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01/10/2022
DOUBLE PASS TICKET COMP
As part of Alter State Festival, we've been given 2 x double passes to tonight's performance of Meremere. The performance is 7:30pm at the Arts Centre. We are so excited, you don't want to miss this!
All performances of Meremere are Auslan Interpreted.
To win these tickets, tag who you'd bring to the show and we'll pick the first comments!

01/10/2022
Today, Saturday 1 October at 4 pm come person at the Arts Centre Melbourne, and online. This session is Auslan.
Bookings at the CheckPoint trybooking webpage. https://www.trybooking.com/CBYIY
Meet the team from Flow Festival! FLOW Festival is a celebration of Deaf arts in Australia. FLOW is Australia's leading Deaf Arts Festival focusing on showcasing the work of Deaf artists across Australia and the world. Saturday 1 October, 4 pm. In person at the Arts Centre Melbourne, and online. This session is Auslan and English. Bookings at the CheckPoint trybooking webpage. https://www.trybooking.com/CBYIY

26/09/2022
Our fabulous Creative Producer Danni was at the DCCQ Deaf Festival recently!
FLOW Festival is proud to support the Deaf Ecosystem. We use ROBTEC Hosting to support with our website and emails.

10/09/2022
We are thrilled to announce our successful Grant recipients! We had our first session with them all led by team member Riona Tindal.
Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing more information about each of the recipients!

28/08/2022
This weekend the FLOW Festival team met for two full day planning sessions.
We are exhuasted but excited to share the result of our plans in the future!
05/08/2022
After going to France, FLOW Festival has realised we need to realign our focus to the Flow Festival Grants program. We are committed to focusing on those grant applications.
The event on the 10th of September will be adapted to only focus on this and PD opportunities.
We will have other exciting news later on in the year!
26/07/2022
FLOW Festival Clin D'Oeil Grant
FLOW Festival would like to thank Deaf Connect for funding our team to attend the Festival Clin d'Oeil in France!
Danni and Sam from our team learnt so much whilst at the festival and are excited to be bringing new idas and connections to Australia!
This video was filmed during the festival.
05/07/2022
Academy Award actor Troy Kotsur was at the Clin d'Oeil festival!
Unfortunately, the line was too long for us to get in but if you want to know more about Troy and the film CODA, Deaf Connect have a interview recording available!
03/07/2022
Fun fact!
03/07/2022
Hi!
FLOW Festival will be sharing more videos and content of our time at the amazing Festival Clin d'Oeil thanks to Deaf Connect!
What do you want to see from our time here?

03/07/2022
Our Creative Producer Danni and Marketing and Communications Coordinator Sam have been at the Festival Clin d'Oeil in France!
Keep an eye out for more content!
Flow Festival is grateful for Deaf Connect grants program which supported this.

28/06/2022
FLOW Festival Deaf Space for Deaf Arts will be on Saturday 10th September from 9am to 5pm!
Keep an eye out for more information!!
We will be announcing our public evening soon.
11/06/2022
FLOW Festival is excited to present a live stream focused on our current short film EOI.
This live stream will clarify more about what we are looking for and how you can get involved!
You can join by watching on Facebook live or on Zoom:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/93630235676
https://fb.me/e/4x0ykroau

29/05/2022
Don't forget to join us tonight!
https://fb.me/e/1Ymzo8jnQ
25/05/2022
We are excited for our live stream session this Sunday at 7pm!
We will discuss more about our FLOW Festival this year as well as our grants and short film opportunities!
See you there!
*Transcript is in the comments*
22/05/2022
Short Films EOI
Are you a Deaf or hard-of-hearing filmmaker? Do you make short films? Do you have a short film you like to show? We are on the lookout for short films to show at our mini FLOW Festival on September 10th.
Please do apply online on our website with your short film:https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/shortfilmeoi
Want more information? Happy to chat with you to answer any questions.

20/05/2022
We are looking for a website designer with experience to support us with an exciting project!
If you have website developing experience along with great design skills and work flexibility, email us at [email protected]!
This is a paid role.
19/05/2022
FLOW Festival Grants
Are you a Deaf or Hard of Hearing artist, performer, producer, or involved in the arts? We want to support Deaf Artists out there to lead the future of Deaf Arts.
We are offering grants which includes:
- registration/artist fees
- funding for developing new works
- mentoring
- networking
- support grant applications
Successful applicants will have their work shown in our event this year and next year.
If you are interested, please apply online: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/grants. You can either submit by writing or video in Auslan.
Want to know more? Our team is available to chat and provide information via facetime or email.

17/05/2022
We have TWO exciting opportunities for Deaf/Hard of Hearing artists and filmmakers!
More information on our FLOW Grants: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/grants
More information on our short film EOI: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/shortfilmeoi
25/04/2022
FLOW Festival Creative Producer Annoucement
FLOW Festival is thrilled to announce that after a thorough recruitment process we have our Creative Producer for 2022 - 2023!
Congratulations to Danni Wright who is our new Creative Producer! We cannot wait to have Danni bring her experience in theatre, events management, and producing events to our festival.
We also will be advertising other roles very soon and also advertising for the committee so keep an eye out!

21/03/2022
Closed. Thank you
Applications for our Creative Producer position closes 5pm today!
Deaf people across Australia are encouraged to apply for this role! This is a paid role with flexible working hours and arrangements.
Email us your cover letter in Auslan/English before 5pm today (21/03/2022).
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email us - [email protected]
For more information, check out our website: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/creativeproducer
17/03/2022
Creative Producer Role - Apply Now!
Applications for the role of our Creative Producer are still open! You can apply in Auslan or English. This is a paid role to work with an amazing team in an exciting role!
Our previous Creative Producer, Ramas McRae, has a message for any people considering applying!
13/03/2022
Creative Producer Promotion
Are you Deaf/HoH and passionate about arts? Are you great with creating strong visions and leading a team? Do you love setting strong strategic goals? If you answered 'yes', want you!
FLOW Festival is recruiting for our next Creative Producer. This is a paid role!
We are currently accepting applications in English and/or Auslan from all across Australia. For more information, click here: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/creativeproducer
Applications close Monday 21st March at 5pm.

11/03/2022
Creative Producer Position Description
Did you see our exciting announcement the other day? We are recruiting for our next Creative Producer!
For more information about this position in Auslan, watch here: https://youtu.be/bs1iBDegIoE
To apply or download the Position Description in English, click here: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/creativeproducer
07/03/2022
Creative Producer Promo Announcement
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting for our next Creative Producer. This is a fundamental role in leading our FLOW team and vision into 2022 - 2023.
This is a paid role and Deaf/Hard-of-hearing Auslan users across Australia are encouraged to apply.
For more information, check out our website: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/jobs
05/03/2022
Hiii! Who came to the Flow Festival last year? It was fantastic right?! Are you missing the action & wondering when the next one will be? Well we have very exciting news! Very soon we can announce this news so keep watching the space, the big announcement will happen on Monday! Yay! See you soon!

24/09/2021
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18/09/2021
Flow Festival is funded in part by Australia Council for the Arts
As some of you have seen the Panel in " what is authentic deaf casting in theatre or film"
Riona Twomey Tindal spoke about opportunities for the d/Deaf and hoh people to apply for these programs:
There are currently two deaf people in the program.
Australia Council Leadership Programs
The Australia Council Leadership Program is dedicated to transforming our sector’s knowledge, skills and capabilities by supporting emerging and established leaders. Our program recognises the diverse nature of leadership and builds on the rich knowledge and experience already within our sector.
Applications for the 2022 Future Leaders and Arts Leaders Program will open on 1 October. The year-long program will commence in May 2022.
Through a series of online, hybrid and in-person residentials, you will share experiences, form new connections, develop skills and build confidence in your own capabilities. You will benefit from longer-term outcomes for yourself, your practice, your organisation and your community.
We actively work with individuals to support access needs – including Auslan interpretation, childcare support, cultural practices, financial and/or learning access needs as required. Please get in touch to let us know how we can best support your application and involvement in the program.
More information here: https://australiacouncil.gov.au/investment-and-development/leadership-program/
SYNC Leadership Program
Sync Australia – Online is a new online leadership and coaching program exploring d/Deaf and disabled leadership in arts, culture, heritage and media.
Applications are now open for the SYNC Leadership program and close on 11 October 2021. The 8-week program will run from October to December 2021.
Founded over 10 years ago by Sarah Pickthall and Jo Verrent, two disabled leaders in the UK, this disability-led program combines leadership theory with one-on-one coaching and support for participants to reflect and progress their leadership potential.
Taking part in Sync Australia will help you develop new awareness and skills, and refresh your confidence to progress your professional arts career.
More information here: https://australiacouncil.gov.au/investment-and-development/leadership-program/sync-australia-online-leadership-program/
Image of 8 boxes with smiling people. three in top row, one woman with glasses, middle is a man with long ginger beard and a woman with long brown hair. Middle row of 3 women, one with glasses and all black, middle one with teal necklace and t shirt saying flow festival, then a smiling woman with brown hair
bottom row, one woman with headphones on, and one black screen saying the words, captioner.

18/09/2021
sponsor video - thank you
https://youtu.be/FYCnxl8MYrQ
Thank you to sponsorships!
Hello , Im Irene Holub, FLOWfestival producer. I want to say BIG thank you for our sponsors.
Without their support, FLOW would not exist. Team, promotions, ticket sales, artists, events - all coming together as ONE NOW.
Thank you sponsors for helping to achieve this.
Our principal sponsors are Australia Council of the Arts, Creative Victoria , Deaf Services and the Deaf Society.
Other sponsors - AAV Arts Access Victoria, Auslan Services , Auslan Consultancy. More Sponsors ? Yes! Expression Australia,. More! SignPedia, Darebin Arts - FUSE, Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre... few more ! Yes! AI Media - Live captioning, Sweeney Interpreting plus Australian Deaf Community.
We have received donations too which are still open to receiving more donations. You can make a donation on our website - https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/donation Donations will help to support the future of Deaf Arts, Deaf Artists and FLOWfestival.
THANK YOU ###

18/09/2021
Arts Festival | Flow Festival Australia
Are you ready!
In Ten minutes time we are .....ready.....!!
we go online at 12pm!
Password from your eventbrite email only
Join us! We are excited!
p.s. if you see any "links" or any "LIVE links posts within comments" in Facebook - it is not FLOW Festival.
Please register and get passwords from Eventbrite.
FREE, all are Free
https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/
FLOW Festival will deliver a vibrant and unique festival of Deaf Arts by the Australian Deaf Community, in partnership with Arts Access Victoria. It will showcase Auslan, sign language of the Australian Deaf Community through many different artistic forms for all ages, embracing diversity and inclus

16/09/2021
Australia’s first and only Deaf Arts festival returns | ArtsHub Australia
LEADING THE FUTURE FOR DEAF ARTS
With over 80 presenters, artists and performers, the impact of the festival for the arts and future of Deaf artists will be profound, said Holub.
‘There is a shift in Deaf Arts as a social movement, documentation of those influenced by the mainstream who have (un)intentionally removed the rights of people to be different, deaf and proud,’ she explained.
’With the growing recognition of sign language and culture, Deaf Arts are developing an identity of its own.’
Irene Holub continued to say that the festival will help build connections and a shared understanding between the Deaf and Hearing community.
‘Engaging with and supporting Deaf led events within a collaborative framework allows both Deaf and Hearing to learn from each other and apply best practices of accessibility for both parties.’
You can register here for your FREE tickets and check your emails for passwords to access to the program!
https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/program
Article -
https://www.artshub.com.au/2021/09/16/australias-first-and-only-deaf-arts-festival-returns/?fbclid=IwAR1oqtUCPiTAjB4_7_VvkJaL8Gehqkv2wM4VjF51N5WhymBHFLQgtRiI9Vo
Celebrating the language, culture and heritage of Australia's Deaf community, FLOW festival kicks off this weekend!

16/09/2021
State of Deaf Arts asking you to register The Flow festival to listen their arts talk.
State of Deaf Arts asking you to register The Flow Festival to listen their arts talk!
When? watch the video and get the answer!
You can register here: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/program
14/09/2021
Alter Boy - a short reel -
When: Sat 18th Sept at 8 to 8.30pm
Free tickets but must register to get passwords to see the recorded and brilliant video clip with music track: click on this...
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/flow-festival-australia-one-now-tickets-167199148153?aff=erelexpmlt&fbclid=IwAR1qtwAdB2a4gSV04MHHtzZoZsqTaY591C7ncSK26Zq3Mj9CPXzx77JPXDo
TURN UP your loudspeakers!
Hug the woofer and feel the vibrations!
To find out more about the Alter Boy: https://www.facebook.com/alterboyboyband
03/09/2021
A post from Chelle: one of our featured artists in Flow Festival Program!
So excited and proud to be part of the Flow Festival, an amazing Deaf arts festival in September! So many talented gorgeous Deaf artists ❤ and you can 'Meet the Artists' in the link below. And see the program, check out the website and buy tickets via the program page clicking on register! 🙂 I will be showing two of my performances and an artist talk.
The Flow Festival was organised by an incredible team of Deaf artists Irene Holub Ramas McRae Nunga Agius Riona Twomey Tindal Danni Wright Melissa A Bryson and Sam Martin!
https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/meet-the-artists
https://www.chelledestefano.com/?fbclid=IwAR2ebEKxbEgu-VBpkCwcL9LR0vfN7lu2qkMFE-kcP59RE96t6wQ7EKueuIs
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After going to France, FLOW Festival has realised we need to realign our focus to the Flow Festival Grants program. We are committed to focusing on those grant applications. The event on the 10th of September will be adapted to only focus on this and PD opportunities. We will have other exciting news later on in the year!

FLOW Festival Clin D'Oeil Grant
FLOW Festival would like to thank Deaf Connect for funding our team to attend the Festival Clin d'Oeil in France! Danni and Sam from our team learnt so much whilst at the festival and are excited to be bringing new idas and connections to Australia! This video was filmed during the festival.

Academy Award actor Troy Kotsur was at the Clin d'Oeil festival! Unfortunately, the line was too long for us to get in but if you want to know more about Troy and the film CODA, Deaf Connect have a interview recording available!

Hi! FLOW Festival will be sharing more videos and content of our time at the amazing Festival Clin d'Oeil thanks to Deaf Connect! What do you want to see from our time here?

FLOW Festival is excited to present a live stream focused on our current short film EOI. This live stream will clarify more about what we are looking for and how you can get involved! You can join by watching on Facebook live or on Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93630235676 https://fb.me/e/4x0ykroau

We are excited for our live stream session this Sunday at 7pm! We will discuss more about our FLOW Festival this year as well as our grants and short film opportunities! See you there! *Transcript is in the comments*

Short Films EOI
Are you a Deaf or hard-of-hearing filmmaker? Do you make short films? Do you have a short film you like to show? We are on the lookout for short films to show at our mini FLOW Festival on September 10th. Please do apply online on our website with your short film:https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/shortfilmeoi Want more information? Happy to chat with you to answer any questions.

FLOW Festival Grants
Are you a Deaf or Hard of Hearing artist, performer, producer, or involved in the arts? We want to support Deaf Artists out there to lead the future of Deaf Arts. We are offering grants which includes: - registration/artist fees - funding for developing new works - mentoring - networking - support grant applications Successful applicants will have their work shown in our event this year and next year. If you are interested, please apply online: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/grants. You can either submit by writing or video in Auslan. Want to know more? Our team is available to chat and provide information via facetime or email.

FLOW Festival Creative Producer Annoucement
FLOW Festival is thrilled to announce that after a thorough recruitment process we have our Creative Producer for 2022 - 2023! Congratulations to Danni Wright who is our new Creative Producer! We cannot wait to have Danni bring her experience in theatre, events management, and producing events to our festival. We also will be advertising other roles very soon and also advertising for the committee so keep an eye out!

Creative Producer Role - Apply Now!
Applications for the role of our Creative Producer are still open! You can apply in Auslan or English. This is a paid role to work with an amazing team in an exciting role! Our previous Creative Producer, Ramas McRae, has a message for any people considering applying!

Creative Producer Promotion
Are you Deaf/HoH and passionate about arts? Are you great with creating strong visions and leading a team? Do you love setting strong strategic goals? If you answered 'yes', want you! FLOW Festival is recruiting for our next Creative Producer. This is a paid role! We are currently accepting applications in English and/or Auslan from all across Australia. For more information, click here: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/creativeproducer Applications close Monday 21st March at 5pm.

Creative Producer Promo Announcement
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting for our next Creative Producer. This is a fundamental role in leading our FLOW team and vision into 2022 - 2023. This is a paid role and Deaf/Hard-of-hearing Auslan users across Australia are encouraged to apply. For more information, check out our website: https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/jobs

Hiii! Who came to the Flow Festival last year? It was fantastic right?! Are you missing the action & wondering when the next one will be? Well we have very exciting news! Very soon we can announce this news so keep watching the space, the big announcement will happen on Monday! Yay! See you soon!

Alter Boy - a short reel - When: Sat 18th Sept at 8 to 8.30pm Free tickets but must register to get passwords to see the recorded and brilliant video clip with music track: click on this... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/flow-festival-australia-one-now-tickets-167199148153?aff=erelexpmlt&fbclid=IwAR1qtwAdB2a4gSV04MHHtzZoZsqTaY591C7ncSK26Zq3Mj9CPXzx77JPXDo TURN UP your loudspeakers! Hug the woofer and feel the vibrations! To find out more about the Alter Boy: https://www.facebook.com/alterboyboyband

A post from Chelle: one of our featured artists in Flow Festival Program! So excited and proud to be part of the Flow Festival, an amazing Deaf arts festival in September! So many talented gorgeous Deaf artists ❤ and you can 'Meet the Artists' in the link below. And see the program, check out the website and buy tickets via the program page clicking on register! 🙂 I will be showing two of my performances and an artist talk. The Flow Festival was organised by an incredible team of Deaf artists Irene Holub Ramas McRae Nunga Agius Riona Twomey Tindal Danni Wright Melissa A Bryson and Sam Martin! https://www.flowfestivalaustralia.com/meet-the-artists https://www.chelledestefano.com/?fbclid=IwAR2ebEKxbEgu-VBpkCwcL9LR0vfN7lu2qkMFE-kcP59RE96t6wQ7EKueuIs @chelledestefano

Heart felt invitation to support Deaf Arts
Heart felt invitation to support the Deaf creative community. Ramas McRae Director of Flow Festival Here is transcript from Ramas’ video: Here are some of the Deaf artworks I have purchased from around the place and hung on the walls in my hallway. I love to walk down my hallway and admire their pieces on display. A beautiful vision of Deaf art on my walls. Think this looks easy? No way! It’s a combination of mind, heart and soul, expressed on paper, created specially to display and share with people who will watch and appreciate their work. Their fellow community seeing their work, a piece of themselves for all to see. Incredible! The Flow Festival is one of those moments, where Deaf and hard of hearing people can share a piece of themselves, show their art and share with an open audience to watch and appreciate. Think it’s a walk in the park creating a space for artists to showcase their work? No, its really difficult. Its also a challenging time for artists at the moment to delve inside, express themselves and share with others. We are all so grateful, to embrace and enjoy your work. But how can this happen? Through donating. The Flow Festival website has a donation tab, click it, donate and this money will go towards our Deaf and hard of hearing artists for all their tireless work to display their beautiful art to everyone watching. That’s where your donations will go! With your support, we can support our Deaf and hard of hearing artists! Together we are one! https://cpaus.force.com/artists/s/project/a2E6F000003ZcpI/leading-the-future-of-deaf-arts?fbclid=IwAR2hsITh47_fhniJel5CJAgFxB9dLHaJT_FIRny1BqCGT4FXJGgb6aSnXCg

Some of the amazing team members who work hard every week to bring the best ever Deaf Arts, Deaf- led Flow Festival!! TO YOU! Sam is one of our team members where you will see him online when it is on! Sam Martin Description: 6 boxes of 5 women all wearing dark grey and black but one woman is wearing bright orange top. The top middle is a man wearing a yellow beanie with ginger beard. Three women are wearing glasses. They are Riona Twomey Tindal, Ramas McRae, Nunga Agius, Melissa A Bryson, Irene Holub and Danni Wright
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If you have an idea or a project that will make a positive impact on the lives of people who are Deaf and hard of hearing, apply for an Expression Deaf Grant now!
You can learn more about our grants here: https://www.expression.com.au/about/deaf-community/expression-deaf-grants
This resource was developed as a part of Deaf Victoria's Auslan in the City Project, funded by City of Melbourne’s Social Innovation Partnerships Programme.
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Giant thank you to our deaf teachers and to for mentoring us. We had late access to the deaf community and its amazing to start connecting more with our people, to collaborate and develop our art form.
Big love to all who made the festival happen behind the scenes and to all who invited us to witness their artistic process, performances, stories and activism. Cannot express our gratitude enough
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What an AWESOME 4 days.
Check this article - https://www.artshub.com.au/2021/09/16/australias-first-and-only-deaf-arts-festival-returns/
Flow Festival Australia
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Bright blue poster of our Signer, Jack, a white fat man with short green hair, submerged underwater, wearing a white fluttering robe and layers of pearl necklaces. His arms are stretched out to his sides, his head is titled to the side and his eyes are peacefully closed. TEXT: Alter Boy Act of God EP tour. Flow Festival. Melbourne on Saturday 18th September. Tickets at www.AlterBoy.com.au
Photograph by Peter Cheng
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Thanks to TheShepherd Centre for sharing about this great Free Live Online Event.