29 January 2010
Arts Access Arts Classes – For adults with a mental health issue living in the Southern Region of Melbourne
2010 classes roll into gear with a series of fantastic workshops in the outer regions of Melbourne’s South East!
27 January 2010
Family Dog Theatre – Performance, Lighting, Sound & Video.
Mixed ability youth theatre
* Theatre for youth with & without disabilities
* Training in improvisation, lighting, sound & video
* Using accessible lighting, sound & video equipment
* Performing at festivals & events
* Promoting youth leadership through mentorships
Weekly Workshops
When: Wednesday 6.30-8.30pm
Where: Northcote
Available for workshops, festivals & events
Creating recreational and career pathways in the arts
Promoting youth leadership
27 January 2010
Leesa Nash
Leesa Nash is a director who actively promotes the accessibility of training and performance for people of all movement and learning styles. She has directed inclusive theatre since 1997 and has performed extensively with the mixed ability companies Weave Movement Theatre and Stretch Physical Theatre. In 2002, she initiated Family Dog Theatre FDT (formerly Family Dog Circus), an inclusive theatre training company offering performance and production training to people of all abilities – with a focus on creating both recreational and career pathways for youth with disabilities. A unique part of the training is a process combining performance improvisation, lighting, sound and projection using accessible technical equipment. In 2007 & 2009, Family Dog Theatre hosted The Bow WOW! Festival – inviting youth to ‘Come see what we can do together.’ She is also, currently the Coordinator of the Certificate 1 in Creative industries (Ignition Theatre Training) NMIT- the only vocational theatre training for performers with disabilities in Australia.
27 January 2010
Anne Riggs
I am visual artist with extensive experience in studio and community practice. I have worked at Arts Access both as an artist and project manager.
I am very interested in art as a means to wellbeing and have recently completed a PhD researching this subject. The PhD was both practical and theoretical; I set up a number of community arts projects with the South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault and worked with women who had experienced trauma. We worked together first creating mosaics, and then on a 12-week grief and loss project. From the research I created an exhibition “ART IN THE SHADOWS. trauma loss grief” shown at the Monash Medical Centre, and wrote a full thesis.
I have recently completed a two-year project with the City of Manningham – co-ordinating, teaching and making art for the wonderful and award winning “Wombat Bend Playspace” – a park designed as an all-ability space. The project involved 100′s of people in creating the art – many of whom had a disability. This is one of my most satisfying and beautiful art projects.
I have worked both in Australia, and overseas with performing artist Alex Pinder.
You can visit my website for a more thorough over-view of my arts practice.
27 January 2010
Roz McQuillan
I am a contemporary realist specializing in figurative works, in particular portraits and nudes. I work mainly in oils, but also use a variety of media, including charcoal and conte, pen and ink, watercolour and gouache, as well as photography. I have won a number of awards, and have had 2 solo exhibitions in Melbourne, in 2007 and 2009. My work is held in both Australian and International collections.
