In partnership with Diversity Arts Australia, the VMDO are offering two workshops in December designed to assist music business professionals to work effectively with Deaf and Disabled artists, businesses, communities and audiences.

In this workshop, Morwenna Collett will present the findings from her Churchill Fellowship ‘Building a musically inclusive future for Australian artists, participants and audiences - elements and success factors’. This research explored inclusive music programs, venues and festivals which actively engage disabled people across the USA, UK and Ireland.

This session will include:

• General disability inclusion principles
• Potential barriers and access solutions relevant to the music industry
• Access services, new ways of presenting music and assistive technology
• Top access tips for musicians and music organisations (including venues, festivals and presenters)
• Case studies and resources

The session will include interactive activities to put these ideas into practice.

Please ensure you register in order to secure your spot. The Zoom video conference link is contained within your ticket, which you'll be able to access once your registration has been completed.

NOTE: Live captioning will be available at this event

BIOGRAPHY

Morwenna is an accomplished consultant, leader and facilitator with experience of working in the arts, government, not for profit and university sectors as a CEO, leadership team member, Board Director, project manager, lecturer, trainer and advisor. Her work is informed by her lived experience as a musician with disability and she is sought after nationally and internationally for her expertise in diversity, access and inclusion. She is currently a member of disability and inclusion committees for the Sydney Festival, Perth Festival, Undercover Artist Festival and the City of Sydney and is a trainer with People With Disability Australia and Accessible Arts. She is also an Affiliate of the Association of Consultants in Access Australia.

As a consultant and trainer, she has helped transform approaches to diversity, access and inclusion for a wide range of arts organisations, including Perth Festival, Opera Queensland, Polyglot Theatre, Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Liveworks Festival, Art Gallery NSW, Museum of Contemporary Art, Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney Living Museums and the Australia Council for the Arts. She has lectured at the Sydney Conservatorium (The University of Sydney), Melbourne Conservatorium (University of Melbourne) and Sir Zelman Cowan School of Music (Monash University), regularly presents at conferences and on panels across Australia and internationally and is a regular writer for various journals and media outlets. She previously held senior leadership roles at Accessible Arts (CEO), the Australia Council for the Arts (various positions in the areas of music, performing arts, business development, project management, risk management) and Sydney Arts Managers Advisory Group (Chair).

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

• Making Live Music Accessible w/Morwenna Collett - 1 December, 11am - 1pm AEDT
• Cultural Safety from a Disability Perspective w/Caroline Bowditch - 7 December 11am - 1pm AEDT