AAA NewsletterIssue 3 - August 2001Published: Bi Monthly 1. Membership UpdateAAA would like to welcome the following new members to the Network:
We look forward to hearing from you. 2. Whats on for AAA in 2002AAA operates on a financial year, so we have just entered our 2002 financial year . The funding results were good, thanks to an extra allocation from the Australia Council towards AAA's "Making the Journey" project, and the first ever funding received from the Department of Family and Community Services. Following the priorities set at the Annual Face to Face meeting in Maroochydore, this years focus will be : National Coordination; Making the Journey and Regional Infrastructure Development. 3. Government Agency NewsHuman Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission (HREOC)In recognition that life for people with disabilities consists of more than transport in taxis, and that everyone has the right to equal access to arts and culture, HREOC has put a new page up on its website which talks about Arts and Culture. Australia CouncilIn early August AAA representatives Nicole Beyer and Claire Havey met with staff from the Australia Council to discuss its Disability Action Plan. These meetings are quarterly and AAA's role is an advisory one. Outcomes from this recent meeting include agreement between AAA and the Australia Council that whilst Disability Action Plans are an important tool, they are only part of a broader commitment to addressing disability issues in the arts. So let's keep working towards a Disability Policy in the Australia Council. 4. Access Arts Attracts the Waterboshi FestivalCongratulations to Neal Price and Access Arts on receiving $90,000 from Arts Queensland towards the cost of hosting the the seventh Wataboshi festival in November 2003. Access Arts will participate in the 2001 festival in Taiwan in October and November. During the 2001 festival, the organisers will announce that Brisbane will be hosting the 2003 festival. The Wataboshi festival aims to raise the profile of the arts and disability sectors through music and performance. The Brisbane Wataboshi Music Festival will provide a tremendous opportunity to showcase the talents of Australian artists. 5.JobsArtistic Director Restless Dance CompanyResponsible for the artistic management of company and for the development
of artistic output. Salary range $38-$48 (FTE) Part time (0.8) Contact Nick Hughes Restless Dance Company Special Events Manager Organisation: ParaQuad VictoriaClosing Date: Monday, August 20, 2001 http://paraquad.asn.au
Location: Melbourne VIC Needs successful background in Special
Events (preferably in the not-for-profit sector) and exceptional organising
skills. Conferences and EventsBack to Back Theatre Presents a new theatre piece: "fishman".30 August - 1 September (Vic) Contact back2back@ozemail.com.au Art, Health and Design World SymposiumOctober 2002, Sydney Call for expressions of interest from performers and talkers. More at www.placemaking.com.au Awakenings Festival12-21 October, Horsham (Vic). Annual vibrant community festival with a focus on disability arts practice. Program now available at www.awakenings.horsham.net.au. National Arts and Community Conference in 2002Hosted by the Cultural Development Network (Vic) and the Adelaide and Melbourne Festivals and the City of Melbourne. Forums in association with the Adelaide Festival in March will commence proceedings which will culminate in a conference during the Melbourne Festival in October 2002. If you have suggestions of issues, artists, or projects toinclude in the program please contact Judy Spokes judspo@melbourne.vic.gov.au Cultural Action for Community Health 2 day forumThe Cultural Development Network (Vic) in partnership with the Centre for Popular Education UTS on December 13 and 14th this year at the North Melbourne Town Hall Arts House. Ideas for workshops and panel sessions welcome. Contact Rick Flowers at UTS on 02/9340 4386 NICAN Photographic CompetitionEntries close 14 September 2001 "Federation of Abilities" Photographs which passionately capture images of: Belonging and contributing to the community, Adventure and Challenge, Friendships, Interdependence and Control over ones lifestyle, Improved self image, Hope and sense of the future, Experimentation. More information at www.nican.com.au 7.New ResourcesNew federal government websiteThe federal government has launched http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au It replaces the previous Australia's Cultural Network site. STA Travel Trust grantGrants applications are reviewed and awarded three times each year for projects that meet STA Travel's philosophy to develop peace, tolerance and understanding through travel, learning and experience. http://www.statravel.com.au/traveltrust 8. Your Feedback, Contributions and IdeasIf you have anything you would like listed in this newsletter, want to give feedback, or be removed from this list contact: coord@dadaanat.net.au 
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