Speaking
Selected previous speaking engagements include:
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Arts and Disability Ireland (online, March 2021) – ‘From Access to Inclusion: An Arts and Culture Summit’ guest speaker
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Sydney Opera House (online, November 2020) – ‘Ethical Leadership – A panel discussion on inspiring positive change and the Global Goals
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Communicating The Arts Conference (Sydney, November 2020) – ‘Communicating Inclusively With Your Audience’
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National Exhibition Touring Support (online, November 2020) – ‘Best practice approaches for working inclusively with artists with disability’
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Accessible Arts Accessing The Arts Group (online, September 2016) – ‘Making Live Music Accessible’
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SAMAG (June 2020) – ‘Bringing it home: Innovation and ideas from the Churchill Fellowship’
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Melbourne Conservatorium at the University of Melbourne (online, May 2020) - Guest lecture on accessibility in the arts
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Sir Zelman Cowan School of Music, Monash University (online, June 2020) - Guest lecture on accessibility within the music industry.
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‘Arts Activated Conference (Sydney, August 2019) - Captain, My Captain’ presentation (chair of session on disability leadership).
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Global Cities After Dark, run by the Electronic Music Conference (Sydney, November 2018) - ‘Access All Areas: Accessible for all’ (chair of session).
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Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) conference (Austin, Texas, August 2017) - ‘Designing inclusive and accessible evaluation processes: Learnings from arts and disability arts evaluations conducted in the UK and Australia’
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Vivid talks and ideas program (June 2017, Sydney) - ‘We’re very serious – taking artists with disability seriously’ (chair of session)
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SAMAG seminar, in partnership with Accessible Arts (May 2017, Sydney) - ‘Maximising your audience: Making your work accessible to everyone’ (chair of session).
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Arts Activated conference (September 2016, Sydney) - ‘Arts and disability opportunities in the Australian context’ paper presented with collaborator Tandi Williams
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ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference (June 2016, Sydney) - ‘Evaluation design for true accessibility: lessons from an impact evaluation of the Unlimited Commissions Programme for disabled artists’ paper presented with collaborator Tandi Williams
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The J.F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts (September 2012, Washington D.C.) - Steering committee member and facilitator of the first International Convening of Thought Leaders in Theatre, Dance, Disability, Education and Inclusion.
Radio appearances
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Guest speaker on AbleQuest, Radio 2RPH (October 2019 and then again in February 2020)
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Gues speaker on Jacinta Parsons ABC Melbourne'Afternoons' (3 December 2020). Can listen to interview here, starting at 49m45sec.
Image description: Morwenna standing and presenting at a lectern in front of a red screen that says 'Generation Women'.
Image description: Four panellists onstage at the Utzon Room at the Sydney Opera House, Morwenna on the right (Credit: Jacquie Manning Photography).