Undercover Artist Festival

Overview

The arts should be for everyone. And while many artists and audiences might assume that that's always the case, those with disabilities often find otherwise. Presentation opportunities, representation in the industry and involvement in major arts companies can be lacking for performers with disabilities, which is why Access Arts is trying to do something about it.

Assisting artists with disabilities is part of their daily remit, but come June 26 and 27, they're really going above and beyond. That's when they're staging the Undercover Artist Festival, the first-ever arts and disability festival of its kind in Queensland.

For two days, emerging and professional performers from across Australia will showcase their work — be it theatre, dance, music, installation or something else creative — at an event accessible to all artists and audiences. Here, diversity rules, both in terms of artists and in their efforts. There's satirical cabaret, live body painting, roving cosplay and stand-up comedy without talking on the lineup, so the festival certainly has the program to prove it.