Disability-led, we work to remove barriers to creative excellence. Our vision: an inspiring and inclusive arts sector.
London, England
Joined January 2009
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Are you a lower-income writer interested in how to lead a more ethical and creatively fulfilling writing life?
We have x50 half-price tickets available which give full access to our #ConsciousWritingMonth series - no application required! Just book literaryconsultancy.co.uk/ev…
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◆《Rights Cuts Action: The Creativity of Disabled Resistance》
Start: 6th October, 2025
End: 5th November, 2025
Venue: Engine Shed (High Wycombe)
*Annual Exhibition: Shape Open 2025* @ShapeArts
shapearts.org.uk/Event/right…
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Ahead of Wednesday's IL newsletter: Latest winner of the Adam Reynolds Award - David Johnson, changing the way blindness and vision are understood @ShapeArts #AdamReynoldsAward @HMILeeds #BeyondTheVisual
Read it here - independentliving.co.uk/indu…
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This funding went to 2,683 organisations across the country received investment including @TheRSC, @NorfolkMuseums, @BookTrust, Culture in Common, and @ShapeArts, to name a few 🎸🎭
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New #ArtOpps now live on ArtRabbit for you to browse, share, and apply!
👩🎨 Job at @MeadowArts @GajahGallery
💰 Grant at @ArtOutreachSG
📊Professional Development at The Place, @aspexportsmouth
🏛️ Residency at Artown NOW, @ShapeArts
💼 Commission by @adurandworthing @UniRdg_Art @CityWestminster
🥇 Competition at @esmoaorg
🖼️ Exhibition Opportunities with New Art Exchange, schwules museum, @Manifesto_Press @HyphaStudios
More #OpenCalls this way 👇
artrabbit.com/artist-opportu…
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✨FULL LINE UP ANNOUNCED✨
#LibertyLDN, @MayorofLondon's flagship festival celebrating D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists, lands in Wandsworth this autumn💫
🗓️ 24-29 Sept
🎟️All tickets are FREE!
welcometowandsworth.com/libe…
#WelcomeToWandsworth
ALT Midgitte Bardot, a person with dwarfism, performs on stage. They wear bold white makeup with blue eyeshadow covered mostly by thin white sunglasses, a glamorous blonde wig, red fish net tights and silky white shorts. They hold a cymbal in front of their chest which reflects golden light, with rays of more golden light flooding from the top left. Photo by Holly Revell. Text over image says 'Liberty Festival'.
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Liberty Festival 2025 lands this autumn with an unmissable week of disabled-led art, music, theatre & joy ✨
🗓️ 24-29 Sept
📍 Battersea Arts Centre, Clapham Grand, Tara Theatre, The Bedford, World Heartbeat, Wandsworth Civic Suite, Battersea Park
🎟️ All events FREE!
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Deadline extended : the deadline for third year of the support hub with @artshealthhub has been extended until Sunday 13 July at 5pm for applications.
👉🏻 4 opportunities available for artists working around health and wellbeing
👉🏻 more info here: artsandhealthhub.org/opportu…
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Visual Art: Seen-Unseen
Seen-Unseen is an art project led by artist Clare McLaughlin for and with people who have a visual impairment on Friday 18 July at 3.30pm. buff.ly/7gO7AVJ
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New #ArtOpps now live on ArtRabbit for you to browse, share, and apply!
🏆 Award by Art Labs
👩🎨 Job at Art Not Shame
🏛️ Residency at Throwing Shapes
💼 Commission by NOW Art, @Neon_Dance
📊Professional Development with The Crit Collective, I LIKE NETWORKING
🖼️ Exhibition Opportunities with Swanfall Art, @Art1NewMuseum @ShapeArts
More #OpenCalls this way 👇
artrabbit.com/artist-opportu…
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📢 Midlands-based artist @jasonwilshermil will be working with @NCMME on a project inspired by the museum’s historic collection of coal mining union banners.
Read more about it here
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#ACEsupported thanks to @Lottogoodcauses
@ace_thenorth
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There's a really useful resource list for disabled writers on @ShapeArts website, including their top pick of resources from @TLCUK
shapearts.org.uk/news/disabl…
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We want to use our platform as disabled people in public eye to promote the tireless work already happening.
So we've created a list of ALL protests against benefits cuts taking place across the country and online #TakingThePIP
takingthepip.co.uk/protests-…
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Are you involved in creating or presenting creative work? We want to hear from you 📣
Tell us what you think about the challenges and opportunities for innovation and R&D in the creative and cultural sector by 25 June 📅👇
bit.ly/4kXe0HR
@audienceagents
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✊Statement from DaDa Regarding Access to Work
We stand with those within our community who are concerned about the impact of these changes on their work and practice.
Read our full statement over on our blog:
dadafest.co.uk/article/state…
ALT Disabled people will start to fade from the sector unless something changes
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Cuts to ‘Access to Work’ threaten the entire creative sector.
These cuts are an existential threat to disabled creatives, the disability arts sector, and all disabled people in work in general.
Read our full statement 👇
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Help points should assist all disabled people, but they're letting D/deaf people down.
@Shapearts has released a powerful video about inaccessible infrastructure and the barriers it creates.
🎥 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=OPkrUb_U…
🔊 AD version: shapearts.org.uk/Blog/silent…
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🎭 Looking for your next cultural fix?
Explore what's happening near you: disabilityarts.online/whats-…
📢 Hosting an event?
Get it seen by a wider audience — list it for FREE on our website: disabilityarts.online/my-acc…
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This week's IL newsletter - Silent Buttons campaign; Pension age PIP; Wilcare Signature range and more... @ShapeArts @deafarchitecturefront @signstrokes @chrislaing_ #PIP #DWP @Dis_PPL_Protest @DisRightsUK @WilcareGroup #RiserRecliner #SpecialistSeating
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Join @CRIPticArts and Chisato Minamimura for a workshop where you will explore the transformative potential of paper as a medium for creativity.
When - 03 Jun
Where - Online
Cost - Free
disabilityarts.online/events…
ALT Creativity from Paper with Chisato Minamimura. Chisato is a Japanese woman with a black bob. She stands in a white tunic dress in front of a blurred background of trees and greenery.