DAiSY - Disability Arts in Surrey

DAiSY - Disability Arts in Surrey DAiSY is an umbrella organisation which promotes and celebrates the work of disabled artists

Join DAiSY and friends at our free to enter, open to the public celebration this Saturday.The celebration will be a full...
17/11/2025

Join DAiSY and friends at our free to enter, open to the public celebration this Saturday.

The celebration will be a full day of inclusive arts and community-led creativity. Expect music, performances, creative workshops and more.

Organisations including Freewheelers, Bloomin’ Arts, Orpheus, Post19, Artventure, and others will share their work in spaces throughout the building transforming G-Live into a hub of creative exchange.

This is family-friendly event, with opportunities to join in for children and adults alike. Head over to our website to see the full line up!

Sign up to our Zine Making with Artist Sea Shucksmith at DAiSY FEST this weekend! This is a hands-on zine-making session...
17/11/2025

Sign up to our Zine Making with Artist Sea Shucksmith at DAiSY FEST this weekend!

This is a hands-on zine-making session where you can create, collage, and craft your own mini publication to take home.

This workshop is a playful invitation to explore art and stories through the accessible form of zines. Delve into bite-sized narratives that share lived experiences from beyond the mainstream. Zines aren't about polished storytelling, they're raw, handmade mini books that celebrate messy realities and authentic voices.

Perfect for anyone interested in slowing down, creating, and sharing stories.

● Relaxed, welcoming environment
● Comfortable seating provided
● Workshop materials in plain English
● Accessible tools including adaptive scissors, stickers, and easy-grip materials
● Suitable for all abilities - no artistic experience necessary!

Workshop is £3 and can be reserved via https://buff.ly/0kyVPJl

Sign up to our family friendly collage workshop next Saturday! Open to everyone, it's BSL interpreted too. Creative Hand...
16/11/2025

Sign up to our family friendly collage workshop next Saturday! Open to everyone, it's BSL interpreted too.

Creative Hands Collage led by Artist Vicky Barber-Crimes | Delivered in BSL and spoken English | 60 minutes | Family-friendly, Age 4+

Vicky Barber-Crimes is a deaf artist delivering a for a joyful, colourful workshop, exploring hands, shapes, and stories told through collage. In this playful workshop, your hands become both the tool and the inspiration.

Trace them on paper, cut them out, layer them, arrange them - let them dance across the page in any way that feels right to you. Will your hands spiral like flowers? Spread like wings? The choice is entirely yours. This is a space to play, experiment, and create without rules. Whether you're 4 or 94, whether you love precision or happy accidents, there's room for your creative voice here. All materials and guidance provided, just bring your curiosity and your hands.

Tickets are £3 - reserve a spot now! https://buff.ly/0kyVPJl

🌿 Our opening workshop next week! Wellbeing, Poetry and Meditation Led by Simon J Keenan | 60 minutes | at DAiSY FEST in...
15/11/2025

🌿 Our opening workshop next week!

Wellbeing, Poetry and Meditation Led by Simon J Keenan | 60 minutes | at DAiSY FEST in G Live!

Join poet, writer, mindfulness teacher Simon J Keenan for a gentle exploration of connection through poetry, breath, and creative presence. Through writing prompts, meditative practices, and shared conversation, you'll explore your relationship with words. This is a space to slow down and tune in. No poetry experience needed, just an openness to see where the words take you.

ACCESSIBILITY:
● Relaxed, supportive environment
● Comfortable seating provided
● Writing materials supplied
● All writing exercises are invitations, not requirements, participate in whatever way feels right for you
● Suitable for beginners and experienced writers alike

Book here! https://buff.ly/0kyVPJl

This is happening NEXT FRIDAY in Guildford!... And we currently have a 50% discount on tickets if brought before Wednesd...
14/11/2025

This is happening NEXT FRIDAY in Guildford!... And we currently have a 50% discount on tickets if brought before Wednesday 19th Nov using code: 50OFFWED

Visit our website for tickets: www.daisy-arts.org

This one-day symposium is for anyone working in the arts who is interested in being inclusive and exploring how we can work more collaboratively in a climate of limited resources with discussions, performances and workshops through the day.

Arts Council England funded :)

03/11/2025

This year, for DAiSY FEST three emerging curators from the DAiSY-Chain Network have come together to curate the 'CONNECTIONS' exhibition, presenting art not as just something to look at, but as something to connect with!

Meet the brilliant minds behind the exhibition ✨

Vanessa Cumper is new to curating but far from new to art, she's been painting for as long as she can remember. As an alumni of this year's Step Up Curating Exhibitions training, she's bringing fresh eyes and excitement to her first major curatorial project -

Marcele Silvina is a journalist and AuDHD artist who communicates through shapes and colours. Her work has travelled from England to Rome (where she received a creativity award), Greece, France, and New York. This year, she curated two Evoking Connections exhibitions, a project celebrating both neurodivergent and neurotypical artists

Molly Wickett is an artist who thinks about utopias and builds better spaces. An autistic artist based in London (with two whippet studio assistants!), she's exhibited across the UK, including her first solo show at Strange Field, Glasgow. She's also part of the Neuk Collective in Scotland -

Together, they've brought us a tapestry of styles, textures, and perspectives. Each piece sparking conversations about cultural identity, memory, sound, and movement. CONNECTIONS invites us to explore the threads linking people, places, memories, and ideas.

Come see what they've created at DAiSY FEST on Sat 21 November at G Live.

We're thrilled to welcome neurodivergent artists Xan Dye and Gerald Curtis to our Friday Forum on 21st November at G Liv...
30/10/2025

We're thrilled to welcome neurodivergent artists Xan Dye and Gerald Curtis to our Friday Forum on 21st November at G Live, Guildford.

Practicing in Parallel explores the beautiful intersection of stimming, contemporary dance, visual art, and experimental sound - creating immersive sensory experiences that celebrate neurodivergent creativity. Through rhythmic, repetitive movement patterns, Xan and Gerald weave together drawing, sound, and improvisation to create powerful new dialogues.

At the Friday Forum, they'll be performing and sharing insights into their practice as part of our day exploring networks, communities, and inclusive practice in the arts.

They will also be showcasing beautiful artworks created through our recent APS outreach project with Mencap Elmbridge, a project aiming to grow the DAiSY network - the heart of our organisation. In workshops led by Xan and Gerald, participants explored movement, mark making, and stimming - demonstrating the profound creative possibilities when neurodivergent approaches lead the way. We're thankful for Arts Partnership Surrey for funding this project.

Join us on 21st November for this unique opportunity to experience their creativity in action and be part of essential conversations about creative networks across the UK. Ticket link in bio/on website!

📸 Photo credit: Henri T, Practicing in Parallel at Southbank Centre

We're so happy to announce that Trish Wheatley and Colin Hambrook of Disability Arts Online will be joining our Friday F...
29/10/2025

We're so happy to announce that Trish Wheatley and Colin Hambrook of Disability Arts Online will be joining our Friday Forum symposium event.

Disability Arts Online (DAO) is a UK-based charitable arts organisation led by disabled people. The charity serves artists and arts audiences who face disabling barriers and, in doing so, enables social change. DAO occupies a unique global position with a fantastic website showcasing disability arts content, artist development programmes, partnership and consultancy work, accessible events and a vibrant community of disabled creatives.

We look forward to hearing Trish and Colin's valuable insights on our theme of Connections. Over the day, we'll look at how networks sustain, support and amplify the voices of disabled and neurodivergent artists. Festival producer, Martin Swan, emphasises the event's historic significance: "This is the first national event that addresses the community element of our sector, exploring why our connections to individuals and organisations matter, and how we can strengthen them."

Join us for the discussions on Friday 21st November - tickets via the DAiSY website / Link in Bio

Something special is happening in Surrey this November!DAiSY FEST brings together artists, organisations and communities...
28/10/2025

Something special is happening in Surrey this November!

DAiSY FEST brings together artists, organisations and communities for two days of creativity, connection and conversation. Whether you're joining our Friday Forum symposium or celebrating with us on Saturday, we have something on offer for all our audiences..

Come as you are - expect creative workshops, exciting performances, and meet our members! There's something for everyone. Saturday is family friendly, and we'll also have BSL interpreters will be on site.

Friday tickets available now - Saturday is FREE and open to all 🎨 Line up released tomorrow!

21-22 Nov | G Live Guildford | BSL friendly

[Image - Star Struck performance, DAISY FEST 2015]

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