As the keynote speaker at the 2010 Arts Activated National Conference in Sydney, Jenny Sealey, artistic advisor for the Unlimited 2012 festival addressed the conference theme of 'arts-access-excellence'. In this article, Jenny reflects on her time in Australia in the latest issue of Artery.

Over 101,000 people took part in the 2010 Bealtaine festival, one of Ireland's biggest arts festivals. From dance to cinema, painting to theatre, Bealtaine showcases the talents and creativity of both first-time and professional older artists.

Dion Beasley is a young Indigenous artist whose distinctive Cheeky Dog cartoons have won wide acclaim. Dion grew up 300 km away from Tennant Creek in the small township of Owairtilla, also known as Canteen Creek. Watch Art Nation profile of Dion's work on ABC Television.

Home Is Where My Heart is a photographic project and exhibition that explores the concept of ‘home’ through the eyes of young people experiencing homelessness.

Artist Careers, two research projects released by the Australia Council for the Arts, paints a comprehensive picture of the working lives of Australia's 44,000 professional artists.

AART.BOXX is seeking entries by Australian visual artists with disability by October 8, 2010. The exhibition aims to extend and challenge discourses within contemporary art by highlighting art practices informed by cultures of disability. Find out how to enter here.

Entries are now open for the Mental Health Council of Australia's (MHCA) first World Mental Health Day Photography Competition.

London 2012, the UK Arts Councils and the British Council are seeking commission high quality, ambitious work by artists with a disability that can be experienced by a broad range of audiences in a wide range of spaces, to help celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games at Unlimited.