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Disability art is a concept which was developed out of the disability arts movement. [7] In the disability arts movement disability art stood for "art made by disabled people which reflects the experience of disability." [8] To be making disability art in the disability arts movement it is conditional on being a person with a disability.
Disability in the arts is an aspect within various arts disciplines of inclusive practices involving disability. It manifests itself in the output and mission of some stage and modern dance performing-arts companies, and as the subject matter of individual works of art, such as the work of specific painters and those who draw.
Disability cultures exist as communities of people around topics of disability. The cultures include arts movements, coalitions, and include but are not limited to: poetry, dance, performance pieces, installments, and sculptures. Steven Brown, in an academic study, wrote, "The existence of a disability culture is a relatively new and contested ...
That protest and subsequent movement ended up giving rise to the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act [in 1990]. For that project, we hired Deaf producers.
NDACA is influenced by the social model of disability, looking at the role of disability art relating to the disability rights movement within the UK. [2] It contains a range of artwork, including painting, sculpture, textiles and more, [3] much of which is protest art campaigning about the treatment of disabled individuals at the time. [4]
Theatre and disability is a subject focusing on the inclusion of disability within a theatrical experience, enabling cultural and aesthetic diversity in the arts. Showing disabled bodies on stage can be to some extent understood as a political aesthetic as it challenges the predominately abled audience's expectations as well as traditional theatre conventions.
Anthony James Heaton OBE (born 11 October 1954) is a British sculptor, disability rights activist and arts administrator, who was appointed an OBE in 2013 for services to the arts and the disability arts movement. [1] He was CEO of the arts charity Shape until March 2017.
The Shape Open: an annual exhibition of artwork by disabled and non-disabled artists created in response to a disability-centred theme. Usually held in high-profile, artist-led spaces. NDACA the 'National Disability Arts Collection and Archive': a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK.