The red carpet is ready for the 2025 Focus on Ability Awards event. To be held on Sunday 16 November in Sydney, the event is where the winners of this […]
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Changing Track riding into cinemas
A new documentary about facing disability and trauma and chasing Paralympic dreams will hit cinemas next month. Changing Track will premiere across the country throughout November, with special screenings on […]
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New disability arts archive now open to explore
Australia now has a dedicated national archive celebrating the history and impact of Disability Arts. Disability Arts History Australia is a landmark digital resource documenting five decades of creativity, advocacy and cultural change led by d/Deaf, […]
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Support artists with learning disability
The If Not Now exhibition is now open at the Dentons gallery by Tutti Arts. The exhibition features artworks by visual artists with disability from across Tutti’s three studios. Entry […]
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Fringe Festival returns with disability-led lineup
Melbourne Fringe Festival is back from 30 September to 19 October, featuring an enormous program of boundary-pushing art. From parties to radical conversations and even live tattooing on stage, many […]
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Second Echo Ensemble takes to Sydney stage
Last month, Second Echo Ensemble’s (SEE) The Adventures of Peacock, Chicken and thePony They Rode Upon reached a thrilling milestone: a collaborative performance, withSydney company Midnight Feast, at the iconic […]
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Undercover Artist Festival returns
Australia’s premier disability-led performing arts festival returns in 2025, celebrating 10 years of performing arts by disabled and d/Deaf artists. The Undercover Artist Festival has engaged over 600 artists and […]
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Access musical theatre this October
All abilities, all voices, all welcome this October at The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith. The Joan will host a fun and inclusive musical theatre workshop – its […]
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DARUMA comes to Australia
DARUMA is authentic representation in action, on screen. It’s the first film in US cinematic history to star two authentically cast disabled leads in a narrative not about overcoming disability […]
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Tickets on sale for Second Echo’s Sydney and Hobart seasons
Acclaimed inclusive theatre company Second Echo Ensemble (SEE) – as seen in Link Disability Magazine – will premiere its latest family-friendly production, The Adventures of Peacock, Chicken and the Pony They Rode Upon, […]
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Enter the Sensory Bus Art Wrap competition!
Calling members of the South Australian autistic community! The Office for Autism is looking for designs for the outside of its new mobile sensory bus – and entries are now […]
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Toolkit to navigate the arts sector
If you’re an emerging artist with disability and you want to learn more about how to build a sustainable arts career, Accessible Arts can help. Join its upcoming Access Ideas […]