Flying Arts Event Calendar Webinars
june

Time
(Tuesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
Location
Your computer
Event Details
Having an arts practice that prioritises access is essential. In this online session, learn how to improve how you connect with people with disability or who are d/Deaf through your
Event Details
Having an arts practice that prioritises access is essential. In this online session, learn how to improve how you connect with people with disability or who are d/Deaf through your online and in-person arts projects.
Madeleine Little, Festival Director of Undercover Artist Festival, Access Arts will introduce best practice access considerations for people with disability in context to arts and culture. Madeleine will cover key topics:
- An overview of the Social Model of Disability
- Common barriers to access in the arts
- Best practice ways to navigate access barriers
- Overview of terms and recommended language
Madeleine will also provide resources for further information and support.
What to expect
This webinar is best suited to artists and arts workers wanting to practice Allyship. Attendees can expect to:
- Reflect on their arts practice to consider changes that remove barriers of access.
- Gain knowledge and confidence using inclusive language and preferred terms.
What to bring
Please bring questions to discuss with Madeleine. If you would like to provide these to Flying Arts in advance of the webinar, please email programlead@flyingarts.org.au. Flying Arts also recommend having note taking materials on hand.
Additional Information
This online session will be held via ClickMeeting a webinar broadcasting room. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to Flying Arts’ YouTube with Closed Captions (English) after the program concludes.
An AusLan interpreter will be present during the online session.
To discuss specific access needs, please contact programlead@flyingarts.org.au.
Event Partner/s
About your facilitator: Madeleine Little (she/her) is a performer, theatre maker and access consultant for the performing arts based in Brisbane. Her acting credits include her recent work as Dr Emma Brookner in The Normal Heart (2022, Ad Astra Theatre) and as the lead in Hold (2019), which she also wrote, directed and produced for her Master of Arts (Creative Arts) research testing accessible theatre practice conventions in a new work. As an actor, Madeleine has been recognised for her performance as Dr Emma Brookner in The Normal Heart (Ad Astra Theatre) with a Matilda Award for Best Supporting Actor in an Independent Production. As a leader in the disability arts sector, Madeleine currently sits on the board of Arts Access Australia and has received multiple awards: Early Career Artist Award – Australia Council’s National Arts and Disability Awards (2022), National Leadership Award – Arts Access Australia (2019), Stella Young Award – Arts Access Victoria (2018). Madeleine holds Master of Arts (Creative Arts – UniSQ) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama – QUT). For more, visit her website: madeleinelittle.com.
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15jun12:00 pm1:00 pmVirtual EventVisitor Engagement with UQ Art Museum

Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
Location
Your computer
Event Details
The Australia Council for the Arts tells us that 98% of Australians regularly participate in arts and culture. This high level of engagement provides connection and meaning for local
Event Details
The Australia Council for the Arts tells us that 98% of Australians regularly participate in arts and culture. This high level of engagement provides connection and meaning for local communities. What then, is the best way to enrich this engagement on a micro level?
In this webinar, join UQ Art Museum’s Senior Team Leader of Engagement and Training, Danielle Harvey, as she discusses strategies for deepening community engagement through fostering genuine two-way dialogues with visitors.
In particular, Danielle will discuss ‘cultural mediation’, a program implemented by UQ Art Museum that puts visitor experience front and centre and encourages participation and the deepening of perspectives.
In this session, Danielle will cover the key topics:
- What is cultural mediation?
- How can cultural mediation’s principles be implemented by artists, arts workers and institutions?
- What are some examples of how to create space for visitors to ask questions, share ideas, and think deeply about artworks?
Danielle will also provide resources for further information and support.
What to expect
This webinar is best suited to artists and arts workers. From joining this webinar, artists can expect to:
- Gain confidence when talking about their work to members of the public.
- Understand how to discuss elements of their artwork with new people and share their experiences.
- Work with venues and their staff to articulate and foster active discussions.
Arts workers and institutions can expect to:
- Learn strategies for making visitors feel welcome, heard and empowered.
- How to challenges the traditional “top-down” model of museum education.
- Support colleagues and volunteers to prioritise cultural mediation practices.
Banner image: Sam Cranstoun, Between Dystopia and Utopia, 2019. Installation view, “To Speak of Cities”, UQ Art Museum, 2020. Photo: Simon Woods.
Event Partner/s
About your facilitator: Danielle Harvey’s work investigates human-focused strategies to empower and amplify the voices of visitors and public-facing staff in museums. In her role as Senior Lead Leader, Engagement and Training at UQ Art Museum, Danielle leads the strategic development of UQ Art Museum’s cultural mediation program and training.
Headshot photographed by Joe Ruckli.
july
20jul12:00 pm1:00 pmVirtual EventPayment & Pricing with NAVA

Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
Location
Your computer
Event Details
Advocating for your worth as an artist can be challenging, however with rising costs of living, pricing yourself and valuing your time appropriately is essential. In this webinar, the National Association
Event Details
Advocating for your worth as an artist can be challenging, however with rising costs of living, pricing yourself and valuing your time appropriately is essential.
In this webinar, the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) will explain the standards for artist fees and wages from their new Code of Practice (the Code). This document, endorsed by the Australian Government as part of National Cultural Policy – Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place, sets out equitable, ethical and self-reflective standards for the professional Australian contemporary arts sector.
Led by Donnalyn Xu, NAVA’s Membership and Project Officer, this webinar will provide information on the NAVA Code of Practice and introduce best practice payment standards. Donnalyn will cover key topics:
- An overview of the Code of Practice, it’s scope and development
- Common challenges for artists and arts workers regarding payment and pricing
- Best practice ways to provide quotes, price your artwork/s and articulate your worth
- Strategies for negotiating payment rates and working conditions with organisations or other artists and arts workers
Donnalyn will also provide resources for further information and support.
What to expect
This webinar is best suited to artists and arts workers wanting to remain up-to-date with current payment standards. Attendees can expect to:
- Reflect on their arts practice to consider how the Code may influence their fees and wages.
- Gain knowledge and confidence advocating for fair payment while navigating professional relationships.
What to bring
Please bring questions to discuss with Donnalyn. If you would like to provide these to Flying Arts in advance of the webinar, please email programlead@flyingarts.org.au. Flying Arts also recommend having note taking materials on hand.
Additional Information
This online session will be held via ClickMeeting, a webinar broadcasting room. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to Flying Arts’ YouTube with Closed Captions (English) after the program concludes.
Banner image: NAVA staff. Photo by Jacquie Manning 2022.
Additional Information
About NAVA: The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is a Membership organisation which brings together the many voices of the contemporary arts sector to improve fundamental conditions of work and practice. We do this through advocacy, education and the Code of Practice for Visual Arts, Craft and Design.
Instagram- @nava_visualarts
Facebook – National Association for the Visual Arts
Twitter – @NAVAvisualarts
LinkedIn – National Association for the Visual Arts
Event Partner/s
About your facilitator: Donnalyn Xu is the Membership and Project Officer at NAVA. She provides informed and helpful responses to enquiries about best practice and arts advocacy by Members, stakeholders and the general public. Her role is focused on amplifying the Code of Practice and supporting the NAVA team with administration tasks. She has worked extensively with artists and organisations as a freelance writer, editor, and casual academic in Art History at the University of Sydney.
Image credit: Photo by Donnalyn Xu, 2021.