Celebrating International Day for People with Disability, the World Premier of ArtScreen 2023 will be screening from 30 November – 2 December at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Showcasing the distinctive insights and skills of artists with disability, ArtScreen is a prestigious program supporting artists with disability or who are d/Deaf to develop their creativity and careers through producing new video artworks and broadening engagement.

Creating unique opportunities for artists, this innovative visual art project is presented by Accessible Arts with support from Create NSW and in-kind support from MCA, Bus Stop Films and the Arts and Cultural Exchange.

“These compelling works make an important contribution to the diversity of cultural expression in Sydney,” says Accessible Arts CEO Liz Martin. “Previous ArtScreen work has gone on to be further developed and selected for the Cannes Short Film Festival Independent Film category. We are extremely proud of this program and the opportunities it has created for the artists selected, as well as the audiences who are able to view and engage with the video artworks being created.”

Artists Sofya Gollan and Guy Morgan were selected for the 2023 ArtScreen program, having been mentored by experienced video artists Dani Pearce and Dr Zanny Begg respectively. 

Sofya Gollan will be showcasing ‘THRESHOLD’, an exploration of the echoes that play in the gap between on and off, between the state of being soundless and full of sound.

Guy Morgan’s ‘Written with a finger on a steamed-up window’ provides insights into disability arts; and the ongoing inequality artists (and audiences) within disability face, and encourages greater access, inclusion, understanding and coverage of the issues in social and mainstream media. 

The artworks will be screened on a loop and will feature Auslan-interpreted, captioned, and audio-described versions and a Q&A Panel with the Artists held on Saturday 2 December.

What: ArtScreen 2023 World Premiere

When: Thursday, 30 November – Sunday, 2 December

Where: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Veolia Lecture Theatre (Level 2), 140 George Street, Circular Quay West, Sydney