Art Advocacy Australia is a disability-led creative agency supporting exceptional contemporary artists & graphic designers with disabilities & mental health conditions through promotion, commissioning, & community opportunities. Our employment-focused social enterprise paves professional development pathways & career aspiring opportunities needed to become successful & renowned visual artists. We're driven to change social perceptions of people with disability by promoting creativity & artistic excellence among the mainstream arts & culture sector. Our business is built on the fundamental understanding that innovation comes from collaboration. We do this by building a community of Art Advocacy Allies who help us to ensure that the artwork & stories told by people with disability are active & recognized within our cultural identity. Our network of art advocates includes a portfolio of corporations, government organisations, galleries, & art enthusiasts who support our vision to champion, develop & invest in the cultural experiences that enrich people’s lives.  We also collaborate with disability advocates & government policy makers who support disability access initiatives for artists & audiences. Our work is informed by the Social & Human Rights Models of Disability & is based on the Creative Case for Inclusive Arts - focusing on the highest artistic quality to achieve recognition & respect. "Let’s stop ‘tolerating’ or ‘accepting’ difference, as if we’re so much better for not being different in the first place. Instead, let’s celebrate difference, because in this world it takes a lot of guts to be different." - Kate Bornstein (Access 2 Arts)