the fun with hilarious Comedian-Led Art Tours.
Access Ideas and Insights: Nothing About Us Without Us

Access Ideas and Insights: Nothing About Us Without Us

As the centrepiece of our 40th Anniversary Celebration, this special event brings together leading voices from the arts and disability community.

This exciting panel event reflects on what has been achieved over the past 40 years, where we are now as a community, and what’s ahead as we continue to work together towards a more accessible and inclusive future.

Together, speakers will explore the journey from the disability rights movement to contemporary arts practice, looking at the intersection of activism and creativity and highlighting some of the key moments, people and movements that have shaped disability arts.
Zine Making Workshops_Ava Lacoon, Zine Artwork, Shrine for Alice Wong, 2026

Disability Justice and Joy: Zine Making Workshop

As part of our 40th Anniversary Celebration, we’re presenting Disability Justice & Joy: Zine Making Workshops at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Zines are a celebrated practice in the Disabled community, offering portals to reclaim and access our own histories and providing toolkits for community safety, survival and justice. Drop in for a free workshop and create colourful zines celebrating Disability culture and community using cut-and-paste resources, stimmy craft materials and Disability arts ephemera from Accessible Arts’ 40-year archive.

All materials are provided, and all levels of ability and experience are welcome.
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