Disability Arts Online

Disability arts

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  Crippen's Blog

  Crippen ... probably now the best Disabled cartoonist in the world ... and you'll find him here on dao

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  Jon Adams' blog

  Jon Adams fine art practice draws upon a wide range of materials and processes which include photography, video, sound recording and digital sound and visual manipulation, 3D installations, traditional sculpture and illustration. Jon is currently a Research Fellow in Disability Arts within the Faculty of CCi at the University of Portsmouth. His work includes themes of hidden disability and positive dyslexia and Aspergers awareness combined with a subversive or geological context.

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  Fittings Multimedia Arts

  Raspberry is a musical inspired by the life and times of legendary disabled performer, Ian Dury. Written by award-winning playwright Garry Robson of Fittings Multimedia Arts, the play is due to tour the UK from 31 March 2010 - 14 May 2010. (See dao listings for details)

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  Pauline Alexander Blog
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  Aaron Williamson's Blog

  Aaron Williamson is the recipient of the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary for 2010. He began a residency at Spike Island, Bristol on 3 February 2010. His blog covers his work-in-progress over the 12 week residency.

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  Commission: Transformation by Nancy Willis with music by Chris Morris

  Animated art by Nancy Willis, based on 'The Explorer' by Allan Sutherland, with music by Chris Morris.

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  Pauline Alexander: the many faces of discrimination
  Pauline Alexander tells the story of turning direct experience of employment discrimination into Art
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  Next Year in Auckland
  Philip Patston, comedy performer, public speaker and the primal force behind the International Disability Arts Symposium which will take place in Auckland in March 2009.
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  Art Disability Culture
  David Watson, editor of Art Disability Culture Magazine, talks to Joe McConnell
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  Noëmi Lakmaier
  Noëmi Lakmaier, winner of the Adam Reyolds bursary, talks to Colin Hambrook about her award
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  Ruth Gould: Creative Force in Disability Arts
  A profile of Ruth Gould by Joe Bidder
• Julie McNamara: Pig's Sister
  Colin Hambrook talked to Julie McNamara about Pig's Sister her latest piece of theatre, due to be performed at Theatre Workshop in Edinburgh as part of the Degenerate Festival 2005.
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  Tales from the Boarders
  Anne Teahan documents the artistic process of three artists making Art from the memories of an institution.
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  Interview with Deborah Williams
  Colin Hambrook talked to Deborah Williams about her approach to making theatre and her dreams for her company, Reality Productions.
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  Dave Lupton: Crippen Cartoons
  Disabled cartoonist Dave Lupton has a unique cutting edge 'disability vision', and is currently looking for support to bring his cartoons to a wider audience.
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  Chris Hammond
  Joe Bidder interviews Chris Hammond as part of a series of profiles looking at the lives of leading figures within the Disability Arts movement
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  Tony Heaton: Squaring The Circle
  Joe Bidder profiles Tony Heaton, a leading artist within the Disability Arts movement
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  National Disability Arts Collection and Archive
  An introduction to the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive at Holton Lee
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  Tanya Raabe: Artist on the Edge
  Ann Young talks about life, love and Who's Who Tanya Raabe's latest collection of paintings
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  Attitude At Liberty
  Grae Wall talks to Joe McConnell about Attitude is Everything's music zone at this year's Liberty Festival.
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  National Disability Arts Collection and Archive
  Joe Bidder talks to Tony Heaton about a leading Disability Arts archive spearheaded at the residential disability arts centre at Holton Lee, Dorset.
• Kaleido
  South-west disability arts organisation Equata have recently relaunched themselves as Kaleido
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  Caroline Cardus: Hidden Battles

  Caroline Cardus' Go Make! residency at Fort Brockhurst in Gosport, is the fourth in an ongoing series of bursaries for disabled and deaf artists, awarded by Dada-South. Colin Hambrook reports.

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  Jon Adams: Word Wall
  Artist challenges commuters at London Bridge station Jon Adams has recently been appointed as Southern's Artist in Residence and over the next year Adams will be creating his art on the Southern network as part of the Alternative Platform project.
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  Gus Cummins: Interview

  Gus Cummins is creating a variety of visual arts and media, inspired by his experience of epilepsy. The work ranges from painting to video and digital installations. Colin Hambrook asked Gus a few questions in preparation for seeing some of the work in NW

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  Video: Disabled Avant Garde

  Katherine Araniello and Aaron Williamson of the Disabled Avant Garde have published two new films satirising the current state of disability arts. Take a look and weep.

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  Interview: Julie McNamara discusses her theatre practice, part of Shape Animate

  Colin Hambrook talks with theatre practitioner Julie McNamara about her Animate talk at Shape on 4 March 2010. Animate explores the rich history of Disability Arts through talks and workshops.

• Paddy Masefield: Strength

  Deborah Williams went to a launch of Paddy Masefield's book. She recounts her first impressions of the man, his passion and commitment to disability arts.

• X’08 London's 8th International Disability Film Festival

  Allan Sutherland reviews X'08 London's 8th International Disability Film Festival

• The Almond and the Seahorse by Kaite O’Reilly

  Sara Beer reviews a performance of Kaite O’Reilly's play, on tour in Wales and Manchester

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  DASh Film Festival 2008

  Tanya Raabe reviews the recent DASh film festival

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  Theatre Resource: The Conquest of the South Pole

  A moving play about the problem of long-term unemployment, in which four disabled friends stave off the despair of joblessness by re-enacting Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole.

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  Edinburgh Fringe 2007

  Jo Verrent reviews eight disability-related shows at the Edinburgh Festival

• Christine Finn: Leave Home Stay

  Colin Hambrook talks about the impact of Christine Finn's installation 'Leave-Home-Stay'

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  Julie McNamara: Pig Tales

  Julie McNamara tours the UK with her story of sex, religion and psychiatry

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  The Disabled Avant-Garde Today!

  DAO reveiws Aaron Williamson and Katherine Araniello's latest exhibition

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  Arts and Disability Ireland: Face On

  Joe McConnell reviews Face On, a new disability arts reader, published by Arts and Disability Ireland

• Caroline Cardus: The Way Ahead

  Natalie Andrews from Dada-South writes about the touring exhibition Way Ahead.

• Paul Cade: Light Being

  Colin Hambrook looks at Paul Cade's Light Beingwithin the context of disability arts.

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  Ryan Knighton: Cockeyed

  Kaite O'Reilly reviews a memoir by Ryan Knighton

• Nabil Shaban: The First To Go

  Robert Softley reviews Nabil Shaban's play about the holocaust

• Ju Gosling: Abnormal

  Joe McConnell reviews Ju Gosling's recent exhibition culminating from her residency with the National Institute of Medical Research

• Static by Graeae Theatre Company

  Robert Softely reviewed Graeae's touring production in March 2008.

• Laurence Clarke: 12% Evil

  Tanya Raabe reviews Laurence Clark sizing himself up to find out just how evil he can be

• Liz Carr: It Hasn’t Happened Yet

  Liz Carr is taking disability comedy to new boundaries with her latest show

• Djamu: Cornwall Festival of Disability Arts

  Graham Lewis reviews Equata's festival of disability arts

• New Life: Blind In Theatre Festival Croatia 2007

  Maria Oshodi reports back on Extant's recent visit to the fifth international Blind in Theatre Festival held in Zagreb in October.

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  Review: High Wyrrd 2008

  An international showcase of disability, deaf and inclusive arts companies from around the globe took to the streets of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire between 19 - 21 September 2008.

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  Review: Simon Mckeown's digital artwork 'Motion Disabled'

  Colin Hambrook went up to Wolverhampton Art Gallery to see a new exhibition by Simon Mckeown

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  Review: Fittings present Raspberry - based on the life and times of Ian Dury

  Garry Robson is Spasticus! Colin Cameron caught Fittings Multimedia music-theatre production ‘Raspberry’ at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on 9 April, 2010 at the start of its UK tour.

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  Review: Fittings present Raspberry - based on the life and times of Ian Dury

  Garry Robson is Spasticus! Colin Cameron caught Fittings Multimedia music-theatre production ‘Raspberry’ at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on 9 April, 2010 at the start of its UK tour.

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  Review: Lisa Hammond and Rachael Spence present No Idea

  Lisa and Rachael wanted to make a show together but they didn’t have any ideas. How do you make a show with no idea? Kate Cotton saw Improbable Theatre's production at the Plymouth Drum Theatre on 5 May 2010

• National Disability Arts Collection and Archive

  An introduction to the National Disability Arts Collection and Archive at Holton Lee

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  Tony Heaton

  A selection of work by a leading artist within the Disability Arts movement.

• Rachel Gadsden: Beyond the Asylum

  Beyond the Asylum: A collection of paintings by Rachel Gadsden which formed the basis for the accompanying narrative.

• Crippen Cartoons

  Disabled cartoonist Dave Lupton has a unique cutting edge 'disability vision', and is currently looking for support to bring his cartoons to a wider audience.

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  Memories of the Disability Action Network

  The Disability Action Network carried out many protests against the lack of accessible transport (amongst other things) during the latter half of the 1990’s. Peter Street recalls some of the action and shares some of his dramatic photographs.

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  Gallery: Jon Adams presents The Goose on the Hill

  Jon Adams presents a gallery of images of artworks on exhibition at Pallant House Gallery from 13 October – 22 November 2009

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  Gallery: Aidan Moesby

  Aidan Moesby is a text artist who utilises a variety of media, technologies and approaches in order to realise the artwork.

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  Gallery: Dolly Sen

  Dolly Sen is a writer, director, artist, filmmaker, poet, performer, playwright, mental health consultant, music-maker and public speaker. She posts some of her artwork, challenging the nature of 'madness.'

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  Tim Jeeves: A portrait of a young man as the (disabled) artist
  Tim Jeeves questions the label disability artist in the light of his current work.
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  Ju Gosling: Towards a Scientific Model of Disability
  Ju Gosling talks about her residency at the National Institute of Medical Research
• Disability Arts Moments
  What turned you on to Disability Arts?
• DAO and Disability Arts
  Colin Hambrook gives an overview of Disability Arts as understood by DAO.
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  Alternative Dramaturgies informed by a Deaf and Disability perspective

  Artist Alicia Grace reviews the second Alternative Dramaturgies symposium.

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  Holton Lee Disability Arts Open Exhibition
  Colin Hambrook reflects on the first open exhibition to embrace Disability Arts and asks how we push the debate for quality to a further level
• What's up with Disability Arts?
  Colin Hambrook asks some questions about disability and the role of Disability Arts.
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  On The Next Level: Labels Seminar
  In response to a workshop, as a part of Art Shape's Space Between touring exhibition, Zoe Partington confronts the issue of labels. Who uses them? Who chooses them?
• Joe McConnell: Sweet are the uses of adversity
• Paddy Masefield: Whose Learning Difficulty?
  Strength charts a journey through Disability Arts over the past 20 years
• Mat Fraser: Disability Arts: Good or Bad?
  Mat Fraser talks about the support he's had from the Disability Arts world and the need for more constructive criticism.
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  Disability Arts, a monster, a myth
  Penny Pepper gives a potted history, swears a lot and asks some vital questions about where the disability arts movement is going
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  Disability Art and Science: Resonant Frequency

  Resonant Frequency was a partnership between ITHACA, Science Oxford (the Oxford Trust) and Disability Arts Online (DAO) which sought to explore the issues around disability arts and science.

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  Interview: Tony Heaton discusses Shape's 'Animate' programme

  Colin Hambrook talked to Tony Heaton, Chief Executive of Shape about the inspiration behind Shape's 'Animate' programme

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  Discussion: Victoria Wright on language

  Victoria Wright featured on Radio 4's 'Word of Mouth' with Francesca Martinez. Here she discusses her relationship with the language used by and about disabled people, and asks questions about the importance of definitions.

• Celebrating disability arts
  Allan Sutherland reviews 20 years of disability arts.
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  Critical Writing Masterclass
  A group of disabled writers were invited by New Writing South and DAO (Disability Arts Online) to a series of seminars to develop skills in critical writing and gain an understanding of its role within the world of news media and p
• Allan Sutherland: What is Disability Arts?
  What are the issues which have underpinned the development of Disability Arts? Allan Sutherland offers a concise explanation.
• Ruth Bailey: What is Disability Theatre?
  Ruth Bailey give an overview of the development of some of the main contenders.
  
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  NWDAF masterclass lead by Nabil Shaban
  Kevin Donnellon takes part in a series of workshops hosted by NWDAF and asks what lessons we can learn from the past
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  Memories of the Disability Action Network
  Poet Peter Street recalls the famous Disability Action Network protests of the mid-90s with a stunning series of photographs.
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  The National Disability Arts Collection
  The National Disability Arts Collection & Archive: The Story So Far… (November 2005)
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  Karen Sheader: Planet of the Blind
  A selection of songs of 4 MP3s from Planet of the Blind
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  Rachel Gadsden: Beyond the Asylum
  A narrative from Rachel Gadsden based on her collection of paintings, Beyond the Asylum.
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  Allan Sutherland: Paddy Masefield Poems
  32 poems by Allan Sutherland based on interviews with Paddy Masefield as part of the Edward Lear Oral History Project.
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  Colin Cameron

  A series of short stories by Colin Cameron exploring the disabling attitudes faced by disabled people on a daily basis.

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  Disabled artists explore scientific ideas
  As part of this blog, Colin Hambrook is building an overview of artists and art projects that have set out to explore different aspects of an engagement between disability arts and science.