The Last Year of the Inequity Olympics
Artist and writer Alistair Gentry critiques the art world’s focus on marginal diversity gains while it ignores underlying issues of class, disability, and other systemic inequities. Precarious employment, underfunding, and a lack of…
Drawing Connections: Four works from 30works30days by an artist with chronic illness
I need structure to function. I live with cystic fibrosis (CF) and I don’t have a job, so I’m used to creating my own structure. My daily routine…
Writing to you from burnout, about my desire and inability to stop working
I was verging on unsurprised when I read, through Industria, that the average hourly rate paid to artists is £2.60. Out of a desire not to bum…
Diversity is not Inclusion
Attempting to forge a career as an artist or as any kind of creative professional presents obstacles for anyone. But neurodivergent people including those on the autism spectrum face extra burdens beyond the delights of simply…
I dream of Utopia
Hi, My name is Noemi Gunea, I’m a neurodiverse migrant artist tossing and turning through Hackney, trying to make the best out of life while building a career in the arts. I’m privileged in many ways. I have…
A disabled artist in lockdown: Organise. Support. Create.
On The Island On the IslandWe experienceIsolation aloneTogether shieldedBy unwanted armsClashing aboutLike seas crashingSmashing againstExperienced isolationistsTogether aloneOn The Island During week two of the first lockdown, Boris Johnson promised to put his…
Berlin: Care and Creativity: Working as a Disabled Artist
I started my training as a dancer fourteen years ago, first at A Level and then at the University of Brighton as part of their Performance and Visual Arts Bachelors Degree…