Unlimited, the largest supporter of disabled artists worldwide, unveils latest commissions with £945,000 to support ambitious artistic work
and I’m one of the fortunate.
What follows is the press release from Unlimited. I will write about my project tomorrow and my remarkable collaborators in the UK and Singapore – but this evening it is wonderful to celebrate all of the remarkable talent given this great opportunity….
From the Unlimited Press Release:
An adventurous range of projects giving voice to disabled artists producing standout work that is “must see” not “should see”
Announced this afternoon at the No Boundaries conferences in Manchester and Hull are the six new Main Commissions and seven Research and Development (R&D) awards, and forming the two new additional strands for this round of Unlimited are five Emerging Artists commissions and six International Collaboration R&Ds. These works, selected from a pool of 269 strong applications, of which 60 were shortlisted, span a wide range of disciplines, and have been created by talented disabled artists from across the UK.
Tuesday 28 March| Unlimited today announces 24 ambitious new commissions and awards spanning a range of disciplines spotlighting talented and diverse disabled artists working in the world today.
Funded by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Wales, British Council and Spirit of 2012, and delivered by Shape Arts and Artsadmin, Unlimited has, since 2013, provided near to £1.8 million in commissions as well as mentoring support to 72 young and emerging disabled artists.
Jo Verrent, Senior Producer, Unlimited says “This year’s commissions have for the first time been divided into three strands – Main Commissions including several research & development awards, and new for this round, Emerging Artists, and International Collaborations, which see disabled UK artists working with disabled artists from across the globe. The response to Unlimited’s commissions call-out has been staggering and we are thrilled to announce the 2017 awardees from 269 applicants. The newly commissioned artists will be developing their works over the coming year and will be unveiled to the public across 2017 and 2018.”
The 2017 commissioned artists include:
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VELOCITY – The British Paraorchestra (Music)
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Transitions – Owen Lowery (Literature)
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Jumble Soul – Jackie Hagan (Theatre)
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We Are Fucked – Jo Bannon (Theatre)
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We sat on a mat and had a chat and made maps! – Kai Syng Tan (Visual Arts)
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Vogue: The Unlimited House of Krip – Fittings Multimedia Arts (Combined Arts)
Research & Development Awards are granted to:
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Bubble and Butch – Rinkoo Barpaga (Combined Arts)
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River Runs Through – Omeima Mudawi Rowlings (Visual Arts)
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Breathing Sculptures – Anna Berry (Visual Arts)
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HERTZ – Juilet Robson (Combined Arts)
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Jeremiah – Jack Dean (Theatre)
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A Crash Course in Cloudspotting (the subversive act of horizontality) – Raquel Meseguer (Combined Arts)
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The Importance of Being Described… Earnestly? – Chloë Clarke (Phillips) (Theatre)
Emerging Artists commissions go to:
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One way or another – Aby Watson (Dance)
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My Dirty Secret – Kristina Veasey (Visual Arts)
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My Life in London – Thompson Hall & Ian Wornast (Visual Arts)
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Pull Up – Delson Weekes (Combined Arts)
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Reflective Moves – Helen Hall (Dance)
Finally, International Collaborations (R&Ds) are given to:
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Alegria Samba School – VIVA Carnival and Embaixadores da Alegria (Combined Arts)
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Somebody’s Watching Me – Billy Read and Ariel Ching-Wai (Dance)
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It was Paradise – Rachel Gadsden and Ali Saied (Visual Arts)
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The Voice of the Unicorn – Richard Butchins and Atelier Corners & Kazuyo Morita (Visual Arts)
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The Singapore ‘d’ Monologues – Kaite O’Reilly and Peter Sau (Theatre)
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Antardrishti – Inner Vision – Baluji Shrivastav OBE and Shri Ramana Maharishi Academy (Music)