Arts Access Australia

At Arts Access Australia we believe that everyone has innate creative ability and that all Australians should enjoy the same opportunities to create and enjoy the arts.

The organisation works at a federal level to increase recognition and support for arts and disability from government arts, disability, mental health, ageing, education and employment and training portfolios, and the general public.

Values

Arts Access Australia believes that:

• everyone has innate creative ability
• it is a human right to have access to cultural opportunities
• art created by people with a disability makes a unique contribution to the cultural life of Australia
• cultural inclusion can be an effective means of achieving social change with a positive impact on health and wellbeing
• our work is more effective when cooperating rather than competing with arts sector and disability sector stakeholders
• improving access benefits the whole community.

Vision

A creative culture for all Australians.

Mission

To lead the arts and disability sector development through research, communication and policy with a vibrant national network.

Arts Access Australia is supported, as a Key Organisation, by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

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