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Shape
Leading disability arts organisation aiming to improve access to the arts for disabled people whilst supporting disabled artists to challenge perceptions and promote deaf and disability culture. Provides advice, guidance and mentoring for disabled artists, opportunities for established individuals to come on free Mentoring/Advice & Guidance Training, Artists Professional Development Days including seminars, workshops and networking, one-to-one careers advice and guidance for emerging artists looking for employment and to established artists furthering their practice, and Mentor Matching Service for arts practitioners seeking career development support.
London, UK
Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary [ 8 May 2012 ]
Annual bursary set-up in memory of sculptor Adam Reynolds, to support disabled artists working in visual art. The bursary is one of the most significant commissioning opportunities for disabled artists in the UK, and offers a three month residency at Camden Arts Centre, London; providing time, space and support for artists to develop their creative practice without the pressure to deliver a particular outcome. Read full listing…
Shape Open Exhibition [ 23 March 2012 ]
Calling all artists. Exhibit your work at the Portobello Gallery, London and win £500 cash. Supported by HSBC, Arts Council England and Westway Development Trust. Read full listing…
Curate art for the Creative Steps Exhibition [ 15 February 2012 ]
The Creative Steps Exhibition is an opportunity for 10 participants in the programme to curate and submit work to a show which will be displayed in Shape's Creative Hub. This is a group exhibition and all curatorial decisions will be made by the exhibition team of successful applicants. Although this is an opportunity within Creative Steps programme, the successful delivery of the exhibition is the responsibility of the curators who will be supported to deliver the exhibition by the Creative Steps team. Please review the information pack for curators which contain more details on the role and the exhibition. There are also a variety of events coming up in Creative Steps. More information can be found on the website. Read full listing…
The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary [ 18 October 2010 ]
Call for entries. The bursary, now in its fourth year, is available to mid-career disabled artists working in the field of visual arts. Read full listing…
Unlimited Commissions - Advice Sessions [ 12 July 2010 ]
Unlimited Commissions will support the creation and production of high quality work across all artforms that places disabled and Deaf people at its centre. Commissions totalling £1.5 million will be awarded to help celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games across the UK. We will be holding five Advice Sessions for diabled artists, disabled and Deaf-led arts organisations and mainstream producers in June and July 2010. The Advice Sessions will bring together speakers from London 2012, Arts Council England and the British Council so you can find out more about the commissions and how to apply. Read full listing…
Shape Arts Training [ 24 December 2009 ]
Are your arts activities inclusive? Are your workshops accessible? Better access improves funding applications, and increases participant numbers, without compromising your artistic integrity. Read full listing…
Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary [ 7 September 2009 ]
Applications invited. Read full listing…
'Developing Participatory Arts Activities' Workshop [ 21 January 2009 ]
Opportunity to develop hands-on experience of how to create inclusive activities. A day of practical exercises will encourage you to think about how to engage with disabled people. Read full listing…
Interested in becoming a board member? [ 14 November 2008 ]
Future Leaders opens up the whole process of being a board member, trustee or
committee member.
The seminar is based on research and the direct
experiences of disabled and deaf people. We will explore the process of
governance, share best practice, and help you to find an organisation to work
with.Speakers:
Ian Jentle, Governor,
Sadler’s Wells, enny Sealey, Artistic
Director, Graeae Theatre Company
Where: Shape, Kentish Town, NW5 1LB Read full listing…
Shape [ 14 April 2008 ]
Shape's Artist Commissions: Inspired by 2012. Four £5,000 Read full listing…
Report [ 30 July 2008 ]
With funding from London Councils, Shape commissioned four deaf or disabled arts practitioners to develop work that responds to the themes of the Cultural Olympiad. These commissions asked disabled or deaf artists or disabled-led organizations to Read on…
Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary [ 1 September 2008 ]
Annual bursary of £5,000 plus a 12-week residency at the Bluecoat Liverpool with advice and consultancy from Tate Liverpool. Read full listing…
Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary 2009 [ 1 September 2008 ]
Applications are now open for the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary 2009. Each year, the bursary will be offered in conjunction with a residency in a visual arts venue. In 2009, this will be the Bluecoat in Liverpool with advice and consultancy from Tate Liverpool. Read full listing…