We’re thrilled to announce that we have received Arts Council funding for our project ‘Tending Our Ecosystem’. Over the year, the ambitious programme will weave together disability arts, environmental awareness, and community connection across Surrey.
This project is about tending to the ecosystems that sustain us all: the natural environment, our creative communities, and the vital networks that connect disabled artists across the county and beyond.
Creating Habitat artwork is one key way we are supporting our Members and DAISY-Chain Artists in deepening their connection to the Surrey Hills, through professional development training with established habitat artists, workshops led by DAISY-Chain Artists, the creation of public sculptures with our Surrey cultural partners and member groups and a public launch event.
At its heart, Tending Our Ecosystem recognises that building a resilient disability arts sector is deeply interconnected with nurturing the world around us. Through training, collaborative projects, and participatory action research, it is our aim to create opportunities for disabled artists while strengthening connections between our creative community and Surrey’s landscapes.
Thank you to Arts Council England!