Diversity Arts Australia in Parramatta, New South Wales | Non-profit organisation

Diversity Arts Australia

Locality: Parramatta, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 8821 9169

Address: 8 Victoria Rd 2150 Parramatta, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.diversityarts.org.au

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24.01.2022 In partnership with Diversity Arts Australia, VMDO are offering 2 workshops in December to assist music business professionals to work with Deaf/Disabled artists, businesses, communities & audiences. 1 Dec, 11am-1pm AEDT. 7 Dec 11am-1pm AEDT. ... Register now: https://bit.ly/35M7sIj

22.01.2022 CALL OUT: I AM NOT A VIRUS AUSTRALIA Are you an Asian creative or artist? Create new works that respond to Covid-19 racism. Applications close 10 October. We will commission new developments by Asian artists from all creative practice areas, including visual artists, writing, poetry, performance, screen, audio-visual, music, illustrations, and more.... APPLY NOW at our newly launched website: http://iamnotavirusaustralia.org.au Image credit: Red Hong Yi - http://redhongyi.com This projects is led by Diversity Arts Australia and is a partnership with Asian Australian Alliance, Democracy in Colour 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art with funding from Australia Council for the Arts City of Sydney and City of Parramatta #IAmNotAVirus #IAmNotAVirusAustralia

21.01.2022 In case you missed it, watch Melbourne Conversations: Imagining other realities. Featuring After Australia anthology writers on #SpeculativeFiction and re-imagining the new normal. Thank you to After Australia editor Michael Mohammed Ahmad, contributing writers Khalid Warsame, Hannah Donnelly and Michelle Law, publishing partners Affirm Press and SWEATSHOP & hosts Knowledge Melbourne and City of Melbourne. Watch the panel: https://youtu.be/9gCSVVt9724... #AfterAustralia #StoriesFromTheFuture

21.01.2022 We are delighted to announce that Lena Nahlous, Executive Director of Diversity Arts has been awarded the 2020 Western Sydney Woman Leader of Change award! The award recognises a woman who has gone above and beyond, making a defining difference that will have a positive impact for women both now and in the future: http://diversityarts.org.au/lena-nalhous-wins-western-sydn/ Thank you Western Sydney Women and City of Canterbury Bankstown for supporting the category. ... Award announcement around the 35 minute mark in the online ceremony: https://www.facebook.com/westernsydneywomen/videos/761054181120468

20.01.2022 Fair Play encourages systemic change by empowering and supporting organisations to develop the foundations and strategies they need to participate in more equitable creative industries - Lena Nahlous, Executive Director of Diversity Arts Australia. Thank you to The Arts Precinct, Creative Victoria for the coverage of our Fair Play project: https://readnow.isentia.com/Temp/5287-910851/1331180935.pdf Learn more about the 10 organisations selected for 2020: ... Participating organisations include: - Arena Theatre Company - Malthouse Theatre - Polyglot Theatre - CHUNKY MOVE - Museums Victoria - Geelong Gallery - Heide Museum of Modern Art - Melbourne Fringe - Melbourne Writers Festival - Red Stitch: The Actors' Theatre http://diversityarts.org.au/fair-play-round-2-announcement/ The program has been developed with training partners including Koorie Heritage Trust Inc, Arts Access Victoria, Boon Wurrung Foundation and Wurundjeri Tribal Council

19.01.2022 On November 22, this Sunday, join Dr Michael Mohammed Ahmad, editor of our acclaimed anthology #AfterAustralia published by Affirm Press, Diversity Arts Australia and SWEATSHOP in-conversation with writers Zoya Patel - Writer & Editor and Michelle Law in a FREE online talk presented by Stonnington Library and Information Service Literary Festival. Book ahead! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/after-australia-tickets-121 After Australia is part of Diversity Arts Australia's #StoriesFromTheFuture project: http://diversityarts.org.au/after-australia

17.01.2022 How do people of colour navigate the music / creative industry? In case you missed it, join us on the NEW DATE of Tuesday, December 15 at 6pm AEDT for our FREE livestreamed #StoryCasters showcase launch with diverse creatives for change: Tanya Ali (Broadcaster / Writer based on Gadigal land / FBi Radio The Playlist host / Race Matters on FBi Radio podcast producer) in conversation with Oli Chang (Animal Feelings producer, pianist and composer!)... RSVP asap: https://www.facebook.com/events/364528791478656/ Race Matters: https://fbiradio.com/podcast/racematters/ Animal Feelings: https://www.animalfeelings.co/

17.01.2022 Join us tomorrow on Wednesday, September 16 for Melbourne Conversations: Imagining other realities in our After Australia anthology! Join Michael Mohammed Ahmad, editor of our recently published After Australia, as he hosts three writersKhalid Warsame, Hannah Donnelly and Michelle Lawfrom this groundbreaking collection to discuss the ways in which they use speculative futures grounded in a sense of place to imagine the future of Australia, and after. #AfterAustralia is pu...blished by Affirm Press in partnership with Diversity Arts Australia and SWEATSHOP This event will be livestreamed on Youtube at Knowledge Melbourne > https://youtu.be/9gCSVVt9724 Register for email updates > https://www.trybooking.com/BKYYB https://www.facebook.com/events/651051098950643/

17.01.2022 CALL OUT: I AM NOT A VIRUS AUSTRALIA (Update) Asian artists from NT, SA, QLD and NT - we need you! Create new works that respond to Covid-19 racism. Five more days to submit your EOIs. ... We’ve received EOIs from NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, and are seeking submissions from other States and Territories. Applications close 10 October. We will commission new developments by Asian artists from all creative practice areas, including visual arts, writing, poetry, performance, screen, audio-visual, music, and more. APPLY NOW at our newly launched website: http://iamnotavirusaustralia.org.au Image credit: Red Hong Yi - http://redhongyi.com This project is led by Diversity Arts Australia and is a partnership with Asian Australian Alliance, Democracy in Colour, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art with funding from Australia Council for the Arts City of Sydney and City of Parramatta #IAmNotAVirus #IAmNotAVirusAustralia

15.01.2022 In case you missed it: Join the launch of Voxdocs on this Saturday, 3 October! We are especially excited for Santilla Chingaipe's upcoming the film 'The DANCER' which gives a shout-out to Diversity Arts Australia towards the end. Learn about all 8 films with big ideas: https://sharkisland.com.au/voxdocs/ LAUNCHING OCT 3:... smh.com.au/voxdocs theage.com.au/voxdocs Check out the Good Weekend Magazine arts edition this weekend for a special Diversity Arts mention too! Voxdocs is a new film initiative from Shark Island Institute and Documentary Australia Foundation, in association with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

15.01.2022 Stronger together - Watch for #NAIDOC2020: Mariaa Randall of the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation in partnership with Bendigo & District Aboriginal Co-Operative produced a timely #NAIDOC commercial below! Thank you to Mariaa for last year's work in our Fair Play project too: http://diversityarts.org.au/project/fair-play/ https://www.facebook.com/mariaa.randall/videos/10156645232732168/... #AwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

15.01.2022 Thank you to the amazing creatives and arts workers who joined us for our recent virtual VIC Stories from the Future workshop to re-create an equitable landscape for the arts. Stay tuned for more Stories from the Future news to come! http://diversityarts.org.au/project/stories-from-the-future/... Thank you for the support from our VIC project partners: Creatives of Colour AU and MAV. #StoriesFromTheFuture core support from Australia Council for the Arts Thank you for additional support from University of Sydney, The Refugee Art Project, The Street Theatre, Community Arts Network, Regional Arts WA, Nexus Arts, Country Arts SA, Create NSW, City of Parramatta Council, Inner West Council, Liverpool City Council Australia, Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE), Peril magazine, SWEATSHOP, Arts Front, Feral Arts, Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre (BEMAC), Regional Arts Services Network - RASN, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Parramatta Artists' Studios.

14.01.2022 How can film and the arts act as a catalyst for cultural change and activism? Tune in to The QUO podcast with guests Diversity Arts' Assistant Executive Director Sonia Mehrmand, Iara Lee from Cultures of Resistance, and filmmaker Paul Barakat. This episode was produced and hosted by Daniel Sleiman.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bj4C3f5BVQ

14.01.2022 We're coming online to Victoria - What does the new normal and equity look like in your vision of the arts? Are you a creative or arts worker from a culturally diverse, refugee or First Nations background in Victoria? We’re excited to invite you to join the online #StoriesFromTheFuture workshop on Thursday, October 15 co-hosted by Diversity Arts Australia, MAV and Creatives of Colour AU to imagine a future where racial equity is present at every level in the Arts. Limited spots. Submit your interest by October 7: https://bit.ly/3aXMwyP

11.01.2022 NEW Bonus Masterclass Date: December 10. Are you an emerging musician / sound producer under 30 years old and identify as culturally diverse, #POC, #FirstNations and/or #BIPOC? Join our FREE #StoryCasters virtual masterclass led by producer, pianist and composer Oli Chang (Animal Feelings) on the new date of December 10 at 6pm AEDT! Oli will be focusing on the concept and process of loop composition, an extremely versatile method of composing that can be used in film, televis...ion, commercial and indie projects. Book your spot: https://tinyurl.com/yxznc7ry

10.01.2022 For #NAIDOC - #FirstPeoplesFirst: How do institutions and arts practitioners put this principle into practices that move beyond tokenism? Genevieve is a Worimi woman, award-winning artist, curator and the Manager, Transformation Strategies in the First Peoples Department at Museums Victoria. Tune in to her keynote address from the Fair Play Symposium hosted by Diversity Arts Australia at The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas... Episode: https://bit.ly/3pemONw iTunes: https://apple.co/2IiASVa Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36jiu6U Podcast: http://diversityarts.org.au/project/the-colour-cycle/ Music: MC TREY Thanks to all of our Fair Play symposium partners: co-presenter The Wheeler Centre, core funder Creative Victoria, sponsors Ai-Media, British Council, Screen Australia Koorie Heritage Trust Inc, Arts Access Victoria, MAV, Arts Front, Feral Arts, Regional Arts Victoria, Abbotsford Convent, Footscray Community Arts Centre

08.01.2022 Ready to dismantle racism in the arts through dance? Watch The DANCER directed by Santilla Chingaipe now available online as part of the #Voxdocs series launch today! Thank you to Santilla Chingaipe for the Diversity Arts Australia shout-out in the film. Featuring Congolese-Australian choreographer and artist, Zelia Rose. Check out the Good Weekend Magazine arts edition this weekend for a special Diversity Arts' #ShiftingTheBalance mention too: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/...good-weekend-1qq Watch Santilla's full film here: smh.com.au/voxdocs theage.com.au/voxdocs Voxdocs is a new film initiative from Shark Island Institute and Documentary Australia Foundation, in association with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

06.01.2022 "Conversations between people of colour about the ways we understand and value our racial and cultural identities." - Check out Race Matters on FBi Radio. NEW DATE: Join us on December 15 at 6pm AEDT for Diversity Arts Australia's FREE livestreamed #StoryCasters sessions launch with diverse creatives making movements: Tanya Ali (Broadcaster / Writer based on Gadigal land / FBi Radio The Playlist host / Race Matters podcast producer) in conversation with Oli Chang (Animal Fee...lings producer, pianist and composer!) RSVP asap: https://www.facebook.com/events/364528791478656/ Race Matters: https://fbiradio.com/podcast/racematters/ Animal Feelings: https://www.animalfeelings.co/

05.01.2022 In case you missed it - Watch the launch of our #AfterAustralia speculative fiction anthology in partnership with Affirm Press and SWEATSHOP at Melbourne Writers Festival! A daring speculative fiction anthology, After Australia imagines Australia's possible futures with First Nations writers and writers of colour. Tune in to contributing writers Claire G. Coleman, Omar J Sakr and After Australia editor Michael Mohammed Ahmad in discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPfP...a5z-0Sg More about After Australia: http://diversityarts.org.au/after-australia/ #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #MWFDigital #MelbourneWritersFestival

04.01.2022 To celebrate #NAIDOC, we'll share spotlight episodes from #TheColourCycle Podcast this week that highlight the work of #Indigenous artists: http://diversityarts.org.au/project/the-colour-cycle/ Visit NITV for more celebratory works this week!... National NAIDOC Image: Shape of Land artwork, by Noongar and Saibai Islander man Tyrown Waigana: https://www.naidoc.org.au/resources/get-your-poster Shape of Land description: "The Rainbow Serpent came out of the Dreamtime to create this land. It is represented by the snake and it forms the shape of Australia, which symbolises how it created our lands. The colour from the Rainbow Serpent is reflected on to the figure to display our connection to the Rainbow Serpent, thus our connection to country. The overlapping colours on the outside is the Dreamtime. The figure inside the shape of Australia is a representation of Indigenous Australians showing that this country - since the dawn of time - #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe Aboriginal Land."

03.01.2022 In partnership with VMDO, we're excited to announce the four participating music businesses who have been selected for the Fair Play: Equity, Inclusion and the Victorian Music Industry program! Congratulations to the following companies who will take part in the 3-month program: - Mushroom Group... - UNIFIED Music Group - Untitled Group - White Sky Music Participants will work to set realistic goals for creating organisational change and will complete the program with an Equity Action Plan tailored to their business. This project has emerged as a result of the larger Fair Play initiative which is supported by Creative Victoria. http://diversityarts.org.au/fair-play-participating-music-/

02.01.2022 What impact does systemic racism have on artists? Join the launch of Voxdocs on this Saturday, 3 October! We are especially excited for Santilla Chingaipe's upcoming the film 'The DANCER' which gives a shout-out to Diversity Arts Australia towards the end. THE DANCER explores the motivations, dreams and harrowing accounts of racism in the arts industry through the stories of non-white creatives and interpreted through a dance choreographed and performed by acclaimed Congolese...-Australian burlesque dancer, choreographer and performing artist, Zelia Rose. It asks the sector to actively work to dismantle racism which has long lasting impacts on creatives. LAUNCHING OCT 3: smh.com.au/voxdocs theage.com.au/voxdocs Check out the Good Weekend Magazine arts edition this weekend for a special Diversity Arts mention too! Voxdocs is a new film initiative from Shark Island Institute and Documentary Australia Foundation, in association with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

02.01.2022 Thank you to the fantastic creatives and arts workers who joined us for the first online QLD Stories from the Future workshop to shape the new normal of the arts. Also, thank you for sharing the stories of the objects below to appreciate all our lineages and the ability to create change now. What barriers should we shift the arts? If you're a creative or arts worker from a culturally diverse, First Nations or refugee background based in VIC, apply below to join our next onlin...e VIC workshop: http://diversityarts.org.au/project/stories-from-the-future/ Thank you for the support from our QLD project partners: Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre (BEMAC) and RASN. #StoriesFromTheFuture core support from Australia Council for the Arts. Thank you for additional support from University of Sydney, The Refugee Art Project, The Street Theatre, Community Arts Network, Regional Arts WA, Nexus Arts, Country Arts SA, Create NSW, City of Parramatta Council, Inner West Council, Liverpool City Council Australia, Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE), Peril magazine, SWEATSHOP, Arts Front, Feral Arts, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Parramatta Artists' Studios' and Creatives of Colour AU.

02.01.2022 Dream of composing for film, television and/or screen platforms? Are you an emerging musician / sound producer under 30 years old and identify as culturally diverse, #POC, #FirstNations and/or #BIPOC? Join our FREE #StoryCasters virtual masterclass led by producer, pianist and composer Oli Chang (Animal Feelings) on the new date of December 10 at 6pm AEDT!... Oli will be focusing on the concept and process of loop composition, an extremely versatile method of composing that can be used in film, television, commercial and indie projects. Book your spot: https://tinyurl.com/yxznc7ry