Support Undercover Artist as we aim to bring the brightest and boldest artists to the stage by being a catalyst for performing arts with disability.
Undercover Artist is seeking partnerships with likeminded organisations to join the movement towards greater recognition for artist with disability at the 2023 Festival.
Our Festival Partners dream big! Partnership with Undercover Artist Festival 2023 will ensure the brightest artists bring the boldest performances to a professional stage. Festival Partners support in the curation of artists in the lead up to the 2023 Festival and the behind the scenes execution over the four days. Festival Partners support lives on after the Festival too, with helping to support workshop delivery, development programs and future festival programming.
Our artists are unique and so is our audience. To ensure full enjoyment of Undercover Artist Festival, we provide additional accessibility options such as audio description, Auslan, interpreters, wheelchair accessibility, braille programs and virtual components. Our Accessibility Partners also promote inclusivity for our community through accessible transportation, accommodation, and hospitality.
Undercover Artist Festival promises daring and iconic performances from international, national and local artists with disability. A Program Partner supports the initial development of an individual concept or artist. Without the support of Program Partners, many performances would not be seen or heard. Some artists will be in their initial stages of planning or might even be debuting their performance at Undercover Artist Festival 2023.
Our Festival Partners dream big! Partnership with Undercover Artist Festival 2023 will ensure the brightest artists bring the boldest performances to a professional stage. Festival Partners support in the curation of artists in the lead up to the 2023 Festival and the behind the scenes execution over the four days. Festival Partners support lives on after the Festival too, with helping to support workshop delivery, development programs and future festival programming.
Our artists are unique and so is our audience. To ensure full enjoyment of Undercover Artist Festival, we provide additional accessibility options such as audio description, Auslan, interpreters, wheelchair accessibility, braille programs and virtual components. Our Accessibility Partners also promote inclusivity for our community through accessible transportation, accommodation, and hospitality.
Undercover Artist Festival promises daring and iconic performances from international, national and local artists with disability. A Program Partner supports the initial development of an individual concept or artist. Without the support of Program Partners, many performances would not be seen or heard. Some artists will be in their initial stages of planning or might even be debuting their performance at Undercover Artist Festival 2023.
Development & Partnerships Manager, CPL Group
Each partner type includes different levels of recognition but here is a sneak peak on how we say thank you for your support.
Logo recognition across collateral, website, advertising and communications.
Invitations to opening nights, panel discussions and Festival activation nights.
VIP Tickets across multiple shows over the four-day Festival period.
General admission tickets across multiple shows to share with colleagues, friends and networks.
Social media recognition, including multiple posts across all CPL Group channels and so much more.
Image: 2021 Undercover Artist Festival photo by Stewart Ross Photography
Brown Church is a theatrical spectacle by Meanjin-based goddess Naavikaran. At this holy, gay alter witness the journey of displacement, queer liberation and the euphoria of culture through poetry, music and dance. Brown Church debuted at Undercover Artist Festival 2021 allowing The Naavikaran Collective to take the stage and showcase their truth.
“There is often little space for people with complexities to perform but because the Festival is disability-led it made a genuine effort to recognise the many walks of life and allow for creative freedom. It felt safe.
The Festival formed a crucial part of The Naavikaran Collective’s values, most notably, the importance of access and community engagement. Disabled artists should be at the forefront of receiving good, well-paid, accessible and sustainable opportunities in the performing arts.
Being a part of Undercover Artist Festival was a truly incredible experience.” – Naavikaran.
Oliver was born to act, graduating from QUT with a BFA Drama in 2019, Oliver knew he had found is true calling. Debuting his performance, The No Bang Theory in the 2021 Undercover Artist Festival. His debut performance was such a success, providing Oliver further opportunities to take the stage such as the 2022 Adelaide Fringe and Home of the Arts Gold Coast 2022.
“Undercover Artist Festival was an amazing experience. At every stage of the process the support and communication were incredible.
Having disabled artists on stage is 100% crucial, that being said, disabled actors shouldn’t be limited to roles that are written as disabled, every artist should have the right to perform however they choose.
The support of the team gave me the ‘leg up’ I needed to get The No Bang Theory off the ground. The Undercover Artist Festival made my career and it could do the same for you.” – Oliver.
Undercover Artist is funded by CPL Group, the generous support of partner and sponsor organisations, and people like you. Your support allows artists to bring their work to Brisbane at Undercover Artist Festival, participate in career excelling workshops and gain invaluable support through the Undercover Artist Development Program.
Donations of any size are invaluable to the work of Undercover Artist and truly appreciated.
The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
Undercover Artist acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and we pay our respects to Elders, past, present, and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their unique cultural and spiritual relationship to land, water and seas and their rich contribution to society.
