Earlier in June, I was part of a very esteemed panel at the AMaGA’s (Australian Museums and Galleries Association) National Conference. We came together to talk about “Leadership, transformative change and the future of museums and galleries”. I used the following quote to demonstrate the ongoing and regular experience of the Deaf and Disabled community when visiting galleries, museums and many other arts and cultural spaces.

You can find out more about the panel here

Arts Access Victoria’s (AAV) work aims to diversify the bodies, thinking and ways of being usually experienced in arts and cultural spaces. New aesthetics are on view and experienced, the stories offered are often unfamiliar or regularly told by others. Our stories are authentic and ours to tell.

We, and the artists we work with and support, ambitiously create disability-led ways of experiencing ourselves and each other all the time. This e-news is full of them!

Throughout July, and over the coming months, we will continue to open up multi-faceted ways to experience and witness ourselves and each other. We invite you, the community and the sector to join us in doing this.

Caroline