Join us for a talk by Tom di Maria, Emeritus Director of Creative Growth, a groundbreaking studio based in Oakland, California, that supports artists with disabilities.  

Reflecting on the organisation’s 50-year history and its commitment to elevating disability-led practices in the art world, di Maria will highlight the studio’s recent partnership with SFMOMA, marking a turning point for inclusion in contemporary art institutions. Following the lecture, di Maria will join?Liz?Nowell, Executive Director of Arts Project Australia, which also turns 50 in 2024, for an in-depth conversation. They will discuss the transformative impact of Creative Growth and Arts Project’s work, the growing recognition of disability-led arts, and the pressing need to reconsider representation, creativity, and access in contemporary art.  

This program is presented in partnership with Arts Project Australia as part of the exhibition?symbiosis: the Northcote Penguins from 20 November – 8 December 2024, and coincides with?Intimate Imaginaries, the first ever Australian museum exhibition of Arts Project Australia artists at TarraWarra Museum of Art from 30 November 2024 ?– 10 March 2025. 

This is a free event, all are welcome.