Europe Beyond Access: new online Learning Journeys, Time to Act report plus Symposium films on-demand
After 5 years, Europe Beyond Access, the world largest transnational Arts & Disability project, supported by the Creative Europe programme of the EU, is about to come to an end.
In these last weeks of the project we share some resources which we hope will support the whole of the cultural sector to become more accessible.
- Online Learning Tools from Europe Beyond Access which you can share with mainstream cultural managers, policymakers and arts funders, and with Deaf and disabled artists and aspiring artists. Online learning tools (this will take you to another wbsite)
- Time To Act: Two Years On – Data-led insights on Performing Arts and Disability in Europe (this will take you to another website): report now live.
1. Online Learning Resources in Arts & Disability for Cultural Professionals now live!
The British Council and Europe Beyond Access have published three Online Learning Journeys to support the cultural sector to benefit from many of the provocations, debates, tools and resources which influenced the successful five-year collaboration project that was Europe Beyond Access.
The three Learning Journeys are aimed at three distinct groups of professionals (all the links will take you to disabilityartsinternational.org):
A. Deaf and disabled artists who are at an early stage in their careers, and who will benefit from both aesthetic and practical insights into the work of other artists. Disabled artists are significantly more likely to be geographically and artistically isolated, therefore online tools and knowledge are vital to support artistic development.
Learning Journey for Disabled Artists
B. Non-disabled producers, promoters and curators working in the ‘mainstream’ cultural sector – seeking information about the work of disabled artists, but also practical tools for making artistic processes accessible. The Time To Act report identified lack of knowledge as a key barrier for mainstream cultural managers. Here we address that barrier.
Learning Journey for Producers and Promoters
C. Arts Funders and Policy makers - those seeking to change their funding programmes to better support disabled artists and increase attendance by disabled audiences. With more and more policymakers committed to making their sectors more accessible, here we share examples and best practice on how this has been done.
Learning Journey or Funders and Policymakers
The Learning Journeys include captivating short films such as ‘How to be a better ally to disabled artists’ and ‘Tips for emerging Deaf and Disabled artists’, as well as more in-depth conversations about intersectionality from a disability perspective and the ongoing challenges that access to higher education creates for disabled professionals. The Learning Journeys also link to tools and texts published by a range of other organisations – resources the Europe Beyond Access partners have found useful whilst delivering their large-scale project over 5 years.
There is also a series of podcasts, with topics including ‘Rebel Crips’, ‘Transformation and the Body’, and a set of short creative actions to stimulate your imagination. The Learning Journeys were created with the collaboration of 12 pioneering Deaf and disabled artists from across the world: Aristide Rontini, Chiara Bersani, Chisato Minamimura, Dalibor Šandor, Diana Niepce, Edo O. Katarzyna Żeglicka, Kate Marsh, Marc Brew, Maria Oshodi, Pelenakeke Brown, and Filip Pawlak.
2. Time To Act: Two Years On – report
At the end of May we launched Time to Act: Two Years On, Data-led insights on Performing Arts and Disability in Europe
Two years on from the ground-breaking Time to Act report, the British Council has published a follow-up report from On The Move, the International Mobility Network. This new report reveals data-led insights into the accessibility, inclusion, international mobility and professional development of disabled artists in the European performing arts sector, as well as the progress made over the past few years.
The official launch event is available to watch now: Time to Act: Two Years On. Official report launch (this will take you to a YouTube video)
The report can be downloaded here: Time to Act: Two Years On, Data-led insights on Performing Arts and Disability in Europe (PDF)
The Executive Summary of the report is also available in five languages:
- English Executive Summary (PDF)
- French Executive Summary (PDF)
- Italian Executive Summary (PDF)
- Polish Executive Summary (PDF)
- Spanish Executive Summary (PDF)
Katee Woods | Europe Beyond Access Project Marketing Manager
British Council
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