Disability Arts

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Lists a range of disability arts groups, theatres, workshops and charitable concerns working and producing a range of disabled arts from painting to wheelchair dancing.

  • Abnormally Funny People  - Highlights the gigs and work of this group of stand up comedians, all but one of whom is disabled.
  • Arcadea  - The cultural agency for art, culture and disability equality in the North East of England. Background, projects, news, gallery and directory.
  • The Art House  - National organisation for visual artists who campaign for equality of access to opportunities for work, training and exhibiting for both disabled and non-disabled artists equally.
  • Art Spider  - A comprehensive arts resource for people with learning disabilities; includes galleries of work, resources, a directory of arts organisations, projects, and a what's on section.
  • Art Through Touch  - London based art organisation which aims to promote and provide access to art for visually impaired people. Includes events, projects, access issues, gallery and funding.
  • The Arthouse Meath  - Creates and exhibits artworks in printmaking and painting which celebrate the talents of adults with learning or physical disabilities or severe epilepsy.
  • Artlink Edinburgh  - Works to increase opportunities for individuals who experience disadvantage or disability to take part in the arts around Edinburgh and the Lothians; describes their access programmes, projects, and events, with contacts and how to get involved as a participant, volunteer, or artist.
  • Artlink West Yorkshire  - Community arts organisation specialising in arts and health initiatives, based in the Hyde Park area of Leeds.
  • Artsline  - A disabled led charity promoting access for disabled people to arts and entertainment venues. Offers search facilities and an online forum.
  • Carousel  - Assists people with learning disabilities to achieve their artistic ambitions. Includes music and dance sections. Brighton based.
  • Conquest Art  - Provides art classes and workshops in painting for people with disabilities. Includes exhibition and membership details. Located in Surrey.
  • Corali  - London based performance company that creates and tours original performance work mostly site specific works. Collaborates with dancers and artists with and without learning disabilities.
  • DaDa  - Disability and Deaf Arts organisation based in Liverpool and concerned with the promotion of equal access for disabled people from arts training to audience development and programming.
  • DaDaFest Scotland  - Mini festival of DaDa events in Glasgow and Edinburgh, working with key Scottish disabled and deaf companies including Birds of Paradise, Sounds of Progress and Lung Ha’s.
  • Dada-South  - Disability arts organisation working in the South East. News, blog, projects, galleries, and resources.
  • Dash  - Disability arts in Shropshire. Promotes and supports disabled people interested in the arts. View news, image galleries and a users forum.
  • Disability Arts Cymru  - A Welsh charity creating opportunities for disabled and deaf people to develop their skills in the arts. Includes membership details.
  • Disability Arts Online  - Gives disabled and deaf artists, performers, film-makers, writers, and critics a place to talk about developing artistic practice and accessing the arts.
  • Disability Cultural Projects  - Furthers the cultural equality of deaf and disabled people in the UK, and internationally. Events, newsletter, archive, and links.
  • Disability Writes  - Community for writers with a disability; includes information on how to subscribe plus links and a forum.
  • The Disabled Photographers Society  - Helps and encourages disabled people to take up and enjoy photography. Includes members images and an online forum.
  • The Edward Lear Foundation  - Think tank set up to create new thinking in Disability Arts, specifically not led by the policy-making of arts funding bodies and with key roles for Disability artists.
  • Epic Arts  - Arts charity who organise and run visual art, drama, dance and music projects for people with disabilities in the UK, Cambodia and other international locations.
  • First Movement  - Works with learning disabled people by placing them in a situation where their work takes place alongside other creative people. Operates in the East Midlands.
  • Full Circle  - A North West based arts organisation led by disabled people working nationally to include disabled people in all aspects of the arts.
  • Funky Flamingo  - Internet TV station by and for people with disabilities. Channels include arts, film, news, and youth.
  • Low Vision Art  - A large text site about painting with low vision by Barrie Goodfellow a registered blind and deaf artist. Includes an image gallery.
  • National Disability Arts Forum  - UK-based forum fosters assistance and support to the development of disability arts agencies.
  • Project Ability  - Development arts organisation promoting the importance of the arts to disabled individuals.
  • The Richard Attenborough Centre  - The centre for arts, education and disability located at the University of Leicester's arts centre. Includes course details and workshops.
  • Shape  - Working to improve access to the arts for deaf and disabled people. Details of how to get involved, ticket sales and news.
 
 
 
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