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Are you tired after a busy festival season? We certainly are! But, we hope you enjoyed yourselves immensely in the midst of all the accessible events on offer.

So, we decided to create a shorter Artorial this month to assist in your recuperation!

In this edition, we discuss the Audio Described and Captioned performances of State Theatre Company's The Club and Guildhouse's  2019 Fellowship Call Out. As it's grant writing season, we're ensuring your informed of grant options for your arts projects.

This month, we're spicing things up. In place of an Artist Profile, we're doing an 'Art Form Profile' - and celebrating something we love dearly at A2A, Audio Description! Of course, we really love celebrating Deaf and disabled artists too! if you upload your artist profile submission here, we can celebrate you on website and in a future Artorial. 

Have a great month!

Thanks
Access2Arts

Accessible Performances 

The Club

State Theatre Company's The Club will be Captioned and Audio Described. 

David Williamson’s legendary The Club has been performed by every major theatre company in Australia… but never like this.

This bold new imagining of the classic 1977 play. An all-female, three-actor version. 

Duration: 2 hours and 5 minutes 

Audio Described Performance 

Captioned Performances

Grants and Funding 

It's Grant Writing Season!

Grant Writing Season is upon us!

Have a look at the following grants which may help you to fund your arts project. 

Australia Council’s Arts & Disability Mentoring Initiative 2019-21: Applications for the 2019 round close at midnight AEST on Tuesday 2 April 2019.

2019 Richard Llewellyn Deaf and Disability Arts funding program: Applications close 5pm, Monday 6 May 2019.

2019 Arts SA Independent Makers & Presenters Grants program: Applications close 5pm,  Monday 8 July 2019. 

2019 Arts SA's Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander grants programs: Applications close 5pm, Monday 30 September 2019.

Deaf and disabled applicants applying for grants can access grant consultation and advice services through Access2Arts For more information and to book your appointment, please get in touch with us:

By phone: +61 0(8) 8463 1689

By email: hello@access2arts.org.au

Art Form Profile

Audio Description makes the visual verbal. It provides accessibility of visual aspects for live events such as theatre, visual arts, parades and other art forms, for people who are blind or vision impaired. 
Audio Description is delivered in between natural dialogue of the live event via an individual wireless transmission system 
 
Audio Description also includes tactile tours of theatre sets and exhibitions where describers lead patrons in meeting performers and artists, and discovering key set elements, props, costumes and tactile analogues to enhance the description experience.
 
Not only does audio description provide access to your work for people who are blind or vision impaired. Audio description can also assist people who have Autism Spectrum Disorders. Thus increasing the availability of your event to a broader audience. 
 
The "invention" of Audio Description is credited to the late Dr Margaret Pfanstiehl and her husband Cody in 1981. However, Chet Avery proposed the concept through independent efforts in the late 60’s and Gregory Frazier worked on the idea in the 1970’s. 
 
Access2arts currently has 13 professional audio describers working across various art forms. However, they have trained a number of describers nationally and internationally to provide audio description for live events. 

Access2Arts has a set of comp tickets to the Audio Described performance of The Club to give away. Register your interest via the button below to go into the running to win these tickets. 

Opportunity

Guildhouse Fellowship Call Out 2019

The Guildhouse Fellowship, valued at over $50,000, will be awarded annually to one South Australian mid-career visual artist, craftsperson or designer.

The Fellowship is intended for artists who have moved beyond the early years of their practice; they have a distinct artistic expression, and seek an expansive opportunity to explore, research and create.

The Fellowship will be awarded to an artist who can demonstrate its instrumentality to their arts practice and their contribution to the ambition and artistic excellence of the visual arts sector in South Australia.

Applications now open until the end of April 2019.

Wait, before you go!

Other opportunities you may be interested in...

Artist Profile submission: Access2Arts wants to showcase Deaf and disabled artists in all forms and celebrate their talents. 

Emerging Curator for SALA at City Library. Expressions of Interest close 9am, Monday 1 April 2019.

All Connections to Unley Art Prize. Entries close Monday 8 April 2019.

Call for submissions: Growing Up Disabled in Australia. Submissions must be received by 5pm on Friday, 31 May 2019

Call us: +61 (0)8 8463 1689
Email us: hello@access2arts.org.au