We Connect 2025 – Inclusion in the Arts, in partnership with This New Ground, is a one-day event bringing together inclusive arts practitioners, organisations, and artists from Portsmouth and across the UK. Together we’ll explore how we can build a more diverse cultural landscape – one where disabled people and people with a learning disability are not only included but leading the way.

 

If you require any support throughout the day, please ask a member of staff. We are here to support you.

We have a quiet room which is the Freda Suite. This room is a quiet space so not for phone calls or online meetings please.

Refreshments and Lunch will be served in the Lens Studio.

 

EVENT RUN ORDER:

10:00                                Tea, Coffee, and refreshments

10:30                                Welcomes

11:00                                Session 1

SESSION 1:

• Main Auditorium: Panel Talk – Working with Artists with a Learning Disability
• The Portsmouth Room: Creative Workshop – Multi-sensory Poetry
• Zodiac Gallery: Skills Sharing – Innovation through Access Riders

11:45                                Comfort break

12:15                                Session 2

SESSION 2:

• Main Auditorium: Panel Talk – The Future of Access for Audiences
• The Portsmouth Room: Creative Workshop – Inclusive Digital Art
• Zodiac Gallery: Skills Sharing – Leadership and Inclusive Dance

13:00                                Lunch

14:00                                Session 3

 SESSION 3:

• Main Auditorium: Panel Talk – Making Governance Accessible
• The Portsmouth Room: Creative Workshop – Puffing and Wooling
• Zodiac Gallery: Skills Sharing – Working Internationally

15:00                               Closing session

15:30                                Networking session to commence

17:00                                Event to close

 

 

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