Working Parts

On Friday Dec 3 you are very welcome to join people and groups from the Wolverhampton Disability Network. Together they will be celebrating International day of disabled people. They will be watching a wealth of films by disabled people including the Oskar Bright film festival, which has brought films by learning disabled people to the attention of the nation, winning many awards along the way. If you get there in the morning you can get involved in making a banner for your disability group. Groups who are involved include Our time, Our talk and Neil Docherty Centre. A big thank you to Vicky Gunn for supporting the banner making workshops which are currently touring Wolverhampton. If you are not already involved then join us at 10.30 am till 1.00 pm for a banner making workshop. which has been made possible by the Wolverhampton Disability Network and promises to be the highlight of the day if you want to participate rather than spend all your time in the cinema! At lunchtime their will be a tasty lunch and a unique presentation of song by Expressions Choir, who will be just back from performing in Liverpool at Dadafest – the international festival of deaf and disability arts. The fun starts at 10.30 till 3pm. Contact Kevin Bailey for info. Why not join working parts and send him a message!! or try disabilitynetwork@1voice.org.uk

Watch this space for the video Peter Chaplin is making for the Wolverhampton Disability Network with groups participating in the banner making workshops.

http://www.vimeo.com/14464363
Go to the Deaf Cultural Centre for a free networking and sharing day for the Deaf/disability arts sector
Monday 29th November 2010 10 – 4pm
You will meet:

• Tanya Raabe on her artistic practice and recent projects Gemma Fairlie and Sophie Woolley from Tin Bath Theatre Company on creative digital captioning
• Rachel Freeman from Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company on work with disabled dancers in Hong Kong, China and Cambodia
• Alison Smith of Pesky People presents OLILI, a digital platform for cultural organisations to engage Disabled/Deaf audiences

An open event for artists and organisations working Deaf/disability arts, or those looking to programme or develop more Deaf/disability arts. Hosted by the Deaf Cultural Centre, Ladywood Road, Birmingham, B16 8SZ Lunch and refreshments provided. Interested?
Please contact: Alison Breadon, Arts Officer alison.breadon@deafculturalcentre.com Please tell us your name and organisation (if relevant), and any access needs it would be useful to know about in advance.

Please download the Film Festival program please check with the venue first as there are venue variations in the program to enable local events and activity. Have a look at the Film Festival Website.  In the Black Country the Film Festival is on Dec 3rd at the Public West Bromwich and at The Lighthouse in Wolverhampton. Working Parts are supporting the Wolverhampton Disability Network to create a banner representing disability groups. An artist will be running workshops with groups the first one kicks off at Action for Independence on Albert Road on the 8th November from 10 – 12. The morning is an opportunity for everyone involved to design the banner, which will then be taken to different groups around Wolverhampton. There will be a workshop about banner and slogan making on December 3rd at The lighthouse in the morning, contact Kevin Bailey (disabilitynetwork@onevoice.org.uk) for more information. There will also be Wolverhamptons Disability Choir called “Expressions” at lunchtime.  On December 3rd in West Bromwich at the public group of artists are creating a gathering of artists with an interest in disability and mental health awareness. see The Window blog post.

Catch the No Limits show at the bonded warehouse, Stourbridge on Friday October 1st. They have made Syd Rivers play “Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Aquilla Diamond” their own, mixing improvisations with scripted scenes. Working Parts supported No Limits in 2009 to gain funding from Awards for All for a year long drama project. Have a look at their Facebook fanpage to catch their latest video’s and get a sense of  what to expect, it will be far from elementary! Working Parts are currently supporting the young people who were involved in the drama group to plan for next year.

Potent! Personal! Political! Poetic! All the things we could have been is a no holds barred expose of the arduous journey into adulthood and life choices for Disabled People. Using poetry, song and spoken word  this performance will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will certainly make you question who makes the directions in your life. With BSL interpretation.
Wednesday 10th November 1pm & 7.30pm
Matinee Tickets £1 Evening Tickets £5
Box Office Telephone: 01902 321321
Minicom: 01902 321327
Fax: 01902 322599
E-mail: arena@wlv.ac.uk
Website: www.arenatheatre.info
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Artists of the Future happened on Wednesday, September 8 at Penn Hall School Wolverhampton. The event was BSL Signed. Speakers included Jenny Sealey Artistic Director of Graeae Theartre, Tanya Raabe Visual Artist,  Caroline Cardus – Visual Artist Andrew Cochrane Visual/ Lens based Media Artist.

It was an afternoon for deaf and disabled artists to explore professional development with leading and emerging practitioners, It also included a presentation by disabled young people from Penn Hall School about their work at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. This was led by Francis Neilsen and described the process involved in the ‘unlocked’ exhibition. Read the rest of this entry →

Creative Hands 2010 Brochure Download brochure with information about the Festival.  Join the Deaf Cultural Centre as they celebrate Deaf Awareness Week! The theme is “Look at Me” Be inspired and captivated by an extravaganza of talented deaf performers and visual artists.