Learning Disabled Artists Paid Opportunity

People Dancing; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 2,000; Part time

Job summary

An arts organization is inviting learning disabled artists to apply for a paid opportunity to present their work at a festival in Portsmouth. The selected artists will receive a budget of £2,000 to support travel, access costs, and production expenses. Interested applicants should submit a short bio and examples of their work. The event aims to elevate the voices of artists with learning disabilities.

Qualifications

• Artists with learning disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• Submission of a short artist bio and an example of work is required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a Learning Disability-led Arts Festival.
• Share artistic work including comedy, music, performance art, or dance.

Job description

Overview

Learning Disabled Artists Paid Opportunity

Location: Portsmouth

Deadline: 03 November 2025

We’re excited to be organising a Learning Disability-led Arts Festival in Portsmouth on the 8th, 9th and 10th of May 2026, in partnership with Aspex Gallery. As part of the festival, we are looking for three learning disabled artists to share their work.

This New Ground aims to elevate the artistic voices and talents of people a with learning disability.

We are open to all kinds of performance – this might include:

• Comedy
• Music
• Performance art
• Dance
• Something we haven’t thought of yet!

We have a budget of £2,000 allocated for each artist. This amount is inclusive of travel, access costs, and any production expenses. We understand that each artist and company has different needs and shows, and we’re happy to support you in finding ways to make this work.

Please don’t hesitate to let us know what you might need, and we’ll do our best to help.We would love to hear from artists who are interested in taking part.

How to Apply

To apply, please send us:

• A short artist bio (you can write it, record it, or send a video)
• An example of your work (like a video, audio clip, or photos).

Our learning disability-led committee will look through all the submissions and choose three artists to take part in the festival.

We’re excited to hear from you and celebrate amazing creative voices!

For more information please visit our website - link below.

LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street
Leicester, LE1 1RE
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