AMPLIFY: A CALL FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION, a new research report commissioned by Irish Theatre Institute as part of the
@safetocreate_ie Programme, launched today at the Project Arts Centre
#Dublin
AMPLIFY presents the findings of a comprehensive research programme, designed to shed light on the lived experiences of disabled, LGBTQIA+, and ethnically diverse artists and arts workers in Ireland.
To capture information on the lived experience of intellectually disabled (ID) artists, a strand of the research focused specifically on surveying ID artists, family members of ID artists, ID arts organisations, and arts workers who facilitate arts projects with ID artists.
Read the Report:
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Frame 1: 'AMPLIFY asked for the perspectives of LGBTQIA+, racially and ethnically minoritised, and disabled artists and arts workers, and examined the experiences of intellectually disabled artists, their family members, and facilitators and organisations working with them'
Frame 2: Amplify shows the stark reality that discrimination on the grounds of identity is widespread. Artists and arts workers are losing out on opportunities and are being subjected to ableism, transphobia, homophobia, and racism.
Frame 3: “People have an idea of a play and there’s something to do with migration, or refugees, or black people and they ask for your opinion. I’m like, I don’t know about this, why are you asking me? People just assume these things…so it just boxes you in”.
Frame 4: 73% of racially and ethnically minoritised respondents say they are frequently the only minoritised artist or arts worker in their workplaces. Almost three quarters of racially and ethnically minoritised respondents say they feel that they’re seen as a de-facto representative for their wider community.
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