This exhibition at Newcastle Contemporary Art marks 30 years since the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and 35 years since the Northern Disability Art Forum (NorDAF) was established. Presented by NCA and Arcadea CIO in partnership with North East Museums, the exhibition brings together NorDAF’s archive and new artwork by Arcadea’s Hub Studio Artists to reflect on the role of disabled artists and activists in shaping the wider struggle for equality, access, and cultural representation in the UK.
For the first time in many years, archival posters, publications and photographs from the NorDAF archive will be exhibited publicly, highlighting the North East as a significant centre of the Disability Arts Movement and the activism that surrounded it.
Alongside this archival material, Arcadea’s Hub Studio Artists present new work responding directly to the archive’s activist energy. Working across disciplines including portraiture and embroidery, they explore what has changed over the past three decades and what barriers around access, representation, authorship and power within the arts still remain.
You can read more about the exhibition, and see a list of all the artists involved on the NCA website.
The exhibition runs until May 9th, with a closing event to coincide with the Late Shows.
Open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays between 12pm and 5pm.
