DASH Newsletter March 2022: All the latest news and details of what is coming up for DASH and our artists.
A Daffodil flower in full bloom. Its yellow petals backlit by bright spring sunshine.
Welcome to the March edition of the DASH Newsletter,
This month we are delighted share news that we will be using free connectivity, via Vodafone’s charities.connected initiative to tackle digital exclusion. Thanks to this, DASH are able to support the connectivity of 100 Disabled artists.
We announce the first three winners of our Big Birthday social media competition, and we share a call out to Disabled artists to take part in a live performance piece this summer.
Finally, we are excited to tell you about forthcoming free digital media workshops for D/deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent artists based in England.
Best Wishes
The DASH Team
Vodafone Give a Digital Boost to DASH Artists
We are pleased to announce that we will be using free connectivity, via Vodafone’s charities.connected initiative, to tackle digital exclusion.
The connectivity is set to benefit 100 Disabled and D/deaf artists in the UK with FREE calls texts and 20gb of data for 6 months.
For your chance to receive your FREE sim card be one of the first 100 to complete the DASH engagement survey, remembering to include your name and full postal address details.
Find out more and complete the short survey on the DASH Blog page.
DASH Big Birthday Competition Winners!
This month, in the run up to DASH’s 21st birthday in September, we hosted the first of seven giveaways to win one of 3 copies of ‘The Incorrigibles: Perspectives on Disability Visual Arts in the 20th and 21st Centuries’.
The draw this month took place on Instagram, and winners were Sara Ulfsparre, Sabrina Merolla and Sarah Hill, who each win a copy.
21 copies of the book are up for grabs in total - 3 each month across our social media accounts until September, with April’s giveaway taking place on Facebook.
So if you don’t already, now is a good time to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!
Want to learn more about 'The Incorrigibles' book? Visit the DASH website.
Artist Call Out
DASH Artist, Ashokkumar Mistry is seeking up to 3 Disabled artists to help create his live performance art piece: The Slow Race, in July 2022.
Fees:
£250 for the day
£150 for Individual meeting/visit/rehearsal
Access costs covered
Additional travel costs may be covered (up to £50)
To find out more and submit your application visit the DASH Blog page.
Deadline: 17 April
Remote Media Workshops for Disabled Artists
Remote digital media workshops for D/deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent artists.
This is an Arts Council England-funded pilot project will offer free, remote, accessible, digital media training and mentoring for a small group of D/deaf, Disabled, and/or Neurodivergent artists (working in any art form), who are based in England.
The project aims to help artists develop their skills and confidence to create high-quality short video or audio pieces to document or showcase their artistic practice, using their smart phone or tablet and simple editing apps.
The opportunity is for people with little or no experience of creating short video or audio pieces using their mobile device.
The project will be delivered via Zoom during May-August. Digital media practitioners Mike Smart (he/him) and Nick Fogg (she/her) are partnering with DASH, and visual artist and neurodiversity in arts consultant, Gaia Redgrave to deliver the pilot.
More details coming soon. Please keep checking the DASH website, social media and newsletter for further announcements.
For more details on forthcoming projects and updates please visit our Blog pages or email esther@dasharts.org.
