Building an Artistically Inclusive Future
In collaboration with Access Consultant and disabled musician, Morwenna Collett, in 2025 and 2026 Arts Tasmania is delivering a series of access and inclusion capacity-building activities designed specifically for arts organisations and artists across Tasmania. The University of Tasmania is also supporting this project.
Building an Artistically Inclusive Future connects Tasmanian artists and arts organisations with Morwenna and leading accessibility experts to build practical skills and confidence in working with artists, audiences, and staff with disability. This initiative creates clear pathways for integrating access and inclusion strategies into daily operations while embedding them into the long-term vision of artistic practices and organisational planning.
All training sessions will be recorded and housed on the Arts Tasmania website.
Training and learning programs
Upcoming free online webinars:
| Session | Date and time | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
Accessible marketing and communications Is your marketing truly reaching everyone? With over 5.5 million Australians living with disability, inclusive communication is not just good practice; it is essential. Join Morwenna Collett and Rosie Putman for a discussion on accessible marketing and communications, as they explore inclusive techniques for both digital and print media. | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Monday, 22 September 2025. | Rosie Putland of Modality Co. and Morwenna Collett |
Introduction to neurodiversity: Creative industries Join Laura Sheedy for a practical introduction to neurodiversity, neuro-inclusive practices and how we can rethink the spaces. | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Monday, 6 October 2025. | Laura Sheedy |
This session provides a practical introduction to disability inclusion and how we can provide safe and equitable environments | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Tuesday, 4 November 2025. | Morwenna Collett |
Working with artists with disability This workshop explores how we can collaborate more effectively with artists with disability to understand and address their access needs. Access Consultant Morwenna Collett will be joined by a panel of artists and arts workers with disability, who will share practical examples, tips and strategies to ensure our arts organisations and artists are identifying and removing access barriers.
| 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Monday, 1 December 2025. | Morwenna Collett, Elise Romaszko, Kelly Drummond-Cawthorn, Lisa Rime and Zara Sully |
Access services (e.g. Auslan, captioning) are available on request for all online webinars.
Inclusive Resource Hub
The Resource Hub will be a comprehensive collection of resources on accessibility within the arts. It will include information on conducting basic audits on organisational practices, referral pathways to connect with local disability organisations, access consultants and trainers and much more. Further details will be provided soon.
Access and Inclusion Arts Sector Gathering in Hobart
The Access and Inclusion Arts Sector Gathering will happen on Thursday, 5 February 2026 and will offer arts organisations, arts workers and artists the opportunity to connect and learn practical accessibility skills. Further details will be provided soon.
We look forward to working with you to help ensure the Tasmanian arts sector is a place where everyone feels welcome and included.
For additional information about this project, please contact us at info@arts.tas.gov.au.
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