Winning an OFFIE doesn’t erase the disadvantages disabled directors face - CRIPtic Arts By CRIPtic Arts Artistic Director, Jamie Hale. This year, myself, Marcella Rick and Claire Beerjeraz were awarded an OFFIE for staging for our work on Transpose:SUBVERSE, partially produced by CRIPtic. As a…

Does winning an OFFIE erase the disadvantages disabled directors face? Our Artistic Director, Jamie Hale (@jamierhale), reflects on their recent win.

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#CRIPticArts #Offies2026 #DisabilityArts

Artmaker Darren holding up a tactile artwork of a sausage sandwich made from felt and seed beads, layered between soft felt “bread” shapes and displayed on a turquoise plate.

Artmaker Darren holding a felt sausage sandwich artwork towards his face, showing soft felt “bread” layers with bead and sequin textures representing the filling.

A sausage sandwich… but make it art. 🧡 

Darren created this felt and bead sausage sandwich in the workshop, using tiny seed beads threaded onto wire to form the textured filling.

#Henshaws #DisabilityArts

NEW: Zines Machine – Print & Collage Lab

Create your own zines using collage, print & digital tools. Cut, remix & tell your story. Open to all levels.

Tuesdays, 11am–1pm

Info: 020 3743 2326
admin@communityfocus.co.uk

#InclusiveArts #ArtForAll #ZineMaking #DisabilityArts #PWD #CreativeCommunity

Person painting a lobster in blue and orange paint, surrounded by loose green brushstrokes, onto a large sheet of paper.

Bright lobster stencil print in orange and blue on a colourful background of yellow, pink and green washes.

Making waves in the textiles workshop 🦞🧡 

Artmaker Mark has been creating lobster prints as part of an Under the Sea theme. His designs will soon be turned into tote bags and cushion covers!

#DisabilityArts

Call for nominations: Taha Hotu Deaf & Disabled writers' catalogue & database project Help build the Taha Hotu Deaf & Disabled Writers Catalogue, an accessible online database showcasing published Deaf and disabled writers from Aotearoa. Nominate yourself or others and support visibili...

An exciting opportunity & project. "We’re creating an accessible, online database of #Deaf & #disabled #writers from Aotearoa and their published work, to be hosted on the (Taha Hotu) website" You can nominate yourself. tahahotu.org.nz/Opportunitie... #disability #disabilityarts

Hope you can join us @shapearts.bsky.social @lgbtqhistory.bsky.social #disabilityarts #CripArt #CripCulture #QueerArt #LiveArt #LGBTQHistory #AccessibleEvents

A female Artmaker with a big smile wearing clear protective glasses and holding up a rectangle of woven wool in pink, yellow and orange.

A female Artmaker smiling at the camera, holding up a wire outline of a blackbird: black with a gold beak.

A pair of hands using a piece of wood to pull bright red ink across a screen printing frame, transferring a floral design onto fabric beneath.

Close-up of hands using a jeweller’s saw to carefully cut a bird shape from a thin sheet of metal on a workbench.

Artmakers at our Arts and Crafts Centre have been experimenting with techniques in our workshops 🧡 

Screen printing, metalwork and wire sculptures are all part of the creative process.

#Artist #Henshaws #DisabilityArts #Printmaking #CreativeCommunity

The Schedule Is the Argument Over Labor Day weekend 2025, a group of disabled scholars of color met in San Francisco. They started at 10am. They took a two-hour break for lunch. They took another two-hour break before dinner. The

The conference schedule and the dataset shared the same grammar. Both said: here is what we believe time is for, before anyone spoke a word.

#DisabilityJustice #CripMinds #DisabilityArts

The Flood Hears You First The morning after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, I listened to a recording someone posted from Yabucoa. Not the wind. The aftermath. Water moving through a concrete house at a pace

Water moving through a concrete house at a pace that suggested it had no intention of leaving.

#DisabilityJustice #CripMinds #DisabilityArts

The Door You Can't Read Is the Door That Isn't There Every transit hub I have ever entered has tried to kill me with kindness. Soft gradients on the walls. Typefaces chosen for warmth. Color palettes that whisper instead of speaking. I stand in these sp

The exit that looks exactly like the wall beside it isn't a design failure. It's a design choice — someone optimized for atmosphere over navigation, and decided you could figure out the rest.

#DisabilityJustice #CripMinds #DisabilityArts

The Map That Stops at the Door The "Getting Here" page for most arts venues is a list of transportation options arranged by mode, and it tells you almost nothing about getting there.

Most venue "Getting Here" pages tell you how to arrive by mode of transport. None of them tell you which door to use once you're standing outside.

#DisabilityJustice #CripMinds #DisabilityArts

ID WIP Line drawing of part of my Mum's side of the family's coat of arms. Which is depicted in a stained glass window at a museum. I am going ot draw and paint the design. There is a lot of detail so so far I have drawn in the head and neck of a unicorn which is on top of the head piece from armour, Underneath that is a detailed shield divided into numerous sections and subsections with different patterns in each. To the right side of the shield is a unicorn on its hind legs. This is in an oval shape in the centre of the window and around are more panels - Ive not drawn everything in as yet as its so detailed and Mango decided Ide done enough and sat on my lap, refusing to budge, after a couple of hrs!

Family tree was the @all4inclusion art session and theme run by the fabulous @disabled_life_2b_lived.

#BarbaraHulmeFineArtist #PortraitPainter #WatercolourPortraits #PortraitArtist #DisabilityArts #DisabledArtist #DisabilityInclusion #MentalHealth #InternationalArtist #ArtTutor

And this, which is important. Our voices are not heard enough. #disability #writing #diversity #publishing #CriptheLit #writers #disabilityarts www.inklusionguide.org/blog/why-we-...

Sight-Impaired Musicians In New Zealand - Article | AudioCulture For over a century Auckland was the main meeting place for blind and vision-impaired musicians. Until at least the 1960s New Zealand’s Education Department policy was to send children with impaired si...

I just found this really interesting piece of #disabilityarts #music history. Having access to our history is so important, www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/sig...

I will be posting the whole of Mrs Knight's story with her finished portrait.

#BarbaraHulmeFineArtist #PortraitPainter #WatercolourPortraits #PortraitArtist #DisabilityArts #DisabledArtist #DisabilityInclusion #FigurativeArt #CollectableArt #ArtForSale #MentalHealth #InternationalArtist #ArtTutor

We’re proud to work alongside such dedicated, generous tutors ⚡

#PerformanceMakingDiploma #DisabilityArts #InclusiveTraining #TutorsSpotlight #MeetTheTeam

ID watercolour painting - self portrait of me painting looking very relaxed - I am a white woman with fake red hair, cut in a feather cut. I am wearing a green top printed with an off white pattern, I am sat on a red sofa, leaning against a teal cushion. On my lap is a patchwork cushion and on top of that is my sketch pad with me painting on it , so my near hand is on the pad holding a paint brush and my far hand is holding the sketch pad. I am wearing black trousers with a white line pattern on them, In the background on teh wall is a spider plant.

Positive things in your life was this weeks theme for mental health at the @all4inclusion art session and theme run by the fabulous @disabled_life_2b_lived.

#BarbaraHulmeFineArtist #PortraitPainter #DisabilityArts #DisabledArtist #DisabilityInclusion #MentalHealth #InternationalArtist #ArtTutor

Gracie McGonigal: Bridgerton goes bionic As Bridgerton fans around the world binge on part two of its fourth season this week, the Regency era romance has continued to make a statement about diversity and inclusion. In a reimagining of Brita...

#Disability representation on stage and screen. Not a big deal for this character in #Bridgerton. Interviewer pretty interested in her bionic arm. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #disabilityarts #TVseries #actor #theatre

This comes a few months after the government announced plans to increase employment for disabled people.

Disabled artists deserve stable, reliable support to do our best work and grow long term careers.

Please share to help keep this issue visible.

#AccessToWork #dwp #disabilityarts

Why Fonotī Pati Umaga doesn’t want to be your inspiration Ahead of his Auckland Arts Festival show, the artist talks about music, stereotypes and what people still don’t understand about disabilities.

He'd never hear the end of it from the rest of us if he did! Looking forward to Pati's performance. From @thespinoff.bsky.social thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/... #disability #disabilityarts

Photo of the illustration Hollow man

Test print for Hollow man. Hollow man is about emptying yourself of all strong emotions, good and bad. Keeping yourself from getting to high or to low. Giving yourself a greyscale life instead of all red and some blue-green.

I acknowledge the support of #CanadaCouncilForTheArts #DisabilityArts

Vampire love stories with blind author Steffanie Holmes Stepping into the world of medieval sword collections and vampire love stories, Steffanie Holmes is the author of over 50 books and she's legally blind.

I'm on a roll with #disabilityarts here! Stephanie Holms is the queen of #selfpublishing, 'tho not necessarily #writing about #disability, #books #writers #publishing #paranormal www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Access as a Creative Opportunity: An interview with the creators of Speed is Emotional Coming to Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, Speed is Emotional places an emphasis on accessibility with audio description, relaxed performances and integrated NZSL.

Oops. Nearly missed another #disabilityarts story. This performance has integrated access, which is very interesting so check it out. Part of the Aotearoa Arts Festival in Welly. Check out dates elsewhere. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/acc...

HUMANS, ROBOTS AND MOTHERHOOD COLLIDE IN TOUCH COMPASS DOUBLE BILL | Witness ABILITOPIA + WHITE NOISE - Daring, disruptive, human.

And one more, #disabilityarts event from the legendary Touch Compass #Dance company. www.touchcompass.org.nz/abilitopia-w...

Letter to my Art Mother | Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts

And not forgetting my friend Etta Bollinger, in Letter to my art mother in the writers' section of the Aotearoa Festival of the #Arts www.festival.nz/events/all/l... #writing #writers #disabilityarts

All roads lead to arts accessibility Over the past 15 years, Aotearoa New Zealand has seen a steady growth in accessible arts and cultural events – from a handful every year to hundreds every year. What was once occasional is now becomin...

Some more positivity on the progress in #artsaccess and #disabilityarts. Still room for more exciting developments. artsaccess.org.nz/All-roads-le...

Festival season shows why arts funding matters Across the country, councils invest between $500 to $600 million annually into arts, culture and heritage. Richard Benge’s opinion piece in The Post argues that investment in their community’s arts an...

#Arts funding matters! The arts are great for everyone in all kinds of wonderful ways. And that includes #disabilityarts. artsaccess.org.nz/Festival-sea... #artsaccess

ID watercolour painting of Chinese woman with hair up wearing traditional Chinese clothes. She is in a martial arts position with arms outstreched, flat palms facing upwards and thumbs curled in. She is wearing a red tunic with orange sleeves, over a black top and blue trousers. Her forward arm is outstretched to a fire horse, and she has a sugarlump in her outstretched palm which the horse is nuzzling. In the background is a traditional chinese lamp and a waterfall over rocks. Water is supposed to help calm the fire and wildness of the firehorse. The green foreground is representing wood which helps feed the fire and the red lantern is also symbolic. Bringing all into harmony and balance.

Year of The Firehorse. This week's paintinf from me for "Chinese New Year" for @all4inclusion art session run by the fabulous @disabled_life_2b_lived.

#BarbaraHulmeFineArtist #PortraitPainter #DisabilityArts #DisabledArtist #CollectableArt #ArtForSale #MentalHealth #InternationalArtist

Good news on a grey day! Carving Space is a new column for #writers, #artists and #arts workers in Aotearoa to share their thoughts, arts practice, goals, developments and dreams with each other. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/car... #disability #disabilityarts

Thank you to @tom.geyskens1 for hosting the session and, of course, to the fabulous Olja.

#BarbaraHulmeFineArtist #PortraitPainter #WatercolourPortraits #PortraitArtist #DisabilityArts #DisabledArtist #DisabilityInclusion #CollectableArt #ArtForSale #MentalHealth ##InternationalArtist #ArtTutor