Equalities notices
Opportunities relating to diversity, disability and arts and health.
Calling Deaf and disabled producers - updated 3 November
Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary - updated 19 August
Arts Activated Conference 2010 - Call For Papers - updated 19 August
Ajamu X - Call for models - updated 19 August
Glasgow Equality Networks Forum (ENF) Blog - updated 5 June
Black History Month 2009 programme - Call for submissions of ideas - updated 5 June
Access Scottish Theatre - updated 5 June
Present Difference: The Cultural Production of Disability - invitation for submissions
Arts Council Wales launches Arts & Health Action Plan
Gateway Exchange Fund
A new casting agency for disabled artists
Art in Healthcare volunteer opportunities
Improbable and Greenwich+Docklands Festivals with Arts Council England are currently recruiting for three Deaf and disabled producers for an intensive programme of work-based learning with a cultural organisation, working on a specific project (or projects), and time with a mentor to build confidence and help talented people use more of their potential – identifying career options, selecting goals and taking steps towards those goals.
Are you:
• A Deaf or disabled person?
• A producer or a person with aspirations to be a producer who is ready for more structured support and training?
• An individual with three or more years involvement in the arts?
• Interested in and excited by different types of theatre and performance, and exploring different ways of making theatre happen?
• Ambitious, enthusiastic, rigorous and committed?
• Available to start January / February 2010?
Timetable
Deadline for applications: 5pm, Wednesday 11 November 2009
Interviews:
Improbable - Monday 23 November, Arts Council England, London
GDF - Tuesday 24 November, Arts Council England, London.
Interpreters and access workers will be available upon request.
Placements start: Monday 1 February 2010 (flexible)
Placements finish: as agreed by each successful individual with the host organisation.
For more information on how to apply and for a job description (available in a range of formats), please contact Melanie Rashbrooke:
SMS: 07834 546379
Voice: 0207 2404556
Email: melanie@improbable.co.uk
The annual Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary for deaf and disabled artists working in the visual arts has been established by Shape in collaboration with Adam's friends and family. The bursary is intended to provide time, space and support for artists to work in an open-ended way without pressure to deliver a particular outcome.
The successful artist is selected from an open submission, on the strength of their work and proposal. This year, the selected artist will receive:
• £5,000 - this could be used for anything from paying for living expenses during the residency to buying or hiring equipment.
• A residency at an influential studio space
• Advice and support from a high profile gallery
• Additional support and advice from Shape to improve access to the arts for disabled people
For more information please visit the Adam Reynolds Bursary website, call 020 7424 7346 (voice) or 020 7434 7368 (minicom) or email cath@shapearts.org.uk
Deadline for applications: Monday 7 September 2009
Accessible Arts is convening the second Arts Activated Conference at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on 25–26 March 2010. The theme of the conference, Arts - Access - Excellence, will explore process, practice and innovation relating to inclusion of people with disability in the arts. Accessible Arts invites submissions for proposals to present at the conference.
Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2009
Internationally acclaimed photographic artist and curator, Ajamu X, is looking for individuals, artists, activists and cultural producers who are part of the Black and Minority Ethnic LGBTI community from across Scotland. This new body of work will consist of a series of large - scale black and white head and shoulder shots and forms part of the artist’s residency at the Gallery of
Modern Art, Glasgow.
Travel expenses will be covered and a selection of prints from the shoot will be given for your time. An exhibition of the images will be showcased at GOMA in November 2009. If you would like to find out more about the project please email ajamu@ajamux.com
The Glasgow Equality Network blog provides news from the Glasgow Equality Networks, and news and views on equalities issues in Glasgow, Scotland, the UK (and internationally).
The Access Scottish Theatre guide provides audiences with information about accessible performances and access at participating venues. The first guide launched on 4 April 2009 and includes listings of 88 Captioned, BSL interpreted and Audio Described performances across 14 venues. The venue access pages of the guide contain useful information about getting to, booking and access at individual venues. These pages include feedback from audiences or information about how to get involved.
Access Scottish Theatre are also running a variety of information points, open days and familiarisation events.
Visit the Access Scottish Theatre website to download the latest guide and events information, view accessible performance listings and sign up for the Access Scottish Theatre e-bulletin.
Manchester Metropolitan University in Conjunction with BBC North West and the Cultural Disability Studies Research Network, 6 - 8 January 2010
This conference seeks to address the contemporary cultural production of disability within and across local and global contexts. Its focus is upon representation both in the sense of the production and circulation of particular narratives, ideas and images of disability and non-disability, and in the sense of the participation of disabled cultural practitioners in the production of culture.
We invite proposals from all stakeholders in the mass mediated production of disability across a variety of themes and from a diversity of perspectives within this disparate field of enquiry.
Submissions are invited from both disabled and non-disabled media producers and policy makers, creative practitioners, disability activists and academics.
For more information, contact presentdifference@yahoo.co.uk .
If you are interested in attending the conference, please contact Dr Lucy Burke: l.burke@mmu.ac.uk
A new action plan is aiming to increase understanding of the role of the arts in health and well-being in Wales, and encourage strategic partnerships in the field of arts and health. A joint initiative by the Welsh Assembly Government and the Arts Council of Wales, the plan specifies a range of information and guidance that will be produced to support those working in public health, hospitals, community arts and arts therapies. New publications will include a compendium documenting research evidence to support arts and health initiatives, and providing examples of effective schemes, and an Art of Good Health handbook, giving guidance to NHS organisations on setting up arts programmes. An electronic database will profile UK and international examples of good practice in arts in healthcare settings, and provide a directory of experienced arts co-ordinators and artists. The plan also pledges ongoing support for a number of projects in Wales, including HAUL, an organisation promoting arts and health in Cardiganshire, which organised a stained glass window (pictured) for Bronglais Hospital, and Gwanwyn, a festival to promote and celebrate creativity in older age.
Read the action plan in full
Are you looking to create links with Chinese Arts Organisations, unsure how to get started, or need guidance on how to over come bureaucratic hurdles to further develop links already established? Connections through Culture could be just the scheme for you.
China - UK Connections through Culture is a joint initiative between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Council with support from the Scottish Government. The initiative offers support, information, advice, networking opportunities and development grants to cultural organisations in China and the UK, aiming to build relationships and to develop exciting cultural collaborations between organisations in the two countries.
There is a website which contains a searchable database of organisational profiles and interests. All cultural organisations in the UK and China can register on the database to enable potential partner organisations to make contact.
For further information visit the Connections website, email Malena Malbaek, Projects Co-ordinator, British Council Scotland or telephone 0131 524 5729.
Shape, a London based organisation aiming to achieve access to the arts for disabled and deaf people, has put together these top tips to commission deaf and disabled artists.
Read more about commissioning.
The Gateway Exchange Fund aims to support those who are seeking funding assistance to promote healing, creative self expression, transformation and renewal through innovative projects which can make a difference in areas of deprivation and need throughout Scotland.
Grant awards of up to £5,000 will be available to constitution, not for profit groups. Priority for grant awards will be given to projects which seek to involve or empower people to move on with their lives or fulfil their potential, where they would otherwise not have the opportunity. For example, ex-offenders, people recovering from addiction or individuals with mental health problems or recovering from abuse. In particular, creative projects involving the arts or those with therapeutic, healing and spiritual benefits will be a priority.
The fund does not receive direct applications, so please apply via the Scottish Community Foundation on 0131 524 0300 or 0141 225 6670.
Dianne Kasperowicz, a second assistant director in the film industry was recently charged with finding supporting actors for the children's BBC drama 'Desperadoes', a series about a wheelchair using basketball team. Casting disabled actors has raised her awareness of the lack of opportunity disabled actors face and the difficulties directors have of casting them. Her answer is to start a new agency that will work with rather than in competition to the two similar agencies that exist.
There will be no joining fee or subscriptions, just the usual industry standard percentage deduction. Her problem is locating actors to join the new agency's books.
If this is for you please email Dianne Kasperowicz or telephone 07847 473 641
Art in Healthcare (formerly Paintings in Hospitals Scotland) is a forward-looking arts-in-health organisation working with healthcare communities to create opportunities for patients, visitors and staff to enjoy and engage with the visual arts.
The organisation is currently looking to recruit volunteers to be involved with its work around Scotland.
AiH would like to hear from people who are passionate about visual art, interested in improving their local hospitals and looking for an enjoyable volunteering experience.
They have Scotland-wide opportunities to be involved with:
- Overseeing the hanging of artwork in local hospitals and healthcare centres
- Advising staff and patients on where best to place work
- Providing regular checks on the artwork
- Recruiting and training local volunteers
- Encouraging hospitals to use visual art to improve their working environments.
They will provide you with the training and support you need and reimburse out of pocket expenses.
For further information please call 0131 554 5481, email Art in Healthcare, or write to:
Kate Watson
Volunteer Network
32-36 Dalmeny Street
Edinburgh EH6 8RG |