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A photo of Oliver wearing a colourful blazer and blue glasses is added onto a pink and yellow watercolour background

About the award

The Access Arts Achievement Award provides up to $10,000 funding for Queensland artists, arts workers and producers with disability working in any art form to create, develop, present, produce, exhibit, and tour their work. This is a fantastic opportunity to extend the life of an existing work, or create a new one!

Applications will be assessed by a professional panel who will be looking out for innovative, viable projects with artistic and/or cultural merit, which will provide opportunity for professional development.

 

The Access Arts Achievement Award is proudly sponsored by CPL – Choice, Passion, Life.

Important dates:

Applications open for submission: 

Applications close for submission: 

Award winner advised: 

Monday 19 September 2022

Monday 7 November 2022

December 2022

Applications open for submission:

Monday 19 September 2022

Applications close for submission:

Monday 7 November 2022

Award winner advised:

December 2022

Projects may take place between: 1 January and 31 December 2023

HOW TO APPLY

  1. complete your application online and upload your supporting material
    OR 
  2. email your completed application form (see below for a downloadable application form) and supporting material to info@accessarts.org.au. Please cc tim.brown@accessarts.org.au and use “Access Arts Achievement Award 2022” in the subject line.

Applications are open Monday 19 September to Monday 7 November 2022

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Application form

Download the application form as a word document below or apply online

OR

Application Guidelines

Download the application guidelines as a word document below

Budget Template

Download the budget template as a word or excel document below

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2022 Access Arts Achievement Award winner

Oliver Hetherington-Page

Oliver Hetherington-Page has been awarded the Access Arts Achievement Award for 2022 for the of creation of Santa Claus is Autistic, a new cabaret work that will have its premier season at Redlands Performing Arts Centre in 2023.

2021 Access Arts Achievement Award winner

Karen Lee Roberts

Accomplished Brisbane-based cabaret artist Karen Lee Roberts was awarded the Access Arts Achievement Award for 2021. Karen used the $10,000 grant to produce the collaborative work Sex and Other Philosophies.

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Past recipients of the Access Arts Achievement Award

Click on any of the names below to learn more about the artist and their achievements: