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EtCetera Issue 242
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The National Disability Arts Forum
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Jun 19, 2004 05:43 PDT
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Contents: == Get Netted == Job Opportunities == Get Involved ==
Training & Workshops == Got Some Spare Time? == TV & Radio: Pick of the
Week ==
ERRATA: IN ISSUE 241 ITHACA’S NAME WAS SPELT WITH A ‘K’, SORRY!
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Get Netted
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* Ridiculous Bridge *
Sometime’s it’s just too hard to believe! A GBP 500,000 footbridge in
Cwm near Ebbw Vale has been planned with a ramp on just one side.
Read the whole BBC story at
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/wales/south_east/3809537.stm >
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Get Netted
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* Bluecoat Arts Centre: Bluecoat Wayfinding Project 2004 - 2006 *
Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool is seeking to contract a Deaf or
Disabled artist or artists to contribute to our capital development. As
well as feeding into the design thinking this autumn, the selected
artist(s) will also lead a 12-month creative project working in
collaboration with groups of disabled users to explore effective ways of
making Bluecoat more accessible to disabled people. The project will
address access in its widest sense, including orientation, programming,
interpretation and marketing and will be part of Bluecoat’s celebrated
Connect programme that brings artists and local communities together in
creative collaboration.
The total fee available for the project is in excess of GBP 7,500 plus
expenses for travel and individual access requirements.
All access requirements will be met.
Please contact us for an application pack stating if you would like to
receive the information on audiotape, in large print (specify preferred
point size), on CD/floppy disk or via email.
Deadline for applications: 31st July.
Tel: 0151 709 5297 Email: bec-@bluecoatartscentre.com Minicom: 0151 702
5323 Fax: 0151 707 0048 Bluecoat Arts Centre, School Lane, Liverpool L1
3BX
* Art Works: Project Co-ordinator *
(2 days per week)
Art Works is an artist-led organisation that creates opportunities for
children and young adults with complex needs to express themselves
through making art. Art Works is an ACE,SE RFO, and is based in
Hastings, East Sussex.
We are looking for an experienced and inspiring artist to join our core
team as Projects Co-ordinator. The successful applicant will be
responsible for developing creative proposals in line with Art Works'
business plan, providing overall management of the implementation of
project plans, from fundraising and client liaison to project delivery
and evaluation.
The ideal candidate will have a visual art training and an interest in
working with digital technology, experience of delivering art projects
in education and/or community settings, and a sensitivity to the needs
of children and adults with severe impairment, their parents and carers.
Salary: GBP 24,960 pro rata For information pack, email
<art.w-@virgin.net>.
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Get Involved
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* Smile! You’re IN THE PICTURE! *
Are you a Disabled/Deaf person who likes having your photo taken? North
West Disability Arts Forum, Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool
Culture Company—invite Disabled and Deaf people, of any age or
background, to have their photograph taken by a professional
photographer.
Saturday 26th June 2004
Drop in anytime from 10:30 am to 4:00pm
Alexander Suite, Empire Theatre, Lime Street
Having your picture taken will help develop a photographic collection
chronicling the individual and shared past(s) of Disabled and Deaf
people on Merseyside. So please take this opportunity to come along and
add your image to many hundreds of others. Also, if you have any old
photographs that might be of interest they would love to see them.
This library of positive imagery of Disabled and Deaf People will be
used by Liverpool City Council and the Capital of Culture Company and
form part of a display to launch the Disability Equality Strategy in
September.
Photographs may also be used on the LCC web site which is being
developed around disability access. Copyright will be held by LCC.
There is little positive imagery of disabled people from the Liverpool
area—so come on down to the Empire Theatre on Saturday 26th June and add
your own unique image to this archive. All disabled people who are
photographed will be asked to sign a consent form so that the
photographs can be used by Liverpool City Council and the Culture
Company only.
For more information please contact NWDAF, nwd-@nwdaf.co.uk, Tel
+44 (0) 151 707 1733, Minicom+44 (0) 151 706 0365,FAX: +44 (0) 151 708
9355.
* Ilkley Literature Festival Short Story and Poetry Competition *
This year’s competition is on any theme. The deadline is September 1st,
entry fee GBP 3 with prizes which include the opportunity to read at the
Festival, a free place on an Arvon foundation Poetry Course for the
winning poet and GBP 100 for the short story winner.
Don Paterson who read at the Festival last year will be judging the
poetry competition.
There is also a children's and young people's competition for 5-17 year
olds.
Details on the website at : <www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk>.
* International Opportunity *
The festival "Rencontres internationales Paris/Berlin" (Paris/Berlin
international Meetings) will take place in the two cities in autumn
2004. It will show an international program focused on cinema,
contemporary video and multimedia by well established and emerging
artists and directors
More information at : <http://art-action.org>.
* trAce Roadshow in Birmingham *
Anyone in reach of MAC in Birmingham (UK) will be interested to note
that the trAce Roadshow makes its next stop there on Tuesday 22nd June
at 7.30pm. Tim Wright will be presenting an introduction to new media
writing and working with the people he meets to piece together the
mystery of what happened to Oldton (www.oldton.com), his childhood town.
Accompanying him at the event is Catherine Byron, a former TEXTLAB
participant, who will present her experiments with audio and new media
based on the work of Chaucer. Catherine is a poet currently based at
Nottingham Trent University, where she teaches Medieval Literature and
Writing. From 2003-2006 she holds an AHRB Creative Fellowship in
Writing, and will be making new works for the web as well as writing
poems for her seventh collection Glass Pages.
For full event and ticket details please visit the MAC website:
<http://www.macarts.co.uk/?page=event.html&id=226>.
* Electric Greenhouse *
'Electric Greenhouse' is a three-month, project based, digital arts
residency for three London - based visual artists.
It is designed for artists with a strong interest in the exploration of
art through technology, offering:- Bespoke training and support - Free
access to high-grade hardware / software - Networking opportunities
The residencies will be offered on a part time basis and will culminate
in a showcase event of the work produced.
Please note: there is no financial payment to artists as a result of
this residency. Artists receive subsidised training, networking
opportunities and access to equipment and the chance to showcase their
work.
To apply, visit <http://www.artquest.org.uk/greenhouse>, complete the
PDF application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and send
both to Artquest with the supporting materials detailed on the form.
Only applications with all supporting materials will be considered.
They particularly welcome applications from artists from culturally
diverse backgrounds.
Deadline for applications:: Friday 25 June 2004
For further information, contact Sonya Dyer via <son-@artquest.org.uk>,
020 7514 2984
* Bridport Prize 2004 *
The Bridport Prize is an international creative writing competition for
poetry and short stories, which this year has GBP 10,000 in prizes.
Poetry entries may be up to a maximum of 42 lines and short story
entries should be no more than 5,000 words. The prizes in each category
are first prize of GBP 3,000, second prize of GBP 1,000 and third prize
of GBP 500. There are also 10 supplementary prizes in each category, The
long list of short stories will be read by London literary agents and
the top 5 poems will be submitted to the Forward prize.
The poetry judge is Paul Farley and the short story judge is Jim Crace.
The entry fee is GBP 6.00 per poem or story. The deadline is 30th June.
For more information contact the Bridport Prize, Bridport Arts Centre,
South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR phone:01308 485064
website:<www.bridportprize.org.uk>.
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Training & Workshops
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* Hidden Relics, Hidden Histories *
This summer Dada-South will be working with KCC’s Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope
project and local disabled people to create an original, inspiring
installation within the museum that places disability and the
experiences of disabled people at the heart of the re-development of the
building. Hidden Relics, Hidden Histories will form part of the
extensive consultation with disabled people being conducted by Sevenoaks
Museum, Library and Gallery.
This project will bring together sculptor Adam Reynolds and the
internationally acclaimed Sign Dance Collective to work with movement,
dance, sign, film, installation and sculpture to create a dynamic
presentation of disability arts.
Working as a group, the workshops will work with museum objects,
personal experiences and creative processes to tell the stories of
disabled people that visitors rarely encounter when visiting a museum or
an art gallery. The workshops will bring together local people and
experienced disabled artists to present their stories and become,
essentially, curators of their own lives.
The Hidden Relics workshops will be open to all local disabled people
and will take place on 12th and 13th July, 17th and 18th August and 2nd
and 3rd September in Sevenoaks Library, Museum & Gallery. Places should
be reserved in advance. To reserve a place, please contact Dada-South,
tel/fax: 01622 840101 or e-mail <ste-@dada-south.org.uk>.
* CandoCo Dance Company Summer Training Programme 2004 *
- ADAPT / ABLE 20 – 22nd August
Drawing on CandoCo’s inclusive working practice the company will share
some of the solutions it has found to training, technique class and
devising work. For people with an open and curious mind and those
wishing to address issues of inclusion in their work.
- RESPONSE / ABLE 28 – 30th August
An opportunity to work in depth on tasks and movement concepts relating
to the current CandoCo performance repertoire. A chance for all
participants to work with a range of creative stimuli. For those
interested in a more thorough investigation of the company’s current
performance repertoire.
Cost per weekend: GBP 120 + GBP 21 VAT = GBP 141 total including all
training, lunch and refreshments.
For bookings and enquiries contact: Sarah Howard, Education Officer
<sar-@candoco.co.uk<,T: 020 7704 6845
* London Contact Improvisation *
Contact improvisation classes and jams take place at Moving East on
Saturdays. The classes are open to all levels of experience. Booking is
not required. Please arrive at 11.15am in order to start the class at
11.30. A two-hour class is followed by a three-hour jam.
Katy Dymoke from Touchdown Dance will teach the next two classes,
Saturdays 19 & 26 June. They are open to all participants as usual but
will be especially accessible for visually impaired people:
Class: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, jam: 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Class GBP 5; jam GBP 3.50; both GBP 7
Teachers in 2004
Jovair Longo 12 June
Katy Dymoke 19, 26 June
Anouk Llaurens 3 July
Caroline Waters 10, 17 July
Teacher's biographies and class descriptions are available at:
<http://www.contactimprovisation.co.uk/london/teachers.html>.
Venue: Moving East Centre St Mattias Church Hall Wordsworth Road London
N16 8DD (access is by stairs only)
train to Dalston Kingsland on North London line or bus 73 from King's
Cross to Newington Green
To be added to the mailing list or for more information: Tel: 07980 906
128 (Robert Anderson) Email: <rob-@contactimprovisation.co.uk>.
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Got Some Spare Time?
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* Into the Light *
A visual arts exhibition by Artists First at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery,
Honiton
Sat 10 Jul - Sat 31 Aug 2004
“Art is power. A power that has the capacity to move, broaden horizons
and break down barriers, though only on rare occasions manages to do
this all at once. Artists First, however, is willing to settle for
nothing less. The visual arts group of the nationally acclaimed disabled
artists collective Art + Power (www.artandpower.com) based at Spike
Island, Bristol, is out to touch, educate and change.
Artists First’s stunning, individual and high quality works of art speak
for themselves. The beautiful poetic images reflecting often very
personal subject matter leave a profound effect on audiences wherever
they are exhibited. Prejudices and badly informed attitudes that still
surround and limit disabled people on a daily basis are dealt with
instantly.”
The Thelma Hulbert Gallery Elmfield House Dowell Street Honiton EX14 1LZ
Telephone: 01404 45006
Open: Tuesday – Saturday 10.00am-4.00pm
Free entry
* Design Works! in Birmingham *
Design Works! Inventive production of bespoke objects for everyday use
A new exhibition, ‘Designing for Access’, showcases six innovative
products resulting from a partnership, between Craftspace Touring, young
disabled people and leading up-and-coming professional designers, which
set out to investigate bespoke and inclusive design solutions which can
facilitate independence and address issues of access. Eleven pupils from
Plantsbrook and Victoria Secondary Schools in Birmingham worked
collaboratively with designers electric wig (Tim Denton and Johanna Van
Daalen), Jac Fennell, Noa Phillips and Robert Phillips.
The project began with the whole group visiting the new Selfridges in
Birmingham to stimulate discussion about design and existing products.
They then identified personal issues as well as aspirations for an
activity or object that would transform their experiences. A process of
creative exploration followed involving the pupils in drawing,
observing, analysing, testing and modifying. ‘James aspired to be able
to make a cup of tea for himself and others. Existing products made it
very difficult and sometimes dangerous for him. Through a process of
recording his daily life a product was specifically designed with James,
using both mass production and maker techniques. It took 2,506 cups of
tea to create a product that worked.’ Robert Phillips, Designer.
The event at Symphony Hall includes an interactive display of the
prototypes designed by the pupils and produced by designers.
Exhibits include: A 'Sod Off' Badge, Draughts Game, Tea Machine, Padded
Socks, Handbag and Magnifying Rings.
Having had the same starting point the bespoke nature of the project has
enabled individuals to go on different journeys related to their ideas
or interests and the individual ways that each designer chose approach
the research and production process. Deirdre Buckley, Education and
Community Coordinator for Craftspace Touring. The exhibition will be
showing at venues across the country during the year including the BBC
Birmingham Mailbox public space and is available to hire as a resource
to schools and community groups.
The event takes place in the Ground Floor Foyer of Symphony Hall, Broad
Street Birmingham from 12pm till 2pm on 25th June. Symphony Hall is
accessible to wheelchair users via ramps or lifts. For more information
contact Deirdre Buckley at Craftspace Touring at
<in-@craftspace-touring.co.uk>.
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TV & Radio:
Pick of the Week
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19 June
TV
12.00 - See Hear - BBC2 Featuring the Deaf World games. (s)
19.00 - The Rough Guide to Choreography - CH4 Nothing todo with
Disability, but it might provide some of us novices to this field with a
little insight. 1/4 (s)
18.25 - No Ordinary Baby - Sky Movies 6 - Movie Cheap tricks drama about
cloning.
20 June
TV
08.25 - Vee Tv - CH4 Magazine programe for youg deaf people, this week
the Deaflympics. (s)
21.00 - Nap attack - UKtv Narcolepsy for beginners. (s)
21 June
TV
18.00 - Ironside - Plus The big man suspects a faith healer might be
bogus (now what a suprise). Police drama.
21.00 - Out of the Blue - Plus A terminally ill man is murdered or was
he?
21.00 - Door To Door - Sky Movies 3 - Movie A true life story about a
chap with CP who opts for a carreer as a door to door salesman. Its a
weepy apparently.
00.00 - The Operation - Discovery A Cochlear Implant - remember don’t
try this at home.
22 June
TV
22.00 - Las Vegas - Sky One A bit of a muddle ensues following the loss
of a boxing promoters prosthetic limb. Glossy, soapsy, hokum.
Radio
20.40 - In Touch - R4 News and views fo visually impaired people with
Peter White.
23 June
TV
09.30 - Brittians Secret Shame - BBC1 Why would an 85 year old man get a
tatoo that reads “Do Not Resucitate” . Documentary (s)
Radio
11.00 The Curious Life of Lord Uxbridges Leg - R4 Shot off at Waterloo,
the Lords’ leg went on to greater things. Find out what in this short
documentary.
24 June
TV
21.00 - Human Face Transplant - CH4 The technology and ethics involved
in changing a persons identity. (s)
00.00 - Tommy - BBC2 “He’s a blind, dumb and deaf kid but he sure plays
a mean pinball.......” Ken Russels take on the Who’s rock opera (s)
25 June
TV
09.30 - Winning the Mind Game - CH4 Fascinating sounding film that set
out to challenge some of the stigma surrounding mental ill health. (s)
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