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DASH are delighted to partner with Coventry based Art Riot Collective on a virtual (online) residency for a home-based v...
01/09/2026

DASH are delighted to partner with Coventry based Art Riot Collective on a virtual (online) residency for a home-based visual artist interested in pursuing a curatorial practice.

To find out more about the Home-Based Artist-Curator fellowship and how to apply, download the Open Call Pack via our website.

An Easy-to-Read version with Makaton can be downloaded here: https://ow.ly/nPjC50ZHVRS

The open call pack has been BSL translated with captions and can be viewed via the DASH YouTube channel here: https://ow.ly/Gzms50ZHVRT

There is also an audio recording of the open call pack which you can listen to here: https://ow.ly/OSEr50ZHVRV

Send us a direct message if you have any questions or would like support in sending an application via social media.

Applications must be received by 1 October 23:59pm.

The Home-Based Fellowship is managed by DASH with support from Art Riot Collective and sits within the Home Based Situated Practice (HBSP) programme. HBSP is a virtual (online) residency and commissioning programme with mentorship support managed by DASH for visual artists who work from home or at a studio space nearby to the home.

HBSP is generously supported using public funding by Arts Council England and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

Image Description: A white background with the the words Open Call in large black font. Below is an image of a dark gallery space with a film projection onto the wall. In the foreground is a plinth with black boots in silhouette. To the left of the image in yellow text reads: BAS x CAS Home Based Fellowship Opportunity. Deadline 1 October. Below on a white back ground are the funder and partner logos: Paul Mellon Centre, DASH, Art Riot Collective and Arts Council England.

EXHIBITIONThere is still time to discover and explore the Troublemakers and Prophets and Other Visionary Artists exhibit...
19/08/2026

EXHIBITION

There is still time to discover and explore the Troublemakers and Prophets and Other Visionary Artists exhibition at Compton Verney in Warwickshire.

Elizabeth Allen’s creations are absurd, darkly funny, and strikingly prophetic. In this exhibition she is joined by a host of other “visionary artists” who invite you to step into a vibrant, topsy-turvy world where 12 of her works are displayed alongside more than 15 artists who also saw life differently. Explore bold responses to contemporary life from artists who turn struggle into powerful visual statements.

The exhibition includes a digital artwork in response to the exhibition created by Artist-in-Residence, Grace Currie. The artwork, Potions For My Animated Life, a film made in collaboration with Simon Woolham is currently on show at Compton Verney as part of Troublemakers and Prophets and Other Visionary Artists until Monday 31 August.

Grace’s residency, a collaboration with Compton Verney forms the pilot to DASH’s Home-Based Situated Practice programme (HBSP), providing opportunities and support for visual artists who encounter access barriers to bricks-and-mortar galleries.

Can’t get there? Don’t worry. You can watch both Grace’s film and take a Walkthrough tour of the exhibition online. Link in bio.

https://www.dasharts.org/news/dash-commission-at-compton-verney-5-new-films-exploring-grace-currie-and-elizabeth-allen.html | DASH

https://www.comptonverney.org.uk/whats-on/troublemakers-and-prophets-elizabeth-allen-and-other-visionary-artists/s | Compton Verney

Image 1 Credit: Jamie Woodley & Compton Verney
Description: Elizabeth Allen, The Great Silence (1967). A textile work by Elizabeth Allen that shows coloured fabrics stitched together, depicting a scene of a woman wearing a blue patterned shawl stood amongst trees under a bright white moon and starry sky. A figure in white stands opposite with their hand outstretched.

Image 2 Credit: Grace Currie by Sally Sparrow
Description: A portrait photograph showing a white woman with long brown hair sitting in a low swivel chair in front of a painting entitled Grace and John’s Biggest Splash!

MASH by DASH (Mentoring, Advice, Support, Help by DASH) Are you looking to develop your artistic or creative practice i...
15/07/2026

MASH by DASH
(Mentoring, Advice, Support, Help by DASH)

Are you looking to develop your artistic or creative practice in 2026?

You might be interested in our FREE Online Mentoring and Advice Sessions for Disabled Artists and Creatives.

MASH by DASH sessions are led by members of the DASH Executive/ Curatorial Team. We currently have sessions available in September and November with Executive Director Peter Bonnell. Peter has 30 years' experience in the visual arts sector as an artist, educator and cultural sector professional.

It is envisaged more sessions with Heather Peak (DASH CEO/ Artistic Director) and Rachel Fleming-Mulford (DASH Associate Director (Curatorial/International) will be available later in 2026 and early 2027 (as will continuing sessions with Peter).

These free online mentoring, advice and feedback sessions are for Disabled, Deaf and Neurodivergent visual artists and creatives based in the West Midlands and across the UK. Access support will be provided.

Sessions are 45 minutes in duration.

To view Peter’s biography, available slots, or for further information and details on how to book, please see details on the DASH website. Link in bio.

DASH Commission at Compton Verney – 5 new filmsDASH and Compton Verney have commissioned 5 new films in response to Grac...
08/07/2026

DASH Commission at Compton Verney – 5 new films

DASH and Compton Verney have commissioned 5 new films in response to Grace Currie Art new artwork Potions For My Animated Life, made in collaboration with Aaron Child which is currently on show at Compton Verney in the group exhibition Troublemakers and Prophets: Elizabeth Allen and Other Visionary Artists (until 31 August).

Grace Currie Magic Artist was the first home-based Artist-in-Residence with DASH and Compton Verney as part of our virtual Home Based Situated Practice (HBSP) residency programme.

The short films explore the home-based creative practices of Elizabeth Allen (1883-1967) and contemporary visual artist Grace Currie whose new artwork, Potions For My Animated Life is being screened as part of a group show, Troublemakers and Prophets: Elizabeth Allen and Other Visionary Artists at Compton Verney, Warwickshire (28 March - 31 August).

If you aren’t able to visit the exhibition in-person at Compton Verney, we have an exhibition walkthrough film which you can watch on the DASH website.

To watch all 5 films, find the link in our bio.

The films were generously supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and Compton Verney.





Image Credit: Jamie Woodley

Image Description: A dark gallery space with the film by artist Grace Currie projected in an arch shape onto the far gallery. There is a silouhette of black, Doc Martin style boots on a plinth in the foreground.

Creative Practice in the Home: In ConversationIf you missed the Creative Practice in the Home in-conversation between DA...
07/07/2026

Creative Practice in the Home: In Conversation

If you missed the Creative Practice in the Home in-conversation between DASH and Grace Currie Art at Compton Verney earlier this year in May, you can now watch the recording via our website (find the link in bio).

Grace Currie Magic Artist was the first DASH home-based Artist-in-Residence for 2026, undertaking a virtual residency and commission with DASH and Compton Verney which culminated in the digital artwork, Potions For My Animated Life, a film made in collaboration with Aaron Child, which is currently on show at Compton Verney.

The event began with an in-conversation between Folk Art Curator at Compton Verney, Ila Colley and our DASH Creative Producer Lucy Mounfield exploring the home-based creative practice of bed-based artist Elizabeth Allen whose textile work can be found in in the current exhibition Troublemakers and Prophets: Elizabeth Allen and Other Visionary Artists (open until August 31) at Compton Verney.

In the second part of the recording, Grace and her creative enabler Simon Woolham, spoke to Colley and Mounfield about their relationship, the rituals and processes of her home-studio and the impact support structures have had on her artistic practice. Grace and Simon also answered audience questions that covered topics such as finding motivation, creative influences, artist names and studio pets amongst other themes.

The film is 1 hour 14 minutes in duration and includes captions and BSL interpretation.

Creative Practice in the Home was generously supported using public funding by Arts Council England, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and Compton Verney.





Image Credit: Grace Currie – HBSP Artist-in-Residence. Photo by Sally Sparrow

Image Description: A portrait photograph showing a white woman with long brown hair sitting in a low swivel chair in front of a painting entitled Grace and John’s Biggest Splash!

Creative Workspaces SurveysThere is a growing and urgent challenge across Birmingham concerning the shortage and increas...
06/07/2026

Creative Workspaces Surveys

There is a growing and urgent challenge across Birmingham concerning the shortage and increasing fragility of affordable, accessible & sustainable creative workspace for visual artists.

CVAN West Midlands has published an Artist Survey & Workspace Provider Survey to ensure this work is more responsive to the needs and realities of people working in the visual arts.

These surveys have been commissioned by CVAN WM as part of Creative Workspaces: A Research Project & Action-led Report for Birmingham, and aim to create a comprehensive picture of Birmingham's creative workspace landscape.

To complete the Artist Survey and/ or the Provider survey visit: https://ow.ly/p0bO50ZkB9H

The survey will take approximately 20 minutes.

The survey will close at 5pm, Friday 28 August 2026.

If you would like the survey in another format or support in completing the survey, please contact our Project Manager on [email protected].

As well as accessible non-residential artist workspaces, DASH is committed to championing home-based practices through our virtual residency and commissioning programme Home Based Situated Practice (HBSP).

For more information about HBSP, visit the DASH project page: https://www.dasharts.org/projects/home-based-situated-practice-hbsp.html

Image Description: An urban street scene with a red filter applied over the image. The sky is entirely filled with the captalised words CREATIVE WORK SPACES. Questions in white filled, green-edged boxes are placed haphazardly over the buildings.

Congratulations to Rachel Boyd who joins Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art as part of the DASH led Future Curators p...
06/07/2026

Congratulations to Rachel Boyd who joins Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art as part of the DASH led Future Curators programme (FCP).

Rachel's research explores how artistic labour can be articulated within archival contexts, with a particular focus on how supported practice is represented in the disability arts movement.

DASH is delighted that Rachel is the sixth and final curator to join the programme, delivered in partnership with Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Wysing Arts Centre, Midlands Arts Centre - MAC, Arts Catalyst, Disability Arts Online, Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange and John Hansard Gallery.

Find out more about the Future Curators Programme: https://ow.ly/QFOo50ZkBiN



Image description: Rachel is a white woman in her late twenties with short hair. In this black-and-white photograph, she is wearing a high-necked top under a thick, buttoned overshirt. She is laughing at the camera and is pictured seated in the interior of her favourite pub.

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