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Visitors to new wing ‘will feel the power of the disability protest movement’

By John Pring on 9th May 2019 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Visitors to new wing ‘will feel the power of the disability protest movement’
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A new archive and learning zone dedicated to the disability arts movement is set to inspire a new generation of young people to fight for their rights. The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) facility was launched last week at […]

NDACA celebrates milestone in journey to tell story of disability arts

By John Pring on 21st April 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

NDACA celebrates milestone in journey to tell story of disability arts
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Some of the country’s best-known disabled artists have come together in the House of Lords to celebrate a project that will tell the story of the disability arts movement. The reception marked the first year of the three-year, £1 million project […]

Unlimited expansion set to influence international perception of disabled artists

By John Pring on 28th January 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Unlimited expansion set to influence international perception of disabled artists
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New funding of more than £1.5 million is set to deliver an international extension to a disability arts commissioning programme that grew out of London 2012, and help influence how disabled people are perceived in other countries. Unlimited has secured more […]

‘Woeful’ arts diversity progress prompts call for ‘more power and influence’

By John Pring on 11th December 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

‘Woeful’ arts diversity progress prompts call for ‘more power and influence’
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Mainstream arts organisations have “a mountain to climb” to ensure they have an acceptable proportion of disabled directors, artists and staff, according to leading disability arts figures. They spoke out after new figures showed a new Arts Council England (ACE) programme […]

Exhibition proves disabled artists ‘still mine a rich seam of oppression’

By John Pring on 20th November 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Exhibition proves disabled artists ‘still mine a rich seam of oppression’
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A new disability arts exhibition is a “colourful reminder” of the battles disabled people have fought – and continue to fight – for their rights, say activists. The exhibition is being held to launch a new gallery space for contemporary art […]

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