DAC Artwork
Art has the power to challenge the negative attitudes that create barriers for disabled people.
Disability Arts Cymru produces art that shares the lived experience of disability through commissions for disabled, deaf and neurodivergent artists. We develop disabled talent and showcase the work of disabled artists in our national touring exhibitions.​​
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DAC aims to make the arts in Wales more accessible by creating accessible commission and exhibition opportunities, encouraging the use of Access Riders, and challenging negative attitudes through art that shares disabled lived experience.
Current Opportunities
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Applications are now open for Effaith: Disability Arts Cymru National Exhibition (2025-26)
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Effaith (Impact) will explore themes of nature, landscape and climate justice through the lens of disability. The exhibition offers audiences across Wales an opportunity to engage with disabled perspectives on one of the most urgent issues of our time.
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Two additional commissioned works – supported by Amgueddfa Cymru and Corsydd Calon Môn – will also be included in the exhibition.
Disability Arts Cymru Disabled and/or Deaf Arts Commissions 2024-25​​
The selected artists created work using a variety of art forms, working with mixed media art installation, painting and collage, multimedia visual art, creative word, immersive sensory installation, crochet sculpture, wearable interactive sculpture, and more to explore their experiences and to develop co-created work.
The commissions explored a range of experiences including ADHD, autism, multi-sensory hypersensitivity, BSL and communication, mental health, dyslexia, eco-anxiety and the climate crisis, as well as rage, joy and friendship.
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Learn more about the work by clicking on the images below:
