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Ni Chawn Ein Dileu Final Event

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

As our Culture of Solidarity project draws to a close join us to view the work created by our final two artists commissions

Artists Rachel Gadsden (UK) and Helen Roeten (NL) have been working together on their Solidarity of Hope – I See You commission, to create an interactive digital transnational studio residency.

Ruben Lorca (Wales) and Fulgencio Martinez (Spain) will be presenting ‘When the Trumpet Draws’, a piece combining two different artistic disciplines: music and illustration.

The keynote speech will be given by Petra Kuppers. Petra is a disability culture activist and a community performance artist. She is also the Anita Gonzalez Professor of Performance Studies and Disability Culture at the University of Michigan. During the 1990’s Petra lived and worked in Wales and we are delighted that she will be joining us.

Round 2 Successful Commissions

The second round of commissions have been awarded to the following artists. We are very much looking forward to seeing the work they will be creating together across Countries.

Rachel Gadsden, UK and Helen Roeten, NL - Solidarity of Hope – I See You

I see you project will be jointly led by Rachel and Helen, who will have the opportunity through the commission to develop a deeper personal collaborative artistic relationship, meeting together through Zoom regularly, to create an interactive digital transnational studio residency. As part of their studio residency Rachel and Helen will create a “safe” and supported Zoom platform to connect with the Living Museum Project (Helen is the Founder and Director of the Living Museum NL) to welcome disabled artists, including neurodivergent artists, artists with mental health conditions, artists with sight loss, and deaf artists from across Europe, to share narrative, experiences, and collective creativity.

 Rubén Lorca, Wales & Fulgencio Martinez , Spain – When the Trumpet Draws

When the Trumpet Draws is a work combining two different artistic disciplines: music and illustration

Given the different nature of our disciplines, illustration and music, we have developed a mutual code by which we communicate and interpret feelings and sensations, creating a united message, regardless of the distance between countries and different methods of artistic expression. The final result will be a video displaying simultaneously both creators executing their work on a synchronized manner.