Blog - Inclusive Arts
I Cannot Stand By and Watch this Happen Any More. How Can I Make Them See?
September 15, 2020 - by Magical WomenNeurodivergent and Magical Women artist, Gemma Abbott calls for an end to ableism towards Neurodivergent artists. The Effect of Lockdown on Worldwide Communities 2020 has been an interesting year so far. And watching from a distance, from within the walls of our houses, has helped to clarify some things. It has ...
Crippen and the call for grassroots activism
July 12, 2020 - by CrippenSpeaking at the online launch of a new book by a disabled activist, Ellen Clifford, Professor Colin Barnes, one of the most significant figures in the development of the social model of disability, said that disabled people had faced a decade of oppression and that we will only ...
Crippen discovers that a Covid 19 report on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people has gone missing!
June 18, 2020 - by CrippenThe British Medical Association (BMA) has demanded an explanation from the government following reports that pages containing recommendations to protect Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, including disabled people, were removed from last week’s Covid-19 disparity report. In a letter sent to health secretary Matt Hancock, shared exclusively with ...
Crippen supports the UK Disability Arts Alliance ‘We Shall Not Be Removed’ who are responding to the current crisis
June 16, 2020 - by CrippenAn alliance of disabled people working across the UK creative industries have come together to campaign for an inclusive cultural recovery following the Covid 19 pandemic. Called ‘We shall not be removed’, this is an emergency response led by disabled people for disabled ...
Crippen asks Keir Starmer to stand up and be counted
June 10, 2020 - by CrippenKeir Starmer will need to address a series of pledges that he made to disabled people during his successful campaign to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. During his leadership campaign Keir Starmer called for “radical action” on social care with the introduction of free social care and a legal ...
Crippen offers a tribute to Disabled activist Manjeet Kaur
June 9, 2020 - by CrippenDisabled activist and advocate for disabled asylum seekers, Manjeet Kaur has died at her home in Manchester. Manjeet was involved in many campaigns around the country. Ellen Clifford from DPAC recalls “the first time I met Manjeet was at a national anti-bedroom tax ...
How I Curate: The ‘Big Idea’
May 18, 2020 - by Leah JonesHi everyone, it’s me Leah. In March I started this blog series where I will be sharing with you a little bit about myself and how I curate. Last time, I blogged about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting not only my work as a curator, but also ...
Life (and art), Interrupted
April 6, 2020 - by Leah JonesMe and my fiancé Andrew were supposed to be getting married at the weekend, becoming husband and wife with all our families and friends watching. This day has been a dream of ours. Like many people with learning disabilities, it’s been a long journey for us to be married. But ...
Two Venture Arts artists talk about being part of Manchester Open Exhibition
March 17, 2020 - by Venture ArtsDominic Bennett: Hi, my name is Dominic and welcome to the HOME Open Exhibition. You’ll see a lot of art, but my favourite artwork is ‘The Little Shop of Horrors’ by me – but don’t worry I’m not here to scare you! I love art, I come to Venture Arts – its place ...
Venture Arts Steering Group members give their highlights from Manchester Open at HOME
March 12, 2020 - by Venture ArtsIntroduction from Amber… The Manchester Open is an exhibition at HOME, an arts centre in Manchester that has a theatre, cinema, restaurant and gallery. People applied by themselves or through organisations to be part of the exhibition; it is full of art by people from different cultural backgrounds and different parts ...