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Call for Submissions: Be Proud in your Creativity!
DISABLED PRIDE MONTH JULY 2020

Hello! It’s a really difficult time for the arts at the moment and so we wanted to do something to celebrate the work of creative people and share art more widely. So we thought we would give something new a try! July is Disability Pride Month so we thought this would be a perfect time to try something new on a theme. Here at the Southampton Art in Health Forum we are passionate about the connections between art, creativity, health challenges and living with long term conditions.

During the month of July we would like to showcase the work of creative people who self identify as having a disability (we won’t be asking for any details). For that to work we need artwork - that’s where you come in.

Please send us a message on Facebook or Twitter with your artwork attached, if you would like to share a little about what the artwork (or art in general) means to you or tell us about your disability your welcome to but this is not essential. We will then post up the artworks to our page as they come in, it will be like a virtual gallery.

Some little rules because we want to make sure that we are doing this in an accessible way. * Any medium of art is welcome! * If your artwork is an image you must provide an image description, this is essential so people with visual impairments. * If your submission is video based it must have captions (Youtube can auto generate captions but it’s worth reading through to check for accuracy).

We know for many people the word disability is a tricky term so we just want to stress this is why we won’t be asking any questions and have put the emphasis on self identification. You don't have to feel like an expert artist, it is more about how you express your creativity that counts in a way that is positive and helpful to you.

March 23rd, 2020

3/23/2020

 

Art and social isolation: Southampton responds

PictureCat Eliza T reads Roald Dhal's The Witches
 What unusual times we are in. Coronavirus has changed our lives, and we’re now in lock down. People are worried what the next few months will bring for our loved ones, the NHS and our communities.
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In order to keep spirits up and develop new ways of coping with social isolation, we thought we’d share some of the positive art-based initiatives from Southampton.

​Read on to hear about initiatives from Zoielogic Dance Theatre, Greg Gilbert, Claudia Friend, Donna Mcghie, Cat Eliza T and Vie Portland.

Zoielogic’s online dance rehearsals
Last week, Zoielogic Dance Theatre put on their first ever virtual dance rehearsal for Fuzzy, their male youth dance group. Using the online meeting tool Zoom, they were all able to see each other dance whilst tuning in from their front rooms. 

PicturePowertex art with Donna Mcghie
Online art workshops and tutoring
Artist educators are looking at providing online tutoring. Donna Mcghie from Art and Murals has started blogs to show how to do powertex projects.

​Powertex is a fabric hardener and can be used to make 3D objects, jewellery, paintings and more.  Donna will be focusing on really easy projects that don't take up too much space, or make too much mess. That said, she has had a request for a highland cow, so watch this space if you fancy a bit of large scale sculpture too!  Here is Donna’s first blog: Simple Step by Step Powertex Project - Art and Murals

​Virtual art galleries
Gods House Tower has launched a virtual tour for their new exhibition by Laura Eldret & Paul Vivian  “Those Who Look Out & Those Who Look Back” . Have a little tour here from the comfort of your armchair or bed. Galleries like Solent Showcase are exploring how to move their content online too. 

Storytelling

Storytime, with Vie Storytime sessions for the under 8s are being offered by Vie from Vieness, a body confidence social enterprise. The stories will be via website Zoom, which means that everyone can chat too. Head over the VieNess’ Facebook page for more details.

Bugger Off It’s Bedtime Whilst musician Cat Eliza T is normally found gigging around Southampton, she’s reinvented herself as a bedtime storyteller. Every night at 7.30pm Cat will be reading Roald Dhal’s The Witches through a Facebook live event Bugger Off Its Bedtime. 
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PictureGreg Gilbert, Convalescence Drawing, 2020
Greg Gilbert draws
And its not just about what we can do collaboratively. People are also taking the time to use art for personal reflection.

Greg Gilbert is a Southampton artist who speaks openly about living with cancer. He is now self isolating with his family, to protect them all from the coronavirus. He explains how important drawing is to him:

Just over 3 years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. My visual practice to that point had been concerned with realist biro drawings and an engagement with old photographs, newspaper cuttings etc. But the diagnosis seemed to unlock a separate stream of imagery, one articulating the anxiety and fears of  my new situation albeit through surreal and unconventional scenes. The drawing here is a work in progress that continues and expands this sequence, says Greg Gilbert

You can find out more about Greg’s work on Instagram @greggilbert-artist

Delicious singing
Choirs and singers are exploring virtual ways of connecting with music. For example, Delicious Sounds Choir, led by Fiona Funnell, is offering her choir members videos of vocal warm ups and songs to sing together from the comfort of our own homes.
PictureDrop Me A Line Instagram @friend.claudia
Drop Me A Line
Artist Claudia Friend is helping everyone make something together! Make a line – draw, scribble, sculpt, build, fold, paint, create or find a line – just one - curved, colourful, straight, loopy, dotted, thick, thin…get creative!

Send the pic to Claudia on Instragram, Facebook or email doloresfroh@gmail.com including your name, location (e.g. Hampshire), Instagram tag…and anything else you’d like to say. Let’s see how far it can reach. Let’s make something together.

Online sessions from across the world
Check out the facebook group Quarantined Art/Music Revolution, helping to connect people from across the world, and livestreaming art and yoga sessions 
What else have you heard about?
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  • HOME
  • Blog
    • Disability Pride : Summer 2020
    • Art and social isolation
    • Drop Me A Line
    • Creative arts therapsits
    • Call for images
  • Projects
    • ARTS 4 DEMENTIA
    • ART 4 A HEART POWERTES WORKSHOPS
    • Creative & Credible
    • CREATE & PROSPER
    • CREATIVE OPTIONS
    • FOLKACTIVE CIC
    • From the Harp
    • ARTS & HEALTH CONTINUED >
      • Good Mental Health
      • Healthwatch
      • Living With Harmony
      • THE RECOVERY COLLEGE
      • Residencies at Brisons Veor, Cape CornwallNew Page
      • SoCo Music Project
      • SOUNDING BOWLS
      • The Keepers
      • TRACIE'S LATIN CLUB
  • JOURNEYS
    • Adam's Recovery Story
    • CRAIG'S ART STORY
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    • Lesley's Journey
    • James Paddock
    • MARINA WHITE RAVEN
    • Mark Ullah-Khan
    • Nic's Art Story
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