Get Out!
Gerard Vacirca, Get Out! 2009
Get Out! is a visual and performing arts program for adults with a disability, providing respite for their family and voluntary carers.
Get Out! is designed for adults with a disability, including those with an intellectual, physical, sensory disability or an acquired brain injury. Get Out! is facilitated by professional visual and performing artists, and qualified support workers.
Artists Glynis Angell and Aliey Ball work with Get Out! participants to introduce new art forms and develop existing skills. The program has developed over five years in response to the interests, needs and skills of participants. In 2006, the group created a performance piece incorporating music, drama, set design and costume making. In 2007 the group focussed on the convergence of performing and visual arts practice. The group produced a short film Blue Bye You, using life-size marionette puppets. The puppets have been used as tools for the exploration of the alter-ego, and narratives that skew our traditional ideas of friends and relationships. The group also participated in a community parade in Frankston, and most recently presented Diane Doesn’t Sleep, an engaging, surreal performance featuring art, stories, music and sculpture, at Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre.
In addition to all the art activities, Get Out! offers adults with a disability an opportunity to meet people who share similar interests.
Get Out! is run at the Frankston Uniting Church. This venue is completely accessible; light filled and offers various spaces for the program to work in.
Details
- Located at the Frankston Uniting Church, 16-18 High St, Frankston
- Available for up to 20 participants
- Held every second Saturday, February – December 2010
- Cost: $66 for eleven sessions
Requirements
- Bring lunch and snacks
- Bring change of clothes if necessary, tissues and anything else you require
Eligibility
To comply with our funding body guidelines, participants must:
- Live with a family member or voluntary carer
- Be over 18 years
- Live in the Frankston or Mornington Peninsula local council areas
We would like to ensure that those people with the greatest need for respite are given priority to this program. If you have any particular needs, please let us know.
Bookings & Enquiries
Bookings will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Previous enrolment does not guarantee a place. For bookings or for more information, please contact:
Adam Rozsa, Arts Development Officer
Tel 03 9699 8299
TTY 03 9699 7636
Fax 03 9699 8868
Email arozsa@artsaccess.com.au
