The International Day of Disabled People on 3 December 2007 attracted a good audience to Spike Island. art + power's Imaginary Games Company powerfully presented the organisation's work, and the event gave the artists, writers and actors the opportunity to showcase their work.
The speeches by Peter Sutton, Frances Neville, Daniel Bryan, Lisa Ponting, Keith Geldart, Marsail Edwards, Nicola Roe, Dave Pearse and John Vowles were expressive and thought provoking. They shared their artistic experiences and goals.
The actors, John Yianni, Daniel Bryan, Daniel Ballinger and Nicole Roe confidently performed a brief sketch of a heated argument about who invented the game. The action then flowed smoothly into the game.
All the participants were able to be involved in the game which was based on a huge snakes and ladders board. The players used game cards, which were colourfully displayed on the walls, to identify the goals, milestones and barriers on their artistic journeys.
The game gave people a better understanding of art + power's vision. This will also be useful for the outreach.
art + power pass on their congratulations to the artists, actors and writers and thank them for giving up their time to get involved. Thank you also to those of you who filled in games cards.
Please put the International Day of Disabled People (3rd Dec 08) in your new diary - art + power will be organising an event!
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