Dada-South @ DadaFest International 2008
25 July 2008
GoThere! bursary winners attend DaDaFest International 2008
Drawing by Jon Adams of Vision 21 meeting
Arts Council England, South East (ACE, SE) and Dada-South offered bursaries to disabled and Deaf artists and arts professionals to attend NWDAFs DaDaFest International 2008 in Liverpool from 4th to 7th September 2008.
Now in its eighth year, the festival is run by North West Disability Arts Forum
(NWDAF).DadaFest International 2008 featured over 270 artists in an extravangaza of visual arts, performing arts and film. Amongst these were 12 new commissions and 20 DadaFirsts.
The bursaries provided artists with the means to take part in an action research visit to DaDaFest International 2008, with a view to informing the development of South East showcasing of the work of disabled and Deaf artists.
Bursary winners were able to sample the rich and diverse programme of events at DaDaFest International 2008 and were invited to report back in a range of ways, either through daily blogging, review, report, film, photographs or drawings.
Over the next few pages are reviews of some of the festival highlights from bursary winners, Jon Adams, Marisa Mann, Liz Porter, David Dixon, Sarah Pickthall, Bonny Cummins, Colin Hambrook, Clare Smith, Will Burrows, Gary Thomas, Vidya Wolton.
Digitally manipulated drawing by Jon Adams
DaDaFest 2008 DaDaAwards
Nominations by Disabled and Deaf artists and community groups are now open for this year’s DaDaAwards
DaDaFest International 08 climaxes with the UK’s only annual Award ceremony celebrating the achievements of disabled and deaf artists. This year it is held for the first time at BT Convention Centre in Liverpool’s new arena on 3rd December 08 as part of International Disabled Peoples Day. drawing
Eight awards are up for grabs and the winner will receive around £500 to develop their art work. See nomination form for more details as each award carries a different offer.
Nominations are open to any disabled or deaf artists or group and can be self nominated or made on behalf of someone else. Applications can be downloaded from the website or by contacting the office to request a form.
The deadline to receive completed application forms is Tuesday 28 October 2008.
A specialist panel of Disabled & Deaf artists and award sponsors will assess the application forms and create a shortlist in each category. Staff and Board members of NWDAF will not be part of the shortlisting panel.
This will be announced for on-line or postal voting from Monday 3 November 2008
For more information about DaDaFest International 08 contact the office or visit the website www.nwdaf.co.uk
Other responses to DadaFest
15 January 2009
There were a range of responses to the festival from the Dada-South bursary winners as well as NWDAF Off the Page writer Susan Bennett.
Aaron Williamson
15 January 2009
Review of Aaron Williamson at DadaFest International 2008 by Colin Hambrook.
Laurence Clarke's Spastic Fantastic
15 January 2009
Review of Laurence Clarke's Spastic Fantastic by Bonny Cummins.
Petrushka by Krazy Kat Theatre Company
15 January 2009
The Mezzanine
15 January 2009
Oska Bright On the Road
15 January 2009
Beauty and The Beast
15 January 2009
Claire Cunningham
15 January 2009
Heavy Load
15 December 2008
Brighton punk rockers Heavy Load added their brand of anarchy to DadaFest 2008
The Rolling Exhibition by Kevin Connolly
16 September 2008
Review of an exhibition of photographs and artists' talk held in the A Foundation on Friday 5 September 2008.
Comments
Claire Cunningham
wow guys. ive only just discovered this site - yeah i know i am a bit in the dark ages sometimes in sunny glasgow. but gradually getting connected...dada was a great place to meet a lot of very inspiring and cool people.thank you so much for your incredibly humbling responses to me and my pieces. thank you - it is genuinely appreciated. cheers Claire
tanya raabe
Jons illustrations of this show are really descriptive of the emotion. I love them! tanya
tanya raabe
Claire's performance was an absolutly stunning and mindblowing performance and truely a phenomenal piece of disability art - best ive seen in years and was the highlight of the festival for me. i look forward to painting your portrait at some point claire. breathtaking and inspirational as a crutch user! thanks Tanya
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