About the Initiative
The A List Create Space Arts Initiative is committed to fostering inclusive, accessible, and innovative arts experiences that welcome everyone. These events are designed to empower neurodivergent individuals, celebrate diversity, and create spaces where creativity and connection thrive. Quiet rooms, flexible participation options, and thoughtful design ensure that everyone feels included and valued.
The Create Space Arts Initiative is a groundbreaking national project transforming Australia’s iconic cultural venues into welcoming spaces for everyone. Designed to celebrate inclusion and connection, the initiative showcases creative content crafted by neurodivergent artists and is guided by an Autistic Arts Advisory Board. It was born from the countless interactions that The A List and MyCareSpace staff had with the autistic community and families, looking to participate in social events within arts and culture.
These events invite all people of all neurotypes to immerse themselves in vibrant and engaging experiences like silent discos, creating soundscapes, comedy nights, science experience, historical recreations, making art and dancing.
The Create Space Arts Initiative is a bold step towards building a world where inclusion is the norm, inviting all people to connect, create, participate and belong in arts and culture.”
Event Series
Sound Space Silent Disco
Date: March 2, 2025
Location: Brisbane Powerhouse
Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Part of: Festival of Other Music
Experience the dynamic spectrum of sound and silence at Sound Space Silent Disco.
This immersive, all-ages event transforms the Brisbane Powerhouse theatre into a vibrant dance party, featuring a silent disco with multiple DJs curating diverse soundscapes over three hours. In the adjacent foyer space, explore interactive stations blending sound and silence, such as creating music with found objects, experimenting with digital sound equipment, and engaging in tactile, noise-free sensory activities.
Whether you’re dancing, creating, or simply observing, Sound Space Silent Disco is a celebration of movement, music, and community.
MCA Mega Draw
Date: March 15, 2025
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Sydney
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Join us for MCA Mega Draw, a full-day celebration of drawing and creativity for all ages. Across four levels of the MCA and the harbourside forecourt, immerse yourself in diverse drawing opportunities, from contributing to a large-scale communal artwork overlooking the harbour to drawing on glass surfaces throughout the building.
Visitors will also receive boxes of various sizes to create their own portable art pieces, transforming the museum into a gallery of collective creativity.
Ten autistic young artists, mentored by professional artists in pre-event workshops, will exhibit their work and co-lead public activities. Their creations will remain on display through April as part of Autism Awareness Month.
Moved!
Date: April 6, 2025
Location: Sydney Dance Company
Time: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Part of: Season of “Somos” by Sydney Dance Company
Celebrate movement and community at Moved!, an interactive event that bridges the worlds of dance, creation, and connection. Anchored around Sydney Dance Company’s performance of Somos, this event invites participants to explore the theme of “we are” through a movement workshop led by a professional choreographer.
Create kinetic sculptures in a hands-on “making things that move” activity and experience an evocative mirror and movement installation.
Whether attending Somos at 2:00 PM before joining us or heading to the 5:15 PM performance afterwards, Moved! offers a seamless blend of art, community, and motion.
Cracked Up
Date: April 10, 2025
Location: Melbourne Museum
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Part of: Nocturnal – Museum After Dark Series
In collaboration with: Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Dive into the hilarity and brilliance of Cracked Up, a comedy night blending the wit of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with the fascinating quirks of the Melbourne Museum’s exhibits. This over-18s event explores the contrast between those who “know their stuff” and those who “makes it up.”
Highlights include:
- A headlining performance by Melbourne International Comedy Festival comedian.
- Expert-led tours featuring “weird or funny facts” about the museum’s iconic collections, from dinosaurs to ancient artefacts. Not so expert tours by roving comedians.
- An “Information vs. Disinformation” booth, where comedians tackle museum trivia with their unique twist.
- A trivia showdown pitting museum experts against comedians with no knowledge of the subject.
- A collaborative egg-drop experiment with Scienceworks, inviting attendees to construct contraptions to protect eggs from a two-storey drop via hydraulic cherry picker.
- Roving entertainment and a live DJ to keep the energy high throughout the night.
Cracked Up promises an evening of laughter, discovery, and playful interaction, offering a unique way to connect with the museum after dark.
