Arts and people with disability

Createability Internships

Create NSW partners with Accessible Arts to deliver the Createability Internship Program.

This program is for NSW artists and practitioners with disability or who are d/Deaf.  It's designed to develop strong career pathways into the arts and screen sector.

Read about recent interns

• Dressing for success: Kristi Archer shares her Createability internship experience
• Createability intern Samantha Tindall gets behind the wheel on the Play School set
• Createability Internship brings future community focus into view for Renee Allara

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Access 2024 Createability Internship

Other grants and funding

Many of our other funding programs encourage and support people with disability or who are d/Deaf.

For example, the recent Regional Arts Touring Round 2 grant will fund the Accessible Arts tour of accessible comedy show Are You Pulling My Leg? 

Accessible Arts CEO, Liz Martin, said “This funding will realise the touring ambitions of talented comedians with disability - expanding the reach and impact of their work as they demonstrate the inclusivity of comedy.”

See Taking it to the regions: Artists and storytellers hit the road

Recent recipients of the Arts and Cultural Funding Program grants included 

• Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Inc. Sprung!! commits to disability voices and embedding strong person-centred systems. 
• Cement Fondu which featured work byStudio A. This is a supported studio based in Sydney. It tackles the barriers artists with intellectual disability face. This includes barriers accessing conventional education, professional development pathways and opportunities needed to be successful and renowned visual artists.

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Useful links and resources

• Accessible Arts is the peak arts and disability organisation in NSW. They advance the rights of, and opportunities for, people with disability or who are d/Deaf to:
  • develop and sustain professional careers in the arts and
  • have equitable access to arts and culture across NSW.
• Australia Council for the Arts useful links include:
  • Arts and Disability Initiative 2022-24
  • Arts and disability mentoring initiative 
  • National Arts and Disability Awards.
• Choose Art is an Australian accessible online arts directory
• Create NSW is due to release a new Disability and Inclusion Action Plan later this year. You can also download our previous Disability and Inclusion Action Plan (2016-18) (PDF 673.69KB)