British Council, On the Move, and the partners of Europe Beyond Access are launching a ground-breaking major new study, spanning 42 countries, into the barriers that disabled people experience when accessing the arts. The study will be launched on 3 December online.
Questions such as how many European programmers are actively seeking work by disabled artists, what are the barriers stopping mainstream cultural institutions becoming more accessible and who do Europe's cultural managers think should be providing guidance and support to help them make their programmes more accessible to disabled arts professionals will be discussed during the online launch on 3 December. The research authors will be in conversation with key European cultural stakeholders - exploring themes, issues and data explored in the report. In addition, a number of Artists, Cultural Managers and Cultural Policymakers will share their responses.
The study is part of the large-scale Arts and Disability project, that is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. The registration form can be found here.
Europe Beyond Access will support disabled artists to break the glass ceilings of the contemporary theatre & dance sectors. The core partners of the project are British Council (operating for this project in the UK and Poland), Onassis Stegi (Greece); Holland Dance Festival (The Netherlands), Kampnagel (Germany); Per.Art (Serbia), Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Oriente Occidente(Italy). It is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission.
