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Disability Arts Online @disabilityarts.bsky.social · Oct 10
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We've revamped our directories for artists and organisations and added a brand new directory for freelancers.

We are starting from scratch, so if you were in previous directories, you will need to sign up again.

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Join MK Gallery’s specialist tour guides to explore the current exhibition To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates with audio description.

When - 25 Nov - 13 Jan
Where - Milton Keynes
Cost - Free - £15.95

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Person wearing blue jumper, orange hat and glasses holds a clip board and gestures with hand in front of a black and white framed photograph
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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For National Grief Awareness Week 2025, Brass Bathtub presents Unspoken Sorrows — an exhibition of paintings by Nu McAdam and installation by guest artist Mary DeLiso of the Brighton Death Collective.

When - 27 Nov - 07 Dec
Where - Brighton
Cost - Free

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The unspoken sorrows poster shows a painted image of a white strike painted going through a yellow and orange Background. The poster also shows a picture of ‘Nu’ a white mouthpainting artist who is shown in their studio space at a desk painting a picture of a wheelchair wheel in green and Gray. They are wearing a red velvet jacket and have a hair band on with short brown hair. In the bottom right hand corner of the poster there is a QR code and some information scattered around a bold text about The exhibition. There are also five logos at the bottom from different organizations that have supported and funded the project.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Meet Ebony, the formidable mastermind behind a renowned fashion empire. Everyone’s nightmare boss, she’s cancelled Christmas for her landmark fashion show.

When - 26 November - 04 January
Where - London
Cost - From £15

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A group of four people in colourful, futuristic outfits pose energetically against a bright, sparkly background.
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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In the latest Our Right to Thrive blog post, Ivan Riches shares poetry based on his current issues with Access to Work.

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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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What the Serpent Told Me in the Misty Gloom is a new performance by Martin O’Brien, an artist living in ‘zombie time’.
This performance will be BSL interpreted.

When - 15 Nov
Where - London
Cost - £5-£22

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A double exposed image of a figure wearing a canvas hood which covers the whole face, with another image of cage bars showing beneath.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Ahead of Transpose Festival, CN Lester and Jamie Hale discuss the power of art made by marginalised communities.

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Photograph pf five performers stood huddled together. the image is steeped in red swirling lens effects
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Join @cripticarts.bsky.social and Debbie Hannan for a workshop on how to form your idea into a pitch, communicate with potential partners, and strategies for building industry connections and championing your work.

When - 18 Nov
Where - Online
Cost - Free

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Blue graphic with text reading So you want to... make theatre. With Debbie Hanan
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) is excited to announce a new opportunity for a disabled curator to join their team as Assistant Curator. This role is part of DASH's Future Curator Programme

Closing - 01 Dec
Location - Birmingham
££ - £26.7K FTE

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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Headlong Theatre are looking for a theatre director who shares their vision and energy to join them as their new Associate Artistic Director.

Closing - 24 Nov
Location - Hybrid
££ - £40K FTE

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The word Headlong in pink text on a white background
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Leeds Playhouse are recruiting for a creative and organised individual to join them as Creative Communities Coordinator.

Closing - 24 Nov
Location - Leeds
££ - £25.9K FTE

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Logo for Leeds Playhouse featuring bold orange uppercase text 'LEEDS PLAYHOUSE' on a black background, with a spotlight effect highlighting the letters 'US' in white.
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Last Chance to apply!

Vital Xposure are looking for Deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent playwrights with leadership ambitions to join them as Literary Associate.

Closing - 06 Nov
Location - London
££ - £29K-£32K FTE

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Company logo. The words ‘Vital Xposure’ are handwritten in ink on a white background. The ink fades from red to orange across the image.
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Join Sana and Beth, for a sensory workshop at Wellcome Collection exploring food, healing and shared memory.

When - 13 Nov
Where - London
Cost - Free

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November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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📖 Lisette Auton gets dragged into the cloistered world of @elspethwrites.bsky.social’s debut young adult novel, These Mortal Bodies.

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November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Meet the six authors up for this year’s Booker Prize, as they read from and discuss their shortlisted books with novelist Sara Collins.

When - 09 Nov
Where - London
Cost - From £20

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Wooden table with books longlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 and pots of tea, biscuits and a laptop.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Get a first look at Joelle Taylor's latest poetry collection, a searing, poetic excavation of 50 years of lesbian counterculture.

When - 09 Nov
Where - London
Cost - From £15

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Joelle Taylor sitting on concrete steps with her head resting on her fist.
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Simon Mckeown pays tribute to Nabil Shaban, who passed away last month.

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A global majority male actor pictured wearing a red t-shirt and a black headpiece as he prepares as a model for a digital art project.
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Join @cripticarts.bsky.social and Florence Limb for a workshop that will help you to define your own path and claim your identity as a writer.

When - 11 November
Where - Online
Cost - Free

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Pink graphic with text reading 'the story is in the room' next to an image. A white woman, with shoulder length brown hair wearing a crocheted multicoloured headband and gold-rimmed glasses and gold jewellery, wears green stripey dungarees as she takes a selfie in her room.
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Join a BSL-interpreted tour of the ‘1880 THAT’ exhibition at Wellcome Collection.

When - 06 Nov
Where - London
Cost - Free

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A British Sign Language tour in a brightly lit gallery space.
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Step into Luca Silvestrini’s highly anticipated new dance-theatre adaptation of Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute, from award-winning company Protein Dance.

When - 17-24 Dec
Where - London
Cost - £12-£16

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A navy blue background with clouds. Golden stars and birds hang down from the clouds. A large golden sun and moon in the centre with the words ‘The Magic Flute’ written in golden 3D writing underneath.
November 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Our Chief Exec Trish Wheatley recently wrote a blog for @artscouncilengland.bsky.social.
She discusses the challenges of disabled leaders looking after themselves while fighting for change and disability equality.

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An illustration of the DAO garden in hues of blue orange and yellow. Each element of the garden is labelled and includes Landscape, Weather, Toolshed, Watering Can, Greenhouse, Soil and Plants.
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Live Aid's creator takes us behind the scenes of one of the most powerful movements in music and humanitarian history.

When - 04 November
Where - London
Cost - From £22

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Two men with white hair and facial hair looking to camera, left is wearing black and right is wearing a blue shirt and green jacket
October 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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🎶@openupmusic.bsky.social have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and organised individual with a passion for music and technology to join their team as Music and Technology Officer.

Closing - 10 Nov
Location - Bristol
££ - £30.7K FTE

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Open Up Music in dark blue capitals over brightly coloured triangles styled like an unfolding box.
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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🎭 @hackneyempire.bsky.social is looking for a Head of Marketing and Communications to lead on the marketing, communications and sales functions.

Closing - 10 Nov
Location - London
££ - £45K-£48K FTE

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The HE logo mark of Hackney Empire with the words HACKNEY EMPIRE underneath in black
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Headlong Origins is a 12-month artist development scheme for emerging theatre directors living and working outside of London, looking to develop their practice and move toward main-stage directing.

When - 11 Nov
Location - UK
££ - £6K bursary

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The word Headlong in pink lettering on a white background
October 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Youth Music are recruiting a Grants & Learning Officer to support with the delivery of their grant programmes, manage an assigned portfolio of grants, and help with all aspects of the funding cycle.

Closing - 24 Nov
Location - London
££ - £35.3K

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Logo with the words Youth Music written in large purple bold capitals all on a white background. The dot of the letter i sits above the letter t in the word youth.
October 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM