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Program - Conference
Introduction
The Art of Difference conference focuses on
disability and the arts. It includes discussion
of the visual arts, performing arts, music,
comedy, dance, writing and multimedia.
Session 1: Keeping Your Day Job? (If You Have One)
Building a career in the arts is tough, and
tougher for artists with a disability. This
session is a facilitated discussion with a panel
of professional artists who describe their experience of sustaining arts practice, both in
the mainstream and disability fi elds. We raise
the questions: How do we cultivate strong art
practice for all abilities? What are the keys to change?
Date & Time Thu 18 May at 10am
Duration 2 hours
Venue Gasworks Theatre
Cost Included in conference fee
Session 2: Shaping the Making: Models of Practice
A dialogue with artistic directors and arts
administrators from the fi eld of arts and
disability. Discussion explores innovative
work methods, including program change,
mentoring, career pathways, funding and
forging partnerships. Additionally, we review
how people/artists with a disability are
involved in meaningful decision-making,
professional engagement, employment and
art-making.
Date & Time Thu 18 May at 3.30pm
Duration 2 hours
Venue Gasworks Theatre
Cost Included in conference fee
Session 3: The D Word – Identity Politics and Disability in the Arts
Does a rhetorical stance on ‘identity’
determine the way artists make work and
how it is critically received? We examine the
representation of ‘disability’ in the arts and
‘disability arts’ in mainstream art practice, the
media and to audiences. We query the public
expectations of marginalised artists and ask
if ‘visibility of disability’ is important as an
identifier. Queer, gender and race identities
feature as part of this discussion.
Date & Time Fri 19 May at 10am
Duration 2 hours
Venue Gasworks Theatre
Cost Included in conference fee
Session 4: It’s A Wrap/Rap
Artistic Director of Melbourne International
Arts Festival, Kristy Edmunds, outlines
current trends in contemporary art practice
in an international context, while other
contributors offer insights into ‘disability
arts’. A summary of the previous two days’
discussions is followed by a plenary on mental
health and how the arts enhance our ability
to function on broader levels.
Date & Time Sat 20 May at 1pm
Duration 2 hours
Venue Gasworks Theatre
Cost Included in conference fee
Ausdance Forum: Dance and Disability
Ausdance (Vic) Executive Officer Kath Papas chairs a panel discussion on
theoretical and practical issues in the fields
of dance and disability. Featuring Janice
Florence, Billie Cook and Daniel Daw. This event has been coordinated by the Australian Dance Council (Victoria).
Date & Time Fri 19 May at 3pm
Duration 1 hour
Venue Gasworks Theatre
Cost Included in conference fee
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