Creative industry organisations invited to host break-through internships for practitioners with disability
Applications are now open for NSW arts, music and screen organisations to participate in the 2025 Createability Internship Program and be matched with talented creative practitioners with disability or who are d/Deaf through paid internships. Supported by Create NSW, Screen NSW and Sound NSW, Createability host organisations are supported to provide meaningful, career-enhancing internships for creatives with disability and play a vital leadership role in helping break down barriers to access and inclusion across the creative industries.
Up to 10 Createability host organisations will deliver internships of 4-weeks equivalent. The internships offer accessible pathways to employment, training and professional development. Interns with suitable skills, interests and experience will be matched to opportunities with selected organisations through the competitive application process, opening in late 2024.
The 2025 Createability Internship Program is delivered by Create NSW, Screen NSW and Sound NSW, in partnership with disability advocacy organisation Accessible Arts to grow pathways to employment for practitioners with disability or who are d/Deaf. In addition to grant funding, host organisations receive training from Accessible Arts to improve access and inclusion to remove the barriers that people with disability often face in the workplace.
Over the past three years, some of NSW’s leading arts and screen organisations across regional NSW, Western Sydney and Sydney have benefited from the program, including Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Animal Logic, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Endemol Shine, Erth Visual and Physical Inc, Lingo Pictures, Outloud, Performance Space, Sydney Theatre Company, and Tantrum Youth Arts.
Internship roles have varied from technical TV production roles, digital content creation, research, behind-the-scenes production and maker roles, and many more. These have been rewarding and life-changing opportunities, often leading to on-going employment and other long-term positive outcomes.
Applications are now open for host organisations until 21 October 2024. For more information or to apply, visit create.nsw.gov.au
Image: Scott Andrew working with Createability intern Holly-Jane Cohle at Erth Visual and Physical’s workshop, Image Create NSW
Media release and image courtesy of Create NSW.