Sync
Sync South East is a leadership development programme designed to support and develop Deaf and disabled people and disability arts organisations and projects in the South East of England so that they can reach their true potential.
Two programmes are running, one for individuals and one for organisations.
This site gives you a chance to find out more about who is on the programme and what is going on. Keep checking back to find out the latest news, or sign up for our information bulletin below.
Photos on the site are a mixture of our own images (taken by the Sync teaml), images sent in by organisations and individuals themselves and commissioned images. Many thanks to Mandy Legg for the great images of our organisations introductions day.
I am a registered archivist and work on access and learning programmes using archive material. I wish to explore further how heritage can be used to support an individual’s growth and empowerment. I am currently working on several projects which use film and drama to convey past stories, which, conversely, also uses historical stories as inspiration for the arts.
Rachel Gadsden is a British contemporary visual artist who uses figurative narrative art processes to explore notions of what it is to be human. During 2007 and 2008 Rachel was the first Historic Royal Palaces artist in residence at Hampton Court Palace and Rachel is currently also the first artist to be commissioned to work with Parliamentary Outreach for the Breaking Barriers National Exhibition and Project.
I am an installation artist interested in the nature of perception and the uncertainty of binary divisions. My work refers to the research of modern physics, and philosophical dialogues of impermanence, drawing on concepts that harness uncertainty. Over the last few years, my work has been evolving into a more process oriented exploration, which places an ever increasing emphasis on the network: whether cognitive, biological or social.
My name is Gary and I am an artist and film maker. My first short film was about a disabled escort, and my second film was a split screen film commissioned by DADA-South, called 'Coming Out.' I sold my 3rd short film, 'Early One Summer' to an American distribution company. Most things I do stem from my writing, (with the exceptions of painting & photography) and I have worked with disabled people within the arts since 2003.
Dada-South supports Deaf and disabled artists providing innovative opportunities for engagement, experimentation and development. Dada-South invests in the creativity of disabled and Deaf people, enabling their practice to grow and achieve a dynamic profile and reputation for excellence.
I am a visual artist working with themes of mental health and identity. I also run participatory arts workshops for a wide variety of community organisations. I am currently coordinator and lead artist on a science and art collaboration project called “Into Uncharted Lands” which is funded by Arts Council England.
I am currently the Head of Learning at Pallant House Gallery and have been employed at the Gallery for eight years, initially as an Outreach Officer. I am an artist and trained as such at Bath Academy of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art. In my late twenties I had a period of clinical depression that had a profound effect on my life.
I work freelance in arts and diversity. I am training to learn methods in conflict transformation for my artistic/professional work. I am embarking to work internationally connecting Europe with Africa.
I am a Special Effects Creature Artist who works within the film and television industry.
Sensations from nature provoke an emotional response from a particular motif around which I construct a painting. Nature is not slavishly copied but the sensations are submitted to the necessity of making a picture in which the compositional elements are brought into unity over the whole surface to achieve stability. The painting is a response to God’s creation in all its varied forms, its glorious colour, dynamism and vitality.
Signdance Collective is an international dance theatre company based in South East England, led by Deaf and physically disabled artists. Through experimentation, performance and education work it heads the development of a pioneering art form - signdance theatre.
Creative Future bridges the gap between the community arts and the professional arts sectors in the South East. We provide talented marginalised* artists and writers the chance to reintegrate through their own talents by providing training, support, exhibiting and publishing opportunities, selling & promoting their work at the highest levels. We raise the profile of individual artists/writers and the organisations they access, whilst challenging public stereotypes of marginalised people.
(Marginalised: *Those with mental health problems, learning difficulties, homeless people, substance misusers, offenders & ex-offenders.)
Joel is a painter he prefers to work in oils on canvas but as he isn't always able to go to his studio to work he has mastered watercolours (being more practical), but in a perfect world he would choose to paint in oils on large canvases.
I have worked in the sector for over 15 years, as a freelance inclusive arts project manager, performance storyteller, workshop facilitator and disability arts consultant. I feel passionate about empowerment and passing on our ‘life stories’ skills knowledge and experience. When I work with story (traditional or personal) I love to explore the representation of disability. Our stories and images of ourselves enrich our lives and form a central part of the cultural fabric of the social history of Disability. They matter, and are a strong source of inspiration to me.
I write shoot and edit films. I perform with Orpheus and The Freewheelers. I write songs.
I am a passionate and experienced actor with downs syndrome. My career has been driven by imaginative writers and creatives who see my work.
I am Signdance Collective's artistic director, actor & film-maker, and a creator of signdance.
The Freewheelers Theatre Company brings disabled and non-disabled actors and supporters, production teams and the local community together.
We use theatre and dance, wheelchair and voicebox technology, multimedia, animations, puppets and shadows to create innovative work.
Dyslexic Visual Artist and Composer who 'plays' with the transformation of the 'ordinary' and concepts of the 'hidden' and what is 'normal'. All my work is autobiographical working within 'science and arts' and dysmonumentalist public arts.
I am an access consultant working with arts and heritage organisations to improve their policies, practices and premises to ensure inclusivity.
I am a visual artist and disability equality training consultant. I am committed to personal and professional development and the transformational, revolutional efforts this requires.
I'm a digital publisher and journalist energised by opportunities to build sustainable relationships and lasting partnerships that help people and organisations find creative, cultural voices online.
We are Stingray a club based arts project run by and for people with learning disabilities in and around Oxfordshire. The Stingray Crew is made up of 5 volunteers. We each lead a different part of the work. We support each other and work as a team. We are a small part time project with big full time ideas!
Caroline is a dynamic producer for fine art, film and cultural events. Currently she is developing her directing and writing skills to make a debut short film. Caroline also works for the BBC in Audio and Music as a Knowledge Organiser and has specialist film archive practice.
Anjali Dance Company is a pioneering professional company that exists to realise and celebrate through dance the potential of people with learning disabilities.
My installations and paintings explore how we collect our feelings and thoughts within ourselves and how we learn to contain them within our own personal space and cultural boundaries. The artworks created autonomously express ideas of how one reflects with emotions, cultures, disability and identity.
I am an illustrator and Arts Development Professional mainly interested in developing engagement with the Arts.
No Handbags creates visually striking performance based experiences that are emotionally engaging and blur the boundary between performer and audience.
The company of performers with learning disabilities aims to challenge traditional perceptions of theatre and facilitate the artistic expression of non conventional artists.
I'm an arts person. I work as the Director of Dada-South and I'm interested in people's different experiences of disability and creativity.
I was born deaf. I am a freelance dancer, teacher, actor and choreographer. I like to incorporate sign-language with dance movements, together they form a unique style of dance that I call Signdance.
