Welcome to
On Whose Shoulders We Build
Disability Arts in the North East - A Living Archive
A tribute to all the disabled artists and groups who have made up the Disability Arts Movement past and present
On Whose Shoulders We Build
Disability Arts in the North East - A Living Archive
A tribute to all the disabled artists and groups who have made up the Disability Arts Movement past and present
Image Description - A black and white photograph of Invisible Cabaret - a disabled women's comedy collective set up in the 1990s. There are four women who are wheelchair users in front and seven women standing behind them. They are all smiling, wearing Invisible Cabaret tee shirts and on a level stage presenting a performance.
Welcome
Welcome to On Whose Shoulders We Build which is the website for the North East Disability Arts Living Archive. This archive is a tribute to all those who have, and still do, contribute to the rich culture of disability arts in the North East of England. This is stage one of the archive and is largely drawn from the recorded works of Black Robin in consultation with disabled artists from the region. The archive will reflect many of the people, groups and key events both past and present. Disability Arts remains a vibrant arts scene, with individual artists and groups creating amazing change today.
The archive will develop over time and we will continue to add people and events. It’s not fully representative of everything as that information just isn’t held anywhere yet and so this is a beginning. No-one and no group is deliberately left out and you can get in touch if there is anything you would like to suggest is added.
The archive will develop over time and we will continue to add people and events. It’s not fully representative of everything as that information just isn’t held anywhere yet and so this is a beginning. No-one and no group is deliberately left out and you can get in touch if there is anything you would like to suggest is added.
Some of the artists you will see featured...
Karen Sheader - singer songwriter and filmmaker. A disabled woman in her forties when pictured. Short brown pixie crop, smiling broadly at the camera and wearing a beige wooly jumper.
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Kev Howard - Photographer and Musician. A black and white portrait of a disabled man in his forties with a long brown pony tail, dark rimmed glasses, and a pin stripe shirt.
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Paul Miller - filmmaker, director, animator and author. A portrait of a Deaf white man in his forties with short brown hair, smiling to camera and wearing a navy blue jumper.
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