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During September 2005 Access Arts and a number of partners were engaged in the delivery of Sound Circles^TM at the 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan.
Funded by Arts Queensland Major Grants, thirteen people from across the state delivered the Sound Circles^TM Toolkit developed during 2004-2005 by artists and participants from throughout regional Queensland in the World Expo NGO Village themed Learning For Sustainability during September 2005
Link to the Sound Circles Toolkit Guide
English and Japanese translations
Link to the Japan Expo Sound Circles^TM Web Journal for video and sound bytes

Image NGO Village Aichi 2005 World Expo Japan

The team also traveled to the beautiful Nara region to deliver a workshop program at the Tanpopo-No-Ye HANA Centre. On returning to Queensland the team, in collaboration with Arts Nexus, led a team of forty three Sound Circlers from South East Queensland and the South Burnett to meet with Nth Queensland Sound Circlers at Sound Circles^TM Summit in Cairns and at the Yungaburra Festival.

The Sound Circles^TM Toolkit was released during The Queensland Music Festival 11th World Music Therapy Congress in Brisbane, the South Burnett, Cairns, Innisfail and Caboolture in July with the assistance of The Regional Arts Fund, RADF and QMF.

The outcomes of the Sound Circles^TM project have been spectacular and there is a huge interest from individuals and organisations to participate.
Access Arts has also invested in a program in partnership with number of regional/remote communities during 2006. Access Arts is keen to train Sound Circles^TM facilitators and Sound Circles^TM Toolkits are available to organisations and communities.
Please contact Ross Barber or Emma Bennison for more information

Aichi World Expo at Night

Sound Circles^TM Summit In October 2005 Access Arts and Arts Nexus toured forty six Sound Circlers from Brisbane Caboolture the Sunshine Coast and the South Burnett to Cairns and the Yungaburra Festival. They met with Sound Circlers from Cairns and the table lands and jammed non stop for six days.
Link to the Sound Circles^TM Summit Photo Gallery. Arts Nexus, Access Arts, Caboolture and South Burnett staff and volunteers did an amazing job of coordinating and assisting with transport. and working with the group. A special thanks to Irene Chapman from Wheelie Easy Supported Holidays and Tours for her tireless assistance. http://www.wheelieeasy.com.au/

Access Arts is situated at the Stores Building on Level 1 in the Brisbane Powerhouse precinct. We are adjacent to beautiful New Farm Park. Transport is available by the City Cat, Taxi, Bus and Train to Brunswick Street Station. The Powerhouse has a large free parking facility with designated disability parking accessed via Lamington Street.
A lift operates from the car cark to all levels of the Stores Building.

The Access Arts office is wheelchair accessible, a multimedia computer with Internet access is available to all members. (A booking is necessary) The computer is suitable for vision-impaired members. We invite all Brisbane members to come in regularly and get involved. Regional members are very welcome to utilise the facilities while visiting Brisbane.

All telephone enquiries from regional Queensland can made on 1300 663 651 at the cost of a local call.

2004 - 2005 Partner organisations: Tanpopo-No-Ye (Able Arts) - Access Arts - Nexus - artSynC - CENTACARE - PAKTI - QMF.
Project management - Helicon Dance - Images Video Jari Productions - Access Arts - Rika Tushida - David Nielson - Sue Evans - Japan Expo 2005 Skies Of the World Project Brisbane Childrens Hospital - LiSa Christiansen.
Funding Australia - Australia Council - Arts Queensland - Maroochy RADF - Regional Arts and a warm thankyou to Toyota Japan for accommodating the Sound Circles^TM team in Aichi.

Access Arts Queensland is funded by Arts Queensland, Disability Services Queensland and the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.