Getting what you need in the arts

In this video discussion from Arts Access Australia’s Meeting Place 2016, panellists discuss advocacy in the arts and disability sector.
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Advocacy in the arts and disability sector was one of numerous topics discussed at Meeting Place 2016, ​peak body Arts Access Australia’s key event for the year. 

Held in Adelaide in May, Meeting Place was billed as an opportunity for the arts and disability sector to gather and debate current and emerging issues of significance to the sector, rather than a traditional conference.

Captioned video footage of Meeting Place 2016 has recently been made available.

In this footage from the final panel, How Do You Get What You Need In The Arts?, participants discuss arts advocacy, or as panel chair Emma Bennison, Arts Access Australia Co-CEO puts it, “How do you get what you need, whether you’re an audience member, whether you’re an artist or arts worker – what are the strategies that work?”

Participating in the discussion are artist, audience member and advocate Joanne Chua; Education and Training Coordinator at the Australian Human Rights Commission, Lauren Henley (who has since moved on to a new role in the months since Meeting Place was held); and theatre director Dan Graham.

Topics covered include using the Disability Discrimination Act as a tool for achieving systemic change; perspectives on the value of personal advocacy; knowing what to ask for as well as how to frame your requests; and the importance of outsider perspectives in the arts.

artsaccessaustralia.org

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