Being disabled, D/deaf or neurodiverse is a challenge to ableist assumptions about what bodies and brains can do. Being an artist challenges capitalist assumptions about how to value work and productivity. Being a disabled, D/deaf or neurodiverse artist is a challenge to ableist capitalism.

How might we change practices of productivity if we stop? If we insist on pacing, taking proper breaks, ending a working day on time, how would that change the working culture of the arts?

Would our work be valued less? Is it even possible that our work would be valued more?

Join Joe Kenny live for an exclusive matinee show as part of BOUNCE 2022.

An unmissable show for the shoppers, Joe will be performing songs from his debut EP Perfect Fool, along with some well-known acoustic favourites.

Released in September 2021, Joe Kenny describes his debut EP ‘Perfect Fool’ as his lockdown labour of love. Described as: ” Full to the brim with super-smooth melodies and spell-binding fret wizardry,” by Edwin McFee in the Sunday Life.

Now living in Belfast, Joe confesses to having played his guitar the wrong way round for far too long to stop now.
Joe has taken his passion for Irish Folk music and blended it into a more contemporary Folk sound that could be said to also echo musical flavours that include John Martin, U2 and Snow Patrol to name but a few.

A live performer of over 25 years, Joe is a singer, musician and songwriter hailing from Dromintee, Co. Armagh in Northern Ireland. Joe wows audiences with his unique guitar style and an uncompromising vocal delivery that has enthralled and entertained audiences in venues throughout Ireland and beyond.
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What might an accessible residency look like or be like for artists who are d/Deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent? In collaboration with University of Atypical and COVEN BERLIN, videoclub has been exploring a model of best practice for accessible residencies.
 
Talking to artists and undertaking research with studio providers, we have been asking that question – for both in-person/physical and online residencies. In this talk we present some of our research, including what we’ve learned from artists and providers, and present suggestions for best practice for both accessible online and in-person residencies.

We will also be asking for your feedback on our model: What would you add? What do you think a model of best practice should have or be?

Jamie Wyld is founder and director of videoclub, an artists’ moving image and digital culture agency based in Brighton, UK, which delivers screenings, residencies, exhibitions and outdoor events in the UK and internationally.

In 2020, videoclub established Vital Capacities, an online accessible residency programme set up to replace international residencies during the pandemic. Focusing on disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent artists, Vital Capacities has supported eight residencies with 29 artists participating since September 2020, delivered with partners in Hong Kong, South Africa, Canada, Germany and across the UK.

A limited number of places are available, so booking is required. Please let us know your access requirements when booking.   

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We’re super excited to welcome our first Bounce Arts Festival artist in residence, Davidt Dunlop. David is taking over the Crescent Arts Centre’s Cafe space and you’re invited to drop in and draw!
  
Come and see artist and illustrator Davidt Dunlop create an ‘Exquisite Corpse’ (a series of random images linked by conjoining lines to form a surreal creature). This is an old drawing game that takes little effort, but can result in creating weird, thought-provoking or hilarious collaborated artworks. You can also participate and add in your own section of the creature! No art skills are necessary and the workshop is open to all ages.

Davidt Dunlop is a Belfast born, Glasgow based creator, educator and self-publisher. His currently released books include the visual poetry book ‘The Snail’, the Jack Chick parody comic ‘Satanic Panic’ and ‘Poor Little Ghosts’ (a book influenced by poverty and death in Belfast and Glasgow). Stocked nationally and internationally by such shops as Travelling Man, Gosh! London and Quimby’s Chicago, he’ll be tabling events such as Acme Con, Glasgow Gothic and Thought Bubble in ’22.

No Booking Required – Drop in and Draw

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An intimate evening of piano music that promises to draw the listener into McGinley’s unique  and soothing sound world. ‘Transience’ is a musical journey through fleeting moments of musical storytelling that promises to stir emotions. An array of music featured to include Philip Glass, Erik Satie and  Chick Corea.

It is perhaps the spaces between where Ruth’s interests really lie. A determination to walk her own path, Ruth’s love of music goes far beyond the classical world. A highly sought-after collaborator, Ruth works with musicians from many backgrounds including jazz, folk and electronic.

By the age of 17, Derry native Ruth McGinley had already gained widespread recognition as one of Ireland’s leading pianists, winning countless accolades including both the piano finals of both the BBC and RTÉ.
Young Musician of the Year awards. Since then, her career has been wide-ranging and daring, collaborating with some of the most acclaimed musicians working today, and straying from the typical classical-pianist journey.

Ruth studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Royal Academy in London before being awarded a Postgraduate in Solo Performance from the Royal College in London. She has performed as soloist with many orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, National Symphony Orchestra, RTE Concert Orchestra and Ulster Orchestra and as a solo recitalist throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Ruth broadcasts regularly for BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, BBC Radio Ulster and was honoured to be invited to perform as soloist at the BBC Proms in the Park in 2016. 

Ruth is currently the 2022 ‘Artist in Residence’ at The MAC in Belfast and has just performed a solo concert at the Southbank Centre in London as part of ‘Unlimited’ festival.