Explorers is a national creative programme increasing the visibility and representation of neurodivergent artists in contemporary visual art.
Explorers is a dynamic collaborative programme of art and action that opens up routes into artistic practice for neurominorities, dismantling attitudinal and systemic barriers to representation and rights in art and society.
- Creates platforms for neurodivergent artists.
- Creates pathways for cultural organisations to deepen their understanding and commit to inviting neurodivergent people and carers into their spaces.
- Works towards changing the discourse of how neurodivergent artists are positioned and described in culture.
Find out more at: www.explorersproject.org
Key EXPLORERS milestones in 2022
- ActionSpace artist Thompson Hall residency and billboard campaign with Autograph
- MK Gallery Young People’s Supported Studio
- Project Art Works ‘Ignition’ exhibition and artist residencies at Hastings Contemporary
- Outside In Artist Residencies and Artist Development Days at New Art Gallery Walsall and the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
- X3 Touring Exhibition – ActionSpace, Projectability, Venture Arts
- Venture Arts ‘Conversations Series III: Narratives’ collaborative residency programme with The Lowry, Salford
- Photoworks ‘In Focus’ Artist Residency Commission with Aspex, Portsmouth
- ActionSpace artist Pardip Kapil residency at Studio Voltaire
- Intoart Artist Development and Studio Residency Programme
- EXPLORERS National Event 2022 in partnership with the Plus Tate Network at Tate Liverpool
Key EXPLORERS milestones in 2023
- Photoworks Inclusive Photography Clubs
- MK Gallery Young People’s Supported Studio continues
- BALTIC Awareness and Encounter programme with Project Art Works
- X3 Touring Exhibition – ActionSpace, Projectability, Venture Arts continues
- Photoworks ‘In Focus’ Commission with Aspex, Portsmouth continues
- Intoart Artist Development and Studio Residency Programme continues
- EXPLORERS National Network development
- Project Art Works exhibition with BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
- EXPLORERS Publications – Autograph monographs, MK Gallery reader
- EXPLORERS National Event 2022 at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Explorers is supported by the Arts Council and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
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