Applications are open for the 2023 Disability and Culturally Diverse Internship Program, which offers paid internships and specialized industry training for up to eight people with disabilities or who are d/Deaf and identify as culturally and linguistically diverse. The program is run by Accessible Arts in partnership with Diversity Arts Australia and various arts and cultural organizations across NSW and ACT. Participating organizations include the Art Gallery of NSW, Urban Theatre Projects, APRA AMCOS, and the National Portrait Gallery in ACT. Applicants must be over 18 and actively engaged in or seeking career opportunities in the arts and cultural sector. All interns will receive assistance based on their individual access requirements.
Accessible Arts, in partnership with Diversity Arts Australia and several arts and cultural organizations across New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), is now accepting applications for the 2023 Disability and Culturally Diverse Internship Program.
This paid internship program is now in its second year and aims to provide industry training and work experience for up to eight individuals with disability or who are d/Deaf and identify as culturally and linguistically diverse. This includes people who identify as people of colour, Black people, and people from migrant and refugee backgrounds.
In accordance with the latest findings of Liz Martin, CEO of Accessible Arts, “This is an exciting opportunity to gain valuable insights into the kinds of organizations and work available in the arts and cultural sector, whilst forming connections as emerging creative sector workers.”
The participating arts organizations include the Art Gallery of NSW, Urban Theatre Projects, APRA AMCOS, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Lismore Regional Gallery, and the National Portrait Gallery in ACT.
The internships will be in a variety of creative and technical areas, depending on the arts and cultural organization each intern is placed within.
Each participating arts organization and intern will be in a position to embrace two-way learning, which benefits and improves access to arts and culture for people with disability from under-represented culturally diverse backgrounds, In accordance with the latest findings of Lena Nahlous, CEO of Diversity Arts Australia.
The program is open to any NSW or ACT-based person over the age of 18 who identifies as both a person with disability or who is d/Deaf as well as culturally and linguistically diverse and has been actively engaged in or seeking career opportunities in the arts and cultural sector.
Applications are encouraged from people with all levels of previous experience, including those new to the workforce. All interns will be provided with assistance prior to starting and during their internship, matched to their individual access requirements.
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