Accessible Exhibition Design

Our go-to training has been designed for art galleries and museums to support your team to embed key accessible design concepts in exhibitions and programming.

Get creative with aesthetic accessible exhibitions that can be enjoyed by the 1 in 5 Australians with disability. In this expert workshop, we’ll cover everything from budgeting and consultation to practical accessible design solutions and creative experimentation.

Learn how to reconceptualise how audiences engage with exhibitions by embedding access from the start. Reach new and broader audiences by applying practical solutions to breaking down barriers to access and inclusion.

Be motivated by examples of accessible Museums and Galleries from around the globe and draw insights from wide-reaching resources and videos.

Accessible Exhibition Design is not only achievable – it’s essential!

In this workshop you’ll:

• Discover practical accessible exhibition design solutions
• Receive useful resources
• Learn from trainers with disability who are arts experts
• Enjoy the increased accessibility and convenience of online training
• Be able to interact with our trainers as well as other participants, so you can ask questions and share knowledge
• Come to our public workshop or book a private in-house session

Learn about:

• Budgeting
• Disability consultation
• Programming artists with disability
• Developing access guidelines
• Information formatting
• Navigation and gallery maps
• Lighting, sound and audio for exhibitions
• Exhibition seating
• Indoor air quality
• Exhibition labels and signage
• Industry best practice and Australian and International examples

Resources:

Participants receive a comprehensive resource kit as a valuable ongoing reference.

This includes:

• Detailed resource manual
• Disability language guide
• Access checklists

Duration

2 hours

Participation

All sessions are delivered using the Zoom online conferencing platform (Zoom links are provided following booking)

About Zoom

• Zoom is an easy to use, reliable and FREE cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars across mobile devices, desktops and telephones.
• If you haven’t used Zoom before you can find out more here: https://zoom.us/
• After signing up for our workshop, you’ll receive an email from us inviting you to a Zoom meeting on the date of the workshop.
• On the day of the workshop, all you have to do is click on the relevant link in the invitation, follow the prompts and you’ll be part of the workshop.

Access:

Closed captioning and Auslan interpreting are available on request for all training. Please advise of your access requirements upon registration. Please note that we require at least 4 working days’ notice.

Find out more

If you have any questions or need help with making a booking, contact us at info@aarts.net.au or call on 02 9251 6499.

Image credit would go: Artwork - Get Comfortable / Uncomfortable with Unsolicited Advice created by Amy Claire Mills & Josie Young. Installation view, Out of Order exhibition, Granville Centre Art Gallery, Sydney. Photo by Document Photography.

Image Description: A photo of a quilt suspended from the ceiling in a gallery space with low light. The quilt is shiny with bright colours and states 'Chronically ill person takes unsolicited advice and is cured immediately', with text on a red background.