Blog - Neurodiversity
Gary Thomas receives new funding from ACE for new writing
March 11, 2020 - by Gary ThomasSo last year, 2019, was an OK year work wise. I was checking and not including the Arts Council funding I got for my memoir in January, I did two further applications to the DYCP strand, both rejected. Since then I've been reliably informed that there's a 5% success rate ...
Dyslexic Rant is back and blogging, happy new year all, and happy new year of the Rat ……so back to Instagram part 3
February 5, 2020 - by Michelle BaharierThis is a series of blogs/views about Instagram and artistic practice. Hashtags and a dyslexic brain ....... lets talk cut and paste and what to do? Well I am dyslexic and I do not get #hashtags so help! ‘Cut and paste’ how does that work? Yes you can be famous if you are ...
Actor/Dancer’s Francis and Delson share memories of ‘It’s my move’
January 3, 2020 - by Face Front Inclusive TheatreFrancis Majekodunmi and Delson Weekes are co-directors of Blink Dance Theatre. They were involved with ‘It’s my move’ since the very beginning research and development, leading on the choreography with other Blink Directors Kat Gill and Vicki Hawkins. Face Front have really appreciated all our partners including Julie McNamara and ...
‘A touch of light’ – exhibition by Leo Wight
January 1, 2020 - by Leo WightAt the end of September this year I put on a solo exhibition of new work I created with the help of the emergence bursary. ‘a touch of light’ was a six day exhibition held at New Glasgow Society in Finneston, Glasgow. The show consisted ...
A Crash Course in Cloudspotting: Precarity in the Modern Age
October 28, 2019 - by Raquel MeseguerIf you’ve read any of my blogs, you’ll know I am neurodiverse and have had chronic pain for over a decade. Last weekend I had a flare-up, a scary one, where all my usual tricks to calm the nervous system didn’t work, and I spent hours tracing the outline of ...
Miss Havisham’s Wedding Dress
September 17, 2019 - by Michelle BaharierI am a multi-disciplinary artist and in 2012 I made work that celebrated the London Olympics and the Paralympics but also Charles Dickens' bi-centenary, depicting Miss Havisham's Wedding Dress. It's now being brought out of storage for a new show, Impatient! Stories of service user advocacy at Bethlem Museum of ...
Life as a Side Effect
August 12, 2019 - by Dolly SenI wonder what would happen if every birth came with a side effect leaflet, would there be less births? Do we care about the pain of existence for some people? What happens if you have an overdose of people? Or an overdose of pain that no tablet can touch? I ...
Arts Health and well-being and the professionals
June 28, 2019 - by Michelle BaharierIt’s probably about time I started writing about all the things I’ve done because it seems that everyone else is #Arts #Health and #Wellbeing. As I am a dyslexic I’ve written this on a speech to text attachment but also due to my dyslexia I am speaking this and it is ...
A Defiant Journey Emerges
June 13, 2019 - by Jo-anne CoxLast April I performed the first scratch of my show Defiant Journey at Stratford Circus Arts Centre. Supporting me with blogging, project partners DAO ask what I learnt and how did it meet my expectations? I have decided to answer this over several posts. In order to give quality feedback, ...
Hidden Stories: a free graphic novel that aims to banish loneliness among people living with invisible conditions
May 15, 2019 - by Root ExperiencePublished by Brighton-based arts charity Root Experience, Hidden Stories is the result of months of creative workshops, where participants from across the south of England explored and shared the challenges of their day-to-day lives through storytelling, visual arts and soundscapes. Millions of people worldwide are affected daily by health conditions whose ...