The Disability Information and Resource Centre

22-29 February 2012

Disability & Arts Transition Team (DATT), supported by funding from Arts SA, brings UK audio describer Willie Elliott back to Adelaide to present training for local performers, writers, theatre-makers and arts organisations.

Renowned professional audio describer Willie Elliot will run professional audio description training. Willie has extensive experience in all aspects of audio description, including theatre, opera, dance, circus, visual arts, architecture, live events, TV, film and online.

Audio Description captures the visual elements of a theatre piece; painting or environment that a blind or vision impaired person might otherwise miss, describing them in clear, vivid language. Through a small radio receiver, the patron receives a spoken description of visual elements by a trained audio describer.

Royal Society for the Blind, 230 Pirie St, Adelaide

For more info call (08) 8231 0900 or datt@cansa.net.au.

The Disability and Arts Transition Team announces two new skill development opportunities for Deaf and disabled artists and arts-workers who want to increase their understanding of grant writing and project resourcing.

Funding Opportunities for Disabled Artists

Wednesday 15 February 2012,

11.00am to 1.30pm

Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Mortlock Building
State Library of South Australia, Corner of North Tce and Kintore Ave, ADELAIDE

A free workshop for Disabled artists, arts workers and Disability organisations on current funding opportunities (Richard Llewellyn Arts & Disability Trust, Arts SA, Australia Council, local government). CAN SA facilitator Carmel Batson leads participants through the basics of clearly outlining your ideas and how to tackle a project budget. Special guest Clare Tizard from Arts SA explains the Richard Llewellyn Arts & Disability Trust funding program.

Business Skills for Creative People – Develop Funds and Resources

Thursday (16th) and Friday (17th) February 2012

Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Mortlock Building
State Library of South Australia, Corner of North Tce and Kintore Ave, ADELAIDE

Course Cost: $25 (normally $150)

Expand your skills in seeking funding and managing resources to support your project dreams. The training will offer participants the opportunity to earn qualifications in the module Develop Funds and Resources (CVFAS03B) within the Course in Business Skills for Creative People (Code 40594SA), a nationally recognized course for people who volunteer and work in the arts, cultural and community sector in Australia. The workshop is hands-on, practical and designed to be relevant to participants.

If you are a disabled artist, arts worker, volunteer, someone who works within communities or someone who would like to, this course is for you.

If you are interested in taking part in either of these two training opportunity, contact DATT by email datt@cansa.net.au or phone (08) 8231 0900 for more information and to register.

Further details are available in the flyer.

The call for participation is now open for the 2012 Regional Arts Australia National Conference, hosted by Country Arts SA. Do you have a great idea that you’d like to share in a panel, presentation or workshop? If so, please consider submitting a nomination. Visit www.alexandrina.org.au to find out more. Nominations close Tuesday 28 February 2012.

Ten Deaf children participated in a two-day photographic workshop with professional Deaf photographer Sophia Borick during the October 2011 school holidays. The participants were aged 8 to 12 and came from three primary schools – they took many photos and had lots of fun.

The children edited their best work using Photoshop in preparation for this exhibition, which will be on display in the DECS gallery 9am to 5pm weekdays from Monday 5 December 2011 to Monday 2 January 2012.

Come and see a different perspective through Deaf eyes.

Exhibition dates: Monday 5th December 2011 to 2nd January 2012

Opening night: 4.30pm, Tuesday 6 December 2011

Where: Dept. of Education and Children’s Services (DECS) Gallery. Ground Floor, 31 Flinders Street, Adelaide

RSVP: 1 December 2011 to 0408 807 511 (text only) or email sborick@internode.on.net.

18 – 21 October 2012, Goolwa, South Australia.

Part conference, part festival – all art.

Calls for participation are now open and close 28 February 2012.

Be involved! Submit an expression of interest to present a session, a workshop, a video work or participate in a curated panel.

Following the success of Junction 2010 in Launceston, the conference will be a survey of the nation’s latest regional arts practice and thinking, informing us of where we are now and indicating signposts to the future. You will swap stories, exchange ideas, be refreshed and re-energised alongside the opportunity to experience some of the nation’s best work from regional artists, organisations and communities.

For further details visit http://artsalexandrina.org.au/.

The November 2011 edition of the Disability & Arts Transition Team’s eNews is available to download here.

The upcoming Port Adelaide Rotary Art Show is calling for entries from local artists as part of its 25th exhibition.

Art Show Director David Hunter says it’s a great opportunity for artists to showcase their work to art lovers and help a deserving cause with the entry fee and commission going to a range of charities.

The closing date for entries is 25 November, with the exhibition running from 29 December 2011 to 2 January 2012 at the PortLife Church on Causeway Road, Newport.

For full details click here.

Edition 7 of the Accessible Arts Newsletter has been released and can be read here. In this edition:

• Arts & disability creative intersection at World Summit
• Bundanon residency fosters a visual perspective
• National music residency a first for inclusion
• Years of experience in new artist resource
• Artist reconciles war with scholarship
• And more…

You are invited to an exhibition of the art of Art Therapist and Phd Student Faith Thorley, entitled “The Art of Embracing Change”.

At the North Adelaide Community Centre at 176 Tynte St, North Adelaide.

The exhibition will run from November 1st to 10th and then from November 15th to December 16th.

All art works are for sale. Part proceeds of the exhibition will go to the Mental Health Coalition of SA to promote art making for mental wellness.

For full details click here to have a look at the flyer.

Three young, disabled dancers are directing short new dance works for Restless Dance Theatre.

Now in its third incarnation, Debut 3 will see three outstanding members of the company work as Directors to develop their own individual choreographic styles.

This season of work is united by the theme: ‘The Butterfly Effect’. Each of the dance works demonstrates how small changes in one part of a complex system can have a dramatic effect elsewhere.

Directors Andrew Pandos, Jianna Georgiou and Lorcan Hopper and will collaborate with experienced, professional mentors: Philip Channells, Tim Rodgers and Larissa McGowan.

These new short works are a chance for the three directors, all emerging disabled artists, to explore their own ideas and gain experience whilst having the guidance and direct feedback from their mentors.

Director Lorcan Hopper notes “[Debut 3 has helped me] learn to put myself out there and take risks, and to challenge myself.” Debut 3 is a fantastic opportunity for professional development, marking a significant milestone in these three exciting emerging artist’s careers.

The casts of each work will be made up of dancers from Restless Dance Theatre’s Youth Ensemble and Restless Central community workshop program, all aged between 15-26, and dancers in their first year at Adelaide College of the Arts.

Restless Dance Theatre is Australia’s leading dance company that integrates disabled and non-disabled artists to create dance theatre and dance education programs.

Debut 3 will be presented at the Restless Studio, 234a Sturt St. Adelaide at 7.30pm on Friday 11th November and 3pm & 7.30pm on 12th November 2011. Tickets are $10 and $5 concession.

The performance on Friday 11th November will be audio described for vision impaired audience members and Auslan interpreted.

For bookings, telephone Restless Dance Theatre on 8212 8495 or email bookings@restlessdance.org for a booking form.

For media enquiries please contact Artistic Director, Philip Channells on 0432 073 304 or email philip@restlessdance.org.