National Disability Art Collection and Archive

The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA) is a British collection focusing on Disability Arts which opened in 2019. It consists of an online collection and a facility at the High Wycombe campus of Buckinghamshire New University, and features over 3500 objects.[1] The project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and is led by Shape Arts, with David Hevey as the project's creative director, and founded by Tony Heaton.

NDACA is influenced by the social model of disability, looking at the role of disability art relating to the disability rights movement within the UK.[2] It contains a range of artwork, including painting, sculpture, textiles and more,[3] much of which is protest art campaigning about the treatment of disabled individuals at the time.[4] It includes a timeline of the disability rights movement and its associated artwork, including the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.[5]

In 2020 Shape Arts received funding to create the National Disability Movement Archive and Collection (NDMAC) [6] along similar lines, focusing on the British Disability Rights Movement.

See also

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Artists and activists of the Disability Arts Movement[7] include:

References

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  1. ^ "Visitors to new wing 'will feel the power of the disability protest movement'". Disability News Service. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "A striking new archive is capturing the radical spirit of the Disability Arts Movement". The Independent. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ Welsh, Sarah (27 July 2018). "The archive of 3,500 objects giving disabled designers and artists a voice". Design Week. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "The 'golden age' of disability arts". BBC News. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ Tony, Heaton. "'There is a strong feeling among disabled people that we have been losing ground'". Museums Association. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Project set to bring 50 years of disabled people's movement to life". Disability News Service. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Artists and Activists". National Disability Art Collection and Archive. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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