ADF – Mission Statement The Arts & Disability Forum is a disabled-led development agency working towards cultural equity; delivering a cross-border arts grant scheme alongside a range of challenging and innovative exhibitions, and events, plus access, education and inclusion activity:
• the lead organisation for Arts & Disability in Northern Ireland, with strong partnerships in NI, the RoI and throughout the UK;
• the driving force towards a culture where disabled people can be involved in the arts… in the manner and at the level of their choice.
• an advocate and artistic catalyst for arts organisations in Northern Ireland, encouraging positive change that benefits disabled people.
Following the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ADF considers 'disability' to mean:
“A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.”
ARTS & DISABILITY AWARDS IRELAND GRANT RECIPIENTS 2010 NI
Jo Conaty – Literary Arts
Mark Gibson – Performance Art
Stephen Gill – Photography
David Hughes – Combined Arts
Jordan Hutchings – Photography & Video
Shannon Sickles – Drama
Janice Steadman – Visual Arts
ROI
Siobhan Ahearne – Visual/mixed media
Stacia Blake – Visual/mixed media
John Austin Connolly – Theatre & Drama
Lois Davies – Digital Art/mixed media
Karen Forrester – Photography & Video
Sean Hamill – Film
Rosaleen McDonagh – Theatre & Drama
Luc Verling – Literary Arts
Membership Offer
Free membership
For this financial year, the Arts & Disability Forum is offering free membership to individual deaf or disabled people who have an interest in the arts. Non-disabled allies and organisations can also join for a small fee. . . . → Read More: Get Involved
New Board Members
We are keen to recruit new Board Members and Board Advisors with direct experience of disability issues and skills in finance, HR, PR/Communications and law. Please contact us if you are interested.
You would gain great satisfaction from being part of a strong and lively organisation, making a positive contribution to the new Northern Ireland. . . . → Read More: About
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Where we are Arts & Disability Forum
Ground Floor
Cathedral Quarter Workspaces
109-113 Royal Avenue
Belfast
BT1 1FF
Tel within UK:
(028) 9023 9450
Tel from RoI:
(048) 9023 9450
Fax:
(028) 9024 7770
E-mail:
info@adf.ie
Web:
http://www.adf.ie
PUBLIC OPENING HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday:
11am – 3pm
The above are our core hours but we are often working away behind the scenes at other times. If the gallery lights are on just ring the bell and we’ll let you in.
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Notice of AGM Notice of Annual General Meeting
Arts & Disability Forum
Our Annual General Meeting will take place at 2.00pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012 in the Board Room, Cathedral Quarter Managed Workspace
109 – 111 Royal Avenue, Belfast BT1 1FF
This is on the first floor above the ADF Gallery.
The purpose of the meeting and its agenda is to:
Appoint Directors (ie members of the Board)
Appoint the auditors
Consider the accounts
Members of ADF can put themselves forward for election to the Board. You can download a form and information from the links below.
Members can also vote to elect people to the Board.
We will send out information about the candidates beforehand. We will also send information on how to vote if you cannot attend (proxy voting).
Download forms for the AGM
This is a grant scheme for individual deaf or disabled artists, managed by the Arts & Disability Forum on behalf of the two Arts Councils of this island.
For more information, contact details and downloadable application forms . . . → Read More: ADAI Grants
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Piece Work Update 
Free as a Bird! Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy, Chris Ledger, Chief Executive Officer of the Arts and Disability Forum and Arts Minister Caral Ni Chuilin with just some of 2,000 origami cranes that were made to celebrate World Peace Day (Sept 21).
Pic By John Murphy / Aurora PA
Members of the ADF held a workshop in Stormont to teach MLAs how to make the cranes. Many others were made by visitors to the exhibition and ADF friends and members.
Artist Stacia Blake with one of her beautiful birds.
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