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News: Graeae shines a light on rights at the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF)

17 May 2013

Ground-breaking Graeae returns to Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) this coming June, for the fifth year with its world premiere of The Limbless Knight - A Tale of Rights Reignited,...

News: Lisa Simpson uses the Simpson Board to set up a pilot course to support disabled choreographers in collaboration with Merseyside Dance Initiative

17 May 2013

Lisa Simpson is seeking funding to support disabled choreographers using new technology developed by Adam Benjamin. Lisa and her colleague, Ray Rooney, have set up a social enterprise company...

News: Driving Inspiration win Hollywood animation award with ‘Light Up the World’ – a global collaboration for Paralympics London 2012

17 May 2013

Now in its 18th year, the 2013 International Family Film Festival was held (May 1st - 5th) at Raleigh Studios in the heart of Hollywood. Creative Bucks project Driving Inspiration entered an...

Catalyst Arts success for DAO and StopGap

15 May 2013

Arts Council England has announced the 62 successful applicants to the ‘Catalyst Arts: Building Fundraising Capacity’ scheme. Disability Arts Online and StopGap Dance Company are part of...

Review: The Angina Monologue by Doug Devaney

11 May 2013

Is it possible to make compelling theatre out of a cardiac arrest? John O’Donoghue went to see Doug Devaney’ show, part of Brighton’s Five Pound Fringe.

Review: COnscription by Caglar Kimyoncu

9 May 2013

COnscription explores the call-up to military service for people who don't 'fit the mould'. The four-channel film is on show at the Old Truman Brewery, London until 18 May. Joe McConnell...

Interview: Julie McNamara, Artistic Director of Vital Xposure talks about their touring production The Knitting Circle

8 May 2013

Playwright and long-term advocate of positive change in the mental health system Julie McNamara tells Sheila McWattie about her profound experiences of unearthing untold stories of patients and...

Juan delGado: Fluctuation in Time

7 May 2013

Juan delGado tells Joe McConnell about an exciting ongoing project which started in Palestine 3 years ago.

Review: The Knitting Circle by Vital Xposure

6 May 2013

A gripping celebration of the forgotten lives of women who survived long term institutional incarceration. Julie McNamara's 'The Knitting Circle' (a Vital Xposure production...

Blue Apple Theatre take their production Living Without Fear to the Houses of Parliament

2 May 2013

Jane Jessop, founding director of Blue Apple Theatre, tells Sheila McWattie about raising awareness of disability hate crime and taking Blue Apple Theatre to the Houses of...

BLOG: Rite of Passage - a gravedigger's memoir - Colin Hambrook

13 May 2013

Grave-digging was hazardous work back in the 1960s. There was very little machinery: graves were still largely dug by spade. There were no Health-and-Safety rules. Opening up a grave, after however...

BLOG: Experimentation. Conversation in silence. Art of survival. - Deborah Caulfield

8 May 2013

Landscape Of a crazed mind Wherein truth Lies Hid from all But those who seek out The unspeakable and speak up....

BLOG: Broken vessel. - Gini

4 May 2013

Settling People Like You into the Lighthouse Gallery space was not without problems, compromise and pain, but for me all of that paled into insignificance on discovering that Mirka's beautiful...

BLOG: Monsters - Joanne Cox

3 May 2013

Beautiful sun, blue sky, I'm late practicing today got distracted reading facebook, been thinking about a link Sophie Partridge posted about Mary Laver...

BLOG: Reclaiming my living room - Joanne Cox

2 May 2013

Here I am wondering out loud on my cello, connecting with the blue sky, the cherry blossom and freshly painted walls. Something got taken away when support staff turned up unannounced mistakenly...

BLOG: ‘A Fistful of Froth’ (coming soon) - Katherine Araniello

2 May 2013

Plot Summary In 1858 a lone SickBitchCrip has lost herself in the barren terrain of the Wild West. She...

BLOG: A favourite some what cruel joke - Rich Downes

2 May 2013

I wouldn't normally tell jokes on my blog here but i wrote this one and its a favourite that's pulled out from appropriate time time to appropriate time - like only this morning someone was...

BLOG: Art and Pain in Digital and Analogue - Dolly Sen

2 May 2013

Yesterday I went to ‘Open Circuit’, which is part of http://shortcircuit.org.uk/ Short Circuit is a strategic action research project commissioned by Arts Council England, South East...

BLOG: Activism 2013 and me. - Gini

1 May 2013

Needing my soft-sculpture to continue meaningful narratives in the context of its next venue, the Lighthouse, Poole, I have been working on a suplimentary piece inspired by the very different...

BLOG: Guess Where. Riddle Me Riddle Me - Rich Downes

1 May 2013

I'm giving serious consideration to applying for a job. See if you can guess where: "Deviant sibilants hiss into my ear calling to the core of a paradise where I never...

BLOG: Vince Laws welcomes you to 'Incite' - Colin Hambrook

29 April 2013

I’m performing at this event: ‘INCITE’ @ THE PHOENIX ARTISTS’ CLUB The West End’s Phoenix Theatre is opening the doors of its exclusive members club for a free...

BLOG: Sarah Pickthall introduces Heads Up - Trish Wheatley

29 April 2013

Heads Up is a series of film portraits tapping into the hearts and minds of a group of arts leaders and their individual interpretation of the Creative Case for Diversity. Designed to be...

BLOG: My first live one man show. - Gary Thomas

27 April 2013

HIDDEN Performance. What an amazing, spectacular day it was yesterday. My one man show, starring Jonny Collis, called ‘Hidden’ had its premiere at the first Disability Arts In Surrey...

BLOG: 'Opening Up Creative Culture' - Colin Hambrook discusses audio-description and the work of the RNIB Cultural Inclusion department - Colin Hambrook

25 April 2013

I have long objected to the idea - encouraged in art school - that visual artworks, should by definition, only be able to 'speak for themselves' - and that any written or spoken text...

BLOG: The only way is Oska! - Mark Richardson

25 April 2013

We came to Hadleigh Old Fire Station in Essex. After going around the Basildon roundabout 6 times and taking photographs of the Basildon 'Hollywood' sign, we checked in and chilled...

News: Finalists in the Best Arts Project category of The National Lottery Awards 2011 revealed

11 July 2011

Four organisations have been named as finalists in the arts category of The National Lottery Awards 2011, the annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects. The projects won...

News: Gary Thomas' The Dog and the PalaceGary Thomas' wins Inspire Mark

30 June 2011

Gary Thomas' new project The Dog & The Palace Film and Workshops has been granted the Inspire Mark, the badge of the London 2012 Inspire Programme. The London 2012 Inspire programme recognises...

News: Drake Music presents in Translation: Distant Interiors

15 June 2011

Commissioned by Drake Music, Distant Interiors was created during March/April 2011 by three artists investigating translation and interpretation via remote, three-way collaboration. Melanie Clifford,...

News: News: Heavy Load release The Ting Tings ‘That’s Not My Name’

8 June 2011

Heavy Load have released a new version of The Ting Tings No.1 hit ‘That’s Not My Name’ to coincide with Learning Disability week (20th – 26th June ’11) which this year...

News: Mind the Gap’s chickens fly the coop to feature at Summer festivals

8 June 2011

Why did the chicken cross the road? Which came first the chicken or the egg? Mind the Gap’s talented cast of learning disabled professional performers have hatched a plan to answer these...

News: Shoot Your Mouth Off's spanking new website has gone live

16 May 2011

Shoot Your Mouth Off's spanking new website has gone live, hosting a huge range of films featuring the enormous talent of disabled people in the North East of England. And to celebrate, SYMO is...

News: 5th decibel Performing Arts Showcase & Creative Case Symposium

28 April 2011

50 artists and companies from England have been chosen to present work at the fifth decibel Performing Arts Showcase in Manchester from 12-16 September 2011. selected artists and companies announced...

News: Mencap Opens up the World of Carnival

18 March 2011

'Doing… carnival' is a new title in Mencap’s 'Doing… arts' series of guides. The aim of the new guide is to support people with a learning disability to become fully involved in...

News: The Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry

7 March 2011

The judges of the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry 2010, Gillian Clarke, Stephen Raw and Jeanette Winterson, have selected the following five poets for the shortlist. The winner will be...

News: Presenter with cerebral palsy set to host travel show on the Oprah Winfrey Network

28 February 2011

Zach Anner will get his own travel show on Oprah Winfrey’s new cable television network after being handpicked by the TV legend herself. Anner was one of two finalists in Winfrey’s...

Opportunity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society seek Street Event Stewards

15 May 2013

Opportunity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society seek Street Events First Aid Supervisor

15 May 2013

Opportunity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society seek Retail and Information Assistant

15 May 2013

Opportunity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society seek Fringe Central Steward

15 May 2013

Opportunity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society seek Arts Industry Assistant

15 May 2013

Opportunity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society seek Admin and Information Assistant

15 May 2013

Opportunity: Project Ability seek Administrator (Full Time)

15 May 2013

We are seeking an organised professional to provide a comprehensive administrative support service for the organisation.

Opportunity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society seek Street Event Stewards

14 May 2013

Opportunity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society seek Street Events First Aid Supervisor

14 May 2013

Opportunity: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society seek Retail and Information Assistant

14 May 2013

Opportunity: 'In Fine Style: The art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion' at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London

16 May 2013

BSL interpreted and lipspeaking highlights tour

Opportunity: 'In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion' at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London

16 May 2013

Evening Opening for Visitors with Additional Support Needs

Opportunity: Deaf Arts Leaders Training, July 2013 at Zinc Arts Centre, Chipping Ongar, Essex

13 May 2013

Training for deaf artists who would like to gain confidence in developing creative arts workshops for children and young people

Opportunity: Amazing Apartments at The Geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road, London

10 May 2013

A chance to explore homes which have been created from buildings which had other uses.

Opportunity: Edges and Extremes: Shetland: A collaborative arts project by visual artist Sally Booth and poet Evlynn Sharp at Artistsmeet, Watersmeet, Rickmansworth

9 May 2013

Edges and Extremes - Shetland: people, place, industry A collaborative arts project by visual artist Sally Booth and poet Evlynn Sharp

Opportunity: CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle - May Day Walk through Southwark’s green spaces

7 May 2013

Join CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle for a guided, stigma-busting cultural walk, designed to encourage mental and physical wellbeing, through art, exercise, humour and history.

Opportunity: Northern Lights at the Rochdale Pioneers Museum

7 May 2013

Cartwheel Arts and newly developed Northern Lights enterprise team presents the first Northern Lights event, beautiful craft stalls from the Art Cart project, atmospheric performances and handpicked...

Opportunity: Box Clever's Romeo + Juliet - STAGETEXT captioned performance at Unicorn Theatre, London

7 May 2013

Box Clever Theatre Company return to the Unicorn with their highly innovative and successful production of Shakespeare’s enduring and tragic tale of young love.

Opportunity: Artists' Open House Festival at Grace Eyre, Brighton

3 May 2013

An inspiring collection of work created by The Montefiore Artists' Collective.

Opportunity: Proud and Loud Arts present Beyond the 4th Wall at The Brindley, Runcorn

1 May 2013

Following our successful Lowry shows in 2012 we are excited to announce our spring 2013 tour of Beyond The 4th Wall; We’re taking this show on the road!