Karen's Passion Access Arts and CPL work daily towards breaking down barriers and reducing inequalities. Within our community, each individual contributes to a tapestry of remarkable stories.   One such individual is Karen Lee Roberts, winner of the Access Arts Achievement Award in 2021! The funding she received from the award was used to develop her show Sex and Other Philosophies, in collaboration with performing artists Lucinda Shaw and James Halloran. The show has gone on to be a huge success, exploring the meaning of the sensual and sensory aspects of life, through poetry, word p ..read more

Festive Fusion: An Access Arts Showcase Christmas came early for those who attended Festive Fusion: Access Arts Showcase and afternoon tea, hosted at the prestigious KPMG Brisbane, located on Turrbal and Yaggera land in Meanjin/ Brisbane.    Once again, Access Arts collaborated with KPMG to showcase the talents of its Performing Arts workshop participants through theatre, dance and song pieces centred on the theme: Festive Fusion.    Perfectly aligned to Access Arts’ mission to elevate artists with disability or disadvantage, Festive Fusion embodied a harmonious blend o ..read more

Light and Shade: A visual exploration of DBT by 2023 Access Arts Achievement Award winner, Donna Lawrence.  December 5, 2023 Access Arts is pleased to announce Donna Lawrence, accomplished visual artist is the winner of the 2023 Access Arts Achievement Award, for her groundbreaking  visual exploration of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Light and Shade.    Donna’s creative practice focuses on political, social, emotional and educationally motivated themes such as stigma, communication, mental health, isolation, inclusion and lived experience. With lived experien ..read more

A Tranquil Showcase: Access Arts presents 'Relaxed Frame of Mind' Exhibition Art has the extraordinary power to transport us to different worlds, evoke deep emotions, and inspire us with its creativity. The opening night of ‘Relaxed Frame of Mind,’ a visual arts exhibition presented by Access Arts in partnership with KPMG, promised to do just that.    Hosted on the land of the Turball and Yuggera people, and for the first time at KPMG’s world class new offices in the Brisbane CBD the event opened on Wednesday 25 October with a private view and will run until Friday 8 December 202 ..read more

Otherwise: Exploring Alternative Sensory Approaches to Wellbeing Our Undercover Artist Festival last month was a huge success and saw talent from all around the country to come together and perform in a four-day spectacular!    Our Theatre and Dance Ensemble performed alongside Access Arts Singers for an extraordinary performance where theatre, dance, and song joined forces to deliver an alternative look into the eyes of a world with no barriers.   As we watched, we were invited to draw upon our own perspectives to interpret this abstract masterpiece.   The performance ..read more

Applications open for 2023 Access Arts Achievement Award Could you be the 2023 Award Winner? Do you need $10,000 for your current or next artistic project? Applications are now open for the 2023 Access Arts Achievement Award  Supporting all forms of art, the Award provides up to $10,000 in funding for Queensland artists with disability to create, develop, present, produce, exhibit, and/or tour their work. This is a game-changing opportunity for Queensland artists, arts workers and producers to extend the life of an existing work or create a new one! Important dates Application ..read more

Self Portrait - St Andrews Exhibition Thursday, 27 July – Friday 6 October 2023 St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital Level 3 457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill QLD 4000 Access Arts will host its fifth visual arts exhibition within the walls of St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital from Thursday, 27 July – Friday, 6 October. This year’s visual arts display is titled Self-Portrait and offers a glimpse into the rich and unique life experiences of twenty-one visual artists from Access Arts.     Through painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, and digital art, each artist shares what bri ..read more

Tommy and his Queen Nala mural at Brisbane Street Art Festival Tommy, from Mix the Arts Studio, as part of the Brisbane Street Art Festival 2023, creating his live mural: Queen Nala. We were so proud and excited when Tommy told us that he had been selected to be part of the Brisbane Street Art Festival 2023! He’s been a part of Access Arts for over 5 years, showing his artwork in a lot of our exhibitions, and bringing his fun and vibrant energy to our BOA workshops.    The festival is a vibrant celebration of urban creativity that takes place every year in Brisbane. The f ..read more

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Congratulations to the 2022 Matilda Award Winners! We wanted to say a huge congratulations to all of the nominees and winners of the 2022 Matilda awards! So many fantastic performers went to the awards ceremony last night, and they found some incredibly talented and deserving winners. Billie Brown Award for Best Emerging Artist Winner Oliver Hetherington-Page We’re super excited to share that Oliver Hetherington-Page won the Billie Brown Award for Best Emerging Artist (tied with Perry Mooney) for his show The No Bang Theory. As you all know, we have loved Oliver’s work for a long tim ..read more