2011 Archive

A very special thankyou to all the volunteers and performers and our guests and members who made Access Arts’ end of year event, Polyphonic, an enjoyable experience to be involved in.

Peter Vance graced us as MC and delighted us with his voice as well as Amanda Kay and friends followed by DJ Smiley to close.

Centre pieces created by members from 4 Access Arts visual arts groups were visually spectacular contrasting with the whites of the tablecloths and the images from BOA members and our Camera Wanderers were also projected on either side of The Blocks wall space. A short film about the designing process for Peter Vance’s CD “The Truth” was shown during the night also.

Several art works were sold during the evening.  If you missed out on purchasing an original artwork by Access Arts members at Polyphonic, more opportunities will be available in the new year.

The Polyphonic – Many Voices, Many Styles, exhibition had its debut showing before going to Thailand for the Wataboshi Asia-Pacific Music Festival in February 2012.

Emma Bennison Access Arts Executive officer summarising the highlights of 2011

Amanda Kay performance

We look forward to seeing you all in the New Year. Access Arts will reopen on the 9^th January

Merry Christmas and a safe holiday to all!

Regards

Access Arts staff

Access Arts is seeking an Admin Officer, to commence in January 2012.

The Expression of Interest document is available here

Closing date for applications: COB Thursday 15 December, 2011.

Please contact Emma Bennison or Angela Jaeschke on (07) 3844 5897 or 1300 663 651 (regional callers) if you have questions.

From the Executive Officer

It’s difficult to believe that we are nearly at the end of the year yet again, but what an exciting and creative year it’s been! Many of our members have excelled in a wide range of art-forms. Many have received awards and many have experienced the arts for the first time. I would like to thank all our members for your creativity and enthusiasm during 2011. Thank you for inviting us to be part of your artistic journey. I would also like to sincerely thank our donors and partners. It has been a real pleasure working with you during 2011. You have made a unique and invaluable contribution to removing barriers to arts and cultural participation by people with disability. We look forward to working with you in 2012.

We have some exciting plans for 2012 to share with you. We are delighted to let you know that we will be co-presenting Art Bites, a free community workshop program with Brisbane City Council in the first quarter of 2012. This will mean a departure from our regular weekly workshop program and a move to short-term workshops across a range of art-forms in various Brisbane locations. I would strongly encourage you not to let this change of format put you off. We know that for many of you, transport and access to support workers are significant barriers to attending workshops which we are able to assist with as a result of our partnership with Brisbane City Council. It also makes it possible to provide a much broader range of workshops which are open to the whole community, but accessible to people with disability. We hope that you will take up this opportunity and we are very keen to hear your feedback on your experience to help us improve it in the future. Note that our popular drumming workshop remains on the program as does the Redcliffe visual arts workshop. You can read more from Joelene on the program below.

Sadly, the plans for the “Polyphonic, Many Voices Many Styles” exhibition and song-writer Jesse Patterson to be part of the Asia Pacific Wataboshi Music Festival had to be postponed due to the floods in Bangkok. We send our best wishes to our partners, the Network of Music and Arts for People with Disabilities as they begin the recovery process. The festival is now planned for February 2012. You can view the exhibition at our Polyphonic event on 8 December. Details are below.

We will continue to provide disability awareness training on a quarterly basis in 2012. We are also keen to provide more training to arts organisations and arts workers in regional communities. Access audits and advice on creating a  cost-effective disability action plan will also continue to be available. We also look forward to expanding the delivery of audio described, captioned and auslan interpreted performances and exhibitions.

Our professional development program, (including the Brisbane Outsider Artists Studio, the SAFE fund and individual and group mentorships) will expand as we develop new partnerships and strengthen existing ones.

Often I am asked how Access Arts manages to deliver the range of programs we offer. The answer is that we have a truly remarkable team of staff in the office and a group of outstanding arts workers, support workers and volunteers who deliver our programs. I sincerely thank them for their continued commitment to Access Arts. I very much look forward to welcoming you back to Access Arts when our office re-opens on 9 January. On behalf of the board and staff, I wish all of you a relaxing and enjoyable festive season, packed with creativity of course!

Intersections Forum – Brisbane

On 27 October, Arts Queensland and Access Arts co-hosted the Intersections’ Arts and Disability forum at The Edge. The purpose of the forum was to bring together both sectors and share innovations in disability arts practice, provoke new thinking and discussion and identify areas for further collaboration and practical joint projects. More than 60 people representing Queensland and interstate arts and disability organisations registered for the forum.

Key issues raised at the forum included attitudinal and cultural change within the sector, resourcing and entrepreneurship, mentoring, information and communication, networking and collaboration, advocacy and a focus on making good art not on disability. Access Arts also presented a series of practical workshops on inclusive arts practice and disability action planning, the role of carers and employing people with a disability in the arts and cultural sector.

Our sincere thanks to Arts Queensland for demonstrating such a strong commitment to arts and disability through recent forums and through their blog, AQBlog where you can find several articles on arts and disability at http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/blog/index.php/category/social-inclusion/.  We are continuing to work closely with Arts Queensland to take action on the challenges faced by the sector. Thank you also to forum participants for your openness and willingness to contribute to the conversation.

If you would like to receive updates on progress from the forum, Arts Queensland has established an E-mail list. To join, send an E-mail to glen.fuller@arts.qld.gov.au and ask to be added to the Intersections E-mail list.

 - Emma Bennison, Executive Officer

COMMUNITY ARTS REPORT

Term 4 Workshops

Term 4 workshops have now finished, and I am happy to report it was another wonderful term.  The groups produced some great artwork and performances, further developed friendships, and tried things they hadn’t before.  Members of the Beginners Visual Arts workshop exhibited various pieces of their artwork in the SWARA Spring Fair exhibition, while members of the Performance and Drumming workshops performed on the SWARA Spring Fair stage.  Members of the Northside Visual Arts and Beginners Visual Arts workshops, along with BOA and Artist Space members, have been sculpting centre pieces for the tables that will be at our end of year event Polyphonic – they are looking great and it will be very exciting to see them in place at the event!  Thank you to workshop staff and volunteers for all your work this term, and to all the members who have joined us.

Free Art Bites program… coming up

Access Arts has an exciting opportunity to deliver the Art Bites program in partnership with Brisbane City Council in February/March 2012, and is in conversation with the council about possible further collaboration.  The Art Bites program has been running in various locations throughout Brisbane, and offers free short term workshops that give people a taste of various art forms.

Our Arts Bites program in February/March next year will include drama, drumming, dance, painting, printing, music, business, origami, brooch making, digital storytelling, zine making, and photography workshops, and all sessions are free. We see this as an opportunity for you to try a variety of workshops with your local community while ensuring access requirements are provided for.

Access Arts is pleased that many current workshop facilitators submitted proposals for the workshops, and look forward to working with local artists who we haven’t worked with before.  All facilitators will participate in Access Arts’ Disability Awareness Training program prior to workshops commencing.

As with our current program, a participation support worker will be employed to ensure maximum participation, and you are welcome to bring your own support worker.

This may be the perfect chance for you to participate in a community arts program with your family and friends.

The program is being finalised and dates, times and locations will be available soon on our website and in our next newsletter, or please contact Joelene Scot for further information.

Transport Assistance – St Johns

We know that transport issues are often a deterrent to accessing workshops.  We have recently had a visit from St Johns Ambulance who offers a low cost community transport assistance program, and any Access Arts members that live on the north side of Brisbane are eligible to access this service.

More information is available from http://www.stjohnqld.com.au/ – Community Services – Transport Access Project.

You can access the registration form (please allow 1 week for initial registration, bookings must be made 3 days in advance) through the Access Arts office, complete the form over the phone with Access Arts staff – ph: 07 3844 5897, or through St John directly – ph: 07 3632 9932 or email: trans@stjohnqld.com.au .

We are in conversations with other organisations regarding transport assistance for those who live on the south side, and will keep you updated.

We look forward to seeing you at Polyphonic, and into the new year.  For further information on Access Arts’ Community Arts program, please contact Joelene Scot on joelene@accessarts.org.au or in the office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

- Joelene Scot, Community Arts Administrator

Visual Arts Report

Absolutely Everybody Photographic Project

Access Arts would like to congratulate Professional Development member, Magda Labuda, on the successful completion of the Absolutely Everybody Photographic Project.  Magda travelled to Cairns as the official photographer for the State Disability Conference, Absolutely Everybody on the 22^nd  and 23^rd  September.  Magda also delivered an introductory photography workshop at the conference.  Access Arts would like to thank Design Explosions for the extensive support we have received in preparing, printing and framing the twenty photographs.  The photographs will form a permanent collection and will be shown in the offices of the Department of Communities throughout Queensland.

Kingaroy Art Gallery

Three members from the Brisbane Outsider Artist Studio have work showing at the Kingaroy Art Gallery in a group exhibition organised by Graham House Community Centre.  The exhibition is showing from the 2^nd of December 2011 to the 6^th of January 2012.  The exhibiting members from the Brisbane Outsider Artist Studio include: George Delaney; Stephen Corti-Griffiths and Peter Hughes. Congratulations to these artists.  This exhibition provides a wonderful opportunity for the works to be seen in a regional gallery.

BOA Gallery visit

Recently the members from the Brisbane Outsider Artist Studio visited the UQ Art Museum to see the National Artists’ Self Portrait Prize 2011 and Surface Tension an exhibition by Euan Macleod 1991-2009. Members from the Brisbane Outsider Artist Studio enjoyed the gallery visit and gained new insights into the artistic history and techniques employed by renowned painter Euan Macleod.

Access Arts exhibition at the SWARA Spring Fair

On Saturday the 29^th October Access Arts was involved in the SWARA Spring Fair at Dutton Park.    Access Arts’ involvement included an exhibition of works from a range of visual arts workshops including: the Beginners Visual Arts Workshop; Brisbane Outsider Artist Studio; Artist Spac and the Camera Wonderers Professional Development Program. The exhibition was a success and received much interest from visitors as well as generating sales of art works.

Luxembourg exhibitions

Congratulations to all the artists from Access Arts who had works selected to be shown in one of the five exhibitions organised by Cooperations in Luxembourg.

The Cooperations exhibitions for 2011 included:

Friends and Lovers – January

Famous People – March

Abstract World – May

Catastrophes – September

Landscapes – November

BOA Term

I would like to congratulate the members of the Brisbane Outsider Artist Studio on a successful year.  It is wonderful to see members taking up creative opportunities and developing their own arts practice. The Brisbane Outsider Artist Studio will   re-open on Monday 13th February 2012.  I wish you all a safe and happy festive season.

- Jasmin Jacobson, Visual Arts Coordinator

The Camera Wonderers, flush from their success at the Brisbane Festival have begun work on two new projects for the New Year:  a 2012 Calendar to mark the National Year of Reading 2012. The calendar will be available for purchase at Red Bubble in December:

http://www.redbubble.com/people/access

And remember that Camera Wonderers postcards, greetings cards and prints are always available from this site.

The Camera Wonderers are also starting a community arts partnership with the Brisbane Jazz Club: Wonderers will document the life of the Jazz Club, not just performances but the whole management and development of the Club, towards the Brisbane Jazz Clubs’ 40th anniversary in April 2012.

The Performance Writers group are now well into the devising and scripting of a new multi media work. A science fiction tale set in an undisclosed new world order drawing on archetypal narratives and the history of dystopian fiction.

The work will eventually be a combination of writings and ideas from all of the group members, working collaboratively and in a spirit of non-competative creative endeavour.  Video, live theatre, photography, visual arts, sound art and music will all combine in a contemporary performace work presented in a varriety of media – online publication; video; audio and live performance.

Individual Professional Development program members are working on a varriety of projects and artworks. Sound art development, creative writing, visual arts, storytelling, music and installation art are all being creatively developed with the assistance of the program coordinator and mentors. 2012 promises to be an exciting and busy year of members presentations, publications and exhibitions

The Artist Space is not for beginners; it is a workshop and development space for visual artists to share and extend their practice in a supportive, non-competitive environment. Facilitated by highly experienced professional visual artists, and designed for those who already have an arts practice, the workshop not only looks at painting and drawing techniques but also: portfolio design and presentation; competition entry; exhibition proposal preparation; best practice in health and safety; and project and grant application development. For the past two terms, the group has enjoyed the opportunity critique and support each other’s development, and has established a meeting place for ideas and discussion, focussing on both individual and collaborative professional development.

Safe Fund News

The SAFE fund was been established to provide fast, flexible assistance to emerging and professional artists living in Queensland experiencing disability or disadvantage. The significant costs of attending conferences, training courses or events and the lack of timely funding options can mean that opportunities are missed. Often a piece of equipment or a short period of mentoring could make all the difference to artists seeking professional careers.

SAFE funds for 2011 have been fully expended and no more grants will be issued in 2011. Members wishing to apply for 2012 however are welcome to meet with Zane and discuss their projects towards the first half of next year.

 - Zane Trow, Professional Development Program Co-ordinator

What’s ON!

POLYPHONIC

Access Arts’ end of year FUNDRAISER!

THURSDAY 8TH DECEMBER 5-7:30pm, The Block – QUT, Creative Industries precinct

$20/$10 conc.

–   A celebration of Access Arts and International Day of People with Disability

–   Art auction: all original works!

–   Performances by our members

–   Peter Vance’s CD project – The Truth

–   Auslan interpreted, and wheelchair and access friendly

–   Food and beverages provided for all tastes

Any queries, please contact us PH: 3844 5897
Email: joelene@accessarts.org.au
Contact on the day PH: 0403 070 688

Directions: From Kelvin Grove Road, enter QUT via Musk Road and then turn left to enter Parer Place. The Block is between The Shed and The Loft.

Smooth Jazz, Groovy Lounge

Green Jam Sessions are back every Friday evening from September for a few hours of laid back lounge and smooth jazz on QPAC’s Melbourne Street Green stage.

In this free program of live music, supported by Heritage Building Society, the talented musicians from Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium get the weekend vibe started and show off their impressive repertoire of music.

As the days become longer and the weather heats up, QPAC is the place to be for a chilled out evening of cold drinks, relaxing tunes and great company.

25 November	Luara Karlson-Carp Trio
2 December	Paula Girvan Trio
9 December	James Ball Trio

THE SWARA ROCKY SHOW Sat 26th Dec 11am

When Brad & Janet’s car breaks down they encounter much more than they expect ………come along and see what happens! It’s a chance to dress-up and sing-a-long – so bring your voices, dress as your favourite TV/ Film Family Member and stay for a barbie afterwards

Where:            SWARA 101 Park Rd, Woolloongabba

When:              11am, Sat 26^th November

Cost:                Gold Coin Donation

Please make an effort to dress-up and be a part of the SWARA singers.

The last night at the Grand Hotel – Performance at Judith Wright Centre 1st – 3rd Dec

Judith Wright Centre and Blue Roo Theatre company present “The last stand at the Grand Hotel” It’s 1945 and as the wrecking ball hovers over one of Brisbane’s iconic hotels, staff and patrons gather top share in one last evening of song, music, magic and mayhem

Thursday 1st to Saturday 3rd December

Tickets from $15 – carers FREE!

PH: 07 3872 9000

FAN Theatre presents “A Time to Discover”

Come along for an intimate performance presented by FAN (Forgotten Australians national) Theatre.

A time to discover is a performance showcasing the skills, ideas and creativity of the FAN Theatre members that they have been developing for the last 12 weeks. The performance includes puppetry, film, live performance and is about leaving the past behind and looking towards the future

Come and join us on the 25th November, 7pm, The Studio – Metro Arts, 109 Edward St, and City. Bookings essential for a FREE performance.

CollaborARC

A Learning and Life Skills Program brought to you by ARC Disability Services Inc.

Featuring:

St Johns Community Care -   Deaf Indigenous Dance Group -   Tropical Arts

Where:    COCA Theatre –Abbott Street

When:     Friday 9^th December

Time:       6.30pm (Doors open 6pm)

PH: (07) 4046 3600
Into the Mind of the Painter

“The HEART, by way of the BREATH, to the LINE”
(Charles Olson 1950 Black Mountain College)

An exhibition of paintings by Pamela Asai exploring gesture, rhythm, motif and the mark, these largely non-figurative works inspired by literature, poetry, emotion and memory are teamed with selections from the painter’s diary. Together with quotations from other artists, critics, writers and poets, these texts offer a unique glimpse into the artistic process and the opportunity, when placed alongside the canvases, to enter ‘into the mind of the painter’.

Steeped in the traditions of mid-twentieth century American painting and inspired and challenged by Cy Twombly, Asai’s art is concerned with the physical act of painting as a direct conduit from the unarticulated self.  Like a seismograph, Asai’s lines, scratches, spots, blots and slashes, register private meaning through a personal visual language. As such, these paintings are a celebration of the moment of creation; a movement from the heart, via the breath and the hand, to the canvas – painterly evidence of the synthesis of mind, emotion and the body. Intelligent and assured, this large selection of work, together with its revealing texts, is an exhibition that visitors to the gallery will find both beautiful and thought provoking.
Season: Tue 22 November 2011 – Sat 3 December 2011

Opening: 6pm Wed 23 November 2011

When: Mon – Fri: 10am – 4:30pm,  Sat: 2pm – 5pm

Where: Metro Arts Galleries

Phone: (+617) 3002 7100

Email: info@metroarts.com.au

Reception: Level 2, 109 Edward St, Brisbane QLD 400

Flipside Circus News

We are very excited to have this terrific article about Flipside Circus’s Unthink the Impossible Program published on the Disability services web site. Please take a moment to have a look and if you’d like more information about this inspiring program please contact Deb at Flipside Circus

http://www.qld.gov.au/disability/news-events/circus-therapy/                 

 PH. (07) 3352 7233

Address: 117 Mina Parade Alderley Qld 4051

PO Box 50 Alderley Qld 4051

Email: debbie@flipsidecircus.org.au

Web: www.flipsidecircus.org.au

Flipside Circus is also offering a school holiday program from the Dec 12^th to Jan 21^st

Flipside Circus is a national leader in youth arts empowering children and young people through circus.  Flipside values the strategic concepts of circus described by Australian youth circus legend, Dr. Reg Bolton: to show off, to take risks, to trust, to dream and aspire, to work hard and to laugh.

Screech Theatre

Have fun, make friends and get creative…

Are you aged between 13 and 20 and interested in drama? Then Screech Theatre would love to hear from you!

At Screech you’ll have the chance to make new friends, learn new drama and art skills, perform for an audience and most importantly, have fun!

Screech is offering a series of free ‘taster’ workshops for new members. The workshops are for everyone and will give you an idea of what drama is all about, including designing sets, making props, making costumes and of course, acting!

Screech is committed to building an inclusive, expressive and creative space, so if you’ve ever considered drama, come along and give it a go!

Dates and times

From 10am to 1pm

Saturday 17^th December 2011

Saturday 14^th January 2012

Saturday 22^nd January 2012

Venue Cerebral Palsy League, Windsor

217A Lutwyche Road, Windsor

PH: Nic Vogelpoel – 07 3357 5289

Email: nvogelpoel@cplqld.org.au

GoMA – Current exhibitions

Pip & Pop | we miss you magic land!

26 November 2011 – 4 March 2012 | GoMA

For our GoMA Turns 5 celebrations, the Children’s Art Centre invited Perth-based artist duo Pip & Pop (Tanya Schultz and Nicole Andrijevic) to transform the Park Level into a large-scale installation especially for children and families.

Drawing on children’s fairy tales from all over the world, creation myths, Buddhist cosmologies and video games, Pip & Pop create magical lands coloured with a bright, often fluorescent palette. A favourite story is the land of Cockaigne, which first appeared in French poetry in the thirteenth century. This mythical land of plenty was the medieval peasant’s dream – an idea that captured everyone’s imagination and quickly spread across Europe. Descriptions mention streets paved with pastries, houses made of cake and sugar, and skies raining cheeses. Other stories referred to in the artists’ works include the Ainu folktale ‘The birds’ party’, about a celebratory feast hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Pigeon; and the Incan story ‘In search of the magic lake’, set in a stunning landscape, where the sky dips so low that it meets the water’s edge, charging the liquid with healing powers

Yayoi Kusama: Look Now, See Forever

18 November 2011 – 11 March 2012 | GoMA
‘Look Now, See Forever’ transforms the dramatic spaces of the Gallery of Modern Art with a series of spectacular immersive rooms, featuring new sculptures and paintings as well as film projection and installation

Ten Years of Contemporary Art: The James C Sourris AM Collection

12 November 2011 – 19 February 2012 | GoMA
In recent years, Brisbane benefactor James C Sourris, AM, has been gathering an extensive collection of contemporary Australian art, focusing on the first decade of the twenty-first century and paying particular attention to Queensland artists

Across Country: Five Years of Indigenous Australian Art from the Collection

5 November 2011 – 21 October 2012 | GOMA
‘Across Country’ celebrates the Indigenous Australian art collection development since GoMA’s opening, by highlighting major acquisitions

Daphne Mayo: Let There Be Sculpture

4 November 2011 − 15 January 2012 | QAG
Daphne Mayo (1895–1982) is one of Queensland’s most significant twentieth century artists. Mayo was an outstanding sculptor and creator of some of Brisbane’s grandest monuments, as well as a passionate advocate for the arts.

Dinosaur Designs

15 October 2011 – 25 March 2012 | GoMA
In recognition of the Gallery’s ongoing commitment to contemporary design, Australia’s Dinosaur Designs have been commissioned to produce a new body of work for GoMA’s fifth anniversary. It will be one of their largest and most dazzling projects to date.

Threads: Contemporary Textiles & the Social Fabric

1 October 2011 – 5 February 2012 | GoMA
Bringing together a diverse range of contemporary textiles from the Gallery’s Australian, Asian and Pacific Collections, ‘Threads: Contemporary Textiles and the Social Fabric’ celebrates the ways in which contemporary artists explore and extend the textile medium.

The Hand, The Eye & The Heart

1 October 2011 – 12 February 2012 | GoMA
‘The Hand, The Eye and The Heart’ brings together a series of works that reflect on the public dimension of private experience. The exhibition includes video, photography, drawing and sculpture, and surveys a range of approaches used by artists to record private and personal aspects of human experience. The exhibition in turn considers how these acts of remembrance are made material and spiritual.

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, The Image & The World

27 August – 27 November 2011 | QAG
‘Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, The Image & The World’ is an exhibition for all audiences. Regarded by the French as a national treasure this important exhibition of Cartier-Bresson works is presented in conjunction with the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation and Magnum Photos, Paris

For more information

http://qag.qld.gov.au/whats_on

Contact Us

• Stanley Place, South Bank,
  Queensland 4101, Australia
  Phone: +61 (0)7 3840 7303
  Fax: +61 (0)7 3844 8865
  Email: gallery@qag.qld.gov.au

Matisse Up Late – GOMA

5.30–10.00pm Fridays 20 January – 2 March 2012 | Gallery of Modern Art

GoMA is open UP LATE on Fridays from 20 January – 2 March during ‘Matisse: Drawing Life’.

Up Late takes a sophisticated, soulful approach during ‘Matisse: Drawing Life’, with DJ jazz in the early evening introducing the lush arrangements of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Django Rheinhart, Alice Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Don Cherry, Miles Davis, and Chet Baker.

Up Late will feature contemporary artist talks, live models bringing The Drawing Room to life, and music performances with an acoustic edge providing the perfect backdrop to the exhibition.

Job Opportunities

From Flying Arts links page

• Project Coordinator @ Flying Arts – Fortitude Valley click
• Calling Young Sunshine Coast Entrepreneurs click
• Artist Exhibit Space click
• Philanthropy Manager click
• Banana Shire Stories Public Art Project – Queensland click
• Call for exhibition Artist – Toowoomba click
• Smithfield Village Christmas Markets – Smithfield click
• ‘eFEMeral’ is a zine looking to showcase your art through a feminist lens. click
• For the latest jobs at Arts http://www.artshub.com.au/au/arts-jobs/

PH; +61 7 3844 7211
Address: PO Box 5209 West End Queensland, 4101
Street Address: Level 1, 188 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101
Email: info@flyingarts.org.au

Inner City Brisbane Café Art

LOOKING FOR ARTISTS TO DISPLAY ART IN INNER BRISBANE CITY CAFES

We organise artists work to be displayed in a range of popular cafes in regular rotations throughout inner city Brisbane.  If you would like your art to be considered for an exhibition, or you are a cafe seeking to display art, please contact me ajhcoleman@gmail.com to discuss in more detail.  We need artist’s electronic submissions of your ‘ready to hang’ art to review with cafe owners, including the size of each piece.  We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, please contact Andi on 0410 249 559.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brotherhood of the Wordless and Ghostboy - Cabaret Show

Sandgate Town Hall

Thursday 1st December 6:30pm

Show and light supper: $22;  Students/Pensioners:  $18;  Theatre seating only $15

Bookings: 3283 8214

Audio Description and Captioning Update

Cinema:

From 8 December, Event Cinema at Westfield Chermside will offer audio description and closed captioning. Event Myer Center, Maroochydore and Robina will move from one to two accessible screens. For further details on audio description and closed captioning, visit www.mediaaccess.org.au.

Theatre:

Access Arts Inc. (Qld), Vision Australia and QPAC are pleased to announce that Vision Australia’s Audio Description Service is available at QPAC, with live descriptions of the visual elements to complement the theatre experience. Trained Audio Describers provide the commentary with concise descriptions of actions, expressions and gestures. The description is transmitted via earpiece and patrons wishing to receive the audio description service may book seats in any area of the theatre (subject to availability).

Patrons collect headsets at the Cloakroom, Ticket Sales Foyer, Mezzanine Level and need to be seated 15 minutes before the performance to receive program details together with descriptions of costumes and stage settings.

To view a full list of performances to be audio described, visit: http://www.qpac.com.au/useful_information/audio_described_performances/
Or call 3840 7466 to make a booking.