Morwenna Collett is deeply committed to diversity and inclusion and is particularly passionate about increasing accessibility within the music industry.
Morwenna currently runs her own arts consulting business, specialising in diversity, access and inclusion. She is the Interim CEO at Accessible Arts, a Board Director of Arts Capital and an accessibility advisor for the City of Sydney, Sydney Festival and Perth Festival.
Morwenna has a Bachelor of Music in Advanced Performance and a Masters in Music (Performance and Research) from Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, and a Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management from Flinders University. She has a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training from Marc Radcliffe Institution, a Certificate IV in Access Consulting through the Access Institute and a Prince2 Project Management certificate from ALC Training.
Morwenna is an accomplished leader, consultant, and facilitator with 15 years' experience in government, arts, not for profit and university sectors. She has worn the hats of CEO, Board Director, senior management team member, project manager, lecturer, researcher, trainer and advisor. Morwenna is sought after for her expertise in the fields of the arts, disability and accessibility, with her work influenced by her own lived experience as a musician with disability. Morwenna has helped transform approaches to diversity for a wide range of organisations, including the Unlimited Commissions Programme (UK), National Gallery of Australia, Sydney Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Art Gallery NSW, Museum of Contemporary Art, Opera Queensland, Sydney Living Museums, Blacktown Arts Centre and the Australia Council for the Arts. Morwenna has developed national programs and initiatives, contributed to significant pieces of national arts and disability policy, raised funding from new revenue streams and expanded organisations into new areas. Morwenna was previously Chair of the Sydney Arts Managers Advisory Group and has held senior management roles at the Australian Council for the Arts.
In 2022, Morwenna was a recipient of round one of the Trust's Impact Funding program — a new initiative to enhance outcomes of Churchill Fellowships across all industries and sectors. Morwenna's Impact Funding project is to conduct a feasibility study for a live-music accessibility charter. About Impact Funding
Project
To explore inclusive music programs, venues and festivals which actively engage disabled people
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