Taking space and raising a Raspberry Pi to Sophie Partridge!
“Sophie is not just a loss to the disability arts community, she is also a huge loss to female techie communities.” Last month I delivered a presentation for ‘Taking Space’ […]
Gemma Nash’s blog
Can we communicate beyond words?
An exploration of the idea of vocal normalcy
Print me a musical instrument please …
On Saturday I attended DMLabChallenge – a fantastic Drake Music collaborative workshop for both disabled musicians and hackers/technologists. Held at Media City, DMLabChallenge explored the possibility bespoke instruments tailored to […]
Are the arts at risk of becoming elitist and bland?
“Just because you are the majority doesn’t make you normal; just more common”. According to a recent Arts Council report, black and minority ethnic people make up 17% of English […]
Talking About The Music Learning Revolution: Can we do better?
Cause I know I can treat you better than he can And any girl like you deserves a gentleman Tell me why are we wasting time On all your wasted […]
Reimagining Creativity at Manchester Metropolitan University
Recently I’ve attended two MMU led events that I found particularly interesting, both of which broadly examined ‘human’ ways of being, notions of creativity and human flourishing. In connection […]
