Constant conversation, story sharing and awareness building is needed to ensure our workplaces, projects and teams are inclusive and diverse. The subject is deep and complex.

Carclew’s Creative Consultants will host this important conversation with our community of artists on International Day of People with Disabilities.

Rhen Soggee (they/them)

Rhen is an arts manager living and working as a migrant on unceded Kaurna land. They are Executive Director & Co-CEO of ActNow Theatre, and Co-Chair of Post Office Projects. They are interested in contemporary, experimental, multicultural, inter/multi-disciplinary and participatory arts. They seek to affect social change through the arts, specifically with multicultural, intersectional, feminist and queer agendas. Learn more…

Jamila Main (they/them)

Jamila is a queer, disabled artist, ambulatory wheelchair user and current Sharehouse resident at Carclew. Accessibility, inclusion, and joyful rigour inform Jamila’s award-winning practice. Jamila has been writing and performing work for the stage, screen, and livestream since 2016, and has worked with Sydney Theatre Company, Adelaide Festival, Malthouse Theatre Company, Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Vitalstatistix, Midsumma Festival, and ActNow Theatre. Learn more...

Mark Reilly (he/him)

Mark a.k.a. Marcus McFly was born with a rare disability known as undiagnosed congenital myopathy which affects his ability to stand or walk. Growing up with this condition has made things more challenging but it hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his passion for music. Since the age of 10, Mark has been writing songs inspired by the unique sounds, lyrics and style of hip-hop. He currently works with Northern Sound System's weekly hip-hop program that gives the youth in the Northern suburbs an opportunity to compose and record their own songs. In 2018 Mark joined the Carclew family as a Creative Consultant, which has helped him to hone his skills as a workshop facilitator and inspired him to seek more opportunities in this field. Learn more...

This workshop is part of Carclew's Skilling Up professional development series for emerging creatives offering skills development, networking opportunities and supported employment that fosters the confidence and resilience needed to develop a sustainable and safe career.

IMAGE: National Youth Arts Summit, PHOTO: Orana Studios