The Jan Fairclough Ball, held in memory of the wife of our Charity Patron David Fairclough, saw an amazing £60,000 raised towards the hospital’s latest appeal, to fund an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) machine. An OCT machine uses light waves to take cross-sectional images of the retina, which is the part of your eye that…
Jessica has been on her Aspire adventure since 2018. Initially within the Trailblazer Project, through supporting the establishment, and delivery of, Aspire’s own Homelessness Prevention service to, most recently, extending her oversight to all Housing and Homelessness Prevention services at Aspire. Our accommodation focuses on progression support – enabling our residents to grow their confidence and abilities…
Employment opportunities EQUALITY & DIVERSITY We celebrate the diversity of our people and are committed to building on an inclusive culture that encourages and supports both our employees and beneficiaries to thrive. Organisations that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective are proven to be better…
For many artists – now more than ever – an online presence is the foundation of a ‘successful’ practice. It is how artists connect with their audience, their supporters, and collaborators and is a primary route to financial stability through sales, funding, and partnerships. But being ‘online’ isn’t simple and for many artists it can…
This resource arose through discussions with disabled artists as well as other practitioners about ways that access can be used to enhance an artistic experience. It makes suggestions around embedding access into your creative practice or a particular artwork or event, looking beyond standard access provision so that both practitioner and a receiving audience can…
Emergent is a hybrid residency and bursary programme delivered in collaboration with Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts, Gateshead. Each year, the award is given to an emerging disabled artist with a socially-engaged practice and a small cohort of shortlisted artists are offered tailored support. This year’s recipient of the three month residency and £5k bursary…
Welcome to the Shape Arts Podcast! We’ll be exploring arts, heritage and creativity of all kinds from a barriers-facing perspective, hearing from leading makers, activists and cultural workers about the things that matter to them. We will also be introducing new or upcoming projects, and discovering new ideas about what disability is – and what…
Back to resources Are you in the process of designing a project and interested in ensuring it’s accessible? This resource was compiled after discussions with early career disabled artists about their aims and needs – in particular, when considering approaching funders for the first time and having to consider what it is to work within…
Jason Wilsher Mills was our Adam Reynolds Award recipient in 2020. Morph’s Epic Art Adventure London An epic step-free Arts Trail with diversity and inclusion at its heart. 19th June – 20th August 2023 Download the trail map We supported the making of a Morph as part of this art trail, with commissioned artist Jason…
Would you like to help run exciting and innovative events in a quality London art venue? A chance to learn to get a close-up insight into inclusive arts practices? And gain experience interacting with the public? We are looking for a few volunteers to assist with gallery invigilation in South London in January 2024, from…