30/09/2026
Join ACCESSIBLE ARTS as they Celebrate 40 Years of Accessible Arts!
This is more than a milestone. It’s a celebration of the people, creativity and ideas that have shaped 40 years of arts and disability in NSW - and an invitation to imagine what the next 40 years can make possible.
Accessible Arts’ 40th Anniversary is being marked with a program of free, accessible events in partnership with the Art Gallery of New South Wales as part of Art After Hours on Wednesday 14 October.
The centerpiece of the celebration is Access Ideas and Insights: Nothing_ About Us Without Us, a much-anticipated panel event that will also be accessibly livestreamed. This event brings together leading voices from the arts and disability community to reflect on what has been achieved over the past 40 years, where we are now, and what lies ahead. Join in person or via our accessible livestream.
You can also drop into a free workshop and get creative at hands-on Disability Justice & Joy: Zine Making Workshops, plus join in the fun with Comedian-Led Art Tours as hilarious comedians with disability provide unique and entertaining insights into The Edge of Things - an Art Gallery of New South Wales exhibition which explores the ways in which artists give form to the dynamism and disorder of our contemporary world.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to gather, share, learn and create as we honour four decades of dedication and community impact.
Bookings essential for the centerpiece event:
Access Ideas and Insights: Nothing About Us Without Us
Wednesday 14 Oct, 5pm - 7pm
Art Gallery of New South Wales + Online 5pm - 6:15pm: Panel event and Q&A
6:15pm - 7pm: Celebration and light refreshments (in-person)
