Link List: Arts

Many associations aim to open the art world for people with handicaps. Our linklist includes projects by artists with a disability as well as guides to accessible galleries and museums.

 

art + power
art + power is a membership led group of disabled artists in the UK that seeks to empower people through high quality artistic expression. The Bristol based association hosts workshops, exhibitions and presents many of their projects online.
- www.artandpower.com

 

Jacksons Lane
Jacksons Lane arts centre is housed in an imaginatively converted listed Edwardian church in Highgate. It contains a 167 seat theatre host to many dynamic and innovative fringe performances. They offer over 60 activities a week ranging from acting workshops to African drumming, flamenco to circus skills plus a wide range of children's theatre and workshops.
- www.jacksonslane.org.uk

 

VSA Arts
Founded in 1974, VSA arts is an International organization that creates learning opportunities through the arts for people with disabilities. The organization offers arts-based programs in creative writing, dance, drama, music and the visual arts implemented primarily through their affiliate network in the USA and abroad. Many works of disabled artist are showcased in their online gallery.
- www.vsarts.org