Blog Articles
Part 1: Thinking Before Shooting – Drucilla Burrell’s Residency at Watts Gallery
Part 1: Thinking Before Shooting - Drucilla Burrell's Residency at Watts GalleryIn Part One of Drucilla Burrell's blog series, Drucilla takes us behind the scenes and into the inner workings of the earlier part of her recent time as Artist in Residence with Watts...
In The Margins: Join us on Thursday 8 February for the Showcase Event
Artwork: In the Margins by Jon Adams (2023) About In the Margins In the Margins is a DAiSY project in collaboration with lead artist Jon Adams and local disability arts groups; Art Matters, Bloomin’ Arts and The Orpheus Centre. The artworks created as part of this...
Launching DAiSY~Chain at The Lightbox
A big thank you to everyone who came along to our launch event at The Lightbox. The DAiSY team had a lovely day that began with a tour of The Grange, followed by our quarterly DAiSY Members meeting.We had a wonderful day at The Lightbox, which included a talk from...
Sandra Priseman’s Time at RHS Wisley
Sandra Priseman shares with us her experiences as the 2023 commissioned artist in residence at RHS Wisley Gardens. This project is part of the Here We Are programme, made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England.Hi, I am Sandra Priseman. I am at Wisley for...
Being Artist in Residence at New Ashgate Gallery – Kate Kennington-Steer
Kate Kennington-Steer shares with us her experiences as the 2023 commissioned artist in residence at New Ashgate Gallery. This project is part of the Here We Are programme, made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England. So, exactly, just how ‘open’ is an...
*VENUE CHANGE* DAiSY~Chain Launch Event
Please note that our DAiSY~Chain Launch Event will now be held at The Lightbox gallery in Woking. This is due to the unforeseen temporary closure of Harlequin Theatre in Redhill that has been announced this week. We apologise to attendees who may now have to change...
DAiSY~Chain: Our New Disabled Artist Network
This year, we were thrilled to announce the launch of DAiSY~Chain! DAiSY-Chain is DAiSY’s new artist network. It is for artists across the South East who identify as d/Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, and provides a supportive network to link artists from across the...
RHS Wisley Gardens Partner Commission – Sandra Priseman
This year, we were thrilled to announce Sandra Priseman as the Artist in Residence for our partner commission with RHS Wisley Gardens. In her first blog post, Sandra introduces herself and her plans for the residency, and includes an example of her previous work...
bright-+/well – Kate Kennington-Steer is Artist in Residence with New Ashgate Gallery
This year, we were thrilled to announce Kate Kennington-Steer as the Artist in Residence for our partner commission with New Ashgate Gallery. In her first blog post, Kate introduces us to her project, titled 'bright-+/well', and talks about her personal connection to...
My path I took drawing and filming – Sam Barrett’s DAiSY commission
Last year DAiSY had a call-out for commissions for emerging disabled artists to develop their practice. Our commission in partnership with the Watts Gallery was awarded to animator and visual artist Sam Barrett. In his second blog Sam tells us about their experience...
Poetry and Plants – Rowan’s DAiSY Commission with RHS Wisley
Last year DAiSY had a call-out for commissions for emerging disabled artists to develop their practice. Our commission in partnership with RHS Garden Wisley was awarded to poet and visual artist Rowan Hoaglin. Here, Rowan tells us about their experience over the...
Sam Barrett – My Time at Watts Gallery
Last year DAiSY had a call-out for commissions for emerging disabled artists to develop their practice. Our commission in partnership with Watts Gallery was awarded to visual artist and animator Sam Barrett, who had the opportunity to spend time in their studio as...