Media Release
POWERHOUSE AND WE ARE STUDIOS ANNOUNCE TRANSFORMATIVE DISABILITY-LED PARTNERSHIP
Today, on International Day of People with Disability, Powerhouse announces a landmark partnership with We Are Studios, a 100% disability-led creative organisation based in Blacktown. Together, the two organisations will embark on a three-year collaboration to embed the lived experience, leadership and creative vision of Deaf and Disabled artists supporting the museum to rethink how disability stories are shared and preserved.
We Are Studios is a pioneering studio that champions disability leadership by creating pathways, mentorship and professional development opportunities for creatives across Western Sydney. Led entirely by disabled creatives, the organisation challenges barriers within the arts and asserts the rightful place of Deaf and Disabled creatives at the centre of contemporary cultural practice.
Over the next three years, We Are Studios will work closely with Powerhouse to reshape how disability narratives are collected, interpreted and presented. This partnership will introduce new approaches to community consultation, embed Auslan and accessible communication more deeply into the museum experience, and foster disability-led thinking within the Powerhouse curatorial process.