DASH Joins Plus Tate Network

We are excited to announce that DASH are one of thirteen Visual Arts organisations to join the Plus Tate Network, with focus on Community, innovation and Internationalism.

Mike Layward, Artistic Director DASH, said: 'To be invited to join the Plus Tate network is an important moment for DASH that recognises the work that we undertake supporting and commissioning the work of Disabled artists and the support that DASH gives to mainstream galleries to work with Disabled artists. We look forward to developing relationships that are mutually beneficial across the network that will allow us all to grow and diversify as organisations.’

The Plus Tate network is a major part of Tate’s national partnerships division which has moved to Liverpool, reaffirming a regional ambition and focus. This underlines Tate’s commitment to supporting a national visual arts infrastructure, and its understanding of the specific challenges facing the sector beyond London. As well as Plus Tate, the National partnerships team work with Tate Britain to facilitate the Turner Prize during the years it is held outside London, and coordinate the British Art Network. All four Tate sites are members of Plus Tate.

View the full Plus Tate Press Release.

DASH are delighted to announce that Visability Film Festival will be donating 50% of profits raised from the 2021 festival in order to continue our work, further developing Disability Arts Practice.

Visability Film Festival said "We're absolutely delighted to be working with DASH. Their status as a Disabled led organisation gives us total confidence that our money will be proactively used, supporting Disability Arts Practise in exciting and varied ways"​​​​​​​

Ever on the lookout for filmmakers that have unique voices and daring styles, Visability Film Festival accept short films, feature lengths and scripts of any form, genre or length, from filmmakers of any background. But are especially interested in films from lesser-heard voices, as well as those that take stylistic risks.

For any DASH Artists or Blog readers thinking of submitting work, they can take advantage of a fantastic 40% discount, using the code DASH40. 

Find out more about the Visability Film Festival and how to submit your work on the DASH Blog. 

As part of UK Disability History Month, the University of Wolverhampton is pleased to present a talk with Mike Layward, Artistic Director of DASH.

Taking place online on Wednesday 25 November 2020, 7pm - 8pm.

In this talk Mike will discuss the last 50 years of Disability Activism and Disability Art looking at:

• The history of disability rights
• Looking at the different models of disability
• What is Disability Art
• Briefly looking at some of the disabled artists
• Neurodivergence
• How's it looking now