The Accentuate Symposium

Friday 5th July 2013

1.30pm - 6.30pm

Followed by drinks

Sallis Benney Theatre

University of Brighton

One year on from the Paralympic Games – what is the positive legacy for the Cultural Sector and what are the challenges and opportunities ahead of us?

As an incubator for ideas and leader of cultural discussion within the disability context, Accentuate is keen to explore if there has been a cultural shift for disabled people one year on from the hugely successful Paralympic Games. Therefore we are partnering with The University of Brighton to bring together leaders within the cultural sector to discuss what is working well, as well as the challenges being faced. This event seeks to explore how we consolidate gains a year on from the Paraylmpic Games and map the new territory.

Symposium Programme

Welcome: Jo Nolan, MD Screen South & Vidar Hjardeng MBE

Animated Lecture, Dr. Tom Shakespeare

Headline Panel: How do we consolidate the gains and map new territory, a year on from the Paralympic Games?

Chair: Esther Fox, Accentuate Programme Director
Panel:

• Liz Crow, Artist and Activist
• Hannah Morgan, Lancaster University
• Professor Nick Watson, Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research
• Dr Alison Wilde, Bangor University
• Hannah Morgan, Lancaster University
• Jamie Beddard, Actor and Director
• Rachel Gadsden, Artist and performer
• John Harris, Paralympian

Case Study Panel 1: Young Voices Challenge and Change.

Chair: Kristina Veasey, Paralympian, Artist and Accentuate Ideas Hub Member
Panel:

• Kim Aumann, Director of ART Amaze and part of the University of Brighton’s resilience department
• William Jessop, Writer and Filmmaker, Blue Apple Theatre
• Adam Simmons, Young participant
• Vicky Hope Walker, Driving Inspiration

Case Study Panel 2: Disability Heritage: Disabled people shaping the built environment throughout the ages.

Chair: Colin Hambrook, Writer and Editor of Disability Arts Online and Accentuate Ideas Hub Member

Panel:

• Rosie Sherrington, Social Inclusion and Diversity Advisor, English Heritage
• Dr David Bonnet, Architect and specialist in inclusive design
• John D Walker, Senior Research Fellow, Deaf History, CUPP, University of Brighton
• Mark Ware, Installation Artist

Case Study Panel 3: Disabled Artists forging careers in the Public Realm.

Chair: Jon Adams, Artist and Accentuate Ideas Hub Member

Panel:

• Jonathan Banks, Chief Executive of Public Art Think Tank, Ixia
• Wendy Mason, Director, AA2A, Artists Accessing Art Colleges
• Carole McFadden, Drama & Dance Adviser for East Asia, China & Hong Kong, Middle East and North Africa, Arts Group, British Council
• Zoe Partington, Artist

Closing Remarks: Vidar Hjardeng MBE

There will be an opportunity for drinks and networking at the end of the event.

We will also be showing a series of specially commissioned films which include contributions from: Dame Evelyn Glennie, Jenny Sealy MBE, Sophie Christiansen OBE, Dr David Bonnett RIBA FRSA, Nicholas McCarthy, Mat Fraser, Laurence Clark, Katherine Araniello, Hannah Cockroft MBE and David Proud. Accentuate will also premier a new animated short lecture by Dr. Tom Shakespeare which will introduce some of the key themes for the headline panel.

During drinks and networking you will also be invited to view the MA Inclusive Arts Practice Exhibition, which will be taking place in the foyer next to the Sallis Benney Theatre.

The Accentuate Symposium is held in partnership with the University of Brighton.

Doors open at 1pm for a start time of 1.30pm.

For further information please refer to the Accentuate website www.accentuateuk.org/critical-debate or email info@accentuateuk.org.