Artscreen 2023

Applications are now open for our prestigious ArtScreen 2023 program.

This visual art project enables professional artists with disability or who are d/Deaf to develop their creativity and careers through producing work in the increasingly popular format of video art.

Two artists will be selected to create new works which explore themes of identity, access and social connectedness. Each artist will receive $13,000 in grant funding towards the production of their work and undertake a professional mentorship with an experienced video artist. An additional $9,500 of in-kind production support is available from our partnering organisations Bus Stop Films and the Western Sydney community creative hub, Arts and Cultural Exchange (ACE). Bus Stop Films will support the production of these works with students from their Accessible Film Studies Program available to work in crew roles where possible.

The two artworks produced as part of this program will have a World Premiere screening at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in December 2023 to help celebrate International Day of People with Disability.

“ArtScreen aims to broaden engagement with, and appreciation of, the distinctive insights and skills of artists with disability,” says Accessible Arts CEO, Liz Martin. “The MCA provides a high profile showing and creates a unique opportunity for artists with disability. Previous ArtScreen work has gone on to be further developed and selected as part of the Cannes Short Film Festival.”

ArtScreen 2023 is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and in-kind contributions from Accessible Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, ACE and Bus Stop Films.