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We are Arts and Disability Network Australia (ADNA).

We are Arts and Disability Network Australia (ADNA).

We amplify the voices of d/Deaf and disabled artists, arts workers and screen practitioners nationwide.

We advocate for accessible creative futures where our community can participate, lead and thrive.

We call for recognition of the contribution of arts and disability culture to Australia’s national story.

Please press play to watch the video and see how we celebrate disability led creative practice.

Across Australia, a new generation of d/Deaf and disabled creatives are using bold ideas and radical approaches to access and leadership to redefine Australia’s cultural landscape.

ADNA’s ‘Ones to Watch’ series celebrates the artists and organisations shaping the future of Australia’s arts and disability culture.

Brand X

Arts organisation
Gadigal/Sydney

Artist-run and not-for-profit, Brand X provides affordable studios, residencies and programs for emerging and established independent creatives across Sydney.

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Arts and disability articles

ADNA publishes opinion pieces and feature articles that celebrate Australia’s arts and disability sector. Click on the links below to be re-directed to our current arts and disability column for Arts Hub.

Breaking glass ceilings: the studios empowering disabled artists to shine.

Sarah-Mace Dennis

For disabled artists, supported studios don't just provide opportunities to work, but also vital support networks.

Read on ArtsHub

When public art is led by accessibility, the results are transformative

Sarah-Mace Dennis

Amazing things can happen when d/Deaf and disabled artists are commissioned to produce public art projects.

Read on ArtsHub

How to embrace radical access in the arts

Sarah-Mace Dennis

There’s so much to learn from the organisations and allies fighting for more inclusive and accessible arts and screen industries.

Read on ArtsHub

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ADNA acknowledges the lived and living experience of people with disability and their family members, carers and supporters.

We recognise the huge contribution people with lived and living experience make to ADNA's work, disability advocacy, and arts and culture in general.

ADNA uses ‘person-first language,’ emphasising the person, not the disability. As a disability-led organisation, we also embrace ‘identity-first’ language, acknowledging disability as identity.

ADNA acknowledges the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We honour their Elders past and present. We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples' artistic and cultural expressions.

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