DAiSY is delighted to be partnering with Outside In to run both a Leading Workshops and Curating Exhibitions course in 2025 at The Riverside Arts Centre. Funded by Arts Council England, these courses will each support up to 10 artists to learn about the practical...
Commission
Residency & Mentoring: Kate Kennington-Steer Reflects on her 2023 Commission
Kate Kennington-Steer reflects on her time as commissioned artist in residence at New Ashgate Gallery, and the exceptional mentoring she has with Caroline Jackman afterwards, all as part of her 2023 DAiSY commission. Kate is our current Featured Artist as part of our...
Part 2: The Painter’s Wife by Drucilla Burrell
Go behind the scenes at Watts gallery with commissioned Artist in Residence, Drucilla Burrell FROM THE WATT’S GALLERY WEBSITE FOR TOO LONG REFERRED TO AS ‘THE PAINTER’S WIFE’ OR ‘MRS G F WATTS’, OFTEN OF HER OWN ACCORD, MARY SETON WATTS (NÉE FRASER TYTLER,...
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...
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...
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...










