ARTS ACCESS DARWIN 

 

 

 

 

Arts Access Darwin provides arts based
workshops, professional development opportunities and events inclusive of
people with disability. Arts Access Darwin also partners with disability
service providers and mainstream arts organisations to increase access to and
participation in the arts for people with disability through out the N.T. 
Arts Access Darwin is a member of Arts Access Australia, the national peak body
for arts and disability.

 

VINCENT TIPIROULA  and SHELLIE MORRIS CD project.

Vincent and Shellie are working on the last two songs for the CD release. The CD will be ready for release by the middle of the year. A special thanks to Shellie Morris for finding time between her many committments to work with Vincent.  We hope to launch the CD on Bathurst Island, Vincent's home and the inspiration for his songs. Stay tuned: this will be a magical event not to be missed!!

The song writing workshops and CD mastering were made possible by a grant from:

 

'The Fred P Archer Charitable Trust managed by Trust Company Limited' 

 

BACK TO BACK THEATRE IN DARWIN AND TENNANT CREEK

The internationally renowned theatre company Back to Back Theatre   is visiting the N.T in May and will be workshopping and producing 'The Democratic Set' in Darwin and Tennant Creek. This is a wonderful opportunity for the people of Darwin and Tennant Creek to be part of a unique snapshot of their community by participating in the productions. This is open to anyone who is interested in participating, so start planning your ten second spot now!!!

To see 'The Democratic Set' in action visit:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqwQg69U2Z8

or

vimeo.com/19149323

For more information on Back to Back Theatre visit

backtobacktheatre.com/ 

Back to Back Theatre are being toured in the NT by Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring with support from Arts Access Darwin and Darwin Community Arts.  The tour has been made possible with financial support from:  

 

 

 

GOOD STRONG POWERFUL opens in Melbourne.

Good Strong Powerful  opens on the 4th of February at Arts Project Australia, 24 High Street, Northcote. The exhibition closes on the 9th of March.

For more information see:

http://www.artshub.com.au/au/news-article/news/arts/good-strong-powerful-nt-indigenous-art-187063

 

 

 

New Sculptures at The Patch

People driving down Vanderlin Drive in Leanyer may have noticed a family of sculptures in The Patch vegetable gardens.  The three mosaic sculptures were created by participants at The Patch with the support of well known Darwin artist and sculptor Ingrid Germanis.

The family join the growing number of  mosaic Friendship Poles  springing up around  Darwin.

The first mosaic Friendship Poles  were created by clients at Carpentaria Disability Services in the Bowerbird Art Studio garden, with the support of artist Gerald Grady.

The project has received excellent feedback, with requests for further Friendship Poles being received.  Funding for the project has now been spent, but due to the popularity of this program, Carpentaria Disability Services will continue working with community organisations to help them create their own Friendship Poles. 

Special thanks to all those who made this project a success.

The mosaic Friendship Pole project has run for the last two dry seasons with the generous support of

'The Fred P Archer Charitable Trust managed by Trust Company Limited' 

 

ARTS ACCESS AWARDS 2011 winners announced.

The Arts Access Awards were hosted by the Minister for the Arts, The Hon Gerry McCarthy at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs on the 8th of December. Chairperson of Arts Access Central Australia Michelle Castagna was MC for the event, and Jen Sharman  represented Arts Access Darwin.

The 2011 theme was  Excellence in Inclusive Art Practise by Aboriginal Art Centres.

The winner of the Darwin City Council Award for Inclusive Art Practice is Ngaruwanajirri Artists, on Bathurst Island.

The winner of the Arts Access Central Australia Award for Excellence in Inclusive Art Practice is Mwerre Anthurre  at the Bindi Centre is Alice Springs.

The winner of the Chief Ministers award for Excellence in Inclusive Art Practice is

Nyinkka Nyunyu  in Tennant Creek.

For further information on the awards and photos of the event please visit the Arts Access Australia web site link below.

http://www.artsaccessaustralia.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=306&cntnt01returnid=15

 

GOOD STRONG POWERFUL  at the  Australian  National  Gallery.

Good Strong Powerful  is on at the ANG from the 1st of October 2011 to the 15th of January 2012.

For more information, see

http://nga.gov.au/GoodStrongPowerful/

The exhibition is also featured as a highlight of The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, the 3rd Annual International Arts and Health Conference held at the ANG 14th to 17th November. Exhibition curator Penny Campton attended the conference and gave a floor talk on the exhibition and its development.

For more information see:

http://www.artsandhealth.org/conferences/the-art-of-good-health-and-wellbeing-canberra-2011/good-strong-powerful.html

 

DISABILITY AWARENESS WEEK 2011 EVENTS

Disability Awareness Week will be launched on Thursday 1st September between 6.30 pm and 10 pm at the Deckchair Cinema in Darwin with the screening of Cars 2.

Entry is free and food is available to purchase.

Arts Access Darwin  will screen the Australian film "DOWN UNDER MYSTERY TOUR" at Darwin Community Arts, Chambers Cresent Theatre at 7 PM on Thursday 8th of September.

The Arts Access Darwin friendship pole project will be unveiled at Carpentaria Disability Services during the Bowerbird Festival on Tuesday September 6th.

The mosaic friendship poles have been created at CDS and The Patch Community Garden with the generous support of 'The Fred P Archer Charitable Trust managed by Trust Company Limited'

Working, with artist Gerald Grady at CDS and  artist Ingrid Germanis at The Patch, participants in this program have been creating friendship poles out of recycled materials and decorated with mosaic designs. The friendship poles will be placed permanantly at The Patch and at The Bowerbird Studio garden.

The Happiness and Wellbeing Market will be held at Raintree Park  on Wednesday 7th September between  10 am and 2 pm.

A range of free events, art openings, open days, and forums will run throughout Disability Awareness  Week (Thursday 1st to Thursday 8th September). For a full program visit :

www.cdu.edu.eu/daw

or

www.darwin.nt.gov.au

 

SAFE HARBOUR THEATRE PROJECT.

The Arts Access Darwin/CemeNTworx Theatre group have been awarded $6000.00 funding from      The Darwin City Council Community Grants Program to enable clients of Life Without Barriers and  Carpentaria Disability Services to participate in the Safe Harbour project. Participants from LWB and CDS will attend weekly drama workshops with drama tutor Sarah Hope and will also explore new media technologies with visiting artist and director of The Rising Damp Performing Arts Group (Mt Gambier S.A) Jess Foster and Tag Tool artist Penny Campton. Participants will explore stop start animation, tag tool and web cam piano to help create backdrops and new media componants for the final performance.

CDS and LWB participation in Safe Harbour has been made possible by a grant from  The Darwin City Council Community Grants Program

The Arts Access Darwin/CemeNTworx adult drama group  meets every tuesday at Chambers Cresent Theatre in Malak. The group has five core members and is currently working on the all abilities production Safe Harbour which will premier on December 2nd- International Day of People With Disability. If you would like to join this group, or know any one who you think would be interested please let us know. Phone Penny or Brenda on 89457347 or email artsaccess@darwincommunityarts.org.au

The Safe Harbour project has been made possible through funding from:

The Northern Territory Government Department of Natural Resourses, Environment and The Arts 

 

MOSAICS AT THE PATCH.

Mosaic workshops are commencing again at The Patch on Saturday the 9th of July. Artist Ingrid Germanis will be running the workshops. For further information contact AAD on 89457347/0468903504.

The mosaic project is already running at the Bowerbird Art group's studio at Carpentaria Disability Services. The Bowerbird art group have been making a series of friendship poles. We hope to place poles around various sites in Darwin- stay tuned for updates!!

Expansion to The Patch will allow more people to participate in this popular program.

The workshops have been made possible by support from:

'The Fred P Archer Charitable Trust managed by Trust Company Limited'

 

LARRAKIA NATION HEAL PROGRAM

Arts Access Darwin is supporting the Larrakia Nation Heal program. 

The Larrakia Nation estimates that there are more than 2000 individuals
on any one night in the greater Darwin area living in Darwin’s Long
Grass, of which 75% identify as being Indigenous Australians. In the
Long Grass, the health of individuals deteriorates rapidly and life
length may be reduced considerably. As this occurs, many additional
barriers are created which prevent individuals from participating in
normal societal processes. 

Arts
in The Long Grass- HEAL, Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation

We
at Arts
in the Long Grass
are delighted to have the opportunity to collaborate with Arts Access
Darwin. We welcome those with specialised needs into the arts
workshops to work with our mentor artists and have access to arts
materials and social spaces that they may not usually get access to.

Through
Arts
in the Long Grass,
we delivered art workshops to Aboriginal people who are
homeless and/or houseless, or who are experiencing some form of
social exclusion due to physical or mental disability, in a
culturally safe manner. The provision of a culturally safe space
to engage in artistic creation is an effective strategy in
combating the social exclusion which typifies the lives of this
disenfranchised population. As such, the Arts
in the Long Grass workshops
are delivered in
the Long Grass. Through this flexible approach to delivery, our
objectives have been for:

• participants
  to express themsleves through painting and drawing, stimulating
  their creative practices; and

• to
  support and promote social inclusion. 

In
supporting individuals in the creative process, we have aimed to
encourage the maintenance of cultural and personal histories. We
recognise that a strong sense of identity is an important element of
wellbeing. Using art as platform, we are also able to contribute
to ameliorating the adverse outcomes derived from trauma and stigma;
issues which punctuate the everday life worlds for individuals in
this population. 

 

 

GOOD STRONG POWERFUL  opened in Katherine at the CIVIC CENTRE GALLERY on the 17th of June. The exhibition closes on the 8th of July. If you are a Katherine resident, a visitor or just passing through, this is an exhibition you should not miss!!!!

Arts Access Darwin is partnering with Artback NT: Arts Development and
Touring and Arts Access Central Australia to present this national
touring
exhibition.  Good Strong Powerful showcases the extraordinary works of established and
emerging Indigenous artists with disability which have been produced
through Art Centres in the Northern Territory.

Including
artists from: Ngaruwanajirri on Bathurst (Tiwi) Island; Mwerre Anthurre
based at Bindi Inc. in Alice Springs; and Julalikari Arts in Tennant
Creek.

It is envisioned that this
exhibition will work towards raising the profile of artists who too
often are placed into a narrow ‘art therapy’ model yet their practice
is often ground breaking, inclusive and celebrates diverse artistic
talent.

 

The Arts Access Darwin/CemeNTworx adult drama group is working on a new production for the end of this year. The production will draw on the wider community to present the all abilities production ' SAFE HARBOUR' .  Funding has been received from   The Northern Territory Government Department of Natural Resourses, Environment and The Arts for this exciting project.

 

NATIONAL DISABILITY SERVICES CONFERENCE Alice Springs 1st and 2nd June.

The documentary Afloat will be screened at the conference on the 2nd of June.

Penny Campton from Arts Access Darwin and  Gerald Grady from Carpentaria Disability Services will be presenting a talk on Art as a Medium for Person Centred Approaches on the 1st of June.

THE PATCH MOSAIC PROJECT

The Big Wet has delayed the start of the 2011 mosaic project.  The early onset of the wet meant an early finish to last years program.

The project has expanded to include Carpentaria Disability Services Bowerbird Art group. A series of mosaic friendship poles will be made and located around Darwin.  The first pole has already been created at the Bowerbird Art Space, and others will be created at The Patch when the ground dries out and the rain stops!!!

The workshops have been made possible by support from:

'The Fred P Archer Charitable Trust managed by Trust Company Limited'

with additional support from Carpentaria Disability Services.

 

AUDITIONS FOR ARTS ACCESS/CEMENTWORX DRAMA GROUP

Arts Access Darwin/CemeNTworx  drama group is looking for new members to join the existing drama group. If you or someone you know is interested, contact Arts Access Darwin on 89457347 or artsaccess@darwincommunityarts.org.au

Workshops for 2011 have commenced and will offer a range of activities and drama based workshops. 

Life Without Barriers  drama workshops have recommenced.  

Funding is being sought for a new youth drama group. 

 

I AM YOU ARE WE WILL; The secret world of the Bower Bird. 

Arts Access Darwin, Carpentaria Disability Services and Darwin Community Arts  are partnering in an exhibition at the Chan Contemporary Art Space to be opened by Jenny Upton manager of National Disability Services in Darwin on the 27th January at 5 PM and to be closed by The Hon Gerry McCarthy MLA Minister for Museums and the Arts at a special closing ceremony at 12.00 PM on Friday the 25th of February.

The exhibition will commence with an installation by co-ordinator the Bower Bird art group  Gerald Grady and Bower Bird artists and will grow over the weeks with Bower Bird artists, established Darwin artists and invited guests taking up residence in the space. Workshops will be held throughout the exhibition and will provide one on one mentoring for Bower Bird artists with established Darwin artists.  Workshops  will include musical instrument making from recycled materials and bamboo with Gerald Grady and Madeleine Challender, painting with acrylic on canvas with Cheyni Henry and Penny Campton and an experimental sound and light installation with Bong Ramilo and Madeleine Challender.

Established Bower Bird artists including Christine Murphey and Lucille Nabago will transform the walls with their vibrant art work.

The exhibition continues on from the Fringe @ the Bank held during the Darwin Festival in 2009.  F@B was an unexpected  highlight of the Darwin Festival;  Bower Bird artists and invited guests collaborated with the public to transform the old derelict bank into an exciting, evolving installation of colour and sound.

The exhibition is funded by the Northern Territory Government through the Department of Natural Resourses, Environment, the Arts and Sport (NRETAS).

THIS IS AN EXHIBITION YOU SHOULD NOT MISS!!!! COME ALONG AND JOIN IN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Open Tuesday  to Friday 10 AM to 4 PM and Saturday and Sunday 10 AM to 3 PM.

Public workshop times to be announced soon- watch this space and check out Darwin Community Arts web site for details.

 

  GOOD STRONG POWERFUL update.

Arts Access Darwin is partnering with Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring and Arts Access Central Australia to present this national touring
exhibition.  Good Strong Powerful showcases the extraordinary works of established and
emerging Indigenous artists with disabilities which have been produced
through Art Centres in the Northern Territory.

Including
artists from: Ngaruwanajirri on Bathurst (Tiwi) Island; Mwerre Anthurre
based at Bindi Inc. in Alice Springs; and Julalikari Arts in Tennant
Creek.

It is envisioned that this
exhibition will work towards raising the profile of artists who too
often are placed into a narrow ‘art therapy’ model yet their practice
is often ground breaking, inclusive and celebrates diverse artistic
talent.

 

Touring 2011-13

 

 

This
exhibition is supported by Visions of Australia, an Australian
Government program supporting touring exhibitions by providing funding
assistance for the development and touring of Australian cultural
material across Australia.

MOSAIC WORKSHOPS

 

The big wet put an early end to the mosaic project in 2010, with above average rainfall in October, November and December turning The Patch into a mud bath.

Work began in 2010 with artist Gerald Grady running workshops at The Patch.

The project will see the creation of mosaic friendship poles which will be placed at The Patch, Carpentaria Disability Services and other locations yet to be confirmed.

Workshops will recommence with Gerald Grady at the Bower Bird Art Space and also at The Patch in 2011 when the big wet abates. The workshops have been made possible by support from:

'The Fred P Archer Charitable Trust managed by Trust Company Limited'

 

JULES HEARTS ROMEO 

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Jules Hearts Romeo.  Two sell out performances and excellent feed back from audiences!!!!!!Thanks to all involved- now down to planning for next year!!!!!

Thanks to the Regional Arts Fund administered by Arts NT, CemeNTworx,  Browns Mart Theatre and  32 Degrees Theatre Hub for their support of this event.

Special thanks to director Sarah Hope and the amazing creative team who supported this production and a special thanks to the cast.

Set in contemporary Darwin, the show was a great success. The performance was filmed by Tim Parish (Afloat documentary maker) and images and footage of highlights will be available in late February.

ARTS ACCESS AWARDS 2010

The Arts Access Awards were held at an event hosted by The Hon Gerry
McCarthy MLA Minister for  Arts and Museums on Friday the 26th of
November at Parliament House and  recognised excellence in inclusive
arts practice by disability service providers. The awards are an Arts
Access Darwin initiative with support from Arts Access Central
Australia.

This years Chief ministers Award For Excellence in Inclusive Practice was awarded to Central Australia Supportrd Accomodation for their CASART program.

CASA commenced a
trial project called CasArt - This included learning a
variety of skills in the creative field such as weaving, textiles,
printing and other art forms. The results have surpassed expectations
with participants:

• exhibiting
  interstate (‘As We Are Exhibition’ WA and ‘AART BOXX 09’
  NSW)

• winning
  awards and selling their art works (WA)

• Personal
  invitation for two participants to enter ‘Creative Journeys 09’
  exhibition in Perth

• participating
  in the Alice Desert Festival

• performing
  on stage at Wearable Arts with their entry (winning performance
  award and highly commended in Natural Fibre category),

• expanding
  social networks locally and interstate

• holding
  market stalls with their products

• CasArt
  exhibition ‘Fire Flies’ where a short film was produced

• Secured
  National Gallery of Australia traveling exhibition ‘Traveling
  Suitcase’ for 2010

• Hosting
  seventeen clients from ‘Waverley
  Helpmates’ Melbourne in 2010 to create combined installation piece
  

The Darwin City Council Award for Excellence in Inclusive Practice was awarded to Carpentraria Disability Services for the establishment of The Bowerbird Arts Space and The Bowerbird Festival held for the first time this year during Disability Awareness Week.

• CDS held the first
  Bower Bird Festival this year to launch the new art space at CDS.
  The festival was an open event held as part of Disability awareness
  Week, and showcased the work being done at the Bowerbird Studio and
  also mosaic work done at The Patch.

• CDS partnered with
  Arts Access Darwin in 2009 to hold musical intstrument making
  workshops at Fringe @ the Bank as part of the Darwin Festival. CDS
  artists spent all week at the Bank painting murals and creating
  musical instruments from everyday materials. CDS also held a musical
  instrument making workshop for Total Recreation clients at Fringe @
  the Bank.

• CDS won first prize
  at the Human Rights on Show Exhibition in 2009 for a multi media
  production Closing The Gap.

The Arts Access Awards are held to celebrate International Day of People with Disability.

Open House Certificates for Excellence in Inclusive Practice were awarded to:

Team Health for their Connections Project partnering with Kormilda College and Red Cross.

 

Life Without Barriers Darwin for their involvment in mosaics at The Patch, drama workshops at CemeNTworx in Malak and art exhibition opening on IDPWD.

 

Total Recreation  for the art workshops with artist Ingrid Germanis.

 

Life Without Barriers Alice Springs for the Community Pathways program.

International
Day of People with Disability

• On
  3 December every year International Day of People with Disability
  (IDPwD) is celebrated worldwide recognising the achievements and
  contributions of people with disability.

• IDPwD brings
  together people with disability and the general community and aims
  to:

• showcase
the skills, abilities, contributions and achievements of people with
disability
• promote a positive image of people with disability

• involve people with disability and the broader community in
activities to celebrate and raise awareness of IDPwD.

 

CONNECTIONS:  KORMILDA COLLEGE AND TEAM HEALTH EXHIBITION CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Over $3000.00 raised by the students of Kormilda with the sale of their artwork by silent auction at the Connections exhibition. Money raised was donated to charities chosen by the students.

Youth Mental Health Art Exhibition.

Thursday 18th November 5 to 7.30 PM at The Darwin Entertainment Centre gallery.

An exploration of connections to 'our own special place'. A Team Health
and Kormilda College event with support from Darwin Community Arts,
Arts Access Darwin and Australian Red Cross.

 

CAST AND CREW REQUIRED FOR ALL ABILITIES PRODUCTION

Darwin Community Arts and Arts Access Darwin are currently calling upon
anyone interested in being involved in a locally devised production of
Romeo and Juliet. The production will see the Shakespearean Tragedy
readapted to the context and times of contemporary Darwin. Many of the
Actors already involved in the devising process starred in last years
successful season of ‘Afloat’ during the Darwin Festival. This is an
all abilities production that will be staged at Browns Mart on Thursday
the Second and Friday the Third of December this year. We would like to
welcome any interest from emerging actors particularly those between
the ages of 18 and 35. We are also seeking people with varying
experience in production roles to come on board. If you are keen to
find out more about this exciting and unique opportunity please
contact:

Sarah Hope E: sarahc.hope@gmail.com Or brenda.logan@darwincommunityarts.org.au

 

LIFE WITHOUT BARRIERS DRAMA WORKSHOPS FUNDED!!

Arts Access Darwin would like to thank the Nightcliff Lions for their support of the weekly Life Without Barriers/AAD drama workshops. Participants in the workshops will join in with the cast of the CemeNTworX Theatre production Which Shakespeare? at Browns Mart Theatre on December  the 2nd and December the 3rd (International Day of People With Disability)

MONTE LUPO NATIONAL CERAMIC AWARD for PEOPLE with DISABILITIES

This award aims to empower people with disabilities through the exposure of their work. Applications close 30th September. Application packages & enquiries:

montelupo@multicap.org.au or download at www.multicap.org.au/view_event/national_ceramic_award

AFLOAT documentary

The Afloat documentary will be premiered on September the 4th at the Darwin Waterfront as part of Disability Awareness Week celebrations.  Stay tuned for further details. The documentary was made possible by funding from:

The Ian Dodd Trust & the Kingston Sedgefield (Australia) Charitable Trust

 

AAD and CemeNTworX receive funding from the  Regional Arts Fund!!!!

Arts Access Darwin and CemeNTworX Theatre have received funding from the Regional Arts Fund for a production by the AAD/Total Recreation drama group. The performance 'Jules Hearts Romeo' is a Darwin focused reinterpretation of Romeo and Juliet. Jules Hearts Romeo will be on at Browns Mart Theatre on December the 2nd and December the 3rd (International Day of People With Disability)

Stay tuned for further details.

Life Without Barriers drama group

AAD and CemeNTworX Theatre have been holding weekly drama workshops with clients from Life Without Barriers. The workshops have been very successful and AAD and Life without Barriers are seeking funding to enable the workshops to continue.

Variety Club Goanna Park camp

Arts Access Darwin held painting workshops at the annual Variety Club camp for children with special needs on the 8th of July. The camp is held at Goanna Park and children attend from all over Australia. The painting workshops were very popular and some beautiful paintings were produced.

THE NATIONAL ARTS AND DISABILITY STRATEGY SURVEY
WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?

Survey Deadline – Friday 16 July
http://www.surveymonkey.com/NADS

In October 2009, the Cultural Ministers Council of all nine state, territory and federal arts ministers, released the National Arts and Disability Strategy. The Strategy addresses the rights of people with a disability to have access to, and full participation in, arts and cultural activities in Australia.

The National Arts and Disability Strategy was developed by the Cultural Ministers Council after a national public consultation process with over 100 responses in addition to input from peak bodies including Arts Access Australia.

The Ministers have agreed on four priority areas for action. These are:

- Addressing barriers to access and participation;
- Supporting artistic and cultural practice amongst those with a disability;
- Developing audiences for disability arts companies and individual artists; and
- Improving policy development and planning within governments.

The Strategy is also intended to align with the:

- National Disability Strategy
- Fourth National Mental Health Plan
- National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy

In addition, in 2010, Australia is developing its first national arts curriculum.

To read the full document in a range of formats follow this link to the Cultural Ministers Council web page:

http://www.cmc.gov.au/working_groups/national_arts_and_disability_strate...

Now what?

Now that the Strategy has been created it is vital that you share your views on the most important priorities for governments to strengthen, fund and support.

We have created the survey below for the purpose of collecting your response to priorities outlined in the document and so that you can let the government know what you want this Strategy to do for you.

Who Should Fill in the Survey?
- Artists
- People with a disability, mental health issue or who are deaf
- Art and cultural workers
- Art and cultural organisations
- Disability organisations
- Mental Health organisations
- Ageing organisations
- Employment services
- Community organisations
- Families and carers

If you can spend a little time (15 mins) filling out the survey Arts Access Australia and our state and territory members will be better able to support you and provide government with your ideas and comments.

If you would like to receive this survey in an alternative format or record your responses via an interview, please contact Arts Access Victoria at info@artsaccess.com.au or phone 03 9699 8299.

Click here to commence the Survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/NADS

 

Bowerbird Festival

AAD will be supporting artist Gerald Grady from Carpentaria Disability Services to organise a new one day arts and culture festival,  the Bowerbird Festival. The Bowerbird Festival will be held at the new art space at Carpentaria Disability Services during Disability Awareness Week in September. 

CemeNTworx Theatre drama workshops

CemeNTworx Theatre and AAD are running drama workshops with tutor Sarah Hope in preparation for a production to be held during Disability Awareness Week in September. Which Shakespeare?   is being developed by Sarah and the cast of last year's sellout production Afloat. Stay tuned for further details.

Sarah Hope is also running drama workshops with Life Without Barriers, and AAD and Life Without Barriers are working on funding applications to allow these very popular workshops to continue.

Songwriting and recording workshops with Shellie Morris

Shellie is back in town and workshops will be starting again during the school holiday break. Shellie will be based at the Henbury School holiday program. Shellie will also be working with Vincent Tipiroula recording songs for his CD. Contact AAD if you would like to access the song writing and recording program- but be quick!

Proudly supported by  'The Fred P Archer Charitable Trust managed by Trust Company Limited'

Mosaic workshops at The Patch

Mosaic workshops at the Patch have recommenced for the year. Gerald Grady from Carpentaria Disability Services is running the workshops on wednesday mornings with budding artists from the Life Style Options program. The workshops will be extended to include Saturday mornings soon so stay tuned for details.

Proudly supported by  'The Fred P Archer Charitable Trust managed by
Trust Company Limited' 

National Disability Awards 2010

Do you know an inspirational person whether
they have disability or work with someone with disability who is making
a valuable contribution to their local community or wider society? Why
not nominate them for this year’s National Disability Awards.

This year’s awards are:

Minister’s Lifelong Achievement Award
– For people over 25 years of age who have advanced the rights of people
with disability.

Young Disability Challenge Award –
For people aged 12-25 years who have advanced the rights of people with
disability.

Business Award –
–        Large Business focus
–        Small
Business focus (Privately owned and operated with fewer than 15 employees)
The Business Award will be awarded
to businesses that have improved opportunities for people with disability
such as greater inclusion, participation or employment.

Social Inclusion Award –
–        School
focus
–        Community
group focus
For schools and community groups that have
actively built in inclusion and full participation of people with a disability
alongside other students or members of community groups.

Local Government Award – For local
government authorities who have succeeded in implementing substantial changes
to improve physical, social, economic and cultural access and inclusion
for people with disability and their families.

Accessible Housing Award – For property
developers, builders and others in the building sector that have developed
innovative and accessible private dwellings for people with disability.

Entering the Awards is easy. Download a form
below or from www.idpwd.com.au
or call 1800 440 385 to order hard copies.
Nominations close at 5pm AEST Friday 16
July 2010.

Show your support for the Awards and International
Day of People with Disability by becoming a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/idpwd

or following us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/idpwd.

Dion Beasley wins NT Young Achiever Award.

Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring and Arts Access Darwin are pleased to announce that Dion Beasley won the Charles Darwin University Arts Award at the NT Young Achievers Awards. Dion was presented with his award at a ceremony to honour the winners  on Saturday April 10th in Darwin. Dion was nominated for the award by Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring and Arts Access Darwin.

 

AAD is pleased to announce that the Northern Territory Government through the Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts is providing $10,000.00 for the Arts Access Darwin program in 2010.

 

Afloat Documentary

The documentary of Afloat by film maker Tim Parish should be finished
and ready for screening soon. Tim is back in Darwin and has finished editing  the Afloat performance,  and has begun editing the documentary.  There is alot of beautiful footage of the performance, as well as footage of the workshops, behind the scenes at the performance and interviews with the actors.  The documentary will provide a wonderful opportunity
for those who missed the performance to share in the magic!!!

The documentary has been made possible through the valued support of :

The Ian Dodd Trust and the Kingston Sedgefield (Australia) Charitable Trust

 

CemeNT Worx Theatre group

The CemeNT Worx Theatre group are meeting every Tuesday afternoon for workshops run by Sarah Hope. The group is looking forward to performing again and will work towards a production for later in the year.

CemeNT Worx Theatre  Performance

The newly formed Cement Worx Theatre Company performed for the first time at the Darwin City Council Volunteers Christmas Party on December 3rd at the Darwin City Council Chambers. The short performance starred Meagan Halvorson, Callum Bateman, Alex McInnes and Joshua Campton with music from Shellie Morris, Megan Halvorson and Joshua Campton.

CemeNT Worx Theatre is a community responsive theatre and will work with diverse community groups on theatre related projects. 

The newly formed community theatre group has received start up funding from Darwin City Council Community Grants Project and is a joint project with Arts Access Darwin and Darwin Community Arts.

Cement Worx Theatre Company would specially like to thank Total Recreation and Micki for her assistance with the workshops and the performance on the night. Without the support of Total Recreation the performance would not have been possible. A special thank you also to Brenda Logan for directing the performance and running the workshops.

The Cement Worx Theatre Company is a new initiative and is a community responsive theatre group. Expressions of interest for workshops and performances have come from the Arts Access Darwin theatre group, local members of the Congolese and Sudanese Communities, and from local Indigenous performers.

 

The Hon Malarndirri McCarthy MLA Minister for Children and Families hosted the

ARTS ACCESS AWARDS

on International Day of People With Disability at Parliament House on December 3rd.

The awards recognise main stream arts organisations who have been inclusive in their practice. Arts organisations from around the Northern Territory were nominated.

Two major awards were presented:

The Chief Ministers Award for Excellence in Inclusive Practice was awarded to Central Craft for the mixed ability art and craft workshops held in 2008/9.

The Darwin City Council Award for Excellence in Inclusive Practice was awarded to Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring for their support of disability arts over the last nine years.

The following organisations were recognised for their work and received certificates:

Ausdance NT

Corrugated Iron Youth Arts

Darwin Community Arts

Darwin Festival

InCite Youth Arts

Corrugated Iron Youth Arts

All the nominated organisations were also awarded the Open House logo to use on arts events that are inclusive of artists and/or artworkers with disabilities.

All arts organisations supporting inclusive practice are welcome to use the logo to help identify events which celebrate the creative talents of the one in five people in Australia who have a disability.

Artist: Dion Beasley
Title: Dangerous Dog 2008
Screenprint with wash, 625 x 825mm

Photo Credit: Angus Cameron

A Dog's Life - Dion Beasley

Many people will be familiar with Dion’s work from the Cheeky Dog tee
shirts that adorn the backs of many Northern Territorians and tourists
alike. Dion Beasley is a 17 year old Indigenous artist from Canteen
Creek near Tennant Creek in the N.T. Dion was born profoundly deaf and
has muscular dystrophy. With his friend and mentor Joie Boulter, Dion
has been producing Cheeky Dog images for tee shirts and bags for a
number of years. This exhibition sees a whole new side to Dion’s work.
Ten large limited edition hand coloured prints give a humorous and
astute observation into the community life of Canteen Creek’s camp dogs
and introduces several new characters. The works were printed at
Julalikari Arts in Tennant Creek under the guidance of Alan Murn.

These works captivate and delight and highlight the wonderful
contribution artists with disabilities make to our cultural and
artistic life. Murn says “The works on print are more than very, very
good drawings of dogs. Dion’s line work is very confident and very
skilful. His use of space that he works within is very clever, and his
perspectives and perceptions are highly developed for someone without
any training.”

New tour dates

21 October - 25 October ; Awakenings Festival, Horsham VIC

Feb 2010 ; Fringe Festival Arts Access, Adelaide SA

 

Arts Access Darwin is pleased to announce that 'The Fred P Archer Charitable Trust managed by Trust Company Limited' will be funding three new projects in 2009/10.

Vincent Tipiloura CD

A CD of songs written by Vincent Tipiloura will be produced with the assistance of Shellie Morris. A series of workshops will allow Vincent to work with Shellie to create the CD . Vincent is an emerging talented song writer, and this exciting project will give him the opportunity to work with one of the Territory's best Indigenous singers and song writers.

Shellie Morris Song Writing workshops

Shellie Morris is conducting group song writing workshops.

The workshops are being held at Henbury School after school hours at the after school care program and also over the xmas holiday period.

The first workshop was held last thursday. For further inquires contact AAD on 89457347 or contact Sarah Evans OSHC at Henbury School 89275088

The Patch Mosaic Workshops

The Patch will continue the very popular mosaic making workshops for post school leavers with disabilities. Watch this space for further details.

 

 

 

GOOD STRONG POWERFUL

visual arts exhibition in development.

Arts Access Darwin in partnership with Arts Access Central Australia and Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring have received funding from the Regional Arts Fund to develop a tour of the work of nine Indigenous artists, based at the Ngaruwanajirri Studio on Bathurst Island, Mwerre Anthurre in Alice Springs and Julalikari Womens Centre in Tennant Creek.

The artists selected for the tour are Dion Beasley from Tennant Creek, Billy Benn Purrurle, Billy Kenda, Kukula McDonald, Seth Namitjira and Adrian Robertson from Alice Springs and Lorna Kantilla, Alfonso Puantjimi and Estelle Munkanome from Bathurst Island.

The exhibition will help raise the profile of disability arts locally and nationally by introducing to the public the high quality of work being produced in the NT and aims to shift community attitudes and barriers to participation in the arts by highlighting the mainstream recognition these artists are achieving.

 

Disability Awareness Week was launched on Thursday 3rd September with a free screening of Black Balloon and Be My Brother at the Deckchair Cinema.

The evening was well attended and was a wonderful success. Carpentaria Disability Services and The Patch were kept busy with their food stalls, and The Sing Song Choir provided pre screening entertainment.

Black Balloon and Be My Brother were also screened for free at the CMAX Cinema, Palmerston on Friday 4th September.

The Happiness and Wellbeing Markets on Wednesday 9th September at Raintree Park were also well attended and voted a success. This event has grown in popularity and size over the last four years, and is now firmly fixed on the calendars of the many diverse organizations who help contribute to its success.

Carpentaria Disability Services installed 'Fiesta' , a display of the colourful hand made instruments they have been working on. The feedback from the public was excellent and the display drew many people in to check ou the various stalls.

Territory FM 104 did a live broadcat from the markets featuring interviews from people in attendance.

The Patch open day on Thursday September 10th was also well attended.

There were plants and garden ornaments for sale, a sausage sizzle with a beautiful salad made from fresh tomatoes, rocket and chinese cabbage grown in the garden, and a horticultural display.

The many mosaics created by participants in The Patch Mosaic Workshops were also on display. If you havn't already visited The Patch, discover one of Darwin's hidden treasures.

Disability Awareness Week is sponsored by Darwin City Council with support from Palmerston City Council, Arts Access Darwin. NT Carers, Deckchair Cinema, Total Recreation, Carpentaria Disability Services, Darwin 200, National Disability Services, Somerville, YouthWorx, National Disability Coordination Officer Program and The Chamber of Commerce.

 

FRINGE AT THE BANK. August 11-15 and 19-22

Carpentaria artists transformed the walls at the bank into works of art. Christine created a beautiful wall of coloured shapes, Tracy created a flower wall and Lucille and Javed transformed every day items into colourful musical instruments.

Gerald Grady created a beautiful installation of musical instruments made from every day items, and also transformed another wall into an exciting work of art. The resulting instalation was beautiful and interactive, with many visitors stopping to play the various instruments made by the Carpentaria crew.

Carpentaria artists with support from Gerald were in nearly every day and the experience was a very popular one, and everyone was sad that the Fab @ the Bank was not a permanant place for the making of art and exploring creativity.
The Total Recreation adult social group came on the last friday of Fab @ the Bank and joined in the instrument making sessions. The Arts Access Darwin room was certainly the busiest and most colourful place to be.
Many thanks to Gerald and Carpentaria Disability Services for making this such a wonderful event.

 

The Open House Project

The
Open House Project was a series of events and workshops in the Darwin
area held to promote participation and provide training in the arts for
people with disabilities in the top end of the Northen Territory.

AFLOAT

A multi media theatrical performance merging shadow puppetry, movement, visual arts and animation was held at Browns Mart Theatre on Saturday 29th August and Sunday 30th August.

Both shows sold out three weeks before the performances and were a very popular addition to the Darwin Festival program.

Directed by Eden Thomsen,and featuring music and artwork from a talented team of young actors assisted by the creative talents of Shellie Morris and Glen Heald, Maria Sirpis, Conor Fox, Jenelle Saunders and Tim Parish.

Spring Bustle

On Saturday 4th July at Berry Springs Nature Park, Corrugated Iron Youth Arts and AAD held a family day out for young adults with disabilities, their families and carers.

Guests were treated to an action packed day of drama games, swimming and feasting . A BBQ lunch and delicious home made cakes ensured noone went hungry. A documentary film crew were on hand to record the action and film the performers for their roles in the up coming production Afloat.

Berry Springs provided a beautiful and restful backdrop to an exciting day.

 

Afloat
Afloat was created during a series of multi arts workshops featuring performance, dance, story telling, puppetry, song writing, visual arts and film.

The workshops culminated in two performances for the 2009 Darwin Festival, a visual arts exhibition and a documentary film telling the story behind the making of Afloat.

Seven young adults with disabilities participated in the project.

The strong team of project workers included creative producer and director Eden Thomsen, visual artist, set and costume designer Maria Sirpis, Puppeteer and lighting designer Conor Fox, Indigenous singer and song writer Shellie Morris, dance tutor and choreographer Jenelle Saunders, documentary film maker Tim Parish and artist and project coordinator Penny Campton.

The project brings together Arts Access Darwin, Darwin Community Arts, Corrugated Iron Youth Arts, Ausdance NT and Total Recreation and the Darwi Festival supporting a showcase event which has helped establish disability arts as a key player in the vibrant cultural life of the Northern Territory. Supported by

The Ian Dodd Trust & the Kingston Sedgefield (Australia) Charitable Trust

and

Australia Council for the Arts Community Partnerships program.

 

Dion Beasley Exhibition and Open House Launch.

The Open House project was launched on the 4th of September 2008 with an exhibition of works from young Indigenous artist Dion Beasley at the Darwin Entertainment Centre.
The exhibition was opened by the Hon Con Vatskalis MLA for Casuarina, and the MC for the evening was Gareth Wreford from Arts Access Australia.

Arts Access Darwin and Artback NT Arts Touring and Development provided funding to enable Dion to participate in printmaking workshops at Julalikari Arts in Tennent Creek. Printmaker Alan Murn worked with Dion to produce ten beautiful hand coloured limmited edition prints featuring Dion's well known dogs and introducing new charectors and also scenes of community life.

The exhibition ran for ten days and was well attended, with many prints being sold. The exhibition tiitled A Dogs Life is now touring with Artback NT Arts Development and Touring.

A Dogs Life can be seen at the Goulbourn Regional Art Gallery from 6th May to 17th June 2009, the Cessnock Regional Art Gallery from 21st July to 23rd August 2009 and the Tablelands Regional Art Gallery from Sept 4th to Oct 2nd 2009.

The exhibition is available to tour from 2010 to 2011. For details contact Julie Fielke at Artback Arts Development and Touring on 08 89535941

Dion's prints can be purchased at Nomad Art Productions in Parap In Darwin. Contact Rose and Angus Cameron on 08 89 816382

Song writing workshops with Live Vibe Music
1st September and 3rd September 2008
Two song writing and recording workshops were conducted by Live Vibe Music at Chambers Cresent Theatre in Malak. The workshops were attended by Indigenous students from Henbury School. The workshops were assisted by local musician, singer and performer Ali Mills and Bagot Community representative Sabina Holmes. Two songs were written and recorded during the sessions by the students. The workshops were popular with students and staff, and the students presented their work to the school with a special assembly.

Live Vibe Music also ran workshops with clients from Total Recreation during their stay in Darwin.

Live Vibe Music will be back in the NT in 2009.

Music Workshops with Shellie Morris

A series of workshops with Darwin based Indigenous singer, songwriter and musician Shellie Morris were held over the christmas holiday break 2008/9.
The workshops allowed participants to engage in song writing and recording. Many songs were written by the participants with twelve songs being selected for a CD. Some wonderfully talented song writers were unearthed, and the project was an outstanding success. AAD would like to thank Shellie for her passion, dedication and committment to this project and looks forward to working with her again. Supported by

The Ian Dodd Trust & the Kingston DSedgefield (Australia) Charitable Trust

The Patch Mosaic workshops

Visit The patch and check out the beautiful mosaics which have been created during the mosaic workshops for post school leavers with disabilities. The workshops commenced in September 2008 with artist Gillian Hunter and recommenced in the dry this year with mosaic artist Carmel Ong. The Patch is a beautiful and peaceful community garden created by students and post school leavers with disabilities from the Darwin area. This project has built on previous skills learned and compliments the garden related activities already conducted at The Patch.

For inquiries about The Patch contact Judy Grant on 0438827039. Supported by

The Ian Dodd Trust & the Kingston Sedgefield (Australia) Charitable Trust

 

Acknowledgment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arts Access Darwin has been assisted by the

 

Australian Government through the

 

Australia Council, its arts funding and

 

advisory body.

 

 

"Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd as trustees

 

for The Ian Dodd Trust & and the Kingston

 

Sedgefield (Australia) Charitable Trust.

 

' The Fred P Archer Charitable Trust managed by Trust Company Limited'

 

 

 

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