28/04/2026
I am pretty thrilled about this. Was in absolute disbelief when I received the offer :)
Thank you Accessible Arts and Access2Arts for this opportunity
Congratulations to the talented artists with disability who have been selected for the 2026 Next Level Creative Mentorship Program!
Skye Bee, Ella Buckley, Tarsha Cameron, DEFNE, Ted Duffell, Ryan Enniss, Chelsea Turner, Jess Turner, Bonnie Williams and Bianca Yeung will each receive a mentorship within a leading performing arts organisation and $3000 in project funding to develop an innovative new project.
Mentorships will take place at Australian Dance Theatre, Bell Shakespeare, Canberra Theatre Centre, Gravity & Other Myths
Merrigong Theatre Co, Patch Theatre, PYT Fairfield, State Theatre Company South Australia, Monkey Baa and Tracks Dance
We can’t wait to see how each of these talented artists takes their projects to the Next Level!
For more details about this exciting program and the selected artists, visit https://aarts.net.au/news/2026-next-level-artist-announcement/
Thanks to everyone who applied for this competitive program!
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia its principal arts investment and advisory body. Accessible Arts Principal Funder: Create NSW and Access2Arts Principal Funder: CreateSA.
Image description: A collage featuring the ten selected artists. Clockwise from top left: Bonnie Williams (photo by Suzanne Elliot), DEFNE (photo by Justin Cueno), Ted Duffell, Skye Bee (photo by Suzanne Elliot), Ryan Enniss (photo by Sally Flegg), Ella Buckley (photo by Kurt Sneddon), Jess Turner (photo by Jacquie Manning), Tarsha Cameron (photo by Sam Oster), Chelsea Turner and Bianca Yeung.