Face On
Disability Arts in Ireland and Beyond



An international publication exploring Disability and Deaf arts and culture in an Irish context.

“Face On is a milestone for the disability arts movement in Ireland, a crucial point of reference in a shifting landscape”
Fintan O’Toole, critic, journalist and cultural commentator

“…a wonderful book…”
Geof Armstrong, Director National Disability Arts Forum, UK

“Disability Culture is alive and well and roaring…as Face On
attests with its multiple voices, perspectives, critiques and celebrations: we continue to make an important and enriching difference…”
Petra Kuppers, disability culture activist and Associate Professor of English, University of Michigan.

You can as well have a look at the New Welsh Review ("On a landmark disability arts publication") by Chris Tally Evans here.

Arts & Disability Ireland are proud to launch Face On: Disability Arts in Ireland and Beyond published by Arts & Disability Ireland and produced in partnership with Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts. This international publication explores Disability and Deaf arts and culture in an Irish context.
This thought provoking collection contains compelling, engaging, honest and often humorous accounts of artists’ personal experiences of disability in terms of both their lives as artists and their identities. Pioneers and veterans of Disability Arts practice meet emerging disability artists and innovators in form; shared experience and difference is acknowledged, whilst speculation, advice and hopes are offered up for the future.

Featuring 24 contributions from key thinkers and artists from the disciplines of visual art, dance, theatre, literature, film and comedy, Face On presents cultural and political commentary, poetry, academic essays, life writing, extracts from existing scripts and a wealth of visual art.
Contributors include New York based visual artist Corban Walker; Petra Kuppers, director of The Olimpias Performance Research Projects and Associate Professor at University of Michigan; writer/performer Nabil Shaban; theatre director Jenny Sealey of UK-based Graeae Theatre company; comedian and disabled drag queen Philip Patston; Pádraig Naughton, Director of Arts & Disability Ireland and a respected visually impaired tactile and visual artist; and Rosaleen McDonagh, a Traveller with a disability who is a playwright, activist and performer. The editor is award winning playwright and frequent contributor to Deaf arts and disability culture, Kaite O’Reilly.
Initiating a fresh debate on Disability Arts and Culture in an Irish and international context, the diverse range of contributions, opinions, artistry and creativity in Face On will inspire and challenge the reader.

To order copies of Face On, Price €15/£10
Contact: Katrina Goldstone at Create
telephone +353-1-4736600
e-mail: communications@create-ireland.ie

For further information on Arts & Disability Ireland and Create
www.adiarts.ie and www.create-ireland.ie
telephone +353-1-4736600
e-mail: adi@artsincontext.com



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Shelf Life
National Disability Arts Forum publication
Edited by Kaite O'Reilly


photo by Alison Jones

“In the early days of the development of the disability arts movement, it became apparent that many of the disabled artists involved were not going to realise their full potential or be able to build up a lifetime’s portfolio of work. Not because of lack of cash, not because of lack of opportunity or lack of talent, but because of lack of time, their lifetime.

This collection of artwork, poetry and prose attempts to offer a glimpse into
the experience of people with shortened lives, of the issues that not only disable them but also throw doubt over the three score years and ten ideal.”

Geof Armstrong
Director,
National Disability Arts Forum (NDAF)
MEA House,
Ellison Place,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8XS

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