Disability-led? Track record? Let's decode the Partner Awards application form. 🔍 We're breaking down some of the language you'll see when applying, so nothing catches you off guard. Got a term you're still stuck on? Comment it below. 👇 Applications close Mon 28 Sept: bit.ly/4waljRx

What happens when Disabled people are in the driving seat? @westyorkshireca.bsky.social commissioned @weareunlimited.bsky.social, and found amazing results happen when Disabled people lead decisions about accessibility: buff.ly/QMsAoSp

What we learned from two years of the West Yorkshire Accessibility Programme

Two years, £290,000 and 31 organisations. Lydia Catterall reflects on two years of making arts spaces more accessible across West Yorkshire.

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Would you like to develop a new project using Scottish Sculpture Workshop’s specialist metal and/or ceramics facilities? We're partnering with them to offer a £15,000 award for a disabled artist based in Scotland, working in any artform. Apply by Mon 28 Sept: bit.ly/UPAssw

One month left to apply to Partner Awards! ⏰ 11 awards, £280k total, across England, Scotland, and Wales. Supporting disabled artists to bring ambitious new work to life. Apply by Mon 28 Sept, midday: bit.ly/4waljRx

Want to develop a new original play from an initial idea through to a completed first draft? We're partnering with Sherman Theatre offer a £20,000 award to a disabled artist based in Wales. Apply by Mon 28 Sept: bit.ly/UPAwst

Would you like to make a new creative digital project exploring people’s relationship with the ocean and Plymouth’s marine heritage? We're partnering with Plymouth Culture to offer a £20,000 award for a disabled artist based in the South West of England. Apply by Mon 28 Sept: bit.ly/UPApc

👋 Meet the selection panel for our Partner Awards. At the heart of our decision-making process is fairness and transparency. That’s why we recruit independent disabled people from across the creative industries to ensure a wide range of perspectives choose the awards we make. 🔗 bit.ly/4m6mRrD

Would you like to create a new sound, music, digital or audiovisual work that pushes the boundaries of audience experience? We're partnering with @crypticglasgow.bsky.social to offer a £40k award to a disabled artist based in Scotland. Apply by Mon 28 Sept: bit.ly/UPAc

We're welcoming Anna Cornelius as our new Co-Chair! 👋 Anna joins current Co-Chair Adel Al-Salloum, taking over from Anna Starkey, who has led our board through some huge moments since 2021. We're delighted Anna Starkey is staying on as a trustee and excited to welcome Anna Cornelius to the role!

Wondering if Partner Awards are right for you? 🤔 We're breaking down the first steps to figuring out whether or not to apply. Sound like you? Get your application started: bit.ly/4waljRx

Would you like to create a new performance poetry piece that challenges audiences’ expectations of what poetry can be? We're partnering with @applesandsnakes.bsky.social to offer a £15k award to disabled artists based in England. Apply by Mon 28 Sept: bit.ly/UPAaas

Would you like to develop a new music-based project for children and young people in Southampton or Hampshire? We're partnering with @turnersims.bsky.social to offer a £15k award to disabled artists based in England. Apply by Mon 28 Sept: bit.ly/UPAets

Applying for a Partner Award? Join our online info sessions for disabled artists to hear about the process and ask questions. 🗓️ Thu 27 Aug / Wed 2 Sept / Wed 16 Sept / Thu 24 Sept BSL and captions for all sessions. Book: bit.ly/4v5bALT

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "You have given me the backing and words I need to not be taken advantage of or taken for granted!" That's an artist using our free toolkit of template responses for when you're asked to work for nothing. Because unpaid labour includes justifying your worth too. 🔗 bit.ly/3MNQrCY

Syniad beiddgar gennych? 👀 Mae Gwobrau Partner ar agor nawr. £280,000 i artistiaid anabl yn Lloegr, Yr Alban a Chymru. £15k–£40k fesul gwobr, ariennir ar y cyd â sefydliad partner. Dyddiad cau: Llun 28 Medi 12pm Ymgeisiwch: bit.ly/4pYgglP

Beachd dàna ’ad? 👀 Tha Duaisean Pàirtear fosgailte. £280k son ealadairean ciorramach ann an Sasainn, Alba agus a’ Chuimrigh. £15k–£40k gach duais, le taic bho bhuidheann pàirtear. Ceann-là: Dil 28 Sult, 12f Cuir a-steach: bit.ly/4pYgglP

Got a bold idea? 👀 Partner Awards are now open. £280,000 for disabled artists in England, Scotland and Wales. £15k–£40k per award, jointly funded with a partner org. Deadline: Mon 28 Sept, midday. Apply: bit.ly/4pYgglP

One week left to apply! ⏰

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We're hiring! We're looking for an Operations Manager to lead and strengthen our systems. Keeping our organisation running efficiently and accessibly so we can keep championing disabled artists. 🔗 Find out more and apply by Friday 7 August, midday: bit.ly/4eZom8B

Disabled artists deserve better than this: unpaid "exposure," being the free diversity expert, access needs treated as an afterthought. Most orgs want to do better, they just never had the roadmap. So we built one. The Anti-Exploitation Academy is free and on demand: bit.ly/3YpzBzi

Join us in Llandudno, Wed 9 - Fri 11 September for our annual event The Big Thing! This year's theme, Play's the Thing, explores how artists invite audiences into their work in playful, meaningful and empowering ways. Read about the full programme: immersivearts.uk/news/the-big-thing-in-llandudno

Marking 80 years of public investment in art and culture, @artscouncilengland.bsky.social have published Made in England. Essays from artists and cultural leaders on art's role today and tomorrow, including one from our Director Jo Verrent on disability and the arts. Get your copy: bit.ly/4pCouj7

We're hiring! We're looking for an Operations Manager to lead and strengthen our systems. Keeping our organisation running efficiently and accessibly so we can keep championing disabled artists. 🔗 Find out more and apply by Friday 7 August, midday: bit.ly/4eZom8B

🚆 Slow travel: better for the planet, better for you. But what about access needs? Our Director Jo Verrent tested it. Trains to IETM in Finland, sleeper logistics, luggage struggles, language barriers, cost trade-offs. Would she do it again? Read more: bit.ly/4pdfCAy

What is it to hold and be held, and what relationships exist in this act of carriage? Being Carried is a powerful, intimate theatre experience from @kaiteoreillyo.bsky.social and Danial Bawthan aka Wheelsmith. 📅 24 - 26 July, Kuala Lumpur 🔗 Book now: bit.ly/4oYIZGL

We launched a guide to embedding access riders at work - pair it with neurodivergent artist Aby Watson's honest reflection on what it really feels like to use one in practice. 🔗 bit.ly/4eaUXab

We're hiring! We're looking for an Operations Manager to lead and strengthen our systems. Keeping our organisation running efficiently and accessibly so we can keep championing disabled artists. 🔗 Find out more and apply by Friday 7 August, midday: bit.ly/4eZom8B

We offer the Anti-Exploitation Academy because it's work we need to do too. 4.9/5 ⭐ across 28 reviews. "Refreshing to see an organisation doing this work honestly and truthfully." Free, on-demand. Join us. 🔗 bit.ly/3YpzBzi

Two years in. £290,000 in grants. 31 organisations changed how they do access. 70+ took a closer look. 170+ hours of free advice. Here's what we learned running the West Yorkshire Accessibility Programme. 🔗 bit.ly/4y1IQX6

Access riders are powerful - and disabled artist Steph Bailey-Scott knows exactly why. Watch her BSL vlog to hear her experience, and explore our new guide on embedding access riders in the workplace. 🔗 bit.ly/3XrJIEm

Introducing our new level one Allies: East Bank, Fierce Festival, Lakeside Arts, Transform, Warwick Arts Centre, and WOW Foundation. These organisations have committed to working with us for the next 12 months. Together, we're building a more inclusive arts sector. 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/4f0FCJx